The only constant thing
in life is change and changes don’t happen when we never tried them. Things don’t happen when we never cause
them and success doesn’t come when we are not interested. Something must
definitely push a man to do something great that will actually make him great.
It is not that fate doesn’t want us to be
successful, probably, there are one or two things we are just not doing right
or correctly yet. Anyway, I am happy to tell you that you are just a few
meters away from success. Follow this article to the latter, make use of the
recommendations and see how things take a turn around. So what are things you
need to do and not do to change your life in just one year;
#1
Stop complaining; appreciate how lucky you are everyday
‘Life doesn’t favour those that complain and they don’t actually go far
in life’. This is reflected in the article Why I failed and it is the story of a man who complained about
everything; he blamed every other thing except himself and his failure was
magnanimous before he later learned his lessons. The reason why you are still at that position for number of years is
because you see your difficulties and setbacks as victimization and thereby complaint
instead of seeing them as challenges and facing them.
While you are
expected to face the things that limit you, you instead moan like a monkey. ‘It is only a failure that complains about
his tools’. Get up now, leave excuses, don’t complain, rather, face your
life head on. Appreciate your current
level and fix your eyes on the next achievement you want to have.
#2
Stay alone for a while to rediscover yourself
‘Sometimes, we don’t see what we need to see until we see it patiently
with our inner eyes’. At times, we involve other people in our lives. Some people can never live without other
people; they can’t live outside the praises and adoration of others.
Well,
this is time for you to rediscover yourself by staying alone. Your inner
strength is dimming and you need to recharge as soon as possible. Look back and
see the reasons why you are still where you are today, see the things you did
wrong, identify your strength and have a reason why you want to achieve.
#3
Stay away from negative people
What
else can negative people offer you than draining your energy.
They sap the good things in you and make sure they cover you from seeing
reasons to get things done. Do your best
to avoid people that always give you a reason why you should never have a
start-up; run from people that always tell you why you are not better than them
and why you can never reach their level.
Even if you have the strength to
be a success in life, they will make sure they drain you of it and make you
become like them. Anyone who doesn’t
support your dream, ask you your achievements, your level of attaining your
goals, encouraging and motivating you or contributing to your journey of life
positively is not worthy to be your friend or near you. Avoid people of
such character. You can check the article
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#4
Control your involvement in social media
Yes, control your
contributions to social media in the best way you can. Hope you know that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp will still be there in years to come.
People will keep uploading pictures; people will keep seeking validations from
people online and some will definitely die in their stupidity of social media.
No one says social media isn’t good, but even good things should be regulated.
Sugar is good and sweet, but too much of it causes diabetes and death. Nothing should be too much, moderacy is key.
You should get a reason why people
should follow you on these social media platforms instead of you running after
self-acclaimed celebrities full of fake life. Go and achieve and let people
start to search for you on social media.
#5
Learn a skill and master it
‘A man without a skill is a man without life’. You must be known for
something or identified with something. We all know Carl Brashear as a skilled diver, Steve Jobs for Apple designs, BillGates for Microsoft development, Messi and Ronaldo as skillful footballers,
so what exactly can we use to identify you. What can you do better than others,
what can you actually be remembered for when you are gone.
Anyway, it is better
late than never. Look around you; where
does your strength lie, aside being a very good academic student, pick up one
thing the palms of your hands can be very versatile in; carpentry, software
development, coding, writing poems or drama, playing ball, athletics and so on.
Make sure you have one particular thing, skill which you can learn, master and
can do better than any other person.
When you have learnt, it is time to
practice it so you can master it. You must know the skill such that when you
are sleeping, it is still in your head and you can give result. This differentiates
you from common men and takes you to places. Therefore, get something doing
today; something your strength can carry and you are very interested, by then
success will smile at you.
#6
Focus on your goals and never look back
According to Cyril Magnin, ‘Never look
at the doors closing behind you or you'll miss the ones opening ahead.’ The
past is in the past, stop living in it and start living in the present. Yes,
they have offended you, but forgive and move on. The best revenge is success. You will continue to feel sad on how
they broke your heart when you have not tasted success.
‘People that look back actually become pillars that are too heavy to
continue the journey’. Let the people that have offended leave and never to
come back, you should go and achieve, go and succeed; they will be the ones to
say sorry. Your goals are more important than them. Your eyes should be fixed
on how to achieve your goals; you should be more concerned on how you want a
turn-around in your life. Strive hard
for your goals, and let your results speak for you. If you want to learn
more on this point, you can read 5things to increase your confidence.
#7
Hunger every day for your future
According to Joseph Ephraim Casely-Hayford, ‘Reform never comes to a class or a people unless and until those
concerned have worked out their own salvation’. Don’t think too far, the
simple old and bitter truth is that ‘You
can never hit what you never aimed for’. What you never fought for can
never be your own. Something must be
burning in you called passion if you want to make anything out of life.
Something must always pinch you and remind you of all the things you wish to
achieve. Never be comfortable where you
are, else, you will never move forward.
Always see a reason why the future
is better than now. Always fight hard every day for what you want. Things don’t
become your own while looking at them. They become yours when you reach out to
them. You don’t know the value of things you never fought for, and that is why
you have to sweat to get things to your side. When you stepped on nails to get them, people will have to step on
nails to get it from you. Let your passion for success burn so much in you
such that you can’t sleep because of your dreams. Before you know it, success
is all around you bowing to you.
#8
Learn from every mistake you make
Finally, something must
make you distinctive from others, and that is your wisdom and wisdom comes from
experience. ‘There are three ways by
which we learn, first by reflection which is the noblest, second by imitation
which is the easiest and lastly by experience which is the bitterest’. If
nothing in your past changes anything about you, I mean, you are just exactly
the person you were yesterday, I mean the mistake that brought you to this
shameful position never had any impact on you or you never learnt anything from
it, then you are not cut for success. You are just like the snake meant to pass
on the rock without any impact.
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If
you want to go and grow in life, then you have to learn from your past.
You have to identify the reasons why you are in that particular position today.
Learning from your pasts, experiences is
what gives you the wisdom to make little or no mistakes in your subsequent
journey of life. When you don’t learn from your past, then you are bound to
make more similar mistakes which will actually portray you as an unserious
person.
Therefore, do whatever you can to grow the wisdom that will help
you live without hassle. Look at your pasts, identify your mistakes, the things
you did wrong, learn the lessons, pick up yourself and continue the journey. In
no distant time, you will become the man, the woman you have always wanted to
be.
See also:
‘One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor in
complaining about the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the very
essence of life’ - Anatole France
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one thing or the other again. Reading it is not as important as doing it. We
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