This is why I'm never moved by people who beg for a living online.
You've probably seen the viral video of the guy who had been living on the streets of Victoria Island, Lagos.
Homeless. Hungry. Jobless.
He had been looking for work for a long time. Nothing was coming through.
That day, he walked into an event.
Not to beg anybody for money.
He just wanted to find food to eat. That's all.
But something happened.
An opportunity came for him to show his talent.
He climbed that stage in his scrawny-looking clothes... and he DELIVERED.
He wowed the entire room.
And guess who was sitting right there in the front row?
Tony Elumelu.
Mr Tony was so blown away that he stood up and sponsored him with โฆ1,000,000 on the spot.
By the end of that day, this "homeless" guy had raised โฆ2,000,000 in sponsorships.
Not from begging.
From BUILDING.
Some people would say it was luck.
But luck didn't put him in that room.
Luck didn't make him take the mic to show them what he could do.
And luck surely didn't make him take the mic the second time to share his amazing story.
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Now let me address the person I wrote this for.
You have a phone.
You have data.
You have internet access.
Yet your daily strategy is to enter people's DMs and beg for โฆ5,000 and your downsell is "nothing is too small"?
You have time to send 50 messages a day asking strangers for money.
But you don't have time to learn and hone a skill?
You have energy to write long emotional stories and do consistent follow-up when people ignore you.
But that same energy cannot go into creating value?
2026 is closeby.
ChatGPT has a FREE version.
Canva has a FREE version.
YouTube has a FREE version.
CapCut has a FREE version.
People are building businesses and making millions with these tools.
But you... you want to beg.
I don't care why you do it.
That homeless guy on the streets of Lagos didn't come to that event to beg.
He BUILT the skills!
And when his moment came, he was READY.
What are YOU building? NOTHING.
That's why when you seek help and someone asks what you can do, you go mute.
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These are the kind of people I will ALWAYS support:
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People who like to build.
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People who always give more than they take.
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Addicted contributors to society.
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People who take responsibility for their actions and outcomes.
This is not me trying to be liked.
This is not me trying to be right.
This is a PILLAR of how I think.
I do not encourage IRRESPONSIBILITY.
If you're offended... Good.
Stop begging and start building.
~ V.O.V