4. If you can’t quit your day job, find effective and efficient
employment for your money. There is an old cliché that
I hear, “with your money and my brains we can go very far”.
Much as it was used to swindle people, I think it’s a very true
statement. Find a good investment that will give you some sort
of returns. Shares in the stock exchange, be an angel investor /
mini-venture capitalist for the right business. Your money and
someone else’s brains.
A reality I have come to terms with is this: when you work
for your money, you add to it and your energy is consumed.
When your money works for you, in the right environment, you
multiply it and both of you (your money and you) don’t get
tired.
If you have what it takes, procrastinate no
more. Roll up your sleeves and do what
needs to get done. Your business idea is
good for something or not. You will never
know until you work at it; and working at
it does not necessarily mean that you quit
your job to start it.
5. Don’t give up on yourself. It’s never too late to make a
change in your life. Every minute you are alive is an opportunity
to turn things around for the better. As I watched the summit
going on including the activity at the JKIA as the POTUS was
leaving, I couldn’t help feel a tinge of sadness for myself and
at some level regret. I found myself saying, “ $