UNEMPLOYMENT IS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

When I completed my B.COM degree, I thought that I would land a job in a matter of one week.So I applied to all companies I could think of.I eventually landed an interview at a Chinese company and even after trying to follow them up,they have never given me a reply.I was devastated then but I think there is a reason for everything because the things I have been able to do would not be possible if I was committed to a job.
Unemployment is the lack of an economic activity that brings forth income.I have come across many people who believe that to make it in life they have to be employed.I quite do not like this level of thinking. Imagine the number of people who graduate from secondary schools and tertiary institutions every year,that number is huge.Logically,all those people cannot be absorbed in the available job opportunities.Consider there are also that are employed and are still looking for better jobs and you are competing with them despite you not having the required experience.

The question I ask those job seekers that  I come across is,"If you chance to be employed,will that fulfill you?"most of them tell me that am being stubborn after asking them this.The truth is that after getting the job you will not get fulfilled,you will either want a better job or a better salary package.Look at our current mps for instance.For those of you who are getting lost on the flow,we do not make a living by our economic activity,we make a living through acts of compassion.Have you in that state of joblessness ever thought that you can be an employer?Yes,you can be and even be a tenant for those that are seeking for a place to lay their heads.But I don't have the money?Next you will be asking me what you should do.

Always start with what you have.We always have resources at our disposal be it friends,relatives,land etc.The list varies depending on an individual.The buck starts with you.Learn how you can utilize the the resources that you have at your disposal to your advantage.If it is a business idea,chances are that most people who have been in the situation you are in now probably thought about that same idea.By sharing that idea with other people,it will surprise you how that idea can be modified into a business plan. These ideas are not secrets that you should keep,expose them as that might be your end to joblessness if you come across a willing investor. There those people that may hijack your idea and pretend it is their own.What you should know is that if someone can benefit from one of your ideas,there are many from where that came from and even greater ones are in store.

The greatness of a person is measured by the number of solutions they have for the problems that affect other people.It is of valuable importance to ask people of feasible business that can be operated in an area and that can give you a  different footing.Have I told you that you should not think about what you want to be but rather what you can be.Where you want to be is based on your current reality which is joblessness .Realities do change with time as you will soon get an economic activity if you seek it without despair.Where you can be is the plan as you accept the reality that you don't have a job and there is something that you can do that will lead you to get you that job.Then execute the plan.
Schools,churches,parenting and social gatherings need to teach individuals about entrepreneurship.This is the process of creating and utilizing the available resources at our disposal thus creating incomes for ourselves.It teaches people to identify the needs of their immediate environment and then satisfy those needs thus earning an income and profit.Eg,if there is food shortage,try and use your resources and grow food to sell to those people and you surely get an income.


Never try to venture in a saturated area as you are likely to get into competition that will throw you out of business.Learn about the various businesses that can be started in an area.Depending on the amount of capital required,venture into the one you are capable of running. Before going into a business,learn how it is operated first.It can be through a mentor who has tried your line of business or is in similar business and succeeding.The reason why,is because successful people learn through the mistakes of other people.Otherwise we do not have enough time in the world to learn everything by ourselves.Some mistakes can mean closure of you of your venture and loss of your capital.Another thing remember to save.The  simplest way to double your money is to fold it and place it in your pocket.On another level we all have to practise saving.Try the moneymarket for example,the lowest share price is ksh3 and the highest is ksh50 per share.You have to have a minimum of 100 shares(source NSE,Kenya).That leaves you with ksh300 and ksh5000 respectively to invest.You get divideds as  your earnings and they are very liquid in case you want to get your money back.

As you search for a job,please learn about investing.We have many employed youths who live in enourmous debt.They drive very expensive cars which are on loans and dont you forget their flashy homes which are on motgages.They live each day as it comes.Learn to invest your money in a way that it will earn you income.Take a radicle audit of your life because if you dont,then it will be radically different from what you expected.Dont always work for money,also let it work for you.Your unemployment is not fatal and if you get a job it is not final.It is your courage to continously invest that will count.You are as unemployed as you think you are.Do be entrepreneural.

I remain

ANTHONY MURIUKI MACHINA

Kieni constituent