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I
made a post earlier today saying Job seekers should stop
complaining about unemployment, it’s their fault. You can
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">find it here if you missed
it.
The post spun a thread of discussion on
"http://www.nairaland.com/2283861/stop-complaining-unemployment-fault"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nairaland here .
I responded to some of the questions on Nairaland. However, I
decided to explain some things more extensively here on my
blog.
I totally understand how scarce resources could be and how hard
things can get. I’m sorry about that.
But let me put this in another way. Maybe it’ll be more
helpful.
Consider this scenario:
A good man gets to heavens gate and was queried why he
cheated on his wife. He complained “My wife was a nagging and
lazy woman who denied me of sex most of the time”. He was
right. His wife pushed him to cheat. Every circumstance around
him encouraged him to cheat. But……it was his fault that he
cheated! He had the power to control his emotions. Maybe he
didn’t realize it at that time. Unfortunately, he must take
responsibility and bear the consequences of adultery.
My point is, life is what it is. We can’t keep crying over
spilled milk. We can’t keep complaining about these employers.
They are who they are and you are who you are. Are you hungry
for success or not? What have complaints and blames brought
you? Nothing i guess.
I’ve learned that when i take responsibility for
everything that happens in my life, whether i’m at fault or
not, it helps me sort out issues and move on seamlessly.
Often times when i’m confused and don’t have deliberate goals,
it’s easier for me to blame on people, things and circumstances
around me. Yes, I might have a point blaming those people or
circumstances. However, it is what it is and the BIG question
is “Do i want to be a success or not?”. Only then do i realize
that the whole world has failed me, circumstances are against
me, but i must make it.
Sheer determination and discipline can make you move like an
unstoppable grenade and achieve anything you want to achieve.
I agree that it’s easier for a well-to-do guy to pay for a
programme at NIIT, buy a high-end laptop and learn computer
programming in his air conditioned home. It’s also possible for
a less fortunate guy to save 1000 Naira every month for 2 years
and buy a fairly used desktop computer, get ebooks and start
learning in a hot and uncomfortable room at home. If the later
is really determined, he’ll make it. And tomorrow, nobody will
know the difference.
We all have the ability to change our lives whether we know it
or not.
One can forgo ones BIS subscription for a month to buy a book
on Financial Accounting or even French!
One could make it a point of duty to be more extroverted in
order to sharpen ones sales/marketing skills.
A graduate engineer can take up a stressful 10,000 Naira
monthly salary job to acquire instrumentation skills that will
help him apply in Nestoil in 2 years, then ExxonMobil in 5
years.
One can consider entrepreneurship
One can also lament that things are rough, pay for internet
subscriptions and read irrelevant news online everyday.
The options are endless.
The choice is yours. You are on your own. Are gonna do
something about it or not?