Hello @everyone, true life story.
During their University days, Uchenna was known as the business mogul of his department.
This guy has sold anything saleable while on campus, from term papers, handout, assignments, just guess, he has sold them all.
At one time in school, a lecturer gave them an assignment where they will use toads as their specimen for an experiment.
The whole class was in turmoil, where will they get toads for over 200 people in a department for experiment.
The grumbling was on another level, some said the lecturer was heartless, others said the lecturer was unreasonable.
But for Uchenna, he saw a business opportunity there, so he went out and contacted some villagers.
He told them he would give them N500 for each of the toads, they agreed, he went to his department and told his mates that one toad is N2500.
Uchenna made 2k from each toad for over 200 people in a department.
Do the maths…
He made this much, because he didn’t sleep on the idea.
At a different time,
He noticed that the guys in his hostel were so much in need of groceries and floating berries (if you know you know).
But he felt selling garri and groundnuts was never his thing. The market was there, the need was glaring, but he kept analysing.
(Lesson; do not be emotional about a business that has a ready market)
He came back one noon from lectures, and discovered that someone had started his groceries and floating berries business.
It pained him so deep that he vowed never to sleep on any idea in his head.
When he left school, he got into the knowledge economy where he was selling courses.
One of those days, he had the idea to teach copywriting for beginners.
Today he has taught over 40 editions of that class using WhatsApp and has made over N150M teaching copywriting for beginners.
One biggest mistake many business owners make is to feel like the idea they got for their business is uniquely theirs asin “God placed it in their heart for them alone”
No!
That idea is also placed in millions of hearts!
What matters is ”WHO IS EXECUTING?”
Have you ever wondered why you and your team/friend may be talking about putting out the next big thing and bam!
You open your social media and realise that your “next big thing” idea has already been brought to life by your rival …
When you realise your ideas are not uniquely yours, you will focus on execution instead of daydreaming.
Prepare to be BIG on executing your ideas next year.
Make a commitment to yourself with these words.
I will execute my big ideas next year.
Thank You!
#naijabrandchick
