Akon’s audacity-of-a-white-man is something we need to learn
Friday April 09 2021
Summary
So, there was no way I’d have wondered how much difference I would make with if I had a million dollars – because I didn’t believe that I could get a million dollars.
Advertisement
About two years ago, a friend, Carol, was helping me work through a strategy for an investment proposal. When we got to the numbers, I mentioned what I was thinking – goal and investment – she stopped me in my tracks.
She asked, “If you were the bank executive and someone walked in asking for investment capital of Shs20 million, and another came in a little after with the same idea, but asking for Shs100 million. Who would you take more seriously? Who would you believe has potential to create the greatest value for your money?”