Thread by @tayooye

Dark days: : a short thread.

I graduated from university in 1998 and couldn’t find a job for almost one year after graduation.

One day (in Nov 1999), I got so depressed that I went to the rooftop and cried and prayed and wept and...

That was the darkest days in my life.

I am not the hardest praying person in the world but that day I prayed so hard because I had no option.

I said:

God, I have failed at everything for one full year. Please give me some successes. Even if it’s a successful scrabble game, just help me be successful at something.

I don’t have any explanation for this:

But by Christmas 1999, I had 3 job offers:

1. Citizens Bank.
2. Standard Trust Bank.
3. Chartered Bank.

I accepted the offer at Citizens Bank, where I learned investment management and the rest, as they say, is history.

The job offers didn’t materialize out of thin air.

1. I started applying to every vacancy I remotely qualified for:
2. I worked really hard at preparing for aptitude tests.
3. I practiced interviewing skills a million times.
4. I went to every interview with a great attitude.

I woke up today with an intense feeling of gratitude for my journey so far.

But it all started on that dark day on the rooftop.

I hope this encourages someone.

The darkest time is often a prelude to sunrise.

Selah.