Entrepreneurship: A new side of me........

I hurried into the main reception at lasfanik. Rather unusual of me, I was late for a business lunch I scheduled with a young entrepreneur at the restaurant which is also coupled with an internet café. I looked around in the restaurant as he waved his hand to ease me the pain of searching around. I settled at my favourite spot as we exchange pleasantries and viewing the activities going on in the busy restaurant cum café in a relaxed manner.

We ordered for lunch as I engaged him in a conversation. I was very impatient that I just wanted to start discussing right away. I fell in love with Forex a week earlier when Seyi Gbadamosi (The MD of Lydway Global) introduced it to me. I have since carried Forex Manuals around with me that I luckily met Tunde who seem to have the same passion with me, and I straightaway booked a talk over lunch with him couple of day’s earlier.

We discussed about the Foreign exchange market, trading platforms, fundamental and technical analysis and also the possibility of creating a solution through forex for young people to empower them financially, even before they get out of Uni, as it will ensure a peace of mind. I then further explain what my entrepreneurial outfit (10D Solutions) will be all about (More to come on that) and he simply believed so much in it and also encouraged me. After other discussions on the intricacies of starting up a small business as well as secrets to creating wealth, he excused himself as he had to visit some other places. I saw him off outside as I came back in to finish the rest of the meal I had abandoned for the great lessons I was learning.
I settled back into my chair as I masticate the rest of my food with so much impunity. I was already full to the brim but I manage to finish the rest of the traditional Iyan and Stew. After washing up my hands and brazing to get out of the restaurant for a colleague’s office, a young man walked up to me and demanded to see me. I simply motioned him to sit down as I noticed his uneasiness.

“How can I help” I said……
“Bro, please I want to do as you do” He said assuming vaguely that I understood him
“How I did? I don’t get what you mean” I said faking my accent.
“Bro’s you understand now”
“Sorry I don’t get you, in what way can I help u” I said seriously as I get impatient.
Ok bro’s you’ve just eaten, so I want to do as you do” He said smiling
“Oh….you mean you want me to get you some money to eat” I replied as I relaxed back
“Yes sir, but please don’t shout” He said looking around.
“Why didn’t you just come straight initially” I questioned as I fumbled in my hip pocket for change.
“I was afraid you might refuse me”
“My name is Gbenga, what’s yours? And what do you do?” I enquired with curiousity
“My name is X, and I am a HND 1 student of Iree Poly” He said not too proudly
I squeezed a N200 out as I hand it over to him, which he swiftly took off me and left his seat. For a split second, I called him back.

“How would you like to learn to fish rather than begging for fish” I offered, resting my hands on my chin.
“Bro’s I won’t mind now” He said
I drew into my bag as I gave him my business card.
“Can you meet me here tomorrow at 10.am, if you have any problems, please give me a call” I said reassuringly.
“Sure, I’ll come…definitely I will”
I nod my head in pity as he rushed out of the restaurant. I packed my bag and left for home.

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The following day, I got to lasfanik very early at 9.am. There were couple of google campaigns that I needed to sharpen up and I got busy behind my laptop as I connect it to the internet. 10.am came and gone, so also did 11.am. I finished up my google analysis and noticed that it was already 11.30am. Mr X was nowhere to be found. He simply did not show up. I for once thought I should have collected his telephone number the previous day and simply call him to see why he did not come for my appointment. I later concluded that he is just a lazy person who is not intent on making money. This menace alone is what I notice since my staying in Nigeria for a bit of time. So many young people are not interested in working to be rich. They simply think that the money will come from heaven and they can’t be bothered about finding information to enhance productivity.
It’s been 5 days after, and Mr X hasn’t called me since. He sure saved my number on his phone that day, and he also had my card. I felt I needed to help him start making money on the internet through google adsense, adword, as well as start a small business or through Forex.

I guess such is the plight of so many young people that we tend to blame the government, the system, e.t.c and wait endlessly to be employed and if we get unlucky, we conclude in our sub-conscious mind that we ‘re being attacked from home

Am I the only one feeling this? If you feel me, please comment.