Greetings to you dear reader, I bring unto you good tidings according to
the gospel of strategic positioning in the 21st century, towards
securing your bright and glorious future. The 21st century no doubt
has been identified by seasoned economic analysts as an era of conceptual
analysis of knowledge and an age of information explosion and you would agree
with me that only those empowered with the right keys can survive its
complexity.
From all indications, it is obvious that majority of us who are presently
living in the 21st century would live and die in this same era, and
having known this fact, it has become paramount that we all try as much as
possible to learn and equip ourselves with the necessary skills required not
only for survival but also to enhance a landmark achievement as a key towards
immortality. According to Brandon Bruce lee; “the key to immortality is first
living a life worth remembering”. If you want to be remembered long after your
demise from planet earth, you would pay undivided attention to what I’m about
to discuss and if you long to live an unambitious life of affluence, you would
take cognizance of my teachings.
The 21st century, which can otherwise be referred to as an age
of unreasoning, where ventures formerly believed to be a wild goose chase turn
out to be a gold mine and a season where versatility is the prerequisite for
multiple streams of income for comfort. It is noteworthy, that reformation
awaits all sectors of the economy because workers will no longer get paid for
going to their office complex everyday but rather they get paid for the skills
they possess and the services they can render. Going by this analogy, it means
that a skilled individual can render services to as many companies/
organizations willing and able to pay for his/ her services at the same time,
while his/ her unskilled counterpart become unemployable. The measure of
success level of any business enterprise will no longer be based on how
gigantic the office complex is or the population of its workers, but measured
in terms of its productivity.
The 21st century equation; “½ x ½ x 3 ” stipulates that half
of the present labour force who are gainfully employed would loss their jobs,
while the other half who are able to retain their jobs would earn twice their
current pay and do thrice their present work load. The irony of this situation
is that, those who know how to spend the money will not get it, while those who
have the money will not enough have the time to spend it. The slogan for
survival now is “CUSTOMER, NO JOB”.
Any corner you turn to, all you would see is customer, no job opportunity. To
survive this situation, you need to awake from your slumber of looking for a
white collar job. Discover, develop and maximize your entrepreneurial skill so
as to make everybody your customer in your locality.
Strategic positioning simply
means when preparation meets divine opportunities which in most cases come with
great risks and responsibilities. For instance, a civil or construction
engineer in a developing nation where government are focusing on provision of
social amenities such as good roads, bridges, and electricity for her citizenry
would do well because of the skills he/ she has acquired. Likewise, an
agriculturist would excel in a country like Nigeria, where much emphasis is
being laid on food security. Also a journalist working in a media house would
never cry of hunger in a highly developed economy because a lot of people who
are into production would surely need an avenue to advertise their products to
enhance sales and patronage. The same goes for people who have storage
facilities such as cold room for preserving the self-life of perishables from
their farms et al because of the unimaginable income this
venture could fetch for the investor e.t.c. Remember, what you invest in
yourself today would definitely give you
edge over your competitors when it matters
most.
Harness fully your pedigree talent, natural gift and your area of core
competence and you would never grow ambitious. It is possible for you to be a
jack of all trades and master of all. DOUGHNUT
PRINCIPLE further explains this, using the three (3) rings concept. The
first ring represents Pedigree talent i.e. skills learnt/ inherited from ones
parent such as writing, sowing, cooking, aeration e.t.c. while the second ring
represents your natural gift and finally , the third ring connotes ones area of
core competence; that is the skills you’ve acquired through training either
former or informer. Combine these three-ring concepts and you would never
become unnecessarily ambitious in life.
Likewise, the SECOND CURVE
PRINCIPLE further explains how we can grow our enterprises as soon as we
are about reaching the peak level. It simply says; “draw another new curve at
the terminal end of an existing curve”. Instead of going back to slumber
because you have reached the top of your game or business, simply set another
goal bigger than the former one to enhance profitability.
Finally reader, you need God to succeed. All these above enumerated
principles and practices will amount to nothing if you do not acknowledge and
accept him as the author and finisher of our faith in whose presence we are
guaranteed abundant blessing according to his riches in glory. I long to see
you at the top of the ladder because that is where we all belong. I’ve got a
champion and a winner in you. Shalom
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