Emeka Chris | Ops

Bro to bro: share tips on escaping poverty, someone might need this.

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In 2018, I got a job at a cyber café. I was paid ₦6,000 a month. I did everything…. typing projects, registering applications, photocopying, printing… anything to earn that money. And I was proud of it. It wasn’t about the amount. It was about the feeling. The feeling of earning something legitimate with my own effort. That end-of-month joy was real. Today, if a company pays me that amount daily, I might arrest them myself 😂😭 But that journey… that transition… that process… is what I call the Hard Process. There was no LinkedIn. No tech Twitter. No platform. No visibility. Just determination. Fast forward to 2023, I saw someone I knew from the same trenches doing well in tech. Not noise. Real growth. Real results. I already had the desire to learn coding, but seeing that made it more real. So I committed. And here’s the harsh truth many won’t tell you Tech is not a get-rich-quick scheme. You can start learning today and your breakthrough might not come until next year… or later. Bootcamps will sell you the dream. But they won’t always prepare you for the endurance. Before you secure the bag, you will endure the sweat. The late nights. The confusion. The self-doubt. The moments you question yourself. But if you stay long enough, something changes. Not just your income. Your identity. Respect the Hard Process