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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 12:00pm On Jul 19, 2018
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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Onechancearmy(m): 12:08pm On Jul 19, 2018
Respect55:

How many people who have gone to sch are eating from their certificates?
The number one citizen on a certain African country didn't


That number one citizen is a bad example to follow. No matter what you intend to do with your life, you'll always have an edge if you have been trained for it. That is the essence of a good education. It trains, prepares and equips you to face challenges.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by sircrabo: 12:08pm On Jul 19, 2018
Hard work pays, but hard work doesnt guarantee success. Smart work coupled with Baba Gods touch. If hard work alone pays, truck pushers will be the richest.

Have you ever wondered why the poorest people do the hardest jobs ? in a manufacturing company, the factory workers do the harder work and work in shifts, while some (educated ones) sit in their chilled office but are paid more when month ends ?

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by HelpMySoul: 12:10pm On Jul 19, 2018
midehill:
The phrase "working hard" pisses me up nowadays not because I am lazy but because working hard is not the way to get rich and be comfortable.

For instance look around you, I am sure you know atleast one person who is very hardworking, they could be a close friend, neighbours, it could even be our dad or mum. But look at them, sometimes when you hear them speak, some will tell you they have been working for twenty years, some thirty and some fourty and above years with nothing to show for it. All the money they got from working hard are only used to cater for their family and pay bills, after all this they have nothing to show for it after long years of working and sweating.

Meanwhile another guy in the corner knows what works for him, let's say he loves playing football, he would work towards that and before you know it he is a billionaire. Another guy loves singing, he works towards that, before you know it, they are calling him or her for shows up and down. Just recently our celebrity musician tekno said he did not go to school and he is a milionaire, we all know when he started singing meanwhile some of us have been working before he starts singing but just look at it now, our money and his money no be mate, another musician is Mr eazi...how many more do I want to talk about!!!

The message I am trying to pass is know what works for you, if you loves singing go for it, follow your dream one day you will succeed. if you love football, same thing applies to it. If it's acting, go for it,u will succeed

Another thing I want you to note is that when you love doing something and you back it up with prayer and you go for it, there is no way you won't make it.

There are some great music's that haven't been produced because those with the talent are busy doing another thing.

There are some great writers yet to be known simply because they are no where to be found

There are some great footballer that are even far better than Messi and Ronaldo but he or she is somewhere wallowing in poverty

To end it all, school is very important but the way our economy is going, don't dare say you want to become a doctor, lawyer, accountant without having plan B

To me school is overated, u will hear pple saying I want to become a doctor whereas they have something that can pay them more well than those professions they just enlisted.
School is good but if you are not careful, it can make you to be poor.


My name is midehill, I just want to make common sense


I get your point but I don't think it is all about knowing what works for you rather, knowing what is what will reward you handsomely for the time you in.

Time is premium. When you realize this fact, you should be able to see why you should charge premium for whatever you spend your time but with VALUES added.

I told myself last year that I am going to work on something and if it does not pay me at least one million naira after it is done, then it is not worth my time.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by brainhgeek(m): 12:12pm On Jul 19, 2018
Its really about two things
1. Working smart
2. Trusting God to pay His part

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by sirBLUNT: 12:14pm On Jul 19, 2018
thalith50 your attention is needed with immediate alacrity!
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by IMASTEX: 12:16pm On Jul 19, 2018
Working smart does it
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by sirBLUNT: 12:18pm On Jul 19, 2018
Thalith50 your attention is needed here with immediate alacrity!
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 12:29pm On Jul 19, 2018
jabberjawz:
Oga first of all, happy common sense making... grin.........in my opinion, it pays to work hard, but one should channel d energy to something one is 99 percent passionate about....then back it up with genuine prayers....& Watch this unexplainable divine intervention follow up your actions..... simply beyond physics & chemistry........am a living proof... wink
everything in Nigeria is turned upside down if not brickayers in developed world are comfortable as the middle class, moreover Nigerians only consider you successful if you have tons of money , civil advanced societies disagree

Theres always dignity in labor. Make money that you did not work for simply amounts to stealing period.

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 12:39pm On Jul 19, 2018
ehinorlive:
when you find the right thing to do, do it with hard work.

Laziness = Outright Poverty

Hard Work = Average Success (Not even guaranteed)

Smart Work = Excellent Success

So in life, don't just work hard; do more of "smart work". wink

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by divinelove(m): 12:40pm On Jul 19, 2018
midehill:
The phrase "working hard" pisses me up nowadays not because I am lazy but because working hard is not the way to get rich and be comfortable.

