Many artists who sing his praises to high heavens will never come to terms that at a point in his life, Femi Otedola the billionaire they all want to be like, contemplated sucide.
A major unexpected change in the global price of oil left him billions of dollars in debt. He was not only broke but at the verge of loosing all he had worked for in his entire life.
Otedola said,
‘at that moment, taking my life was an option’
Unfortunately, most of these artists do not see that aspect of their hero. All they see and dream about is being just as rich.
They want the mansions, yachts, luxury cars , expensive bottles of champagne and ball all day with different ladies who end up piling kids for them.
Otedola, Dangote, Adenuga and others got to where they are today through strict financial decipline, determination and doggedness not by blowing their early millions on cars, baby mamas and living life like tomorrow is a mirage.
Even before age thirty, many already have many children from different women but married to none.
Many depend solely on a mono income- music. What happens ten to fifteen years when the music and brand isn’t that hot and income, uninspiring?
The value of the luxury cars would have been cut by half but expenses from the many children would soar.
You wanna be a billionaire? Think and act like one!
Tunde Jakande