At 12 - saved my first 10knaira. At 14 - I promised to be rich. At 15 - worked at a jotter factory. At 16 - failed jamb. At 17 - was a phone repairer. At 18 - began high ticket closing and made my first million. Now at 21?. • Coached over 12k students.• Closed over $300k sales

And you won’t just pay in cash, you’ll pay in tears. Yes, tears that make you cry like this 😭. Wisdom says:. Don’t build structure on church people. Don’t build structure on tribe. Build structure on competence. #victorymarkson.

And yet, the person is not competent. It will scatter. I’ve discovered that in a bid to build structure, many people employ friends instead of employing competence. And when you employ friends without competence, you will pay the price.

Structure does not mean they have to be your tribe. Because if it’s tribal structures you’re building, I promise you it will break. There’s also what I call church people structure. “She’s attending my church…”. “He’s attending your church…”

That’s why you’ll get there faster. #victorymarkson.

You start applying for conferences, fellowships, and opportunities. You’re not there yet, but you’re already moving. That’s positioning. While others are saying “One day it will be better”. You’re already at the right place, doing the right thing, at the right time.

You dream of going to the U.S.?. First, you go to the immigration office and get a passport. It costs you money, yes but that’s your first step. Then, you post it online: “I just got my passport.”. You don’t stop there.

Why is positioning everything?. Positioning is exactly what brings you to profit. It’s what makes the difference between struggling and winning. Positioning means doing the right thing, in the right place, at the right time. Let’s make it real…. You want to travel abroad?

And sometimes, if you’re desperate to push something out, maybe just maybe there’s something wrong with it. So next time you give a discount, ask yourself is this a strategy, or is this a cry for sales?. #victorymarkson.

When discounts become your daily strategy, they no longer scream “value”, they scream “desperation.” . You are desperate to sell, so you slash the price. You’re desperate to push it out, so you cut it down.

Because if people are buying at ₦30,000, ₦50,000, or even ₦100,000, you have no need to give a discount. Discount is not a bad idea but how often do you give it? . Some people give discounts every single day. That tells us something: you’re not selling at the price you set.

A program was selling for ₦30,000 or ₦50,000 and all of a sudden, the same person is giving a 50% discount. That’s saying something they’re not saying out loud, it looks like people are not buying it at that price.

Discounts often signal desperation, not value. When you are given a discount, it’s telling something about you. It’s telling that you are afraid of selling it at the price you claim it’s worth.

Build them. That’s how real business works. #victorymarkson.

You connect. You build trust. But when you buy contacts from another person, they’re like. “I don’t know you before, blocked.". “I don’t know you before, blocked.”. “I don’t know you before, blocked.”. You’re wasting time, energy, and your name. So don’t buy customers.

How many of you buy contacts?. Contact gain?. How many of them did you actually sell to?. Let me tell you something you don’t buy customers, you build them. There’s something we call organic customers. You take your time. You exchange value. You advertise. You attract.

I’ve said it before, you cannot attract what you’re afraid to ask for. Most of your opportunities will never come to you. You have to go for them. Go get your money. Go claim your space. Go send that email. #victorymarkson.

You're claiming, “Oh, do you know I'm an influencer?”. Hello, please go and tell that to the bread seller and see if she won’t arrest you. Influencer cannot buy bread. It is MONEY that buys bread. When a client is holding your money, learn to GO FOR IT.

Send that email, Send that DM, Knock on that Door. Why are you exactly afraid of sending emails? I want to know, like, why are you afraid?. You’ll eventually discover that you're afraid for NOTHING. Somebody is holding your money, but you’re scared to follow up.

Premium buyers are not looking to be convinced, they’re looking for clarity. Stop hiding your price like it’s a secret recipe. It’s not strategy, it’s fear. And fear doesn’t scale. #victorymarkson.

So instead of attracting ideal buyers, you’re begging random browsers in your DM:. "Okay, how much do you have?". “Let me know your budget.”. You’re not running a negotiation booth. You’re running a business. Put your price. Own your value. Attract your people.