Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. - Zechariah 4:10
Every big venture started from a rough edge. Most multinational corporations started off with one or two broke person(s) who decided to run with a common goal, starting with several real challenges in form of rejection, financial constraints, loan or grant denial, and so on. This is the period when a result oriented person needs diligence and determination. You can't afford to let your dream die before take off.
God is delighted to see man start small, and progressively increase from there. When you become great, only few people know where you started from and all the challenges you faced while growing. They desire your results, not your sacrifice. This is why many people want to start life big, despising the days of little beginnings.
The desperation to start out on a big note make people do nasty or cruel things like robbery, kidnapping, acts of terrorism, fraud, ritual killings, and so on. These kinds of prosperity does not last, because it eventually goes back the same way it has come.
I know of a DJ who is probably just starting his craft. He decided to two good speakers and his turntable with a laptop computer and set up in a filling station compound, playing music all day. He had decided not to be complacent and or complain about the economy while he sits at home. Soon many people will notice him right there and give him jobs to do. Only few of us are seeing him right now but when he becomes much bigger than this, many other people will not know whatvprixe he had to pay for his big status.
Your efforts today may not yield corresponding financial values, but that is the time to build your reputation in locating contacts, and upholding honesty, accountability, and creating an environment of trust around you and your job. Soon, you will expand and your struggles will yield great success.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.- Proverbs 22:29