Lady Shares How Her Company Downsized 5 Years Ago, Left Her Broke & Jobless, Today She’s A Successful International Journalist

An international journalist Blossom Martins has briefly summarized the story of her life years ago when her company downsized and she was left broke & jobless. 5 years after, she’s a successful journalist and PR executive.

Blossom shared her story on LinkedIn with motivational post.

Read her post below:

The HR called me that morning 5 years ago, Blossom send in your resignation, the company is downsizing and your name is there with 25 other people,
She wanted me to resign before I actually got sacked, I was barely 6 months in the company and the company had just ran into a financial crisis, I was still a Rookie but was hardworking and was trying my best to learn on the job,
I had put in so much efforts on the job, pleasing my seniors and doing whatever I was asked to…

I worked overtime, covered shifts for other people,
RAN ALOT OF ERRANDS ….. (if you needed an errand girl to rush and buy something nearby, it has to be me 😂😂 (I was very tiny, very young, actually the youngest and my legs were tiny and fast too 😂
(The good thing about the errands is, I got small small 50 naira, 100 naira 200 naira from it 😂

I went from being employed to unemployed, I remember my MD calling me then and asking me to hang around that something will be done,

I went home that day, I cried, I felt bad, I had failed again,
I started counting all the things I had done and failed in it…. Businesses and jobs 😞😞

I was broke and jobless …. I asked God why? alot of times 😞

I’m a hard worker, I am someone who put in my best in anything I do, so I actually deserve a tiny window from heaven opened for me…

But you see, no matter how bad it got, no matter how many doors were slammed in my face, no matter how many times I fell, I never stayed down. I never gave up. I never stopped working. I never stopped praying. I never stopped believing in myself.

Infact, giving up was never an option for me. I was going to continue to work until I got my breakthrough.

Well it’s 5 years down the line … And Boooooooooooooy 😁😁😁 it’s a praise report 👏👏👏

You may not fail as many times as I did. Or maybe you may fail more times than I did.

But you have to remember that failure is part of success.

If you never fail, how are you ever going to learn?

The only true failure in life, is when you stop trying, when you give up.

No matter how many times you fall, you have to get up and you have to keep going.

There is something amazing waiting for you at the finish line.

Listen to me and listen very carefully.

You have a purpose in this life.

You were created by God for a reason.

Find your purpose.
Believe in your purpose.

Live your purpose.

You can give yourself the life of your dreams.

You can achieve success beyond your wildest imagination. It’s up to you.

In this journey of life, you are the master of your fate.

The captain of your soul. You are responsible for the choices you make in your life. So make the right ones.

Please, I beg you, believe in yourself.

Believe in your dreams. Surround yourself with people who share the same vision with you.

Work hard, work smart, and remember there is no testimony without struggle.

I wish you all the very best.”

I should give credit to Linda Ikeji her journey is an inspiration as well…

Source:Blossom Martins|LinkedIn

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