In recent times, Paddy Adenuga, son of Nigerian Business Magnate, Mike Adenuga shared his experience attempting to acquire the Chevron of Netherlands at age 29. This was an exceptionally inspiring and well written story with many lessons to learn. This article highlights 25 major lessons learned from Paddy’s story as listed below;
- Don’t be comfortable with the status Quo
- Challenge yourself
- Have a Vision
- Be Passionate about your vision
- Invest in your vision
- Carefully setup a team that believes in you and your vision
- Trust your guts
- Take risks
- Don’t limit yourself
- Be Confident
- Have a Mentor
- Grow your network
- Associate with credible people
- Always dress the part
- Know what you want
- Do due diligence
- Prayer is Key
- Be relentless
- Go big or go home
- Live and have fun while striving for success
- Be strategic
- Don’t let your pride get in the way of success
- Be open-minded
- Don’t under-estimate anyone
- Let your mistakes empower you
To read Paddy’s Adenuga’s original story, click this Link and carefully take note of other lessons not included in this article; this is a must-read for everyone.
