I must confess joining Harvest Institute is one of the best decisions I have made this year. It baffles me how unique the course is designed to get one out of their comfort zone to start moving in a positive direction. With every module covered and coursework given, I’ve slowly managed to slip out of the warm bed I covered myself in years back. You cant believe I found the first module complicated because of the voluminous books we were given to read. All my actions screamed loud that Mosze and team are so cruel and unfair, how in the world could they throw such huge books for us to read in a month and also expect us to complete two assignments. For sure I don’t remember a time I read and completed any life changing books except the Bible of course. Reading always challenged me, however, reading John Maxwell’s books activated my passion for reading.

After the third module, I must say the second module was a walk over as I didn’t struggle with reading and the assignment as well. Everything seemed like a roller coaster until i attended the third module code named straight forward financial growth last Saturday. First, it was straight forward and practical indeed, no sugar coating at all, my financial quagmire was laid bare in front of me!! It wasn’t one of those motivational lecturers that stimulate you into action while you are in the session only to loose the steam the minute you drive into town. Mosze taught us calculation of one’s net worth and I must say, am not ‘kidnappable’; my value is too low – about 20,000/- worth a day. It dawned on me that after working for 10 years I have nothing to show, no assets, no passive income, no savings; I have been spending all and enjoying the ‘corporate life.’ While others wrote long lists of income generating streams, I had only one – Salary and possibly NSSF which is also from the employer.

,The afternoon lecture done by B3 was another challenge, she emphasized generousity of Kings; I have always wanted to give and help the poor in my community but was always inhibited by my resources. I have a passion for helping the widowed and have successfully helped a few, however to reach the goal I have of impacting my community in a positive way I would need lots of resources; depending on salary and handouts from well wishers wouldn’t get close to achieving my goal. My mind kept thinking of how I was going to get out of my financial situation. With all sincerity, I confess that I had already consumed all my salary by time of this lecture and was pondering how I was to complete the rest of the month.

Like water in the desert so were the assignments we were given at the end of the module that evening. We were supposed to earn, save and give on a daily basis; this was new to me and I didn’t know how it was to work. However, given the negative financial balance I had, I was more than determined to think of numerous small ideas that would bring me money on a daily basis. I knew it would be hard, but I had to make it work for me somehow since I didn’t have a single penny to my name, no savings and all I anticipated were home expenses and several demands.

As I sat in taxi, I kept looking at all the traders along the way, studying their businesses, trends and behavioral patterns. I was looking for a captivating business, one that would fetch me daily income, however little. I was more than determined to grow this business and ensure it works. I have had side businesses initially but all these had failed thus forcing me to give up. I had always dreamed starting big, with systems and employees in place, but this was only a dream, even the Bible says in Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much..”

I now believe that the mind is high in adventure, once prompted to think, it will give you innovative ideas ideas you had never imagined; by Sunday I had 3 business ideas and full support from friends to make it work. Its been 3 days now and I can’t believe am earning money through more than one side hustle everyday. It may be little right now and the saving as well, but I know…even Rome was not built in a day, this one by one each day shall make a bundle…or should I say a billion with time. Its just a matter of time, am more determined than ever.