“Life’s good”, says LG. The electronic company says a lot about life by imbibing such a slogan and identity. By and large, the declaration helps define the principles of life which influence the company in its product and service delivery.

It is an outright treasure to own a life, but whether it is good lies in what it contains, represents or stands to achieve. This will, no doubt, make the life stand out.

One interesting thing that differentiates everyone is the purpose for which each person lives his life. When the purpose is identified, then every other thing aligns with it fittingly.

This topic will be better discussed around a personality commonly known to majority of people. And that person is the richest African, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Does the name speak volume to your hearing? It certainly does!

From a very humble beginning, this man had a dream no other person knew, saw or understood. He started out in life as an entrepreneur at a tender age. According to him, he got the idea of business while he was in primary school, when he took pleasure in selling sweets for money. Though he was from a wealthy family, a great grandson of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, the richest African at the time of his death in 1955, he charted a path for himself – and a successful one at that.

This richest African controls vital industries such as manufacturing, oil and gas, textile, telecommunication, banking, real estate, etc. Right now, this man has amassed a huge presence in the whole of Africa and is helping to carve a niche for his country Nigeria on the world stage. This is a prime example of someone who is living for something worthwhile.

You and I can do the same – or even more than he is doing. No doubts at all! What makes Alhaji Dangote different from what he was several years back is his purposeful living.

He lives for something worthwhile by helping to provide capital to serve in food production, with the establishment of various companies in the food business: Dangote Flour, Dangote Sugar, etc.

You cannot beat the reach of his desire to satisfy the manufacturing sector with Dangote Cement, and other business interests in textile, real estate, oil and gas, to mention but a few.

Living for something worthwhile could not be anything more than this. It is fitting to say that Dangote has exemplified how proper service to mankind and living for something worthwhile go together.

Now comes the question: what are you living for, or what would you want the world to remember or recognize you for? The answer lies with YOU and YOU alone.

Make your choice today to live for something worthwhile, and if you’ve already settled this a long time ago, then check to see if you’re still on track. Find out if you need to hone your skills to do more. Never rest on your oars.

Cheers!

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