@hedrees_ayinde As an aspiring “HENRY”, I learn a lot from the conversions. it’s funny when some people say a certain level of earnings isn’t attainable in UK.
$SOFI delivered 😏
• Sales $962M vs Est. $891M
• EPS $0.11 vs Est. $0.09
• Adj EBITDA 29%
• New Members +34% YoY to at least 3.5M
FY25 Guidance
• Sales $3.54B vs Est. $3.45B
• EPS $0.37 vs Est. $0.32
• GAAP Net $455M
This image was taken in 2022 at a client office. They didn’t even just provide a space for their staff, they even went on to put modern facilities for ablution.
This has happened to me TWICE! First time my boss resigned and blessed me to replace her. Only for me to put my hat in the ring and be told another former boss was coming back. Her tenure as my boss was crazy for me but that’s a story for another day.
The second time was even more painful. That boss was fired and I was informally told I’d replace her. I again put my hat in the ring and did the interview. They picked my colleague whom I trained on the job to be my boss.
Here’s the lesson. Having the right attitude pays. I wasn’t bitter. I went to find out why I’d failed the interview and the feedback I got enabled me make senior management in my next role. The reason I wasn’t picked was because even though I was the more experienced and skilled candidate with a track record of results, I used to like to show up at my own time and hadn’t proven I could take instructions as well as the other guy.
That experience matured me faster than any mentorship class could.
I say this because if I had become bitter and entitled I wouldn’t have learnt the lesson. I would’ve walked around feeling cheated, hated everyone and they hate me back too and still gone on to repeat the same mistakes. Today all the people involved in that process are still good friends and help each other out till tomorrow.
Attitude matters a little more than skill the higher you go in corporate environments. The skills that gets you promoted into middle management are different from what you need to be senior management or to engage at very high levels.
Today I can walk into offices of some of the most important people in this world and come out with a deal. It’s a skill, not nepotism. And it is learnt in the most unexpected of ways.
If you want to be successful in this life, always keep an open mind. Choose to learn even when it’s hard to focus because of your emotions. It’s easy to point fingers externally and hard to introspect. Looking out for yourself means that you also have to introspect regularly so you’re not your own enemy.