We have been looking at tips to boost one's finances. In the last episode, we considered ways to be motivated by money. Here, we will go a bit further with the series and look at how to amplify your potential earnings. This covers both those that are already being employed and those seeking for employment. The truth is that everyone wants to have more money, but there is always a "how to".
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1. Remove the assumption of being less qualified for the job you can do well
Many people, particularly those looking for employment, find themselves in a situation where they have to settle for the less for the job that they can do well. I mean, they have the mentality of "anything goes", and are willing to accept any payment just because they appear desperate for the job. The first things to note is that you should not appear desperate in the eyes of your potential employer. This may affect the offer they will give to you because they know you will gladly pick it. After all, you are also doing them a favour with your services.
Building yourself makes your value to increase and that also increases your net worth. With this consciousness, you will not have to settle for the least. When negotiating for a job for example, you should know the average pay that someone in the same category as you take home and base your negotiations on that. Going way lower may even make you to appear so cheap that your competence and qualifications for the job may begin to be questioned. Understand that your interviewers/ potential employers are not your friends, so be professional about your "take-home" and hold your head high.
One of my close buddies narrated his experience to me. He is a software engineer and an opening that fits his qualifications came up. He applied and he was called for an interview. He knew what he has and knows that the company needs him as much as he needs them, so he went in with that consciousness. During the course of negotiations, he even went beyond salary to vacations, working hours, and some other details. Amazingly, he got the job. Most times, selling yourself cheap will end up being counterproductive. Know your worth and stand with that.
2. Look for problems to solve
The easiest way to earn money is by solving problems. Right from where you are, there are problems that you can take advantage of and proffer solutions to, and then earn from them. Some people are looking for when opportunities will arrive as "opportunities" but everyday, opportunities fly around but you need to look beyond what you can see to know that they are opportunities. This is because, most times, these opportunities come as challenges and they may discourage people from taking steps, but you should take advantage of the challenges and proffer solutions to them.
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What someone may see as stumbling block that is on their way, others may see as a stepping stone for success. I remember an experience that was shared by one of my friends when he went for his compulsory one year National Youth Service after his university in one of the Northern states. While he was there, a major fault happened in the power transmission that put the whole neighbourhood into darkness. Luckily for him, when he was travelling, he took with him a small generator (popularly called "I-pass-my-neighbour" in this part of the world).
While the power outage happened; which lasted for more than 1month; others were complaining about it, but he used his generator to start up a mini charging station, where people would come to charge their phones and devices for a pay. During the period that the outage lasted, he made so much money from the charging station that he never needed to touch his salary for the one year of his service. You see, for every problem that comes, there is always an opportunity that you can make of it. It is by solving these problems that success comes. So instead of hoping for challenges not to come, it is better to realign your mind and focus more on how to convert the problems to stepping stone.
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