Digging Deep by Joseph Etim

I still find it quite paradoxical how one goes through the resume of many graduates and find a similar objective of them wanting to add value to the organizations they apply for, don't get me wrong this is a required trait by all employers but it also begs the question of, If you knew the value to add to make an organization better which means it must interprete into improving their bottom line then why not create this business of your own and add this value to it.

It is my believe that we all have a skill of some sort, the challenge we face is the ability to identify the skill and determine how it can be monetized to create wealth. It is my belief that we are all created with skills but we all only look out for the popular and most projected one by the society in us. The inability to identify this trait that could give us economic advantage has subjected so many youths to remain unemployed or better still underemployed which is predominant in the African economy.

For example, who ever thought that being funny was a skill until today that the comedy industry is one of highest revenue generating segment of the entertainment sector. Asides comedy, there's a common skill most of us share that technology will never replace, this skill is known as the art of marketing especially for those who are very versatile with persuasive words, so if you're good with talking and convincing people, that's a tip on a road to follow.

For those of you saddled with the question of how to identify your skill, ask yourself these questions, what do you do unconsciously that people around you commend you for? Is such a skill already known with an economic value? If it isn't, will people be willing to pay for the value such skill can create? Your answers to these questions will help you identify a skill worth developing.

One thing I have learnt in life that will never change is that success is in the hands of those who take action, a good illustration of this can be found in the story of the three servants that were given talents by their master and the third of them that did nothing with what was given to him. Success is not confined to those with the skills or plans because people are not created to read minds or appraise intentions, we must start to realize that our breakthrough is dependent on our will to apply our skills. This is because, it is through application we get recognition, which is the bedrock to praise and criticism thereby resulting in the push for improvement and resulting into mastery.