STEADY GRINDING

Before I officially begin the write ups for the year, I want you to do a very brief and quick reflection (maybe after reading this piece). I need you to ask yourself these questions and provide the answers.

• Have I put the slightest effort in working towards my goals for the next 3 months?
• Has the year started on a good note for me?
• With the way things are going, can I achieve up to half of my goals for the next 3 months? 

After providing these answers, I want you to understand that chances are high things might not go your way all the time, maybe most times. And even if they do, surely, there would be bad days. 

There would be days when you lack even the slightest motivation to work towards your goal(a), days when your schedule doesn’t go as planned, and especially in this part of the world where anything and everything could go wrong all at once and you see yourself fall back from a 100, a 20, a 10 and boom! back to zero. Mind you, this could befall anyone… a student, a business owner, a teacher/lecturer, a well-to-do friend or even you. 

What do you do on days like this?

• First, you take a break. Take a pause to understand and fathom what it is that went wrong, that step you missed, that mistake you made, and sometimes, it could just be the universe that could be against you and that’s what takes us to the next step 
• Pick up your pieces: Rather than crying over split milk, you bring yourself together and try something new.

When I say something new, I mean trying other ways, other options to get to your goal(s).

• When you’ve brought yourself together, next thing to do is to draw out your plan one or two more times (don’t forget to always have a plan B), mark out at what point(s) did you make your mistakes or fall out and work as smart as possible to not fall into the trap over again.
• After all set and done, it’s very necessary and important to know not to give up. As stated earlier in this piece, things may not go out own way most times and definitely, you’re bound to feel frustrated, heavy, overwhelmed and all of that but you should have one thing at the back of your mind: PAUSE IF YOU MUST BUT DONT STOP.

After all of this, I hope you can see you don’t have to wait for a new year to continue working on your goals. Take every new day as a new year and work diligently and consistently towards your goal(s), and you know why? The sky is big enough for everyone so don’t you ever think of limiting yourself.