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rose75:


Hello Sir,
I really appreciate your frankness.

Status! Honestly, I understand where you're coming from, it's just natural to feel so.
Story! story!! story!!!. I have a brother who started making real money at a very young age, he built a very beautiful house at home while still a bachelor, became a landlord at Aba few years later, had numerous properties within and outside Aba,all thanks to his booming shoe business. Life was really good, everybody was happy.

Fastforward to earlier part of this century, the shoe biz became bastardized, the "ogas" who couldn't compromise like the "apprentices" did were virtually fighting to remain afloat. To crown the mayhem, mysterious fire engulfed his shop, razed every damn thing therein.

Man must wack! After mourning his loss, Big bros threw status into the thrashcan, started travelling to Edo State to buy pineapples,snails, Ogbono seeds and what have you.
On his return, he displayed them on the ground in front of his shop, carried bell and started "sales evangelism'. Luck continued to frown at him, the last trip nearly cost his life via a fatal accident.

Man no die, man no rotten! Upon healing, he rented out his residential house, relocated his family down home, started life on a fresh note. Enrolled into biz apprenticeship at his fifties, I mean as full-time salesboy ( or rather salesman). After the tenure, he sold some of his landed properties to start the biz.

Today, his "status" is more than ten times what he was before the shake. Had he dwelt in fool's paradise, maybe, after selling his properties to attend to daily needs, he'll sell me in addition to maintain status quo, just maybe.

It's up to you to choose what gets to you. Remember, success has so many relatives, and failure, an orphan.
My Senior friend once told me " money made from carrying feaces, does not carry the ordour of feaces".

Like Karin rightly said, the distance between your dreams/ plans and reality is action. Stop fantasizing, pull up your sleeves and get down to work.
I'd say, DROP EGO, get down from the high horse, face your fears, you wouldn't know the quantity of water in a coconut until you break it. Nobody takes "status" to the bank.

Sorry about my chronicles.

As per ROI, ma'am Karin has given a good clue.
May God bless our hustles.

Wow! Just wawu!

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This was a really great thread. I was awed and had to read through the entire thread over the weekend. I wish it didn't have to die. I am sure one or two people may have benefitted immensely from here.

LUBRICANTS
In all types of machines, the surfaces of moving or sliding or rolling parts rub against each other. Due to this movement against surfaces in contact, friction results. Friction causes a lot of wear and tear and even generates heat. All these results in loss of efficiency and lubricants is the answer. Hence any substance put between two moving/rubbing/sliding surfaces with a view to reduce or eliminate frictional resistance is a lubricant. It is also worthy of note that the demand for lubricant is huge and especially in Industries.

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Two years ago

the economy disrupted this thread

oloet:
the economy disrupted this thread

Let us just say the business method/model don cast. Lol.
Both the young and the old, illiterate and semi illiterate are all into FCMG now.

Great master piece, excellent supply chain value