You could easily tell that hardwork and perseverance go hand in hand with patience. We often hear people say patience is worth it, yet we don't practice it. I did and look how well it worked out for me.

When you have made it in life, you must give back to those who made you.

To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it. One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing was my brand “Dangote,” which I diligently built in the course of my trading commodities.

I need a visa in almost 38 countries, which means an American has more access into Africa than myself.

Passion is what drives me forward. Passion is what makes me go to bed at 2am and wake up at 6am.

Manufacture, don't just trade. There is money in manufacturing even though it is capital intensive. To achieve a big breakthrough, I had to start manufacturing the same product I was trading on; which is commodities.

In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.