For instance look around you, I am sure you know atleast one person who is very hardworking, they could be a close friend, neighbours, it could even be our dad or mum. But look at them, sometimes when you hear them speak, some will tell you they have been working for twenty years, some thirty and some fourty and above years with nothing to show for it. All the money they got from working hard are only used to cater for their family and pay bills, after all this they have nothing to show for it after long years of working and sweating.

Meanwhile another guy in the corner knows what works for him, let's say he loves playing football, he would work towards that and before you know it he is a billionaire. Another guy loves singing, he works towards that, before you know it, they are calling him or her for shows up and down. Just recently our celebrity musician tekno said he did not go to school and he is a milionaire, we all know when he started singing meanwhile some of us have been working before he starts singing but just look at it now, our money and his money no be mate, another musician is Mr eazi...how many more do I want to talk about!!!

The message I am trying to pass is know what works for you, if you loves singing go for it, follow your dream one day you will succeed. if you love football, same thing applies to it. If it's acting, go for it,u will succeed

Another thing I want you to note is that when you love doing something and you back it up with prayer and you go for it, there is no way you won't make it.

There are some great music's that haven't been produced because those with the talent are busy doing another thing.

There are some great writers yet to be known simply because they are no where to be found

There are some great footballer that are even far better than Messi and Ronaldo but he or she is somewhere wallowing in poverty

To end it all, school is very important but the way our economy is going, don't dare say you want to become a doctor, lawyer, accountant without having plan B

To me school is overated, u will hear pple saying I want to become a doctor whereas they have something that can pay them more well than those professions they just enlisted.
School is good but if you are not careful, it can make you to be poor.


My name is midehill, I just want to make common sense

young man
working hard will only guarantee your basic needs.

only God can bless your Little effort and make you rich

you become rich once God blesses your efforts n propel you to wealth. hardworking is essential to meet our basic needs without which u become a pauper
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by chloride6: 12:41pm On Jul 19, 2018
pweshboi:
Hmm

Cut, dried, the END
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 12:43pm On Jul 19, 2018
redsquare:
Everything is by the grace of God. Some first class graduates are doing 30k jobs while some primary school drop-outs are making millions daily. In every situation, thank God. Do not boast about your success and accomplishments.
that's for those who are lucky n blessed to even see d 30k job sef.. some don't even have 5k job sef

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by phyktor(m): 12:59pm On Jul 19, 2018
smart work...smart work.. what does smart work entails??
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by viktor01(m): 1:01pm On Jul 19, 2018
'I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.'

Verbatim of Ecclesiastes 9. It's all about opportuinity but be prepared.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by sexdoll: 1:01pm On Jul 19, 2018
midehill, you made a lot of common sense!

school, most specifically, nigerian schools, are nothing but a huge and regrettable DISTRACTION.

that's why so many people go to school, come out, and then they realize they've just wasted a very productive part of their lives.

talents and skills is what the modern world as of today requires.

unfortunately so many folks are still stuck on getting just certificates... and more certificates... and more useless certificates!

which is too bad cry
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by dmg1: 1:07pm On Jul 19, 2018
in lucky dube's voice ''it's not eazy''.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 1:18pm On Jul 19, 2018
Hardwork+ opportunity equals success. There is something called fortune too... it's a complement to the above. Some call I luck. You have to be in the position and at the right time for the luck to happen. It goes with opportunity. So if the opportunity is not there. Hardwork is in vain.
You are confusing Hardwork with not following your dreams or discovering your talent they are 2 different things? Are there no broke musicians.. you never hear of majekfashek' case or Black face or footballers that went broke?? What is your motivation in life? Money or impact. If money is your motivation, you will die a poor man. If impact is your motivation, there is a chance you will be very rich. Why? Because impact will let you find problems and solutions to those problems. People are rich because they provide solutions to the problems. Teckno I rich because he makes people happy. He sings, entertainment changes our mood. It's psychological. And yes, your father doesn't have to be a multi millionaire to have lived well.

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 1:26pm On Jul 19, 2018
Hard work? How hard is this work? What is the yardstick for measuring hard work since we do not all have equal strength and energy, and some are not so healthy? If the strong have to work hard in order to succeed, it means that there is no hope for the weak because the hard work of the weak is nothing to compare to that of the strong, meaning that the hard work of the weak will amount to nothing. HARD WORK IS RELATIVE TO ONE'S HEALTH, ENERGY, STRENGTH AND TALENT, meaning that your best may not be good enough since we are in a world of competition. So, this emphasis on hard work as the only way to survive only favours some people (the strong). It means that life is the survival of the fittest. So, where is God?

