How Kenyan Rose From Lebanon House Help to Mingling With Millionaires

Amy Packham once said, “Your Background shouldn’t define your future”

You don’t need to be born great to become influential in life. The truth is that, your background should not scare you; instead it should stir up fighting spirit in you.

This has been Virginia Njeri’s story as she has worked her way up to securing a brighter future for herself.

Watching golf, you may have noticed assistants who often stand behind gold players, carrying golf bags on their shoulders.

In the sport associated with the wealthy, the golf bag carries are called caddies  – a role that has become attractive to many, including former Lebanon house-help, Virginia Njeri.

Njeri returned to Kenya from Lebanon in 2015 as she sought to better her life after working as a house help.

While still trying to find her foot, Njeri was introduced to the high-end sport by her sister – who also recommended she joins Nairobi’s Muthiga Gold Club.

During an interview with BBC Sports, she detailed that she had to learn the sport to perform her caddy duties effectively.

Besides carrying golf bags, caddies keep gold clubs clean and motivate the golfer during tournaments.

However, despite facing challenges learning her new world, she fell in love with the sport and got rare opportunities to caddy for clients at the club based in Nairobi.

On the other hand, she indicated that the role was lucrative, with the income helping her support her family and pay bills.

“Caddying pays. It has helped me with a lot of things. Financially, I use it to support my family and everything I do,” she revealed.

According to various reports, caddies earn between 5 to 10 per cent of the player’s tournament winnings.

Nonetheless, Njeri indicated that finding a player was one of the huge tasks in the game. She noted that most players were often sceptical of picking new assistants in the field.

“You have to scramble for a living being a new person in a workplace. You don’t know who is playing, who is not playing,” she revealed.

Notably, the 35-year-old has been a caddie for notable players, including England’s Aaron Rai, whose net worth is over Ksh276,600,000.

Key takeaways from this story…..

Virginia Njeri always knew that she wanted bigger things for herself and did not let her house help beginnings limit her. She came back home with new dreams and worked towards achieving them.

Many of the world richest people came from humble backgrounds. But they did not allow their background to hamper their level of progress.

If you can combine determination and independent thinking, alongside with hard work, you will definitely break every barrier of limitations around you and become successful.

Don’t be afraid to dream big dreams no matter the type of background you find yourself. Remember, you have all it takes to surpass records, and become that person you have always wished to be in life.

Never trim your dream to fit in your background. Keep dreaming even when you don’t know how it will come true.

STORY COURTESY OF: KENYANS.CO.KE