You will have no reason to lie about your age after reading this!

Ever wondered why in the world people reduce their age, especially, when applying for a job? Your guess is as good as mine. Right now, I can’t think of any better reason why that is, but I do know that lack of information, determination, exposure and hard work, are contributory factors. Or probably, some lie about their age just for the sake of it. Official age you may want to say. Most people waste their years doing little or nothing and times pass them by, hence, they resort to reducing their age to wipe out the wasted years. Instead of growing, they retard and remain on the same spot.

I used to be guilty of this circumstance until I heard that still voice within me call me to order, almost chastising me. Why would I continue to disregard all the potentials in me and reduce my value and status? Year after year, writing job aptitude tests meant for fresh graduates when I knew my level had gone beyond that. Why would you go carrying certificates from company to company painting the picture that you are some mediocre readily willing to be used by some inconsiderate employers who would pay you peanuts when you know you can do more than that? Oh, someone says I seem to forget there are no jobs nowhere, so, why not grab this one fast before the next person takes it away, you know the queue is a long one! Really? Honestly, one needs to have a mentality that works.

As a young lady at twenty-seven, you don’t need to lower your age to twenty-one just so you get a pass to be considered for that modelling job. You do not need to be at the mercy of some fake people who parade themselves as modelling agents only to have sex with you at the end of the day or dupe you of the money you don’t have with the promises of giving you modelling jobs. Come on! Let that go. There are other ways you can be heard in the fashion and entertainment world. Think vast. Don’t limit your brain and yourself. Think of possible better approaches to get you there.

Someone might say “age is nothing but just a number”. That could be true when applied in some other contexts, but in this particular context, age is everything! Age is result. Age is life! One needs to start oneself in time and meet up with one’s age or even surpass it. You will agree with me that it is not uncommon in this part of the world for a sixty-year-old man, for example, who is not married and does not have a child or children, neither does he have a means of livelihood, to hate being addressed as “Baba” or “Papa” (father). In fact, you will see the hot side of him should you dare to do that. Why? Because he is ashamed of his age because he didn’t meet up with it. He is so scared to be a man or a father now because he refused to be one when he had all the time. He refused to discover himself in time. He refused to work hard. And he refused to accept that it was not late for him to retrace his steps and be useful while he could. And now it is almost too late and he is going to live like that for the rest of his life. Now, growing old scares the daylight out of him. He feels the need to maintain that bachelor standard in which he has kept himself. Now, he does not grow old nor young. His life is stagnant without him even realizing it and there is no denying it, within him, he has this unsatisfying feeling of emptiness that will not go away, until his death. The worst place to be, you will agree with me.

Now, don’t get me wrong there. I do not want to make it look like marriage and child-bearing are all there is to life, heck no! Life is much more than that. I merely used that to illustrate one of the negative impacts of not living our age.  The person dwindles without even realizing it. Do yourself a favor and be your age because it will make you work hard.

Discover yourself as young as you are and work hard and hard and hard. Never relent because it will pay later and will not even stop paying until you decide so. In case, you might feel that where you are right now is too late for you to make the turn, all you need, first of all, is boldness. Be bold to say your real age anywhere. That does not hurt, does it? You will be amazed that someone somehow, will get you favored because to them, you look so much younger than your age. That alone, my friend, will stand you out wherever you go or your name is mentioned.  Moreover, once you get familiar with your age, reality would have dawned on you and no one would need to push you to work hard because you would. Being truthful to your age is all the motivation you need at this point. Secondly, get yourself the right packaging to sell yourself out there. Listen, everyone has some talents and purpose in life. Discover what you are good at. That is where your success lies. Do it. Don’t you deceive yourself with someone else’s talent because it will never work. Do not sing or act or even blog because you think it’s the easiest way to get fame and fortune. You will fail woefully. Just do you! Okay? Some may never get to discover their purpose because they are busy chasing others’ dreams when they can do theirs. There’s no better time to retrace your tracks and be on the right track but now and always. Now, back to PACKAGING. Package yourself attractively and sell to buyers. You never know how many rich people are out there willing to sponsor or invest in your project as long as you are able to give them the conviction that you are a resolute, committed and trustworthy person who always delivers in whatever is entrusted in their care. You do not think anyone is wealthy enough to go about looking for who to give that huge amount of money to just like that, do you? Please, have a rethink if you do. 

You need to make it work. No one but YOU! So, you do not want to downgrade yourself. You do not need any official age. Think your real age, do your real age and be your real age and even greater!