Every day we come across a lot of people, mostly
young individuals with vision for a brighter tomorrow.
But when you sit with them and ask the deeper
questions as to why they make some decisions, they
seem to have no clue to what they have done.
Analyzing the situation, I came across some blunder
that they have committed on the long run, amongst
them are five listed below:
1. THINKING INSIDE THE BOX
As a statement it sounds very okay, but its contextual
meaning in the educational terrain, seems bizarre.
Most students today do not actually know what is
happening around them, as all they seem concerned
about is classes, reading textbooks and materials
given to them by their respective lecturers… so in the
long run, they get good grades and they are promoted
to the next level. Does it actually end there?
Many have forgotten that school is just an eye opener
to what the real world offers. That is why today we
have graduates with 1st class and 2nd class with no
specific skill and they complain of not been employed,
when they cannot even open MSWORD with a mouse
or even shutdown a computer. They would go ahead
to blame the witches of their mother’s and father’s
land for every misfortune when in the real sense they
cannot even hold down a steady conversation on
topics like sports, politics, music, books… think outside
the box and see what the real world has got to offer.
“School will only sharpen you but your skills
will decorate you”
2. LEARNING TO WRITE A Curriculum Vitae
MENTALITY
Knowing the entails of writing a very good CV is not a
bad idea in its own sense. But have you asked yourself
what life will be like without writing a CV? Or is it a bad
idea to have people submitting to you as against you
submitting yours and putting your fate and destiny in
another person hands, when sometimes they would
not even look through it, is that not touching?.
I believe writing a CV in the long run will condition your
mind that you have to be employed by a person which
is not a bad idea in its self, but the truth is you will
never get a better shot at life. But not putting all your
effort into writing a CV, will open a window of
opportunity because then your thinking is not caged
and thus, while you think of a person employing you,
you can also think of creating employment and
employing others, a win-win situation right?.
But come to think of it, the wealthiest and influential
people in the world today never sat down to write a CV
(In doubt? Google is your friend). So friend, instead
use that paper as a drawing board and sketch the
structure of a perfect business plan with the little you
have and see your little efforts become positively viral.
“Do not waste time thinking on how to write
a killer and enticing CV, instead use that
time in thinking how you can make your life
better even with your little resources.”
3. SELF PITY AND REGRETS
The duos are perfect dream assassins. Do not ever
plunge into their arms. For nothing should you regret
where you find yourself, what course you are
studying… or pity yourself for nothing, because if you
do, you will never make it in life.
Do not sit and compare yourself to your neighbors
who are studying engineering, medicine, law or what
have you, for they do not guarantee life security. Your
security comes from within, so please overlook the
bandwagon that scorn your course of study and focus
on building a niche for yourself in any sector that you
find yourself.
Look deep and realize what it is you love doing most
and then go ahead to integrate it with what you are
doing now and if you do not make it in life, doubt my
credibility. Life and wealth is up for grabs to those that
are daring, so let others waste their time in laughter
while it actually becomes your driving force and
motivator.
“Please do not seek admission every year,
but learn a new skill every year”
4. WRONG COMPANY
You want to be a success, please do not be found in
the wrong side of town.
If you should have friends, I recommend people who
are better and well experienced than you or you can
look for people who are on the same wavelength with
you, be it in aspirations and driving factors.
Friends can so influence you that I can say
categorically that sometimes whatever you become is
directly an impact from the actions of the friend you
keep. Show me your friend and I will tell who you are.
Do not mingle with loafers, cultist, jesters, party
captains and lords, smokers and sniffers… or else by
now I think you should know that your life is taking a
headlong fall into the ocean of destruction.
In short, anyone that cannot add to your life in any
way (physically, spiritually, morally, technically…)
should be BLACKLISTED. There should be no room for
complacency, because the road is far ahead and any
extra baggage should be dropped.
“The more friends you have, the more fun
you will have. The fewer friend you have, the
fewer your problems!”
5. NO PLAN
This is the deadliest of all mistakes, because if you
have not set any plans for tomorrow, brother, this is a
free ride to failure, no hidden charges.
We all join the rat race to higher institutions and after
that what’s next? We get hooked up in life’s traffic jam!
The main reason you will fail is when you do not even
have a plan, so study medicine or guidance and
counseling, but without plans, you are NOTHING!
Learn to set goals and plan on how to achieve them.
Set task and work towards them. Do not ever think
that your parents will always be there to pay your bills
or feel you will always get free food and rides. That’s a
big fantasy, wake up!
Make achievable plans and set structures to meet
them, it might take weeks or months, but what
matters is that you are working towards something,
unlike others who are working towards nothing.
“He who fails to plan, has definitely planned
to fail”
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