Back When I Was At The University (around 2002) I went to live with three other students outside campus as rooms for rental were scarce at Main Campus UoN. I didn’t know them very well prior to moving there, but quickly we became good friends.

Then one day I was leaving the building to walk to the university and I noticed one of my neighbors leaving with a souped up Toyota 110. Not familiar? At the time it was one of the best Toyota this part of town.

Needless to say I was shocked when I saw the scene. I approached him and said something like “What the heck dude! You never told me you had a car!”

Right after that I obviously questioned him regarding how he managed to buy one, since he apparently was just a student. He told me that he made money buying and selling stuff from computers to fruits. I was surprised, but that was it. I guess at the time all I cared about was partying and having fun (I was 22 after all), so I didn’t pay too much attention to my friend’s entrepreneurial endeavors.

Looking back I wish I had acted differently. That is, I wish I had gone to my friend and said something like “OK, you obviously have something working for you here. You figured something out that other students like me haven’t, with amazing results. I want that too. Would you be so kind to teach me?”

I am sure my friend would’ve been flattered with such an attitude from my part, and that he would’ve done his best to teach me all he knew about making money even if just for pocket money. I am also sure I would be making 7 figures monthly by now if I had started doing biashara back in 2002….

Why I am telling you this story? To illustrate the point that learning directly from other people who already achieved what you want to achieve is one of the best ways to succeed, and yet few of us do it.

And here is the interesting part: I don’t think that convincing people to mentor you is that hard. You just need to show you REALLY want it, and that you are willing to do what it takes. The easiest way to do this is probably to find someone who has achieved what you want, and try to build a relationship and take it to a personal level.

You get the idea.

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