Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has urged students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to embrace risk-taking and financial discipline as key drivers of entrepreneurial success.
Delivering the keynote address at the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy Network (TESCON) event themed “Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey and Social Networking” at the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Auditorium, Kennedy Agyapong shared practical insights drawn from his own journey as a business magnate.
The former MP referencing the example of a successful figure, emphasized the importance of having a clear vision for the future and encouraged the students to set long-term goals and work diligently to achieve them.
“If you want to be like Honourable Alfred Obeng, begin to have a vision, a vision to look into the future and say to yourself, ‘this is what I want to be in the next five to ten years’,” he said.
Using his own failures as an example, he cautioned that life is not easy and dismissed the notion of effortless success.
“Anyone who tells you that life is going to be easy is not telling you the truth,” he said.
The former MP stressed the value of financial prudence, urging students to prioritize saving over spending on material possessions.
“Postpone spending on material things today and save for tomorrow,” he advised.
He also warned against the temptation to emulate peers with lavish lifestyles.
“When you see a colleague wearing beautiful clothes, do not be fascinated by the beautiful clothes and force yourself to use your leather of last resort, money that has been given to you to also buy nice clothing. Be yourself and save the little money you have,” he noted.
He explained that consistent saving could accumulate into capital for future investments.
Agyapong highlighted the importance of risk-taking in achieving success stating, “When you have this capital, then I borrow my daughter’s words, risk, begin to take risks. The future belongs to risk takers and not security seekers,” he declared.
