What is the key to career success and steady growth?

Patience is essential. Career growth doesn’t happen overnight. Here’s what you need to know

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Pauline Ronoh
February 28, 2025

👋Welcome to Green Jobs Rising. Instant gratification is now part of our lives, but can we gratify every one of our desires instantly? Today we break down advice from a hiring expert that will benefit the young professionals today. Also, check out available jobs and courses for you and apply!🙂🙂

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Patience pays off

Our great-grandparents told stories of hunting and preserving food by salting, smoking, and drying - skills that required patience and practice. Today, life feels much faster. We can order a meal with a click, warm it in seconds, and let machines handle our chores.

But some things in life take time. You can’t rush growth, and success isn’t instant. Becoming a CEO, a manager, or reaching your dreams is a journey - one step at a time. Here is hiring expert Patricia Kamau, an HR professional at Raino - an innovative Nairobi-based startup transforming the supply chain industry with its smart distribution platform,

“Everyone’s path is different. Be ready to learn. Just because it works out for someone at 19 doesn’t mean it will work out for you at 19. Baby steps will get you there.”

She is right. Every skill you build, every lesson you learn adds up. Progress may feel slow, but steady steps will take you far. As the Swahili saying goes,

Haraka haraka haina baraka, polepole ndiyo mwendo - hurry, hurry has no blessings; slow and steady is the way.

So embrace the journey, trust the process, and when opportunities come your way - go for them! The best things in life take time, and every step forward brings you closer to your dreams.

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Little by little, the bird builds its nest

(Congolese proverb)