Tony Elumelu, the chairman of United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc, says he is where he is today because of luck and this has sparked hot reactions online.
In a Twitter thread on Monday, the 59-year-old entrepreneur shared his two cents on the essential ingredients one needs to be successful in life.
According to him “luck is important” but luck cannot take the place of hard work. He wrote that to get lucky, one must put in the work and have passion.
He wrote: “I am where I am today because of luck. Let me be clear: Luck is important, but it is not a substitute for hard work or labour. Luck is a part of the cocktail that you need for success”
He continued: “There are two ingredients for luck -hard work and passion. The more work you put into something and the more passion you apply, the “luckier” you will find yourself. You have to work hard, and be passionate and committed about what you do, to be successful and make your own luck.
“Hard work and passion are within your power and control, and you should apply them to earn your own luck and to help us foster a better and more prosperous world.”
Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR (born 22 March 1963) is a Nigerian economist, and philanthropist. He chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
In 2020, Elumelu was named on Time‘s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Early career. Elumelu worked in the Nigerian Bank Union Bank as a Youth Corp member during his National Youth Service Corps in 1985, before starting his career as a salesman. Elumelu subsequently joined Allstates Trust Bank. in 2005 and United Bank for Africa (UBA) was acquired afterwards.
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