November has been occupied with business trips. At one point, I found myself in The Gambia positioned in a room filled with government officials across Africa. My task was quite straightforward: discuss tangible ideas and the interventions required to support youth entrepreneurs operating within Africa. Why was I the only youth entrepreneur invited? I’ve learned to not question opportunities because I understand that a deserving mentality yields prosperous outcomes.
The challenge I’ve seen displayed amongst the majority of youths is inferiority complex, imposter syndrome, feeling of unworthiness. However, I believe that if you are fortunate to have been planted somewhere foreign, you owe yourself the responsibility to affirm that you are exactly where you need to be. You deserve the sunlight to grow. You deserve the water to bloom. You deserve the carbon dioxide to fill up the room with your grace. You deserve to reign. To roar! For your voice can and will transcend mountains. But first, you need to develop an uncontested belief in yourself. It’s exactly at this point where all the stars begin to align and the rest is just bliss.