In the country I'm from, the best way to avoid being buried by the economy hardship is to learn how to get things done yourself. We have lot of people with all kind of skills, though they might not have a professional certification for it but they can still get the job done when needed. We have lot of business owners in today's society that have automatically become content creators, editors, photographers. To some, this might just have happened accidentally while trying to beat cost but somehow we all discover a talent we never thought we had.
What are the things I can do myself? Well a lot. Let's talk about academic related skills. I'm a man of diverse knowledge in different areas, my primary aim has always been to live an impactful life. My life has always directed by purpose which has led me into pursuing different career opportunities. As a certified graduate of mass communication, Based on the knowledge acquired as a broadcast student and from leading groups of students in founding a community media channel whose first assignment was to create a documentary that exposes all manner of exploitation experienced by the residence of a community.
A documentary video that can be found on 3speak for reference purpose. Through this assignment and other related works in this category, I was able to acquire appealing script writing skills that helps turn words into recordings. Over the years, I have assisted so of my friends with script related task when needed. Apart from this, last year when I was asked to come up with drama idea for my church drama group, I wrote a script for it, they were like, do you want to produce a movie?
What about social media related skills? This year when I established my fabric store, I was definitely in need professional social platform for it, I knew I could do it but at first I was feeling reluctant and extremely lazy. So I decided to contact a guy that does it for a living, the way this guy billed me, it created a spark of creativity in me. I was forced to do it myself, the designs, setup, details e.t.c it turned out really great, even I was surprised.
Another one relating to what I just said is building a business profile on Google maps business, I was a little skeptical about it but knowing how location barrier can affect my fabric store and moreover, when people can easily find your business location, it boast customer's trust. I tried to make findings and I discovered how much people are charging for this, for something that is completely free. I still end up doing it myself. You can search "Dreem elite garment store - Degs" see what I did with no professional assistance.
What about handcraft, well that is just beyond explanation lol. Anything I find my hands doing, I get it done. The areas I'm most crafty is agriculture, barbing and hairdressing, fixing tools, painting, plumbing e.t.c You might be wondering, what exactly is this guy? I once wrote a post about everyone in my family learning craft before pursuing higher education, it is like a tradition.
Well the agriculture aspect, I picked up some skills from late grandmother, then it grew from there over the years. I learnt barbing before I gained admission, for hairdressing - I picked it up from my mum, the same for plumbing skills, I gained some ideas from my dad. Painting - I learnt this from school, it is just an idea but I got better at it but you see the fixing of tools that is just an obsession from my childhood days. Anything electronic that is not too sophisticated, I fix it. I guess you can call me Mr. multipurpose lol.
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