Impatience breeds compromise; stay true to your cause.

Oboite Osahon
Sep 1, 2018 · 2 min read

I live in a third world country. I know exactly what it means to struggle. It seems the entire system was designed to ensure your failure. Those of us who succeed do so in spite of the government and not because of the government.

I live in a country where impatience rules. I know exactly what it means to be feel pressured.

We measure our success by how much we have. Those of us who don't drive around in luxurious cars are the scums of the earth. Regular, legitimate jobs are for the witless fellows.

We’ve seen too many persons go from rags to riches in a matter of days; that’s considered the norm now. A lot of entrepreneurs fail to realise that this overnight wealth has affected the way we plan.

A dude makes an app and starts planning to drive a car around the next year. He also wants to prove that you can succeed without venturing into fraud. Again, trying to prove a point.

After one year in business, dude realises his app is getting no traction. Dude really isn’t into the success of his app. He wants to be seen as successful. So dude ditches his app and plunges into agriculture. Dude soon realises that agriculture isn’t as profitable as he once thought. Dude suddenly realises that fraud is the best way. He gives up on the process and goes into fraud.

Fraud is the only thing that can guarantee overnight "success."

The truth is, dude made the right decision. Fraud is the only thing that somewhat guarantees buku cash overnight. You can’t blame him.

If you have a business in this country, and desire to see it grow. You have to be what most of us aren't: patient. I don't mean being patient for six months; I'm talking ten to fifteen years.

The very day you start being inpatient, looking for that quick cash, your business will suffer. At the very least, you’ll make mistakes that may comeback to bite you in the future -- they always come back.

Also, try not to prove a point. Do not see success as some sort of revenge. If you're doing something because people believe you can't, you've lost already.

Oboite Osahon

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