A LOOK BACK INTO MY BEFORE AND NOW...

Two years ago, I remember how devasted I felt when my then boss called and said; Angie, we are suspending operations until further notice.
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Let me enlighten you a bit, I got a job after some trials and the joy that came with it was unmatchable. And it came at the right time because things were turning on a downside at the time. The challenges cannot be phased out as I had to relocate from Kumasi to Accra.

I got depressed at some point considering the fact that I had to move every belonging I had all the way to Accra! The heart-aching part was how to secure rent! at the centre of Accra, which is an expensive city to live in. Getting the needed money, resources and even getting a good place, with less or no transportation cost involved, became my headache for the weeks before the move.

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"If there is a will, there is way" right? That became my drive as I forged on. I was finally able to relocate.

I fell into my role and the real task began. It was a new company right at it's budding stage which was into *e-commerce marketplace business operation. It was privately owned and had zero market-share. A lot of investment had to into its growth. It also had next to zero publicity so plans were put in place to outdoor it well in terms of advertisment.

It was owned by an individual who was soliciting for investors but unfortunately, that didn't come to pass. Flyers were based on the streets from one location to the other, we did walk- in to stores and business to convince them to own an online shop with us, we did free deliveries, freebies were giving out to customers and a lot more.

The company was investing more than it was gaining since it was very new in the system and getting people to patronize it wasn't something that could happen overnight. Since operations were fully sponsored by an individual, he felt the weight on his finances and eventually suspended operations indefinitely untill he finally closed down the business.

The blow felt was massive, how was I to survive in the city without a job? I started hunting from the word go. I went for a couple of interviews, had to turn down some offers which had conflicting demands and I settled on aiding a family friend in her pub operations. Then she was expecting and she handed over to me.
I knew that was just a temporal adjustment and I embraced it with less hesitance. I was going to earn something, even if small!
The experience there was actually interesting , there were the downsides but most were very entertaining and exciting.

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Long story short, I got a new job and it's been better since then. I am not where I want to be yet, but I can confidently say, God has been tremendously wonderful to me and he's taking me a step at a time to where I should be.

Should I compare my past couple of years to my now, I'd say, I won some. I am not there yet, but my now is better than my before.