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Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

Don't beat yourself up. Life is not a competition. People acheive different things at different stages in their lives. Set your own goal for life and work towards them and you will be fine.
Most important thing is how you spend your day and that will determine your entire life.

Alivequote author=Nice2023 post=124013936]I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?[/quote]

20 years ago. A 40 years old man should be married and have a house or land he wants to develop. Today a 40 years old man should just be grateful he is alive. 😅

Destinies are not the same

Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

Nothing really, just have a house to rest your head, money in your account, a car and your child.

You should have a Will

Let the men breath, Nigeria is 63, wetyn she don achieve😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

tensazangetsu20:
To have bleeped at least 50 olosho with smelly pussy.

Lo 😁

Chile 🇨🇱 guy

Achievement have nothing to do with age, everybody has is own time and season here on earth......just remain focus that is all

EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BUT NOT ALL THINGS

At 40, few of your colleagues would have died!

Some would be better than you in wealth and some lesser than you!

Our respective timelines in this world is different!

have a car
have a house
have maybe 3 to 4 kids
have a personal business
u can be employed and still have a function business
be devoted christian,ignore other religion
be kind,be humorous and be willing to help.

Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

Nazgul:

I'm less than 40.

very few of Nigeria population can achieve this less than 40 years of age, it's easier as a fraudster less than 40

A 40years old should have common sense at that age,but its so unfortunate that so many 40 years old and above, lack common sense in this country. They are many in this forum, and you will see them more during election and election campaigns in Nigeria.

At least u should have done rituals.idiot

bashtee09:

Good evening ma, please can you assist me with 1k

Lol. Assist with what? What is the 1k assisting you to do exactly?
Why don't y'all go straight to the point when needing money?

Life begins at 40

Staying Alive an Achievement on its own


No formular or Age standard for achievement

Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

How can a poor boy with no money and no connections, from an impoverished village with little chance of making it survive in life?

The answer is surprisingly simple. Read on...

Like every other man on earth I was born, but not into a rich family..I never counted it as a loss of privilege because all are not born with a silver spoon...The background of a poor boy has nothing to do with his life and our background must not put our back on the ground.

So, I have a career today, that only existed in my imagination just some few years ago because I fed my dreams and starved my fears. Recognition and discovery of purpose changed it all for me.

I worked it out by first obeying the voice of God, through coming out of my locality because I was not destined to succeed there.

Is it not possible that I could have gone into this corporate City and failed?..Absolutely YES!.

But I have made it a lifelong commitment to acknowledge my fear without catering to it. I have made it second nature to nurture my dreams because that is the only way to turn them into reality...

You see, I finished my secondary school as a Science student, I won some competitive awards along the way and had good WAEC and NECO results...

With my JAMB score, which I later jettisoned and opted for the protracted 7yrs Traditional Apprenticeship scheme, I could have easily got admission into any University of my choice I wanted in Nigeria. Move into the school, study and graduate.

Not bad for a boy that was raised in a village with little or no sure chance of making it in life. The problem was that financially, my hands were tightly strapped behind my back. It was like a huge elephant on my way, I needed to gain financial freedom before thinking of going back to school. I wanted to experience places I occasionally see on television and read about in books...

I wanted the highest academic degree I could get. I want to study Civil  Engineering; my childhood dream to broaden the my scope of my knowledge, challenge my perspectives, make good and quality friends, engage with the world…I wanted more...only if wishes were horses!

I decided go for the traditional apprenticeship program...I temporarily gave up every idea of pursuing my education and became an apprentice...a routine, vague but sure way of getting out of abject poverty. That's if you will-fully pay the price and make the required sacrifices...

The only thing that stood in my way was FEAR! The fear of everybody around me. Mum, Dad, Friends, Siblings, Step brothers and sisters...

Those closest to me didn’t understood why I would want to leave a partially guaranteed average life for an uncertain future. Many have gone that path but couldn't make it to the end but ended up wasting their time.

Where is that?

Do you know anyone there?
‎
Have you ever been there before?

Why not consider a bigger, more diverse city like Lagos or conventional city like Onitsha, where majority of the people from our village housed themselves!?

These among others are just a sample of the questions I was getting from those who were genuinely concerned for me...

Going for this apprenticeship scheme ranks as one of the most uncertain but best decisions I ever made all my life. I have made friends and families here that I’ll keep for life and built relationships with people that will stand the test of time.

This is where I fulfilled a long-cherished dream of becoming a young business man. And, let’s face it, what’s better than living your own dream?! Having people file up in numbers seeking your attention? Getting consistent calls from Friends, Bankers, Suppliers, Customers, Agents etcetera...


Absolutely nothing!

I learned so much about business on my Apprentice and working for my boss that I knew I would be well prepared to set up my own business once I launched out.

The experience was so amazing, though it was protracted and grueling but amidst all, it was worth the price.

Working for my boss is probably some of the best training anyone can get as an entrepreneur, but starting your own business is a completely different thing to working for others.

No matter what obstacles are thrown at you or opportunities come your way, you have to make it happen; there's nobody telling you what to do next or giving you advice.

