“Cut Small From Your Salary!”
Today, I got an email with the subject “cut small from your salary!”
It made me smile with nostalgia.
Right from when my “salary” was pocket money from my parents, i would set aside a little to buy Books.
When I look through my stack of books, I still find books i bought for as little as N800.
I can pay 50k for a course today because I could pay N500 for a book 7 years ago.
Some years back, I remember how i would spend my last 20k on a summit and no, it didn’t come with any certification.
I went there for the information.
The First Law of Growth according to John Maxwell is The Law Of Intentionality.
You can keep wishing to be successful.
You can wish upon a star, a rainbow, and whatever you believe in.
But until the day you get intentional about your growth, nothing will change.
I’ll whip out 200k to listen to someone speak for maybe two hours, and i will return with the solutions I need for the next level I’m headed.
See, you have to learn to pay for value.
Let me share an experience.
Whenever I feel stuck In my career path Or business, I look for somebody who has what It takes to break my inertia, and I pay them.
They teach or show me something.
Sometimes, It’s what I already know.
But something about spending time In The Presence Of That Person Unlocks Your Inner Mojo.
In 2023, after LPC Conference, I realized that I was stuck.
I hadn’t marketed or sold my products or services In over a Year and my confidence was flat out.
Life Had Beaten My Courage Into Submission.
All those things that happened In my life in 2023 made me feel like I couldn’t be awesome anymore.
So when I saw A Mentorship Opportunity With Mr. Franklin Gbaiwogha, I Signed Up Immediately.
I Heard Things I Had Heard Before And Known Before, But I Needed To Hear Again. I Needed To Hear Them This Time, For My Soul.
And That Was How I Broke Out Of A 12-Month Rut!
I Began Selling Again And My Earning Power Resurrected.
I Learned How To Run Ads Since 2019.
But I’d grown rusty.
I sas still running ads from time To time.
Sometimes, I Would Pay People.
Sometimes, I’d Run It Myself.
But There Was A Cap On My Results.
So I Paid Ma’am Agagwo Lovelyn Ifunanya And Became Her Student.
It Moved Me From Rusty To Quality Leads And Sales.
Now, There’s An Action I Need To Take Concerning My Career As The Talk Queen, And I Can Take It By Myself o.
I Don’t Have Inertia On This One.
But I Know That I Can Do 10,000 Times Better With The Right Person Holding My Hand.
The Action Alone Is Costing Me In 6 Figures.
Then I’m Going To Pay For The Knowledge Of This Expert So Their Essence Can Influence My Pending Career Move.
Strategic And Deliberate Steps.
All For Growth.
Tomorrow, Somebody Somewhere Will Ask “How Did You Become Like This?”
This Is How o.
By “Cutting From My Salary” According To Sir Emeka Joseph Nobis.
By Making Deliberate Investments Into My Growth.
Finally, In The Words Of Godwin Captain Kalu, “Nobody Will Grow Your Growth For You!”
A Word Is Enough For The Wise!
Yours Always,
The Talk Queen,
Neeta Rare