RE: The Ironies That Surrounds The Nigerian Dream.... (From An Economic Perspective)
Truth is a lot of people over here are controlled by what others have to say especially parents and relatives.
Let me share a quick personal story: I had finished secondary school and admission was not forth coming so instead of sitting around, I ventured into business my Dad's friend advised him that it was compulsory to get a tertiary education and my Dad gave up his housing project and sold some things to send me to a private school.
The years I spent in school was not easy either as my parents did not have sufficient resources to foot all the bills so I decided to mix petty trading with education in order to take care of myself in school.
I realized it was extremely difficult to get a job in Nigeria so I decided to start my own business but you will not believe that my family members prefer that I sit at home until a job comes.
Being an entrepreneur will always be seen as something very risky, and I think in fact it is, but, if we don't risk we won't lose, but neither will we know if we will win something. Many think that waiting for a good job is the right way, or getting a profession, however, that is not always the reality.
Yeah but sometimes we spend at a cost and the risks makes us lose everything you know. That's why sometimes the right decision can also be very difficult to make
Wow, what a story, truth is, sometimes people have only money for one project and not everyone can afford to go to school and still be a business person it's always difficult however when we apply our wisdom it works perfectly well. Thanks for sharing your story