I have been talking to several guys who have made it to high levels of success. One astonishing thing is that all of them,started by something not very straight to be where they are. Capture this:
1. I was an Uchumi stores keeper. I opened a shop in eastlands. I never bought the first stock and a couple of replenishments. I channeled some from uchumi and got myself started. Says one tycoon who is a multimillionare in real estate.
2. I was employed in a property management firm as a Field manager. I used to collect rent but not to receipt it. I ferried goods from China and Dubai and got myself started. Says one tycoon who is a multimillionare (in his early thirties)now in car hire biz and several exhibitions for rental.
3. I started as a housegirl. My boss used to leave me with more cash for shopping. I never used to buy foodstuff in time but rather go to Garissa (eastleigh) buy clothes for sale then buy foodstuff later. That got me started. Says one single mother of two with green grocer shops in many parts of nairobi. Drives an Audi
4. I entered into a deal with the principal of that school. I could then be able to supply stationery to the school at exorbitant prices and share the proceeds with him. I got myself started. Says one importer tycoon with several businesses in town
5. I worked with EQBL as a recoveries officer. I went to recover a property from a defaulter and got into a deal where I scooped a clean half an M with no sweat. I got myself started. Says one general merchant and cocacola distributor in several places in NBI.

and the list is endless..

I really try to work very hard,save,invest but I never find myself moving up as I would wish. My question is this,must you do dark deal somewhere to place yourself on top.

Fellow Skerians,how did you start? Offer encouragements to the straight guys.

It doesn't hurt to know more than you have

Samsa
Depends entirely on you.You may follow a shortcut and get rich quick(ignoring the millions you impoverise/maim/kill etc along the way).You can also take the longer way of hard work,perseverance and get rich.I am not there yet,but I know one day I will.I re-quote proverbs 30.8 for you!!

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.Proverbs 11.3

I have been told of this professor who had a theory of opposites which has stuff like:



The brightest light will cast the darkest shadows
What goes up must come down
One man's meat is another man's poison
The more things change the more they stay the same
One man's loss is another man's gain
et cetera,et cetera

I do not believe in having to bend the law or play dirty to get rich. You don't even have to get rich,since whenever you get rich,by that law,you make someone else poor,no matter how hard you try not to. That is why all the rich are advised to invest in charity,and Bill Gates is one of the most charitable philanthropic of this world.

Being rich has more challenges than it seems

Matthew 19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples,'I tell you the truth,it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

When we pray in praise to God,he makes a difference in our lives.

@nairoberry
You say its not stealing? Then what is it?
What do you call using money of another without his permission?

@akowally,you introduce a different topic. What does it mean when even preachers are soo rich? No Heaven for them? I believe its a matter of interpretation. Jesus also said that Blessed are the Poor 'but in spirit '

It doesn't hurt to know more than you have

@ adept

No,we can get rich like we all are aspiring to and some of us are. What I am saying is we should not get rich using dubious means and for the rich,it is always good to give back to the poor.

When we pray in praise to God,he makes a difference in our lives.

I robbed a KCB bank and got away with it.And like Carlos the Jackal once said,'I made good my escape.'

Ali Baba

@ Samsa,

This may sound extreme but please bear with me. I do not know of ANYONE,who is rich,that does not have a 'story' behind them.

I take this opportunity to dare all SKerians to give me only ONE example of a rich guy without a 'story'. Must b at least someone abit known in the public domain not that uncle of your in Ndarugo who we know nothing about!!

@pierce,
We are together.
Infact all rich fellas I have come across have a story. What I am looking for is someone who might be here and never followed this unfriendly route. Someone who knows that he has a name,integrity,and personal values to protect. Other than waiting for a promotion in your jobo,someone needs to rise but carefully.
Where does the good people who are ambitious but have to protect their personal traits are left to do? What happens to them? Most of them in the society today have literally nothing. Not becoz they can't make good businessmen/women,not becoz they do not dream big. Nay becoz the way that most people are following are tainted and they are not willing to follow them.

@nairoberry,
I understand about creativity but MUST you be creative in doing what might be unethical?

It doesn't hurt to know more than you have

@ pink,

you also interprete the Book literally??? the poor have not been condemned to poverty throughout their lives....its only that their luck and opportunity has not showed up yet....


NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB

@samsa

The shortcut from 'rags to riches' got mass popularity in the late 80's,commotion in the 90's. I am sad to report that the chicken has started coming home to roost. All the ill gotten fame and gains are yielding diabetes,broken families,misery,heart attack.... Quite a few of them got high 5. The moral - eat your own sweat brother/ sister.

By the way - How much money/ wealth must one have to be considered rich?

Healthy eating = nutritious urine. Nyama choma anytime!