In my recent article published some days ago, I spoke about the opportunities for creating multiple source of income inorder to tackle the financial struggle in Nigeria caused by the poor state of our economy. But be extremely mindful, or rather this should serve as a disclaimer, reading this article only cannot serve as a means of income, unless you are an active Hive member that engages on posts for the beauty of the community, but adhering to my suggestions or thoughts can lead to a brain-storming idea, which can bring about a better chance at financial freedom. This is because of the blunt truth that no one can rely on their country's economy only for financial freedom. Take for example, my country Nigeria where inflation is the order of the day and thankfully I came across a well detailed article about hyper-inflation by 
GAIN TECH SKILLS
As of today we stay in a society filled with various skills and professions but not all offers high payment. It's even sad to discover most individual tend to study courses that offers them zero happiness and no joy. Only few are bold enough to go for what they want at the expense of negative energy and no support. Thankfully, we are now live in the 21st century were digitalization is the new ZEUS of the day. Every single thing in our environment is becoming digitalized even our surroundings. Today, we have the opportunity socialize and stay connected with our family and friends through the use of social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and many more. We can even order food from the comfort of our homes through the use of our phones and expect it to be delivered within minutes, even do a lot of online shopping without being physically present at a shopping mall or supermarket. More so, gone are the days when we had to rely on the physical stress of going to the bank before we can make tranfers or payment into other bank accounts. All we have to do now is just pick our phone and make the transfer using the bank app.
So, I can say with the advent of digitalization, it is best advice to take up a skill in the digital hub. The ability and knowledge of knowing how technological gadjets works is currently a high paying skill with high demand. This skill is what we refer to as TECH SKILLS in this modern society and the field is filled with various career options. The enormous career opportunities buried in this field gives a valid reason why it offers better pay. We have;
Front-End Web Designing: This field simply requires you to learn the major programming languages which are very simple to understand, namely: HTML, CSS and JAVASCRIPT. These programming languages gives you the ability to design a well graphical representation of a website. Therefore meaning you can design a website for any purpose of your choice. In addition, almost all business requires a website for advert of the goods and service they tend to offer. But the most intriguing thing about acquiring this skill is the fact that it offers you the opportunity to do a lot of freelance jobs and connect with amazing people who happen to your clients.
Backend Development: This is another field in the tech space which requires you to learn other computer language aside from HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT. You basically need to acquire skills in languages that helps in data acquisitions and management like Node.js, Vue.js, React.js, Angular, python for machine learning and any other language of your choice. It is also pivotal to bear in mind the learn any programming language in the tech space should be on your determination, interest and what exactly you would like to do with such skill.
UI/UX Designing: I simply look at this skill as the ability to design the blueprint of how a web or mobile app will look like before it is developed. This skill requires you to have a basic understanding of graphics, colour combination and creativity because you will be bestowed with the job of designing User Interface. User Interface or Design simply refers to how an app or app should be built in order to make it easy for the user to operate through it without stress. This skill does not require any programming or coding knowledge.
Digital Marketing: This is another tech skill that is simple to learn in the space of three months. It another skill that does not require coding or programming. All you need is an active brain inorder to understand the theatrics behind promoting brands and products through the use of the internet and social media.
It is no longer a news that we have been built with the ideology that if knowlegde is expensive, try ignorance, but this is not entirely true. Most times, we try ignorance because we have no interest in the knowledge we are acquiring or not aware of the financial benefit of acquiring certain skills. Another factor that makes it easy to acquire tech skills is the fact that learning has been designed to operate remotely, meaning you can learn from anywhere you are in the globe. Coupled with academies like FreeCodeCamp and Google that have made it free to acquire tech skills.
INVEST IN THE CRYPTO SPACE
From getting a free 400UNI airdrop to witnessing how shit coins thrives, I learnt alot in my early stages. It is quite pertinent to note that investing in crypto space is not only limited to buying and holding coins, which can also be a good option for multiple source of income. Just like the tech space, crypto is another space filled with diverse financial opportunities that requires you to have certain skills. Have you ever thought about who are the individuals behind a particular crypto project. Well if you have, then you will know that there are several individuals with different job task behind any project. There are developers that build the contracts, influencers that market the token to the potential investors, the initiator that came with the idea for the coin, the web developer that designs the site for the coin and even the digital markerter that handles the social media platform for the project. This only shows various opportunities in the crypto space that offers high pay for your services, aside from buying and trading cryptocurrencies.
In Conclusion
Being a chess player for more than 10 years, I have come to the realization that the mandatory skills required to achieve anything is CREATIVITY and CONSISTENCY. These two Cs gives one the ability to use their brain power to brainstorm and come up with solutions to problems, which can be referred to as CREATIVITY the first C and the second C, which stands for CONSISITENCY is best described as the ability to push on even when it gets tough.
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