01/09/2025
If you’re scared of taking losses, then business may not be your lane. Because real entrepreneurs don’t measure progress by how much they’ve kept — they measure it by how much they’ve dared.
I once asked a seasoned businessman what his biggest regret was. I expected him to say “a failed investment” or “a deal gone wrong.” Instead, he leaned back, smiled, and said:
“My only regret is the money I never risked.”
That hit me. Because too many of us are obsessed with protecting what little we have, instead of multiplying it. We’d rather hold on to ₦1 million like it’s oxygen, instead of using it to open a door to ₦10 million.
But here’s the truth: money doesn’t grow when it’s hiding. It grows when it’s moving.
Look at Elon Musk — he sold PayPal and threw almost everything into Tesla and SpaceX. At one point, he was sleeping on a couch because he had nothing left. Today, those “crazy” risks made him one of the richest men alive.
That’s the pattern of greatness: temporary emptiness for future abundance.
If you’re waiting to feel “comfortable” before you invest, you’ll wait forever. Comfort never built an empire. Risk did.
So hear me:
Don’t worship your account balance. Don’t let fear chain you. Use money like a weapon, not a decoration. Deploy it. Push it. Let it fight battles for you.
And when it feels like you’ve lost everything, remember this:
Vision backed with courage is never broke. Because money will always find its way back to those who dare to use it.
