I remember when I was 20, I celebrated getting my first salary raise by going out with some of my colleagues at work and treating them to a decent meal.
I spent a sizeable chunk of that salary raise thereby unsettling my budget and putting the "end-of-the-month" debts I had to pay. but I didn't mind. The reason was that those people were the reason why I didn't quit the job when it was threatening my physical and mental health.
They created an avenue where we easily shared work responsibilities, so instead of a person solely carrying the weight of their job responsibilities.
we collectively shared each individual's responsibilities and it became more of a fun job, more than an actual job. We found ways to earn more money for ourselves and the job that could potentially become hell for me, was like doing what I enjoyed.
Our level of efficiency got better, I improved at what I offered. In reality, it wasn't my effort alone, and after I got that salary raise, I realized that people are the true wealth we must embody if we're ever going to have the opportunity to own materialistic wealth.
Working is one aspect of life that we tend to dislike because of factors like the hostility of the environment, the workload, and the stress that comes with it
In Nigeria for example, it's difficult to find jobs where the goals of the people are aligned, some people make friends and acquaintance hoping to get promotions or salary raise through these avenues.
Their motives are purely materialistic which creates this "do or die" circumstance, where they can betray their colleagues, and sell them short, just to achieve their aim.
People want to serve money
.......thereby killing the genuinety that comes with work and the fulfillment that should be derived from it. When I first joined that workspace, I aimed to make some cash to take care of my needs.
What I didn't realize was that, setting out alone to make money can be difficult. There were scopes to making money. The rigidity of hard work, or the endless chase that comes with it cannot guarantee the result I sought.
Mannerism is very important.
Rigidly approaching the subject of money can lead to unproductiveness, sometimes we have to consider our strengths and know what our limits and weaknesses are, and this might help us in truly achieving the best ways to find work fulfillment.
Without fulfillment, a job is just a job.
A place where we turn up simply because we have bills that are piled up. However, treating a job as a job, makes it difficult for us to grow.
One might be growing the company where they work, improving their sales, and bringing in huge numbers, but they're only doing this because they're scared of not meeting targets, or scared of losing that job.
Mentally, they're not growing themselves, improving their network, or creating powerful interpersonal relationships off the job.
Sometimes, people treat their means of income, as a money-making venture
......this is why they often break down from mental exhaustion, because of the work loop they've inadvertently created for themselves.
In my case, I knew I already hated the job because of its hectic nature when I joined, the responsibilities and goals I needed to achieve were only paramount.
I never considered the extracurricular benefits I could achieve, I never even wondered if I could withstand the stress of the job.
"What if I couldn't?" Do I give up, go home, cry, or wallow in self-pity? All these were the things I never considered.
I am however grateful for the people I met there, the orientation I got is why I treasure potential relationships with people whom I tend to establish businesses with.
The People You Should Value
This is why it's important to be affiliated with people who are after your well-being even when your relationship should be strictly business. People who are concerned about having you at your 100% before the money and the job.
Business relationship that places people above the money and the job are the most efficient. People who want to know why you failed to meet up target rather than focusing on the money you lost because of the target you couldn't meet up with.
The secret is that anywhere money is to be made, try to stay in places where people are concerned about how you can collectively grow with them, rather than what they individually get from you.
Interested in some more of my works
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Virtual Bank Apps In Nigeria: An Experience Of Gamification
How To Find The Next "BIG" Meme Coin
Personal Finance: Achieving Intentional "Saving" Goals
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