Like most graduates, after spending many years studying and going through examinations you just cant wait to finish and get a job that will reward you for all your years of hard work and your parents investments.
The reality on the other hand was far from that. After several months of job search, countless applications and handful of interviews i finally settled down for a job way below my qualification. Just at the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, i lost the job. This was further complicated by immigration issues.
Having been able to survive and come out on the other side with a business and a few products of my own i would like to share with you the top 5 things i have learnt through this experience:

1. Joblessness is a hard ship to be in
It is hard and sometimes unbearable to live a normal life without a regular source of income. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will face in life however, if you are able to survive it your life becomes much more fulfilling

2. Joblessness strips you
Joblessness reduces you to almost zero by disarming you of your capacity to afford things. It helps you to understand why it is difficult for a poor or broke person to not be humble.

3. Joblessness reveals your talent, your friends and your foes
This is the time life stretches you to your limits and you get to discover not only your personal strengths and weaknesses but also the strength and weakness of your relationships and environment. You get to find out those who love you and those who pretend they do. Most importantly, as you venture out into unfamiliar territory you get to uncover gifts and talents that were hidden within you.

4. Joblessness rewards you with abundance of time
Once you have figured out how to live on the barest minimum you left with an abundance of time that you can either waste or use to do things that are meaningful to you. Joblessness makes available to you an ideal time to pursue your passion and calling.

5. Joblessness is damaging or developing
You can allow the stretching that comes from being jobless to either damage or develop you. Your values, principles, character and personhood will be put under enormous pressure, and you have the choice to give up or risk pressing past your breaking point to reach your breakthrough.

Bio:

Eku McGred is a gifted musician, poet and songwriter with over 12years of service in the music ministry. He has worked alongside many churches, helping them train and develop their singers and musicians. He currently serves at a local parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the UK.

Accomplishments:

Eku McGred (aka George During) was born in Freetown Sierra Leone. After finishing his college education he travelled to England to pursue a degree in Electronics Technology. He graduated with Bsc Honours in Electronics Technology from Coventry and Msc in Engineering Business Management from Warwick University.

Author:

Eku McGred is a multi-talented creative young man with a heart for entrepreneurship and a passion for converting people’s potential into productive skills for wealth creation and the fulfilment of purpose. His first book ‘Worship Through The Storm’ is gradually climbing up the ladder to become one of the best book written on the subject of Christian worship. It is becoming a much recommended reading for those going through difficult times.

Achievement:

First published in 2010, the ‘African Child’ poem has gone around the world with children as far afield as the Philipines and USA reciting the poem and using it as a learning tool. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (C)2014 OBLANGO EDUTAINMENT