“On My Right Hand Is A Scar”- Businessman Tony Elumelu Shares The Bitter Experience He Encountered Working Corporate Job

Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR is a Nigerian economist, and philanthropist. He chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and he’s the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.

The businessman who always uses his social media platform to motivate and encourage the youths, recently shared his bitter experience working corporate job.

Read his post below as shared on Facebook:

“On my right hand is a scar – I see it every day and it brings bittersweet memories.

Many years ago, as a new hire at Allstates Trust Bank, I was asked by my boss to work on a credit analysis for a corporate customer. The assignment was due at 8:00 a.m. the next day; there was no option but to deliver. It meant that I had to work on a long, detailed, demanding 40-page document overnight.

I worked late into that night, so I could finish the job. To go home, I went to Racecourse/TBS bus stop in Lagos, where I got on a “Molue” – Lagos’s classic yellow transit bus. I promptly slept. When I woke, the bus had reached Jibowu, miles away from my home.

I got off immediately, but as I jumped, I cut myself badly on my hand. I remember the blood dripping on the ground, as I made my way to the hospital to get treated. This not so pleasant memory is a reminder of my early days in the corporate world.

This memory has stayed with me – not just the pain, the hard night, one of many hard nights or the challenges that so many young Africans have to show, but the lessons I learned – there might be difficult moments in life and business, but resilience, hard work and staying laser-focused will shape what the future will ultimately be.

Source: Tony Elumelu | Facebook

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