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Life Hits Hards!

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If there's anything my father did best, it was making me feel important, relevant and secure. I believe all parents naturally behave a certain way which transpires feelings of importance to their infants, it is an important parental role which builds a child's esteem, confidence,  self-belief and personality. Growing up I was outspoken and outgoing, fearless as a lion the world would not stop me! I believed just by one phone call my Pops would destroy anyone who got in my way. My father lead a dramatic demonstration at the UK embassy, he gathered Africans with mutual problems & concerns in this regard and held a wide placard which I forgot the inscription but the protest was in line with the embassy refusing me Visa entry into the UK to unite with my family; Such behaviour would make even an elderly person feel important and relevant in this world. When my Pops discovered that I was being maltreated at a relative's home, with immediate effect he plucked me out and I'

Running Costs

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People often get dizzy when we start talking numbers, my self included haha. Accounts are boring, they're mathematically taxing to the brain yet very important for scaling and record keeping. Without numbers you can't see your growth and progress, you can't see your stagnancy either. There have been many instances where my bananas failed me and I'm lying here realizing the lessons I've been passively learning that business is trial and error, and takes time. I have borrowed money from a few friends and had to pay it back in due time only to remain broke still, I understood why but I couldn't quite put a finger on it until now that I've started playing with numbers. You see there's no business which produces 100% profits after running costs, you'll be lying! Profits range between 25% & 37%. A crate of bananas is $7,50c and produces a profit of $1,80c before running costs. What could possibly be a running cost on a crate of bananas? A $