 Today, around the year 2011, I went to visit one of my friends in one of the best universities in my country. Get into his hostel, I met a few young adults who happened to be in the same school, and we had a reason to talk. We started talking about money, opportunities in our country. To my amazement, these young people believed that the reason why many people are poor in my country was that the few rich people have taken all the opportunities. I ignorantly argued with them for some time, but after leaving that meeting, I started to think about it. You see, these young students aren't bad after all. Their opinion is the opinion of many people in the country, and to this day, most people still believe that every opportunity has been taken by few greedy rich people, but that's a big lie. And I'll show you why I think so in this video. If you're new here, consider subscribing, so you won't miss other interesting videos like this. You see, Henry Ford said, the most dangerous notion a young man can acquire is that there's no large room for anything else. It's dangerous for you to think that all the opportunities have been taken by a few rich people, because when you believe this lie, you'll not be curious enough to try and look for the opportunities to become wealthy. The game of soccer. Think about football. The game has 11 players in each team, and each of these 11 smart people is to be positioned in such a way that the opposing team will not have their ways. Ordinarily, if you see the team at the beginning of a match, it does make sense to assume that there is no way for the opposing team to ever have a chance of scoring a goal. But that's not true. Though it seems that every space the opposing team can use to score a goal has been blocked, when the game starts, a smart team would look for a way to force the ball inside their enemy's team. This is what happened about opportunities in any economy. If you're young and you see the list of the billionaires and millionaires in your country, it may make sense to assume that every opportunity has been taken. But that's not true. Because now and then, like in the game of football, there's always an opening. The smart ones can take advantage of. It's a big lie. It's dangerous to believe that every opportunity has been taken in your country. The most dangerous notion a young man can acquire is that there's no large room for anything else. Nothing gold in the secret. A massive amount of gold was discovered in California in January 24, 1848. And that error is called the gold rush till this day. But I have a question for you. Before 1848, when this gold was discovered, where was the gold? Oil was discovered in my country around the year 1956. Now, think about this. Where was the oil before the year 1956? The answer is simple. The gold has been there ever since and the oil has been there forever. They were only hidden because precious things are never in the public eye. It is the same with opportunities for wealth creation. Every generation comes with massive opportunities but only a few people will ever find them because they are never in the public domain. The big lie most people believe is that every opportunity has been taken by a few rich individuals but that isn't true. The truth instead is that opportunity by its nature is usually very hidden. Because it's hidden, just like oil or gold, only a few people have the required faith to search for it. I wish someone watching this video will have the faith to look for the opportunity he or she needs to become wealthy. But what does it mean to have the faith required to look for the opportunities? Very simple. Having faith that there are some opportunities out there for you means that you are curious and never settle. It means that you're willing to start something and get your hands dirty. It means that you don't wait for it because nobody discovers gold by waiting for it in their rooms. Remember, every discovery in history has always come from men and women who are restless. Every discovery has always come from men and women who are busy doing and so are opportunities. You see, over the years as an entrepreneur, I have discovered three huge and unique opportunities which allow me to build some reasonable wealth. What is funny is that even my closest friends couldn't see any of these opportunities because they are not in the field. I was able to see these opportunities because I believe they are there and I was busy looking for them. The most dangerous notion a young man can acquire is that there is no large room for anything else. When violent, take it by force. In the Bible, Matthew 11, verse 12, we read where it goes thus, right from the day of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force. It is not only the kingdom of God that suffers violence. The kingdom of your economy does suffer violence and it's only violence that can take it for you. Just imagine yourself as a football player. If you think that your opponent will deliberately allow you to score a goal, you are only dreaming. Nobody will allow you to score a goal. You'll have to force your way in. Same thing happens with the economy. When you're starting as a broke person, you'll have no money, no influence and no leverage. The only asset you can rely on is your persistence, your ability to try again and again even when you fail. This is very important to you because it is with your persistence you can ever secure your space in the world. Take for instance, if you start a business and fail, the lesson is lost if you don't try again because it's by trying again that you can use the lesson of your past failure in the future venture and this is where most people miss it. You see, I had to fail for 8 years before I had my first breakthrough in business. What do you think I was doing all these 8 long years? Simple, I was like that football player who keeps on trying to score a goal. Whenever he tries to manipulate his opponent, their defenders block him. Whenever he tries to score a goal, the goalkeeper blocks him but because he never gives up, one time just by a mistake from a defender, he was able to score the very goal his team needs to win the trophy. When you're broke, without much money, you must not conclude that the rich men in your country have taken all the opportunities, instead you have to believe that there are some opportunities reserved for you, somewhere along the line. When you start a business and fail, you'll be wrong to conclude that your failure is due to the fact that you're not smart enough. The government doesn't help you or that someone else has taken all the opportunities because by the time you believe this big lie, you'll stop trying and that will be the end of your vision. The most dangerous notion a young man can acquire is that there is no large room for anything else. In conclusion, let me tell you the reason why we're making this video. I want someone to stop believing lies that all the opportunities have been taken because no human being can monopolize the opportunities for wealth creation. I want someone watching this to believe in his or herself and become curious in the search of opportunities in the world around him. I want you to act, start and remain persistent, even at the face of failures because if you're persistent, one day you'll see what nobody sees and be in a position to maximize the opportunity nobody can. Thank you so much for watching our videos. 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