Three young men were hired as technicians by a mining company in Ghana in 2007. I know one of them.
It was their first regular employment following months of contract gigs here and there.
They all started with dreams and ambitions to get as far as they could in the mining industry.
Four years after they started, one of them, John, resigned. He joined another mine as a technician.
He worked hard, exhibited great work ethics and continued the weekend studies he had started from the previous company.
He took charge of his career development, he got a mentor and chose the conversations he sat in.
It paid off. He rose through the ranks and became a Superintendent four years after joining.
After seven years in the company, he joined another company, then another and another, all for growth.
Early this year John started a new role as the Head of Engineering for a mining firm in Ghana.
Now listen to something very interesting. On his first day at work, John bumped into two technicians.
Guess who they were? The same people he had started with in 2007. They’re still technicians.
As he wondered “what happened to the dreams and ambitions?”, they complained:
“We’ve not been lucky. No one sent us for training nor promoted us, both here and in our former place”
Your own dreams. Your own ambitions. You left them in someone else’s hands?
In his book “Can’t Hurt Me”, David Goggins says something that I love. Let me me share;
“Lady Luck did not suddenly show up, run me a hot soapy bath, and kiss me like she loved me.
….I got to work”
Have a great week. Steve
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