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Time is an invaluable resource and it tops the chart of waste resource in Africa. I guess this is why business in the west are more successful and enduring than what we have in Africa. In the developed countries, time is money; this means a man's value is evaluated based on what he can produce on hourly basis. There was a popular analysis that either sleep or awake, Bill Gate makes 4 million dollars every passing day. In America, an attorney earns $250-$300 dollars an hour. A garbage man earns $8 dollar for the same hour. This shows the value of each's input, they don't go late for appointments (as we do here), all events (government or private) starts at the exact schedule time frame. if you go to work late three times, you will be fired and replaced almost immediately without any apology. In Africa we have accepted waste of time as a norm; we even call it 'Africa time'. This celebration of mediocrity is the reason we cannot compete favorably with developed

                                                    YOUTH EMPOWERMENT  RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL OF NEW STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS PART II TAKE RISK, CALCULATED RISK: Once you have seen what it will take to move forward, the next thing is to pay the price. Remember the wise saying, " it is risky not to take risks". The question we should ask ourselves is not; what will it cost me if i take this risk', rather we should ask ourselves, what will it cost me if i don't take this risk'. You may also like: YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PART I BREAK THE BORDER BARRIER; EXPAND: One of my mentors is fond of this statement ; " if God told you that you will catch a whale, don't go fishing in the pond behind your house, the best you will catch there is a toad. Rather go on a boat to the nearest sea, and cast the largest net you can get into". We must expand to new horizons and conquer new territories if we wish to re-invent our success. This applies to life and business