and motivation especially to those who are deeply
business inclined but with little or no capital to start-up
a business. Success is not final, that is why men like
Aliko Dangote don’t ever quit even after marking huge
success. He has a driving force and it is this motivation
that keeps him going in the face of seemingly
unavoidable challenges. Africa’s richest man Aliko dangote
dished out five inspiring quotes which looking at it, you
will certainly understand clearly how he thinks.
The Application of these quotes given by the highly
successful and famous man with a series of experience
will be of huge help to Nigerian youths
and young entrepreneurs regardless of the type of
enterprise you intend building. Take a glance below to
see the five most inspiring quotes by Aliko Dangote, the
richest man in Africa.
1 . “I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black
man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen
overnight. It took me thirty years to get to where I am
today. Youths of today aspire to be like me but they
want to achieve it overnight. It’s not going to work. To
build a successful business, you must start small and
dream big. In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of
purpose is supreme.”
You could easily tell that hard work and perseverance go
hand in hand with patience. We often hear people say
patience is worth it, yet we don’t practice that. But
Dangote did and look how well it worked out for him
2 .“I enjoy myself a lot but I derive more joy in
working. I believe in hard work and one of my business
success secrets is hard work. It’s hard to see a youth
that will go to bed by 2am and wake up by 5am. I
don’t rest until I have achieved something.”
Surprisingly, the richest man in Africa hardly sleeps, he
only sleeps for 3 hours and works exceedingly hard every
other hour to stay in business. Whether or not you are
a big business man, Dangote says you should endeavor to
work as hard as possible to attain a new aim with each
day that comes by and not to go to bed until you have
achieved that aim.
3 . “After my death, I want to be remembered as
Africa’s greatest industrialist.”
The big question here is, what will people remember you
for after you are gone and what do you want to be
remembered for when you finally die? Ponder on this
question and work towards your answer because that was
what Dangote did and today he has found the answer to
that question.
4 . “If you don’t have ambition, you should not be
alive”.
Of course great minds have purposes, he is saying you
need not to have wishes all the time, have a purpose
instead. After all, if wishes were horses, beggars would
ride. it is purpose that drives you towards the ambition
you have chosen and it keeps you and your actions in
check. Purpose makes sure that you don’t go astray and
even when you do, it pulls you back.
5 . “Every morning when I wake up, I make up my mind
to solve as many problems as possible before retiring
home.” This fifth quote says you shouldn’t rest any
day you don’t solve at least one problem. If you follow
this quote, you will not just be a good entrepreneur, you
will become a problem solver and Nigeria does not
overlook Problem solvers so you will soon be known
nationwide and that will only be the beginning of your
sky.
Following these rules, First, Dangote improved the
production of domestic cement, reduced rapidly the
importation of cement and also reduced cement congestion
at Nigerian ports. Then Recently, he cut down the cost
of cement by 50 percent! by doing this, he has enriched
the lives of so many Nigerians and promoted himself even
higher. If you are greatly interested in enriching yourself
through finding out ways of solving market problems and
becoming a problem solver in your society, then, following
Dangote’s lead may be your best option. There is
enormous need to learn from Africa’s biggest
industrialist because he knows better! whats more, he’s
been through it all.
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