SHOULD YOU STICK TO YOUR PRESENT JOB OR QUIT?

In the month of September 2009, I decided I was not going to work as a banker again, I took the bold step to stop being an employee and becoming an entrepreneur by resigning my appointment with Guaranty Trust Bank plc even when I had the opportunity to cross carpet to other banks looking for high performers in marketing field like me. Going down memory lane, it’s been six years of sojourn in the entrepreneurial landscape, the terrain is rough, volatile, highly competitive and sometimes life threatening.

There is a common saying about winners never quit and quitters never win, this notion can most oftentimes be just wrong!  Sometimes winner do quit, and sometimes quitters really do win.  It’s about knowing when to hold on and when to move on, and in the labour industry, this is a lesson we all must have mastery. Related article...http://hollalaycan.blogspot.com.ng/2015/09/11-genuine-reasons-why-you-need-to.html

Whenever you start a new Job, it’s usually very exciting.  Its fun, it’s new, and it’s a lot easier to stick to.  After awhile, the Job sometimes starts to lose your interest.  It starts to get boring when you keep doing the same thing over and over again, and then it gets a lot harder to stick to. 

You shouldn’t always keep working at something because if it’s going nowhere, it could be preventing you from realizing success. So many people will tell you to keep pushing no matter what – that it’s the only way to be successful.  That’s not always true.  Smart people know when to escape those dead ends and walk away.

Yes, winners do quit.  They quit while they quitting’s good.  They quit when it makes sense to quit. People who fail a lot generally fail to keep going when times get a little rough.  Sometimes they’ll even keep going when they know deep down they’re fighting a losing battle. See also...http://hollalaycan.blogspot.com.ng/2015/08/5-questions-to-ask-before-starting-your.html

If you train yourself, you can eventually learn to tell when you should quit and when you should keep pushing.  It becomes second nature.  Until then, there are a few tips you can use to decide whether or not you should maintain momentum with a specific job.

Firstly, you should ask how long you’ve been going on the present job or projects.  If you’ve been going quite awhile, giving up might be a waste of the work you’ve already put in.  Then again, if you’ve stuck to something for a very, very long time and you’re not seeing any germane results; would it not be ridiculous to keep going? 

Secondly, you should also ask yourself if the potential rewards are worth it.  If you’re over-working yourself for a job and the reward is just a tiny fraction of

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11 GENUINE REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS

When I was resigning from Gtbank Plc some 6 years ago, many of my colleagues thought I was applying to another bank for a better offer but I told them I was just tired of the system and needed to fulfill a lifelong career as an entrepreneur. Few years down the line I have the cause to develop business ideas for my old colleagues, craft business plan and proposals and even went ahead to register their businesses with the corporate affairs commission. Many of my colleagues in the bank had joined the train of self employment because it is the best decision to take when you have worked in an environment like the banking institutions where “monkey works only for baboon to eat the largest chunk of the productivity”. However, if you are the type who does not like challenges and prefers to operate in a “work to rule environment” a white collar jobs such as banking would not be a bad idea. As for me so many reasons pushed me out of the bank and not necessarily the pay package or the imminent banking crisis I foresaw was going to happen after I left. Here are my 11 reasons for going into entrepreneurship.. related article http://hollalaycan.blogspot.com.ng/2015/09/outstanding-features-effective.html

1.     FREEDOM FROM DAILY ROUTINE: I honestly detest monotonous and boring activities which do not really bring out the creative part of me. The bank work was all about “deposit and account opening routine”, the creativity part of it rest with the executive directors and board room members. As a result of this, I got tired early on the job so quitting was imminent.

2.     LIBERTY TO DO WHAT I WANT AND WHEN I WANT: With entrepreneurship, the liberty is absolute and there is no limit to experimenting with what pleases your mind unlike the 9-5 salary job where your lifestyle depends on the rules and ethics of the employer or company that pays your wages.

3.     IMPROVE MY LIVING STANDARD: There is the notion that no one can be richer than his employer while still working in that establishment. Am not striving to become like Bill Gates nor be as wealthy as Dangote but in order to improve my standard of living I need to do something that aligns with my living standard. Related article..http://hollalaycan.blogspot.com.ng/2015/09/top-5-reasons-why-self-employed.html

4.     I WANT CREATIVE FREEDOM: According to Yahoo answers, Creative Freedom is the right to speak one's mind and adhere one's beliefs without any fears of being opposed violently. How many people in paid employments enjoy this creative freedom even when the fundamental human right is enshrined in the national constitution? Only entrepreneurship could afford these privileges.

5.     TO BE ABLE TO FULLY UTILIZE MY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION: In most corporate establishments, it is square peg in a round hole, so many recruitments are conducted on favoritism, ethnicity, family lineage/background and paper weight qualifications. Some employees with Degrees in pharmacy needs not be a cash officer in a bank; I was opportune to work with colleagues whose qualifications were even far ahead of some of our bosses. If these fellows had the opportunity to fully utilize their skills, knowledge and education, they will perform better and be more productive. See also..http://hollalaycan.blogspot.com.ng/2015/06/no-capital-or-fund-7-ways-to-earn-money.html

6.     MY HEAD WAS FULL OF PRODUCTS/IDEAS/SERVICE THAT PEOPLE NEED: Right from my primary school days, I have always liked to engage in business activities. I had the opportunity to go with my mum on trading trips which sometimes last for 3-6days. Since then, I have always wished to become a business person just like my mum. In my higher institutions days, I had business fetching me money on campus, even during my I.T, I never did my internship with a corporate firm, rather I team up with friends and we do Interlocking paving stone installations for people. During my NYSC In Akwa-Ibom state, I was trading in Crayfish and Palm-oil because the state had the largest crayfish market(Ibaka, Ata-bong) in Africa and their palm-oil is one of the best in the country. So it all seems my head was going to blow up if I don’t start a business of my own.   

7.     I WANT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME FOR MY FAMILY: The desire to really foster close ties with members of my immediate and extended family is one of the reasons why going into business was inevitable. My parents really gave their all during

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