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by iykepromotions: 1:37pm On Jul 19, 2018
dynicks:
working smart is the koko bro.....use your head....
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Bostin(m): 1:44pm On Jul 19, 2018
There is different btw hardworking and working hard..
Hardworking is the use of strenght and energy while
Working hard is the use of knowledge and wisdom. Choose whichever you want to be great..think and grow rich.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by sprints1: 1:47pm On Jul 19, 2018
workhard pays though but a lot of people do hard work but earn low a bricklayer for example does hard work earns a fraction per day or depending when there is work... hustling the street hawking is also work hard...u are a salary earner earning less than $200 per month working 12hours a day is also work hard...but the truth is working hard with smartness is the key to living large with max. dedication some people work from home just sitting down in the bedroom with their PC and earn more $500 per month it seems lazy but its working smart expending small energy to make profit...some people have business which they manage online yet they earn big....the truth earning salary in Nigeria where u are paid below $500 per month is wasting energy but its better than staying idle...well still looking for a good job though...but to start anything u need capital to explore..its like going to farm without cutlass and hoe how I go farm...same with being an entrepreneur

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Fkhalifa(m): 2:31pm On Jul 19, 2018
Shawncavendish:
Hard work? How hard is this work? If hard work is the way to survive, it means that life is the survival of the fittest. What is the yardstick for measuring hard work since we do not all have equal strength and energy, and some are not so healthy? If the strong have to work hard in order to succeed, it means that there is no hope for the weak because the hard work of the weak is nothing to compare to that of the strong, meaning that the weak cannot compete with the strong. HARD WORK IS RELATIVE TO ONE'S HEALTH, ENERGY, STRENGTH AND TALENT. So, this emphasis on hard work as the only way to survive only favours some people (the strong). It means that life is the survival of the fittest. So, where is God?
I completely agree with you, I believe God has blessed every human with at least a gift which if well managed can yield success in the long run...

Its not by our might, if its generally by hardwork only the strong would survive and as we can see around us, the weak and the not so strong are making it to.

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by midehill(m): 2:34pm On Jul 19, 2018
Enigmaticprof:


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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by eepris88: 3:27pm On Jul 19, 2018
Jatinzbusinessc:
shocked

You said follow your dreams, should I just follow my dreams without plans for the future? What if my dreams don't work out the way I want them to be.
Dont be scared of the future just pursue ur passion.


The problem is not in the hard work the problem is in diversifying, the savings from the hard work and use it to work smarter.
ur last paragraph shows that u re very enlighten. ur last paragraph is the most meaningfull comment here.

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Ugosample(m): 3:43pm On Jul 19, 2018
Netanyahu1:
everything in Nigeria is turned upside down if not brickayers in developed world are comfortable as the middle class, moreover Nigerians only consider you successful if you have tons of money , civil advanced societies disagree

Theres always dignity in labor. Make money that you did not work for simply amounts to stealing period.

it's the truth bro

The Hardship in the country has driven the system upside down

That is why there is the craze to acquire so much money because you know that the govt does not have your back if you don't
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by mamadsquare: 4:16pm On Jul 19, 2018
I digress a little bit from working hard and getting proportional results. A lot of people think "not enough money" is the problem. It isn't! No matter the amount one earns, whether big or small, there is need to be educated on financial management.

The person that started working last month might get better results than the one who has been working for 20 years if the former is a money manager.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by jiorhemen(m): 5:27pm On Jul 19, 2018
LordofNaija:
cheesy I still laugh when I hear people say hardwork pays. Providence and smartness does it all. Just work smart man. If it's meant for you, it will surely come to pass. What work has Yusuf Buhari ever done to own two top rated hotels. Think man, think
While I agree with you that smart work backed by Providence avails much, I disagree with your attempt to use Yususf Buhari as an example. Just continue pursuing your dreams, and with God's grace on your side you can make it. Leave those who just talk baloney alone. Yusuf Buhari has no single hotel. Yes, you heard me correctly, Yusuf Buhari does not have even a restaurant, talk less of two hotels.
Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by jiorhemen(m): 5:32pm On Jul 19, 2018
CrazeMan69:
So you are saying we should all buy laptops and help promote Nigeria’s reputation as fraudsters grin
Please read what he wrote. He never said that "we should all buy laptops and help promote" any reputation as fraudsters. That post isn't too long to be read and isn't difficult to be comprehended.

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Nobody: 6:24pm On Jul 19, 2018
phyktor:
smart work...smart work.. what does smart work entails??


"Smart Work" entails engaging in detailed and continuous research on the best opportunities available to you as long as they are legitimate, and also harnessing these opportunities with a committed mind.

As you can see, just like "Hard Work", "Smart Work" is not also for the lazybones. smiley

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Re: Is It Really About Working Hard? by Maj196(m): 6:45pm On Jul 19, 2018
It's called destiny. If you aren't destined to be rich no matter how hardworking u ain't.

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