I was reminiscing yesterday and remembered when I was job hunting in Lagos. I would go through the newspapers every week, to find vacancies and apply. I was called for an interview and the office seemed like a shop divided into two. I was casually asked to wait, and found out that it was a receptionist job. No activity was going on, except for one or two persons going in and out.
As at afternoon, I was still waiting patiently, and was advised to come back the next day so I could be interviewed, transport fare wasted. I jumped on a bus and went back home, seriously hoping that I would return the next day.
I got home and narrated my experience with my Dad, and how I’ll go back the next day… My Dad calmly said, Grace don’t go back there, that’s not the kind of job you should be looking for. You are more than this. Don’t worry, you will get something better. For some seconds, I jolted back to reality. I am actually more than this. I just graduated from school with good grades, why should I settle for this really…even though I was desperate..
Months later I got a good job and it struck me that if I had taken that job, it may have changed the direction of my life and made me forget my worth. So I ask, Have you become an Island? Do you have someone around you who can jolt you back to reality sometimes? Do you have someone who can guide you even when you don’t realise you are veering off the right path?
It’s great to have that one person, a friend, a mentor, a coach, a business colleague, your parents. You don’t know it all and sometimes your mind is so clouded, you cannot see the bigger picture, and just a nudge may be all you need to get you back on track again. Find that one person. Don’t walk alone.
— Grace Omotosho ✍️
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