The question sometimes crops into our minds that \u201cWhat is the purpose of Self-Improvement?\u201d Well here is an amazing story that displays the importance and purpose of improving oneself in whichever way possible.<\/p>\n
Henry lost his father in a ghastly motor accident.<\/p>\n
He was 16, and preparing for University Entrance exam in Nigeria when it happened. His widowed mother has never worked a job in her life, and suddenly she had to take care of 3 young children, including Henry\u2026<\/p>\n
One night, she gathered her children to say\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since your dad died, it\u2019s been a struggle to provide food, shelter, clothing, and education for the three of you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day, it gets tougher for my small business. Some of your father\u2019s friends no longer take my calls when I reach out to them for help\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026My children, you all need to stop schooling for now while I try to sort out feeding, shelter and clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know not going to school will break your hearts. I have cried every day about this myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there were a better choice, I\u2019d have chosen that. We need to stay alive first. Education can always happen later.\u201d<\/p>\n
All of them went silent. As the eldest, Henry spoke first\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, none of us will stop schooling. I have a plan. I\u2019ll work menial jobs to train myself and my siblings. We\u2019ll pull through this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next day, Henry became a wheel barrow pusher in the major market in the city, making over 2,000 naira per day.<\/p>\n
Pushing wheel barrow in the market proved to be a tough, sweat-filled job. But \u201che who has a why to live can bear with almost any how\u201d<\/p>\n
Obsessed with having a better life for himself and his family, Henry poured all his spare hours into growing himself into a capable person, mentally and financially.<\/p>\n
He read books, built a network of mentors, took courses online and stuck his neck out to get leadership positions in church.<\/p>\n
With the money he made pushing wheel barrows, he paid for his younger siblings\u2019 education, enrolled himself in a part-time degree program, and helped his mom with rent payments.<\/p>\n
Five years later, he will go on to earn a diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Leveraging his network, he got an entry-level automation role at Bosch \u2026<\/p>\n
Sometimes, it takes only one person to change the story of a family.<\/p>\n
Self-improvement makes you that person. Take action today and start working on YOU!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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