This is me saying...hold the money...it's the meeting I want 😂😂🤣
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A Million Naira is quite a huge sum of money to walk away with. I remembered the time when Who Wans To Be A Millionaire* was hot in Nigeria. A lot of people kept trying not because they wanted the grand prize but because winning 250,000 naira was enough for some people since it was just a game. I even fantasized about winning the grand prize with the paparazzi.
As huge as One Million Naira might look, the current Nigerian economy wouldn't make the money as valuable as it used to be in the past. By the time you pay school fees and house rent, the money must have lost the purchasing power not to talk of other costs like feeding, and paying utility bills. The money is as good as gone.
I know it's easy to say you can start a business with the One Million Naira but it depends on the kind of business. The kind of business that I want and that would give me the ROI - Return on Investment, One Million Naira cannot do it hahahaha.
I mentioned earlier that One Million is huge but if we think deeply, there are lots of benefits in meeting with some set of people in the world. Everyone needs money, we all have one or two things we are struggling with and the sum can easily handle it... At least, a million naira would solve some immediate needs. It would be unwise to think that one million can set a person up for life though because you need more than that to even start up a proper business as earlier mentioned. Let's start with the cost of getting a space, you need 250,000 naira upward depending on the environment you want, you need to give the place a good interior look and before you know it, the money is gone without doing much. In a nutshell, without having an already functioning business, a million naira might not set us up for life but for an existing business, it will bring a good upgrade... especially if you are into small scale and also buying and selling or to clear certain aspect of your business.
To meet with Dangote won't be a dream come true but it's an opportunity to shoot my shot for bigger opportunities in life. I have so much interest in agriculture and remembered applying for a grant many years ago but couldn't get it. I am talking about large-scale agriculture and that is one of the dreams I believe meeting him can bring to reality. He can even give me ideas, nudge me in the right direction, connect me with someone of worth...which would be more than the One Million Naira he might give me. The little things of life cannot be bought especially easy access to him.
Spending 24 hours with Dangote wouldn't be just about him, I will certainly chip in, talk about me so that he can realise my potential and as a businessman, he wouldn't look away from me. I will keep him glued in. I know he must have heard thousands of business ideas but I would show him my distinctive side. Before taking such an offer, I must have ironed out everything I will be presenting to him, the opportunities I am bringing to him must be catchy as well.
Many of these businessmen aren't good, it would interest you to know that they also seek business consultants to learn about things and I am not looking down on the ideas I have got.
If things go as planned, that will be a lifetime turnaround for me. In life, thinking beyond the present is one of the ways to make great achievements in life. The future is uncertain as many would say but that doesn't mean we shouldn't prepare ahead for it.
One Million Naira would finish but what about after? The connection, easy access, lessons and opportunities would last a lifetime. 24 hours with Dangote looks like some sort of gambling but it is a risk worth taking even though I am not sure of the outcome. It's worth the shot and at least I know I won't come back the same person after meeting him.
This will be my entry for the Hivenaija weekly prompt.
Thank you for your time.
My pen doesn't bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease.
Still me,
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.
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