Abubakar Inuwa Tata shared: Dont kill the spirit, I know you can be better than a political thug. Many a times you see highly intelligent men and women surrendering his or her life for political thuggery instead of developing the innate talent or skills for a living. Some turning into praise singers, errand boys and girls of political office holders and defenders of predatory capitalist system who came to prominence through treasury looting and personalization of state apparatus and resources not knowing that they are better than what they thought they are. Below is a case study of individuals in similar circumstance like you or even worst financial status than you but instead of turning themselves into tools of oppression and suppression, decided to take entirely a different path that produced a better result. We have them in our midst as well but I decided to use these individuals as case study. Warren Buffett – chewing gum salesman and newspaper boy Many of us know of Warren Buffett as a lucrative multi-billionaire investor, but he had a variety of odd jobs throughout his childhood and high school years. As a kid, Buffett sold chewing gum and Coke door-to-door, moonlighted at his grandfather’s grocery story, detailed cars and in high school made a steady income delivering newspapers. On his first tax filing in 1944, Buffett deducted $35 for the bicycle and watch he used on his paper route. Oprah Winfrey – grocery store clerk Oprah’s path to success is exemplary of the phrase “humble beginnings.” She was born to an unmarried teenage mother, and spent her early years enduring immense poverty and various forms of abuse. Oprah’s first job was working in a small grocery store in Nashville at the age of 16, and shortly after that, she started delivering the news on her local radio station, which kick-started her career in broadcasting. Michael Bloomberg – parking lot attendant Michael Bloomberg, the business magnate and mayor of New York City, grew up in a middle-class home in Massachusetts. He helped pay for his college degree at Johns Hopkins University by working as a parking lot attendant. He went on to get his MBA from Harvard, worked on Wall Street and eventually founded the illustrious information and news service called Bloomberg LP.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 23:46:04 +0000