Having deliberated so much on Sundry
days of the week, as well as understood its activities, but the question
remains “how do the sundry days sound?” We
already know that Sundry days are any other days apart from weekends, now, “how do that day sound?” Some said that
the days are ringing “Opportunity is
dressed in khaki”, the khaki is a symbol of hard work, “but can one prove this sounds to be right?” yes, 50% right and 50%
wrong, then why? Because not all
that work hard on Sundry days have a good financial result to show for their
hard work. Then, what is the right
answer and definition to the sounds of the sundry days? I suggest that the
right answer to the sounds of the Sundry days is “Opportunity dressed in focus”. Now, what is focus? Focus is a state of not losing concentration on a
subject or object or control or discussion, like today, what is your major concentration to move
ahead in life and destiny? When you discover that, this is the right time
to go about it. Not necessarily being Jack of all trade but master of non, if
you are the type every dick and harry can pull off from your dream and
aspiration to move forward in life and destiny to a forced labor you have not
dream for yourself for a living even contrary to section 34 of Nigerian constitution;
you lack what is called focus or concentration as well as weak in pursuit of
your desire. The Holy Bible said that the eyes of a wise man are in his head
(Ecclesiastes 2:14.). No wonder Mathew account in the same Holy Bible said “that the lamp of the body is the eye and
if then your eyes is focused, your whole body will be bright. But if your eyes
are envious, your whole body will be dark. And that is why, if the light that
is in you is darkness; how great that darkness is (MATHEW 6:22-23).So the definition
that “Opportunity is dressed in focus” is
100% accepted definition because when you are focused, you will even exercise
patient to acquire skills or improve on the one at hand; especially as a
professional or semi-skilled worker.
Now, this marks the difference why
people work hard like Elephant and eat like ant while others work like Ant and
eat like Elephant; why? Because of skills differences; for example: you can
never rate the income earning of a technician to a Barrow pusher, the differences
are clear even if they have the same academics qualifications. Neither will you
rate the income of a trader to a concrete mixer even if they are both
uneducated. Now, the difference is that the trader undergoes training under
someone in a particular deal like electronics, Clothing, Fashion Jewelries,
Spare parts, Upholstery, essential commodities etc. may be for 5 years under a
tutor as an agreement to become a servant to the tutor who will settle him financially
for those period of 5 years he was serving the tutor; so that He can be able to
stand and start building His own business on the same line. This type of
transaction is common in Igbo land, especially in Onitsha the commercial city
as of 70s and 80s, but because of Civilization and the quest for knowledge and
education in the society; such dealings are fizzling out in the society because
everybody wants his kids to go to University and acquire what it takes to be
CEO and company owners; all in management courses. But, such transaction,
irrespective of limitations to it, is still deemed as what it takes to be
focused if one does get a genuine person that will dance to the agreement and
transaction without a court case at the end of one’s service, this is where
such transaction is highly dangerous because you cannot sacrifice your life for
5 years and 6 serving someone and you go empty handed to and start your own.
And that is why the society deems it as foolish transaction. And such ideas are
neglected today because of civilization and development, but before it was
prevalent activity in the Onitsha the commercial city as well as Nnewi, in
Anambra state. And this is what it means to be focused. I schooled in Ogidi, at
Onitsha, I knew so many people that are shipping containers as undergraduates
in Onitsha today as well as doing other international transactions they learnt
from someone they served as a trade, building house and estates as a commercial
lease. This is where focus is qualified. Now,
how do the sundry days sound? Khaki or Focus? Choose one.
Now, having established this sound,
let us ask this simple intelligent quotient question, “How many skills have you acquired even as a graduate or a
professional?” or do you lay all your eggs in one basket as a civil servant
without skills? Receiving fat salary does not solve the problem when you
don’t possess the skills to utilize it. If so, how will you dispense your
earnings in the business world? Even after retirement, you need a skill to
sustain, why? It is because we have accumulated retired graduate in queue
waiting for pension every month; which they sometimes end up not receiving
farthing from the Federal government until death, some has received their
accumulated pension debt to their children because they are late already. So
are you planning to join the queue? Stop being Jacky and start being focused in
life and destiny. Focused demands that you become a skilled personality or
professional ready to defend and prove your proficiency to any level or
ramification in the world when you are being called to show case your models.
You can see today that people are no-more practicing what they read in the
University as a course and that is what it takes to be focused in life for wise
ones that understand and such steps demands tedious hard work. And also because
there is no room for dull moment; looking at the labor force or market today;
it is highly competitive: a lot of graduates with their NYSC discharge
certificates are in queue searching for a white kola Job but to no avails. The
worst is that they are pumping out every year; but no vacant to accommodate
even the qualified ones. And this is why self-employed has become the game of
every wise graduate; just by acquiring skills and developing on them with hard
work and patient. Your dream will come through. This is why you must be focused
to create your own business as a graduate and a professional like Engineer,
Accountant, and Public Administrator etc. Stop being Jacky as a person and start
being focused by getting skills for yourself as well as better your condition.
PROFICIENCY TEST: If you come to my office and I ask you “what you can
do as a job, and if you answer me “Anything”, I send you back because I don’t
have anything to offer you as a Job. This is how you know people that are not
skilled, semi-skilled or professional. And when you employ them in your office,
they will constitute ghost workers to the organization because they are not
disciplined to handle anything. You keep on having losses because such people
can never take their job serious; they will come to work anytime they like and
go the same way; especially in large organization where there are massive
workers. But a skilled and semi-skilled worker knows what he/she is coming to
do every day because ones position is sensitive one. And once they are absent
it will affect the company that day, and those things make them to take their
Jobs serious. This is why companies give out all those unnoticed positions as a
contract to other sub-contractors that are expertise in monitoring them like
security, gardeners, cleaners etc. are being leased out on contract basis and
once the contractors did not meet up the demands of the company. The company’s
controllers will terminate the contract.
Still on proficiency test, for
example, approach a PLC company and their Human Resources Manager (HRM) asks
you “What can you do for us?” and
you say “Accounting”, he will give
you attention, even if the vacant is already occupied by another person. And if
the vacant is open, the next question is where your CV is and credentials are?
If you have them ready and submitted, He will schedule interview both oral and
written test, when you excel in both interview and medical checkup, they will
give you your employment or acceptance letter and place you in a department you
deserve. In that acceptance letter are your salary, remuneration and
entitlements as well as codes of conduct that protect you and your Job. If when
you break, you will receive a warning letter from the management of the
company. Some company will place you on what is called probation for 3 months
before confirmation as full staff. But that is irrelevant because it is an
attempt to make you buckle up and be serious with your Job. Now, supposed you
come and they ask you “what can you do
for us as a graduate?” and you say “Anything” may be as a business
administrator. I may not give you attention because you supposed to have one
business request, even if it is to become a supervisor in one department or you
demand for a contract if you are sure of what you read and are ready to defend
it. Also, some companies offer their raw material purchases and supplies on
contract basis to registered contractors; so you can register as a contractor
so that you will be eligible to have quota to supply monthly or annually as a
business administrator. With these points; you will conclude that the sounds of
Sundry days are like opportunity dressed 100% in focus and 50% khaki.
WRITTEN BY:
ONYIA EMEKA HEATH
+2348186388641
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