How discipline and hard work from selling plastic wares for 17 years has benefited this trader

Life is full of choices and decisions, and it's all about how a person handles them, especially when they are fortunate enough to have a job.

While some people feel they don't benefit from their work, others use the same opportunities to achieve significant milestones, like securing homes for their families.

In this episode of Everyday People on GhanaWeb TV, we meet Isaac, a plastic wares seller who has managed to buy half a plot of land and build three separate chamber and hall rooms for his family through his business.

Isaac shared with GhanaWeb's Victoria Kyei Baffour that he left school in the second year to take on various menial jobs, including selling second-hand clothing.

While juggling school and work, he said a businessman introduced him to selling plastic wares, which he believes changed his life.

"I wanted to be a soldier, but I couldn't because I didn't attend school much. I quit in form two and started this business. Initially, I sold 'foose' (second-hand clothing) until someone from Kumasi introduced me to selling plastic wares. He brought some goods and told me there was money in it, so I started helping him sell. We began hawking plastic wares and sometimes travelled to Tamale to sell. Eventually, I saved enough money and returned to Accra to sell full-time.

"I was a bit stubborn, so I stopped going to school, especially when I realised there was money in this business," he said.

After more than 17 years in the plastic wares business, Isaac proudly says he has achieved a lot for himself and his family.

According to Isaac, his business has enabled him to build on a plot of land purchased by his father.

Additionally, through the same plastic wares business, he has single-handedly bought half a plot of land at Nsawam, located in the Eastern Region.

"I have built three chamber and a hall house on a land purchased by my father, and I have bought a plot of land in Nsawam," Isaac told the reporter.

Despite his success, Isaac, who once aspired to be a soldier but couldn't due to his absence from school, still harbours some regret over not fulfilling that dream.

He said, "I really do regret not furthering my education. What I want to be in life, I cannot be. The business is good, although it can sometimes go down and then rise again. At least, maybe a government job or something else would have been better."

Watch Isaac's full interview with Victoria Kyei Baffour below:





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