Written by
Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Contacts are
intangible assets that become tangible assets when they are translated into
economic relationships through economic partnerships and collaborations. You
can therefore monetize your contacts by creatively translating them into
economic partnerships and collaborations. Your contacts include people,
institutions and nations that you come in contact with, interact with on a
daily basis. Over time you will come up with a huge contact list that you may
actually not know how to manage to profit. In the days when business cards held
sway, you probably pilled them up in a big office basket if you are an
organized person; you arranged them either by names or institutions. Whichever
you did, the ideal is to segment your contact base into institutions, sector by
sector. Thereafter, you can have an alphabetical categorization of names for
ease of calling up your contacts. This is to say that you will need a contact
management system at some point.
Pharaoh’s butler
was an economic relationship to Joseph despite the fact that they met in
prison. This is because the butler was to an extent pivotal to Joseph’s release
from prison. The butler was the one who mentioned or recommend Joseph to
Pharaoh and when Joseph was brought before Pharaoh, multiple transformations
occurred. Joseph became a free man granted royal pardon. Quite significant is
also the fact that he received astronomical promotions; from being a prisoner
to a free man, a citizen of Egypt as well as second in command to Pharaoh.
Amazing because Joseph was not an Egyptian but he was next in command to
Pharaoh. In addition, Joseph had never worked in the palace before and had no
connections to Pharaoh. Yet, in just one day, in point of fact, less than a day
of meeting Pharaoh through the butler, Joseph became second in command to
Pharaoh. This was because God gave Joseph divine contacts and fortunately,
Joseph realized this and took advantage of the divine linkage. He assisted the
butler and asked the butler to remember him. The butler became Joseph’s connection
to Pharaoh. He was a divinely arranged contact.
It is significant to note that the
circumstances under which Joseph became acquainted with the butler were not
exactly pleasant. Joseph was serving an unjust prison sentence that was not
defined. So there was no possible exit date from prison yet Joseph was not
bitter. Therefore, when the opportunity presented itself for Joseph to be of
service to the butler; he did so with joy. That singular action done without
any monetary or material compensation opened the doors into Pharaoh’s court as
well as final exit from prison.
Ruth was the
widowed daughter in-law of Naomi. A Moabitess, Ruth could have stayed on in
Moab when Naomi chose to return home to Israel after the demise of her husband
and two sons. An aged and widowed Naomi who was also bereaved of her two sons
had nothing to offer Ruth as it appeared superficially. But Ruth chose to go
with Naomi to Israel. To make matters worse, they arrived in Israel at harvest
time. Naomi had no farm and even if she had any, they had not planted anything
and therefore could not harvest anything.
Did Ruth regret her decision? Not for a single moment as she quickly
learnt the ropes of survival. She went gleaning and God Who is always faithful
ordered her steps to the farm of Boaz, a close relative of Naomi by marriage.
Boaz showed unusual kindness to Ruth when he was informed that she was Naomi’s
daughter in-law.
As Ruth daily
cared for Naomi, Naomi took a decision to reward the young woman’s kindness.
Naomi then showed Ruth the secret of remarriage within the family and told her
what to do to become the wife of Boaz. Ruth obeyed and became the wife of Boaz,
a very wealthy man in Israel. From gleaning in the fields of Boaz, Ruth became
part owner of the fields with her husband, the wife of Boaz and mother of Obed
as well as an ancestor of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Similarly, the
circumstances under which Ruth followed Naomi back to Judah were not exactly
pleasant. Ruth was widowed without children and as it appeared Naomi had
nothing to offer her. Yet Ruth showed compassion and love for Naomi. Ruth
received more than double compensation for her actions and love. Please read
the entire book of Ruth for greater insight.
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