When I started my business in the UK, it was a dark phase. Not because I lacked skill. But because I lacked network.
In Nigeria, I had spent my whole life building relationships. Here, I knew no one. For the first three months, there were no calls. Silence.
Then one day someone called to inquire about four suits. I was excited. He didn’t go ahead. The week after, my landlord called. He wanted two suits. Before that, I had once negotiated to make suits for him in exchange for rent. He loved them. That was a small door.
Gradually, I started meeting people.
One introduction led to another. And today, our lines are busier than those early days. We get calls from across the UK and Europe — often because a friend of a friend referred us.
But here’s what changed more than the calls. In the last three years, I’ve prayed more than I ever have. Read more books than at any other time in my life. Run more miles than before. Acted more on what I’ve learned. And learnt to give thanks for the smallest wins.
We’re still not where we want to be.
But we are far from where we started. And sometimes that’s the real victory.
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