“My Ideas Sounded Ridiculous To Everyone”-CEO Of CavemanWatches Shares Humble Beginning Story

CEO of CavemanWatches,
Anthony Dzamefe recently shared a throwback photo at his former place of work as he reminisces on the days of humble beginnings. Sharing his story on LinkedIn, he wrote:

“THE EAGLE WILL NOT FIND REST IN THE NEST OF A SPARROW”

These words rang in my ears the day my urge to resign from my job was at its apex. I had come to work at the airport again. To hold up the placard to gather guests for the drivers to pick to the hotel. It was a job I was pushed into doing bcos I fell out of from the office due to my ways. I had always fallen in trouble with my bosses one day after the other.

Always doing something wrong. Too clumsy. Too sturbbon. Too untidy. This had followed me everywhere in my life. I was always punished for one thing then another all through school. And still here at this hotel. An outcast.

Working here, My ideas sounded ridiculous to everyone and I was mocked a lot.

I coiled into my shell and wanted to be invisible.To be out of everyone’s way. I realized I was not good enough to be among my coworkers and for the first time, I believed I was delusional for thinking I was a smart person.

I quickly started losing any confidence I had in myself before working here. Admitting I wasn’t the multitalented guy I was praised to be before I caming here. I had succumbed to the negative impression they had of me.

A guy who was not as good as the others. who didn’t belong here. Not as if my behavior proved otherwise. They can’t be wrong I often said to myself. This is it. I just wanted to survive at this point. I had lost any dream or hopes of becoming anything better.

Afteral, I had found myself working here not bcos I was sure I was ready to get a job but simply bcos my dad had passed and I wished not to be a burden on my mom if that was the only support I could offer her.

I had no passion for this job. Just wanted to survive. I knew I wasn’t good at it and my boss or peers were not wrong for whatever they thought of me.I was the least paid worker in that office. My net salary of 500cedis as at 2015 didn’t make it into half the month. I often borrowed and was always assisted by my mom to make it through the months.

A few days to this day I had been reading a book I bought on my way to work : Business Secrets from the Bible. For once in a long while I started having an urge again. An urge that it may be possible to be something better. A wind of my old self confidence visited me and I vowed to try one last time. In my own ways so if I failed, I’d know I left no stone unturned.

I resigned just to have TIME. Believing I would definitely find something to do with it with my many talents. For the last time, I’ll try. Who knows, maybe I was right about myself as a smart guy.

Read more in my book : THE INSIDE JOB (Www.anthonydzamefe.Com )

Sometimes we fail not bcos we are not good enough but bcos we are in the wrong place. Know them and find a place that can accommodate your strongest attributes no matter what they are.

Dare to give it your best shot in the right environment.
Who knows! you may be struggling where you are bcos all long,
u may be AN EAGLE TRYING TO FIND REST IN THE NEST OF A SPARROW.

Source:Anthony Dzamefe | LinkedIn

Email: elora.akpotosevbe@yahoo.com