Steve Courage
I have this relative who used to HATE me referring to my business as A COMPANY For example if we had conversation and I said something like; "My company is looking into doing XYZ" He would give me a strange look or change the topic immediately. He is a lot older than me. He knew when I walked around the street naked He knew my poor parents And he knew (or he believed) that I can NEVER build a company. Especially because the entire thing i used to refer to as a COMPANY only had 2 employees. His unspoken words to me was; "CALL IT A BUSINESS (maybe you should add small before the business). Anyway, i continued referring to my enterprise as a COMPANY because that's what i was seeing in my mind. I kept building, learning and building while I kept him in the dark as per what i was doing Then, one day he got to know that I was paying millions of Naira in monthly salaries. He then got to know how many employees I have Then, he one day saw our monthly revenue. Ok. Ok. Then, he now want me to talk more and more about my COMPANY. He now believes that I have a COMPANY and he would like me to show him how he could have a company too. Ok, what is the point of this story? Well, the first time you share your dream with people, they would think you're out of your mind. When you share it again, they might hate you (remember Joseph in the Bible?) Then when they see you pursuing that dream and year after year your result is small, they'll secretly laugh at you. At this period, they don't want to hear from you that that little seed would one day become a big tree. NO! Don't tell them that you'll become a millionaire. Don't tell them that you'll be a famous writer Don't tell them that you'll become a national expert because what they're seeing now is the little you and that's what they believe you'll be FOREVER. Now if tomorrow you succeed, then, they'll say; "I've always known that you'll succeed" Are you waiting for other people to believe in you before you start pursuing your dream? You'll wait FOREVER. Are you sad because someone thinks you can't amount to much in life? Well, stop being sad. Ignore your doubter. Stop telling them about your moves Work hard and learn hard, in secret Then, one day they'll be shocked that you become who you said you'll become. Steve Courage, Lagos, Nigeria
4 years ago | [YT] | 140
Steve Courage
I have this relative who used to HATE me referring to my business as A COMPANY
For example if we had conversation and I said something like;
"My company is looking into doing XYZ"
He would give me a strange look or change the topic immediately.
He is a lot older than me.
He knew when I walked around the street naked
He knew my poor parents
And he knew (or he believed) that I can NEVER build a company.
Especially because the entire thing i used to refer to as a COMPANY only had 2 employees.
His unspoken words to me was; "CALL IT A BUSINESS (maybe you should add small before the business).
Anyway, i continued referring to my enterprise as a COMPANY because that's what i was seeing in my mind.
I kept building, learning and building while I kept him in the dark as per what i was doing
Then, one day he got to know that I was paying millions of Naira in monthly salaries.
He then got to know how many employees I have
Then, he one day saw our monthly revenue.
Ok.
Ok.
Then, he now want me to talk more and more about my COMPANY.
He now believes that I have a COMPANY and he would like me to show him how he could have a company too.
Ok, what is the point of this story?
Well, the first time you share your dream with people, they would think you're out of your mind.
When you share it again, they might hate you (remember Joseph in the Bible?)
Then when they see you pursuing that dream and year after year your result is small, they'll secretly laugh at you.
At this period, they don't want to hear from you that that little seed would one day become a big tree.
NO!
Don't tell them that you'll become a millionaire.
Don't tell them that you'll be a famous writer
Don't tell them that you'll become a national expert because what they're seeing now is the little you and that's what
they believe you'll be FOREVER.
Now if tomorrow you succeed, then, they'll say;
"I've always known that you'll succeed"
Are you waiting for other people to believe in you before you start pursuing your dream?
You'll wait FOREVER.
Are you sad because someone thinks you can't amount to much in life?
Well, stop being sad.
Ignore your doubter.
Stop telling them about your moves
Work hard and learn hard, in secret
Then, one day they'll be shocked that you become who you said you'll become.
Steve Courage,
Lagos, Nigeria
4 years ago | [YT] | 140