To 2026🥂

You see, I usually laugh to myself when I hear people talk about new year resolutions. It sounds somewhat unserious to me and I’d like us to understand something… so long as nothing extraordinary or supernatural happens to mark a new year, then it’s just another new day we celebrate based on our calculations (the calendar) and if indeed you really need to act upon a new resolution, you really don’t have to wait till “a new year”.

But in as much as not everyone would agree with this, I’d like to put you through on how to go about your new year resolution(s):

First, IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BIG: when most people are setting their new year resolutions, they often tend to ignore small goals and aim for way bigger ones, unknowing to them that small wins lead to even bigger ones. When you choose to overlook the small goals, which in some cases, may be stepping stones to achieve your bigger goals, you tend to not achieve the goals you set which would leave you wondering how and why. That is why and how.

BE REALISTIC: a lot of people, young ones especially, would rather be delusional than be realistic. Walk up to 5 young people and ask them their goal(s) for the new year is/are and watch them state extravagant things (when I sat extravagant, I mean unrealistic stuffs). 

You could find a “studentpreneur” and he/she would tell you the aim is to make over 1,000 sales in a month

Or maybe a young adult telling you his/her aim is to buy a car because “car na achievement”.

They refuse to see that life is like a ladder; you miss too many steps and you find yourself back on the ground. I would also like to spell it out to you that no one you see at the top got there with just one or two years of grinding, so please be realistic and save yourself the pressure

BE CONSISTENT: nothing, except grace, beats consistency and of course it’s very normal to feel tired especially when things are moving slow and south, but like the saying goes: “Pause if you must but don’t stop”

ALWAYS CELEBRATE YOUR SMALL WINS: this is why it is very important to start your goals with small and realistic ones. One of the mistakes I made last year was ignoring the little wins and kept on looking for the bigger wins that weren’t meant for me yet. It did break me down and when I thought through it, I figured I deserved my flowers for the little wins I had gotten.

P.S: It may not always be rosy, things may not always go your way but one thing to have at the back of your mind is that “With God, and of course, the right timing, things would definitely fall in place for you”

Have a good year ahead of you.🎀