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This is the question most youths
asks themselves these days. Life hasn’t gone as they planned. When you were
young you had targeted achievements for different age clocks. E.g. some will
say I’ll
gain admission by 17years, graduate by 21years, get married by 24,
retire by . . . and on and on and on.
Well, to tell you the fact, I also had such life .mapped out.
But we fail to realize that life doesn’t always give us what we want. I’m not
saying you won’t get what you want but there are some elements that propel your
dream to become a reality. Most folks didn’t even study the courses they would
have loved to study in college. The challenge of most youths now- a-days is unemployment.
Most times we blame our
environment. For example, we blame our parents, government, friends, Lack of opportunity, color of
skin, etc. we even blame GOD!
But have you taken time to look
at yourself in the mirror? And ask yourself. What am I doing wrong? Don’t just ask yourself the question. Start
proving answers to them.
There are few corrections you
could make today.
- Be Honest with yourself
You can be a
very good lair but it is more dangerous lying to yourself. We blame so many environmental
elements that we forget the true subject.YOU.
Be honest with yourself in defining who you really are. If you can’t do that,
it will be difficult to progress. And I am not saying you shouldn’t have faith. In fact having faith is good but there are
things to be done. Even the BIBLE says: “faith
without works is dead.”
- Selling yourself
The world
richest people are not inventors; they are the people who sell the inventions. “You are the world’s greatest
invention. Sell yourself”.
The number one Skill of any productive individual is to be able to him/herself.
Selling yourself not in literal terms, but making yourself a magnet. Make
yourself a likable person. Did I hear you say people’s opinion
doesn’t matter? Well it does. If you want to be an island, be my guest. But you
need you need people to survive. Except you want to manufacture you own
clothes, or you want to build your own house yourself. Whether you are an
introvert or an extrovert, you have to
relate with people. Relating with people is what we all do. But relating with
people in a socially acceptable manner is a different story entirely. This is a
relative term, as there are different socially accepted ways of relating in
different environments. There are also
different individual views of social ways of relating within an environment. Sell yourself. Make people like you. Let them always
enjoy talking with you. Apply this and doors of opportunities will open to you.
- Opportunities
There two sides to this. Sighting them and utilizing
them. We blame so much on lack of opportunity. But there are opportunities everywhere.
Opportunities are not equal and they don’t have the same time range. We
overlook some basic opportunities that can actually pay dividends in our
future. We tend to focus on the BIG PICTURE. And
forget about the little details. Opportunities like: Getting acquainted with
new faces, making friends, helping someone in need, diligence in serving
others, acquiring and developing new skills. There so many opportunities around us. These are the little drops
that make the ocean of our future.
- Plan and Evaluate
Life is not a
game of dice, so don’t play it. Relying on luck
will only make you a life gambler. To be honest, most people actually plan, but
how many put their plans on paper. If you don’t put your plans on paper, then it’s
just a mere thought. Put it in your computer, on
a sticky note, on your board. Read your plans every day, before you go out in
the morning, before you lay on your bed at night.
Make a picture of it and paste it on your wall.
This is not just a game. It has proven to yield results. Establish time
frames for your plans and evaluate them correctly. Be sincere in your
evaluation. Remember be honest with
yourself.
Coming soon: Why am I so Unlucky (Part II)
Hope this Article was helpful.
Feel free to criticize, comment, or add suggestions to this article.
If you used these tips and got positive
results, I’ll be happy to hear from you.
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