I have been talking to several guys who have made it to high levels of success. One astonishing thing is that all of them,started by something not very straight to be where they are. Capture this: 1. I was an Uchumi stores keeper. I opened a shop in eastlands. I never bought the first stock and a couple of replenishments. I channeled some from uchumi and got myself started. Says one tycoon who is a multimillionare in real estate. 2. I was employed in a property management firm as a Field manager. I used to collect rent but not to receipt it. I ferried goods from China and Dubai and got myself started. Says one tycoon who is a multimillionare (in his early thirties)now in car hire biz and several exhibitions for rental. 3. I started as a housegirl. My boss used to leave me with more cash for shopping. I never used to buy foodstuff in time but rather go to Garissa (eastleigh) buy clothes for sale then buy foodstuff later. That got me started. Says one single mother of two with green grocer shops in many parts of nairobi. Drives an Audi 4. I entered into a deal with the principal of that school. I could then be able to supply stationery to the school at exorbitant prices and share the proceeds with him. I got myself started. Says one importer tycoon with several businesses in town 5. I worked with EQBL as a recoveries officer. I went to recover a property from a defaulter and got into a deal where I scooped a clean half an M with no sweat. I got myself started. Says one general merchant and cocacola distributor in several places in NBI. and the list is endless.. I really try to work very hard,save,invest but I never find myself moving up as I would wish. My question is this,must you do dark deal somewhere to place yourself on top. Fellow Skerians,how did you start? Offer encouragements to the straight guys. It doesn't hurt to know more than you have

Samsa Depends entirely on you.You may follow a shortcut and get rich quick(ignoring the millions you impoverise/maim/kill etc along the way).You can also take the longer way of hard work,perseverance and get rich.I am not there yet,but I know one day I will.I re-quote proverbs 30.8 for you!! The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.Proverbs 11.3

I have been told of this professor who had a theory of opposites which has stuff like: The brightest light will cast the darkest shadows What goes up must come down One man's meat is another man's poison The more things change the more they stay the same One man's loss is another man's gain et cetera,et cetera I do not believe in having to bend the law or play dirty to get rich. You don't even have to get rich,since whenever you get rich,by that law,you make someone else poor,no matter how hard you try not to. That is why all the rich are advised to invest in charity,and Bill Gates is one of the most charitable philanthropic of this world. Being rich has more challenges than it seems Matthew 19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples,'I tell you the truth,it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. When we pray in praise to God,he makes a difference in our lives.

@akowally - If I understood you correctly,are you saying that one should not get rich because you make someone else poor in the process? Because if you are....

@ adept No,we can get rich like we all are aspiring to and some of us are. What I am saying is we should not get rich using dubious means and for the rich,it is always good to give back to the poor. When we pray in praise to God,he makes a difference in our lives.