As you close the year 2023 which has been challenging for many Nigerians, I want to drop this word: BELIEVE. By believing, Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire, bought everything on his path during the ruins in his nation. The Mexican currency, the peso, was imperiled but he believed. By believing, he is today one of the richest men in the world.
Templeton on that same #believe bought stocks when others were selling as markets crashed during the second world war. He later became the stock picker of the 20th century.
After the Biafran War, some Nigerians despite losing their children at war, homeland destroyed and bank accounts frozen, came together to establish secondary schools, hospitals, etc via community development unions. That spirit that Tomorrow has a promise overcame despair and ruins, as they contributed money to rebuild communities, one by one.
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Here is the deal: Nigeria would not disappear because nations rarely kaput. And when you remember that the greatest business in Nigeria has not been started you can believe. I am building something huge in New York and I am excited because that is linked directly with Nigeria.
As an economic prophet, I challenge young people to rise unto the promise of tomorrow. Thou will find pasture, and will leave any miry clay behind because thou liveth in the best era to be a youth! Make 2024 a dream year!
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If you lose faith in Nigeria, what or where will you place your faith in then? If nothing challenges you, it’s a sign that you are not doing anything worthwhile. When you don’t believe, you lose.