You will get there

It's a common narrative in Uganda. A bright and gifted young man leaves university with great expectations. He's excited to find work in a field he's passionate about, even if he's taken on as an intern with little or no pay at all.

From 8am to 5pm he works, putting a smile on the face of his employer. The capabilities of the young man are evident but for years he works like a horse without the benefits of a full-staff member. He moonlights to make ends meet but nothing seems to change for the better. The boss keeps saying he doesn't know what he would do without you but never backs his words up with action to qualify his appreciation as genuine. 

I started out as a journalist. Now I run my own company.

 Now your family is losing patience. They begin calling you unserious, unambitious, unassertive and uncreative. You don't drive, don't own a plot of land, have no wife. In their estimation you're a total failure compared to most people you went to school with. 

Well, this piece goes out to you. Take a moment to reflect, you will realise that all the struggles you have endured have instead of destroying you actually made you a better person. They have taught you perseverance and given you strength of character that will carry you through other challenges of life.

As long as you have a plan, goal, mission, never write yourself off.  As some people get busy underestimating you, ignore then and get busy learning and planning, praying and growing in wisdom. Without realising it, you will win the war against mental strongholds; all those ugly labels slapped on you will not trip you, rather they will serve as the little irritations that Ambassador Boney Katatumba said are an invitation for us to grow in wisdom, understanding and wealth.

Keep practicing honesty and hardwork even when the financial returns seem but a pittance. Rather than fight back in the same manner as those unfairly treating you, make your small steady moves to your destiny. One day you will get there and there will be no turning back.