25/01/2022
While in the university I wanted to start a mishai business ( those guys that fry income and bread)
But I was broke, and at that time my allowance was 2000 Naira a week
And I needed 30,000 naira to start the business
I was so determined to start the business that I had to take big steps
I didn’t want to borrow money to start my business cos I didn’t want to feel pressured so my only choice was to sell my stuff
I sold my bed,
I sold my wall hangers
And added my rent money
After doing all that I had to start living with my Friend
But it was worth it for me cos I was determined to succeed in the business
The next thing I did was find someone to Mentor me in the business
I looked for someone who had been doing it for a long time and was willing to teach me
But I made one fatal mistake
Even though I was willing to sell my things to gather capital, I didn’t see the value of paying the person to teach me
Although I was able to convince him to show me how it is done for free
But I wasn’t able to Learn all the tricks of the business since I didn’t pay
In my mind I Felt that “its just cooking indomie, how hard can it be “
I was very very wrong
There were so many tricks that someone from the outside could not figure out by themselves without wasting a lot of money
And so instead of paying a mentor so I can avoid the mistake
I had to use my hard earned capital to learn them myself
One month after I started the business crashed
Almost around the same time that I started thinking of starting the mashai business my friend Jonathan had dreams of starting a laundry business
I remember the Jonathan paid a huge sum of money to learn from his mentor,
Then he spent 5 months learning and practicing
Everyday Jonah would go to his shop and learn for hours
One day I asked him
“ is it not just to wash cloth ? We have been washing clothes at home for years, so why are you spending months learning how to wash cloth and iron ?”
But While my Business crashed after 1 month
My friend Jonathan’s business grew and after a year he sold it off for more than the amount he started it with
This experience has taught me 2 lessons in life
First one: Never try to figure it out by yourself get. Mentor and save time and resources wasted
Secondly : Don’t rush the process, take your time to learn well and master it
Until next time
I love you
Imonide precious