Obviously, starting your own business will literally change your life. I mean, all aspects of your life. There are more to entrepreneurship than what the majority think of it, and I'm going to tell the story some other day.

You see, It's never your fault that you were born into a poor family. It's ONLY your fault when you choose to remain in that state of poverty. You can change your fate. Trust me!

The dream of every young person born into a poor family is to go to the best schools, graduate with good results, become a successful Doctor, Lawyer, or some other prestigious professions and then get rich afterwards.

After that, it's all easy; vacations in the overseas, a beautiful wife, a great house, nice cars. Sometimes, some people manage to make this dream happen, but it's not a sure-fire thing because life has a nasty habit of getting in the way.

Some of the richest people in this country started poor..I was reading the story of MKO Abiola of blessed memory, how he sold firewood to survive. But, the man went on to become one of the richest Nigerian in history.

I also have a remote mentor called Peter Osalor, he was born poor too but have now become one of the leading Nigerian entrepreneurs today.

I didn't have an easy life either while growing up in my home town, Amanator Isu. I remember sleeping on a straw mat until I turned 18 when I left for the Apprenticeship.

But today, life is different. At 25, I built a befitting house for my Mum at the village, saw my siblings through different universities which I initially couldn't afford to pay for myself, have orphans in schools, recently acquired a prestigious university degree in Business Administration, established businesses that employes several people who through their earning are becoming better for themselves everyday and many more...

Even though the statistics about poverty are depressing -poor people tend to stay poor, just as rich people tend to stay rich. But it's not because poor people are lazy (far from it) or rich people are more industrious (they are not).

It's because of people allowing things to stay the way they are. It's because people who were born poor accept their fate and conclude in their mind that there's nothing they can do about their situation. With that mindset, they are not doing what's expected of them to get out of poverty.

I want to tell you (that have read to this point) that your DREAMS will always exist side by side with your FEARS. Both of them are product of your rich imagination. And you have the power to make one or the other a reality.

Poverty and riches are in itself is a mindset. To have life, to have liberty, to have happiness, you need to feed your dreams and starve your fears. What will prevent you from living the life you want is not lack of money, or lack of time or lack of talent.

What will prevent you from living the life you want is a lack of discipline and a sheer disbelief in your DREAMS. You have to believe your dreams to make them real. On several occasions, people have asked me how I managed to survive poverty?

How can a poor boy with no money and no connections, from an impoverished village make it in life? The answer is surprisingly simple.

I dream.

I dream..

And I keep dreaming..

The life I live today is the product of my dream some years back. I am dreaming right now of the life I want to lead tomorrow and I will not let fear dictate what I can or cannot become.

Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

A healthy, personal relationship with your maker... Every other thing is what Yoruba called "panti", that is refuse....The richest man ever lived, King Solomon says it's all vanity and does not define YOU!
If you have that relationship, then you will have rest of mind, you will worry less and watch God takes care of you and yours...
Don't let anyone tells you it's a big house, cute kids, beautiful wife, money in the bank, passport/visas , thriving biz or good job..Rather tell tell them to look at Noah, he has all of this and even more but what happen, he lost everything in the twinkle of an eye but MUCH MORE was restore to him because he has the most important one, a healthy relationship with his maker...You should rather focus on that and stop chasing refuse in d dump site.
On the flip side, you're now in the second half of your life, and that is if you're lucky o, time to reshape your vision and focus on d most important thing ..

Jh0wsef:


Lol. Assist with what? What is the 1k assisting you to do exactly?
Why don't y'all go straight to the point when needing money?

life no balance o. Hyn fit need the money na

Well, considering the unwavering decline in the nation's economy, any 40 year old man who is able to take care of himself and his loved ones should be very proud of himself.

tensazangetsu20:
To have bleeped at least 50 olosho with smelly pussy.

Haha this is not your statement, you have been writing about tech and computer science what happened

ednut1:
Stop putting yaself under pressure. No manual to life in Nigeria

Hmmm. Absolutely right.

Nice2023:
I just clocked 40 year old and I feel as if I have not done well for myself. May be because I had always set a standard, hence my high taste and expectations.


Now goes the question,as a Nigerian,what achievement do one expects from a 40years old man irrespective of his education?

His today should be consistently better than his yesterday ..

Peace of mind...

Purposeful living

tensazangetsu20:
To have bleeped at least 50 olosho with smelly pussy.

Hmmn, hope say no be wetin U go do for Chile be that

Nothing. Ability to eat 2 square meals a day is an achievement

Jh0wsef:


Lol. Assist with what? What is the 1k assisting you to do exactly?
Why don't y'all go straight to the point when needing money?

Beggars have no plans, they have no ideas - what controls them is their belly.

DeeBaDan:



Trust me. Ive been creating jobs since eight years and oga. Your 10 Million doesn't intimidate me


You created this thread with a motive to brag. Hence I'm asking you to come out fully to say what you think you've achieved that's alot.

You're very right..you got him

DeeBaDan:



Trust me. Ive been creating jobs since eight years and oga. Your 10 Million doesn't intimidate me


You created this thread with a motive to brag. Hence I'm asking you to come out fully to say what you think you've achieved that's alot.

You should not be quick to jump into conclusion on certain issues.