The Yorubas have a proverb which warns "let your thoughts and words spell prosperity and goodness for yourself". Gourmet food for thought.
I sat across the table interviewing prospective managers for a friend's SME, and I was traumatised to learn of the extent to which the interviewees were prepared to toy and take terrible risks with their future. Why? Well, could you imagine being asked the details of your preferred salary at the end of an interview and you answering: "well, Sir, please, I prefer not to talk about money at this stage. " Or, "well, Sir, anything you give me, please"
Does that mean you could consider a salary cut? "I could, sir. This is a great company."
If I give you a salary cut you will take it, my friend asked, visibly annoyed. "Sir, don't be angry, please. I don't want to sound greedy by asking for something that is too high."
Indeed.
Whatever happened to the notion of having a vision and running with it? Whatever happened to the notion of self value? Whatever happened to the notion of wanting a return for the risk you/your parents took in paying for that first and or second university degree? Yes, we were interviewing first and second degree holders, and needless to say none of the candidates who magnanimously offered to receive a salary cut made it to the second round of interviews. The law of attraction was definitely at work - we were not attracted to desperation, or generous humility on that day. No, not us.
And yet these are the very same people who religiously attend church week in week out and pray for prosperity. Yet these are the very same people who pay tithes and offering and ask God in prayer to pour me out a blessing - good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over.
Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. Was it St Paul that said that?
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight. King David, right?
I think God is in the business of rewarding the risk of faith with bountiful return, when your thoughts and your words align with His, returning prosperity and goodness.
I also think, with that proverb, the Yorubas are a special people, no?
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3 comments:
Most people dont even know how to dream talk less of value for self. They need job thats all they can think of. All they focus on is something will come in at the end of the month even if the job is a dead end one.
There are bills to pay why risk you chance of getting the job by asking for 'too much'?
Its easy to be so separated from the reality that is another persons, that we see the fears and struggles of others as unpardonable weaknesses. What ever the reason for lack of confidence when it comes to salary negotiation -i also have a small problem with that - should i take N20M or N40M dunno advice me ;-)
"Such" people may actually be gr8 for training and self-esteem building. They will always be gr8ful that you took time to lift them up from despair/desperation. In my experience hiring you have long-lasting unpaid ADVOCATES for your cause.
Those who already have all the confidence dont need you, they will provide a service and leave, once they get a better offer. Organisations who hire the "best and brightest" also have the highest staff recruitment and on-boarding costs bc of the high turnover of staff. There is always something better and brighter out there.
I guess it has to be balanced o/wise the best keep getting better and the "coming along" get left behind. Confidence is not necessarily the only hallmark of a stable personal value system.
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