Everyone wants success so bad that they can do anything to get it. In our early 20s all that we’re looking at is success, the route to it can be so humorous and show how naive we can be at times. We go at it with sonic speed like
When I finished college in 2019 I started a small business of fixing computers. During that time I was still learning about business life. All I wanted was nothing but huge amounts of money for me and my future, nothing more. If you work with people you get to meet a lot of people who want all kinds of assistance. One time my neighbour brought their laptop to me to fix it and it had a lot of problems that she ended up deciding to sell it. I was the middleman between the buyer and the owner of the laptop. To cut the long story short, the guy I sold the laptop to didn’t pay, even up to today he hasn’t.
To show how naive we can be, this guy who didn’t pay also does computer repairs. So as an amateur in this industry I wanted mentoring and trust I trusted the guy again when he said he wants a partner to build a recognised business like Africa DotCom in Bulawayo CBD. Well, remember all in my head was success. I then went to him to discuss that business with him of which that same day I found him so drunk that he wasn’t even able to balance himself or know what he’s talking about.
My sister warned me about this guy and even told me to start small, start something of my own but well you know how stubborn we can be when we believe, this is it. This guy again invited us to this other business seminar. One of the speakers was a successful businessman. He donated R1000 for all who were in the seminar. Guess what, they disappeared with the money.
Lesson
After this encounter I sat down and started to think harder. What’s painful is that I’m the one to face my neighbour everyday, what do I say to them? Then that’s when I asked myself why should I be a slave of wanting something so bad that I become so naive trusting the same man time and again and again. I realised this.
- You don’t chase success, success come to you when you’re doing the right thing with right people.
- Not everyone out there who looks like they have made it in life have really made it or can be trusted.
- Learn to keep your trust for people who deserve it, not everyone deserve it.
- Research first about the person, see how’s their reputation is like before you engage with them
- Stop chasing success, start doing what you are good at, not only success will be attracted to you, right people as well
- In our early 20s is time we either mess our whole life chasing after wrong people and wrong things or we make it big, there’s a thin separating line between the two. Be careful on which edge are you going to fall on.
Remember not everyone out here is there to help you but to use you to their advantage.
What are some of the lessons you learnt along the route of chasing something you wanted so bad?
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