Connection

Sometimes the people we need to succeed are within our immediate reach, but we can't just find them by an oversight. We often believe if we had known a politician, recruiter or CEO, we could've landed a job by now, but it's that connection to them we lack. The truth is we cannot all get the connection these people. Is like getting the richest 1% of all people connected to the rest 99%. You and I know that is mission impossible.

Come to think of it, how about the people you're already connected to, mostly your friends who are already working. I've you ever told them to keep you abreast when there is a job opening where they work or refer you to someone who needs hires?. Oh! You probably didn't know, or it's because you were more brilliant than them in school, thus you think asking for their help is stooping low. That where you're wrong. Research has it that 38% of people get jobs through their friends and relatives, much more than the 26% of those have direct contact with employers. Could you see what you are missing? You better swallow your pride and come down from your Olympian height, there is no shaming in asking for help.

We cannot all succeed on the same day. People manifest in season. Some people will have to climb the ladder first to help others up the ladder. That's why your relationship with others is more important than your degree/grade. So also is the caliber of your friendship/network. Your network is your net worth, people say. 

Know full well that you are four friends to your destination. If your present cycle of friends cannot get you to where you are going, change them. You can't inhale new air until you exhale the old. It is not too late to start building a strong network. It makes you to always look inward for a solution. That's why the Yorubas will say "Ohun ti wa lo Sokoto be ni apo Sokoto". Instead of longing to connect with captains of industries, business mogul, politicians, a connection that might never come, you can actually make the best of the friendship you have.

How are you making the best of your friendship?