No Skill Is Useless, I Learned That the Hard Way
I remember years ago, I met this woman who sold fried yam and akara beside a mechanic workshop.
I was curious, so I asked her:
“Mama, how’s business?”
She smiled and said,
“My pikin dey school for university. Na this akara dey pay his school fees.”
That moment changed how I saw "small skills."
Here I was thinking I needed one big office job or one tech degree before I could earn well...
But this woman?
She used the skill in her hands to build something solid.
Let’s be honest.
So many of us can: Cook delicious meals, Fix things, Sew, Bake, Write, Teach, Sell
…but we don’t see them as “serious” skills because they don’t come with suits or certificates.
Here’s the truth:
No skill is inferior. What matters is how you use it.
What most people need is not another degree or training…
They need to learn:
✅ How to package what they already know
✅ How to talk about it in a way that attracts value
✅ How to position themselves where money is flowing
And guess what?
The internet doesn’t reward the most skilled.
It rewards the most visible and the most valuable.
So don’t despise what you know how to do.
If mama akara can build a life with hot oil and pepper,
You too can build something real with what’s already in your hands.
Tell me, what do you sabi do?
Let’s chat. Maybe it’s time you turned it into steady income.
Comment below or send a message, I’m open to share what’s worked for me and others.
I remember years ago, I met this woman who sold fried yam and akara beside a mechanic workshop.
I was curious, so I asked her:
“Mama, how’s business?”
She smiled and said,
“My pikin dey school for university. Na this akara dey pay his school fees.”
That moment changed how I saw "small skills."
Here I was thinking I needed one big office job or one tech degree before I could earn well...
But this woman?
She used the skill in her hands to build something solid.
Let’s be honest.
So many of us can: Cook delicious meals, Fix things, Sew, Bake, Write, Teach, Sell
…but we don’t see them as “serious” skills because they don’t come with suits or certificates.
Here’s the truth:
No skill is inferior. What matters is how you use it.
What most people need is not another degree or training…
They need to learn:
✅ How to package what they already know
✅ How to talk about it in a way that attracts value
✅ How to position themselves where money is flowing
And guess what?
The internet doesn’t reward the most skilled.
It rewards the most visible and the most valuable.
So don’t despise what you know how to do.
If mama akara can build a life with hot oil and pepper,
You too can build something real with what’s already in your hands.
Tell me, what do you sabi do?
Let’s chat. Maybe it’s time you turned it into steady income.
Comment below or send a message, I’m open to share what’s worked for me and others.
No Skill Is Useless, I Learned That the Hard Way
I remember years ago, I met this woman who sold fried yam and akara beside a mechanic workshop.
I was curious, so I asked her:
“Mama, how’s business?”
She smiled and said,
“My pikin dey school for university. Na this akara dey pay his school fees.”
That moment changed how I saw "small skills."
Here I was thinking I needed one big office job or one tech degree before I could earn well...
But this woman?
She used the skill in her hands to build something solid.
Let’s be honest.
So many of us can: Cook delicious meals, Fix things, Sew, Bake, Write, Teach, Sell
…but we don’t see them as “serious” skills because they don’t come with suits or certificates.
Here’s the truth:
No skill is inferior. What matters is how you use it.
What most people need is not another degree or training…
They need to learn:
✅ How to package what they already know
✅ How to talk about it in a way that attracts value
✅ How to position themselves where money is flowing
And guess what?
The internet doesn’t reward the most skilled.
It rewards the most visible and the most valuable.
So don’t despise what you know how to do.
If mama akara can build a life with hot oil and pepper,
You too can build something real with what’s already in your hands.
Tell me, what do you sabi do?
Let’s chat. Maybe it’s time you turned it into steady income.
Comment below or send a message, I’m open to share what’s worked for me and others.
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