{"id":246166,"date":"2024-11-05T17:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/i-lost-a-million-dollars\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:16:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:16:51","slug":"i-lost-a-million-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/i-lost-a-million-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I lost a million dollars&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/470\/47005626.295.jpg\" alt=\"Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaire\" title=\"Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaire\" width=\"295\" height=\"188\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has disclosed one of his philosophies that have shaped his success.<\/p>\n<p>He only revealed that one of the worst days of his life was when he lost one billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>He made this known in an interview with broadcast journalist, Peace Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Femi Otedola stated: &#8220;I have worst days. When I lost a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I set about my journey in business, I had two things in mind then. The first one was, where there was a will, you could get whatever you wanted to get.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just have the killer instinct. The second thing, I said to myself, I don&#8217;t want to have friends and enemies. I was going to have only competitors. 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