The present economic situation in Nigeria has brought us down to the Memory Lane where Charles Darwin in his theory of Evolution state that only the most fit survive while the weaklings die out in striving time. Nigerian economy today is nothing far from that, thus allowing such a barbaric theory manifest here is an epitome of laughter, just last year the biggest African economy experiencing an average growth rate of 6+ has being crumbled to nothing, the exchange rate to dollar today is around N425, the inflation rate is around 17.1%, the cost of living is rising and the standard of living is falling. To my dismay the Economist believe they exist a trade off between inflation and unemployment, meaning they exist a negative relationship between the two but however today as unemployment is going high inflation is going high. People should I say are dieing day by day either as a result of business loss or hunger that even the fittest (Aliko Dangote) is not excluded as he made a loss of over $5billion.
Not forgetting one of my favorite writer George Orwell who assert in his book Animals Farm that "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others". Following the Darwian
theory of evolution, the more equal animals are thus assume to survive this trying time while the equal animals die off. However let's assume Nigeria is this farm George Orwell was talking about, but the decision to either be among the "more equal animals" or "equal animals" lies in our hands. The decisions you are making either financially or mentally will have to determine whether you are going to survive the hard time or you are going to be weed out.
The logic is, simply because you are born into a poor family does not mean you should be poor, or just because you are born with a silver spoon does not mean you are going to be rich. So the important thing to ask is how do I survive in this harsh time where all things seems not to be working. How do I take advantage of this trying time to make a breakthrough? The answers are just simple and is simply found in Orwells' assertion of Equal and the more equal animals.
THE UNEQUALS ARE KNOWN BY THE FOLLOWING:
1. They think within the box: While everyone in Nigeria in the time when Dangote started out was going to either farm or School, he opt out for business, when Bill gate and Steve Job found out their calling was not schooling they concentrated their energy somewhere else, when Linda ikeji found out her passion for blogging she never insisted to have to work in the radio or TV station as a mass communication graduate but pursuit her dreams even when those things are regarded irrelevant. While the equal think inside the box the more equal never did, therefore ensuring their survival.
2. They are complainers: The equals are always complaining that Nigeria is this and that while the more equals never see the challenge but they see the way to the goal. The Equals spend alot of time complaining about the government while their counterpart are brainstorming to get things done.
3. They always see the impossible: Great friends of history were accorded honour because they never see the impossibilities but the opportunities. The Wright brothers never see the impossibility that object can fly and therefore forge ahead against all odds to invent the aeroplane. Where The "Equals" see impossibilities the "More equal" sees opportunities.
4. They are Carried away by Wants and not needs: In the word of Robert Kiyosaki the author of "rich dad poor dad" the poor dads often buy liabilities while the rich dads are interested in only assets. This is applicable to the "Equals"who can't differentiate between their needs and wants while the "More equals" buy their wants.
5. They are often waiting for favourable economic situation: The equals are always scared of taking risk so they are always waiting for the perfect time to invest which may never come while the More equals never wait for the perfect time but rather a profitable reasonable time.
6. They lay their eggs in one basket: The equals prefer investing in one business or depending on one stream of income which with a loss of job or business failure might result to disaster and starting from the scratch. The more equals have Multiple stream of income, check out the likes Globacomm owner Mike Adenuga who is also into oil and industry. The essence is the failure of one will be covered up by the other.
Therefore, are you one of those that fall under the category of the "Equals", are you interested in surviving in this harsh economy, then it is time to think outside the box, it is time to stop complaining but brainstorm ideas, it is time to look at the opportunities and not the imposiblities, it is time to differentiate between your wants and needs, it is time to stop the waiting and start doing something, it can be a business of whatsoever that you are interested in as far it is not illegal and finally it is time to start laying your eggs is multiple basket..Wish you the best..
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