CONTEST: a great teaching for life by @ijelady 30% to @steemingcuration

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Hello everyone in steeming Community, I am happy to participate in this amazing contest Organised by @steemingcuration with the title: PERSEVERANCE

Life is full of challanges,stress , depression, anxiety and disappointment so without persiverance it will be very difficult for one to succeed in life but before i share my story that thought me what perseverance is let me say a little about the word perseverance

Perseverance is persistence, determined to overcome difficult situation without giving up.

GREAT WORK ARE PERFORMED NOT BY STRENGTH BUT BY PERSEVERANCE.:
"SAMUEL JOHNSON"

In 2013 I entered into a business partnership with a company, at first everything was moving smoothly and I encouraged many people who love the business to join. In 2014 we went to Dubai and spent 14 days for tour and enjoyment. Things was still moving, but on 15/05/2015 things changed. Nigerian Leaders had problems with the company and they decided to close down some of their offices.

They closed down the office in Calabar in cross River State and that affected me so much because it was the office that supply Akwa Ibom people Goods and gradually things turn apart. Why? Because many people had paid for goods which I suppose to supply to them but nowhere so am to pay debt of 15 million NGN. I tried to pay with the cash I had hoping that things will be okay. The company later sent all the goods they were owing us but it was seized by some leaders too I spent a lot to claim it but could not and the owners of the goods turn Tigers. They made life unbrearable to me to pay them back their money.

My husband encouraged me to relocate that will be the best option but i said no. I had this feeling that if relocate under that pressure life will be more difficult for me so I did not,I stood firm and courageous to face the situation, I sold my Car to pay debt, I had 13 Laptop for my business, I sold 10 to pay debt, I sold my big Fridge to pay debt ,I sold my big showcase, everything I had that I was using for the business i sold it still debt was there.My husband left us to another state because he was not willing to fight with me. I became more strong as he left, my rent expried and I parked down to a place not comfortable for me and my children.There my rent expried again and I had no money to pay my landlord report me to his Batista who gave me insults to his satisfaction yet I remain immoveable.

I was working hard to run any business, I did agent work for real estate company, I was busy marketing diffrent companies product my children did not drop out from school not because i waa paying school fees on time no, because I was friendly to their school teachers and assured them that I will pay all which I did.still life no balance, so one day I started selling of clothes with my own clothes, I removed all my beautiful tops about 15 of them, 5 skirts, 6 t-shirts, 3 gown, 2 suite, 2 sandal and sold all, I started charity club where I teach people skills on how to make soap, izal , perfume etc. I marketed anything that is marketable till 2019 , 4 good years of persistence hardship and 4 good years of perseverance.In 2019 I made good sales in real estate company and things started to improve again and Agust 8/2020 I parked in to a comfortable place with my children and October 2020 my husband came back to live with us again.

I hate nagative words, I don't associate with poor mindset set of people, I have dream and vision which is my drive, i believe that no one can do it except me, my world is in my hand, my enemy is me so each time I am facing serious challange I will tell myself you can do it, you can win, do it, don't quit because quiters never win while winners never quit, with all this loving and encouraging words perseverance is my second name.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion Perseverance is the key to succeed in life, if everyone will cultivate perseverance there will be no sucide, I love people who are persistence so in Steemit for me to achieve success PERSEVERANCE is the key.

Thank you so much @steemingcuration
@steeming.community

Written by @ijelady

I invite @marvicom @nsikakedem @chichieze to participate.

Here is my Achievement1 link