Paddy Adenuga, son of Globacom chairman, Mike Adenuga, took to social media to share a motivational story of how he was close to purchasing a Chevron owned business in Netherlands. While the account is laced with a plethora of lessons, here are couple of gems we took away from Paddy’s story.
9. ‘I Have Never Felt Comfortable With Sitting Back And Getting A Golden Pass Through Life’
8. ‘One Of The Traits I Took From My Parents Is That I Am Highly Ambitious And Find It Hard To Sit Still’
7. ‘I Thought We Were Supposed To Be Friends. I Suppose Edgar Knew His Value And Wasn’t Going To Mortgage It On A Promise Of Monies At A Later Date.’
6. ‘You’re As Ambitious And As Crazy As Your Father…I Like It!’
5. ‘I Ate Well And One Night Dined At BOA Steakhouse On Sunset – At The Table In Front Of Me Was An Orange Haired Businessman Named Donald Trump.’
4. ‘If I Had Told Him What I Was Up To When We Saw In London, Whilst I Was Searching For The Last Bidder, He Would Have Introduced Us. I Was Blown Away.’
3. ‘I Had A Close Working Relationship With Chevron Nigeria and Knew Its Managing Director.’
2. ‘I Also Told Richard How Much We Would Be Ready To Spend For The First Acquisition – Between USD 50 Million and USD 100 Million.’
1. ‘Mr. P, How Many People Are Given The Opportunity You Had At 29 To Buy Chevron Netherlands?’
