Thank you for this question..... and I think the answer is very straightforward. employment gives you a guaranteed date with money, business doesn't. In Nigeria, the fear of uncertainty is deeper than the pain of not having enough. A man will endure 30 years of "my salary is not enough" because everRead more
Thank you for this question….. and I think the answer is very straightforward.
employment gives you a guaranteed date with money, business doesn’t.
In Nigeria, the fear of uncertainty is deeper than the pain of not having enough. A man will endure 30 years of “my salary is not enough” because every 25th to 31st of the month, something must enter his account. Setting up a business especially with the current situation of the economy can’t promise that, and that uncertainty terrifies people more than poverty itself. We were raised to “get a good job” not to “build something that’ll solve problems for thousands of people.” So subconsciously, employment feels like responsibility fulfilled, while business feels like gambling.
Why is it that people can spend 30 years working as employees but cannot spend 5yrs building personal business?
Thank you for this question..... and I think the answer is very straightforward. employment gives you a guaranteed date with money, business doesn't. In Nigeria, the fear of uncertainty is deeper than the pain of not having enough. A man will endure 30 years of "my salary is not enough" because everRead more
Thank you for this question….. and I think the answer is very straightforward.
employment gives you a guaranteed date with money, business doesn’t.
In Nigeria, the fear of uncertainty is deeper than the pain of not having enough. A man will endure 30 years of “my salary is not enough” because every 25th to 31st of the month, something must enter his account. Setting up a business especially with the current situation of the economy can’t promise that, and that uncertainty terrifies people more than poverty itself. We were raised to “get a good job” not to “build something that’ll solve problems for thousands of people.” So subconsciously, employment feels like responsibility fulfilled, while business feels like gambling.
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