It's been quite long since I came here. It's over Four(4) Months. My absence is "deliberately-not deliberate" (I will explain).
Earlier this year, I decided to slow down on blogging and focus more on academics because blogging takes much of my time.
I take education as top priority. I believe anything that demands much of my time and
You will still agree with me that what is worth doing is worth doing well. I can't spend Four years in college and not have anything to show for.
Glory to God, I am gradually approaching my aim(Top secret). This is why I have been off the blog for a while plus some other unforeseen circumstances.
I really miss you guys. After series of calls,critique and encouragement, I finally decided to come back (after fighting writers block for weeks).
During this short blogging recess, I would say I "re-learnt" a few lessons. I said "re-learnt" because they were not new to me but circumstances made me reflect over them again.
They are reinforced lessons. One of the theories of learning focuses on reinforcement. It could be negative or positive reinforcement. It has to do with consistently re-introducing a set stimulus until you master the response (in the long term memory).
Most times you forget what you read because there was no reinforcement.
Ok. Enough of the lecture.
Lesson 1: If you always wait until you have enough time&resources to start up an idea, you will never get it.
I don't know about you but it's good to start with what you have. If You can diligently kick start that project, idea, etc. It will grow to fetch you what you need. All you need to do is make adequate plans.Perhaps if Mark Zuckerburg waited till he had a million dollars to start his company, the Facebook we know of today might not exist yet.
If you complain often that there is no time, you will never have the time. If you can't manage 24hrs=1day, you can't manage 48hrs=1day.
Those times we spend on "unnecessary" chats, sleep etc can be used for something more productive.
Friends, it just for you to take that bold step.
I started blogging with Nokia C1. It was terrific. I would type 2,500 words blog post. I used UC browser. It renders blogger.com well. I would manually insert the HTML tags. It paid off in a long run.
Start something Mon-amis! :)
*Check one of my first posts on this blog. Over 9000 page views: Your thoughts, your beliefs, your reality.*
Lesson 2: No matter what you do or who you are, you will always have haters.
I don't have much to say on this. It's just the truth. A song writer said "If nobody talks about you, then you are nobody."I actually listen to all criticisms but never accept all. The ones that are helpful, I pick and discard the rest.
Lesson 3: You can always learn to multitask.
With proper time management and a focused mind, you can be engaged in more than one activity.I thought I wouldn't be able to manage my blog, Studies and other extra curricular activities I'm engaged in.
It turned out to be lies in my head.
Though everyone might have a limit to which they can multitask. It all requires disciplining plus the right combination of activities.
Lesson 4: Value Relationship.
It's the greatest resource and asset. Those seemly small people around you are what you need to achieve whatever you want.All you need to do is discover the treasure in anyone that crosses your path and harness it to your advantage(not on the negative though).
Lesson 5: Always update yourself.
If you are not informed, you are deformed. The world is changing everyday and if don't update yourself, you will lose relevance.Don't just sit there and be a local champion. Make things happen.
Most times, what makes one person stand out among peers is simply information.
If you search, there are information around you that will make you a relevant person in your generation.
Bonus lesson: Ask question and share your problems. It will do you a lot of good.
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