Why Success Only Comes to Those Who Leave their Mother’s Quarters Early in Life!

I often get disturbed by the fact that most young men in the recent times want to bask in the glory of their parents wasting away the most productive time in their lifetime. Growing up in the village presented those of us who grew up there with serious challenges, which we had to overcome to at least come close to being successful in life.

I once heard a story that in the past, if you came of age and your parents thought you could take care of yourself as a man, they urged you to go out there and look for something to do to make money. To some extent the father could destroy your ‘ Thingira ‘( young man’ s crib ) so that you could no longer be accepted there, for you to learn how to hustle.

If we carried out a survey we would see that most successful young hustlers in this city came from all other places to Nairobi and they hardly knew any other place other than TEA ROOM…. Machakos Country Bus …Mololine… KaKa ….and all those funny places. They all had one thing in common they wanted to make a difference.

Making the difference in life as a young man comes by nurturing

independence. This independence cannot be achieved when you still live in the comfort zone that is presented by your mother’s quarters, you simply don’t 

think. If you are hustling out here you have to think if you will eat, pay rent, wear good clad and live the life you dream about.

 Learning to hustle begins by the throbbing urge to succeed. Unlike most of the self made young millionaires in the west …in Kenya you have to start from a point of disadvantage and learn to work your way up to success in life.

We often admire people who have made it in life and forget that they had a place they began. Overnight success is such an elusive dream that only happens to those who don’t dream about it. You should not waste time thinking what you can do if you just won 10 MILLION. In reality it may never happen in your life…so keep moving with the little you have to build that business empire.

In my little research I have found out that nothing is as retrogressive as the ‘hand outs’ mentality. Today as I write this blog there are young men of my age who are millionaires and they started from nowhere, while as there are those of my former classmates who still live in Chagaa dens back in the village.

One striking difference between the two kinds of people is one relies on being given ‘hand outs‘the other is a hustler (always looking for opportunity to make monies).

Most people who entirely relies on being given hand outs’ are people who have simply refused to grow up and a good number still live in their mother’s quarters. By embracing change through learning to hustle this young men can become responsible citizens.

I hope you are in your journey to being a successful young Kenyan Millionaire through your hustle no matter how humble it is.

 I wish you good luck in your endeavors.