If you are reading this, it means you made it into the New Year. Congratulations and welcome to 2021.
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nd so, it is New
Year. That time of the year when people have made and are still making so many
resolutions and decisions. Some of these “New
Year Resolutions” are perfunctory while others are borne out of deep desire
to do and be better. Well, for me, every day is New Year to make new
life-changing resolutions and be a better me.
Regardless of how
you launched into the year 2021 and the various resolutions you have made or
written down, know that nothing will change without you being intentional and
deliberate. In his book ‘The 5 AM Club’, Robin Sharma said: “Ideas are worth
nothing unless backed by the application. The smallest of implementations is
always worth more than the grandest of intentions”. I therefore add, don’t just
make resolutions, but live out the resolutions one day at a time.
As we journey
this New Year, permit me to share with you five things I strongly believe if
you include them in your backpack they will not only guide you in your journey
for this year but your entire lifetime.
These were initially shared to me by a wise man I hold in high esteem a
few days before we launched into the year 2021. I hope they add value to your
life as we adventure into the heart of the New Year.
Focus
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n this age that
we are addicted to distraction, especially technology, as you travel this year
and the entire course of your life, be focused. Stay and remain focus on your
life’s goals. When you are focused, you
channel your concentration and efforts on a particular course of action until
accomplished. Being focused saves you from needless distractions. Once you take
your eyes off your life’s purpose, all you will see is distractions. Staying
focused protects your creativity and remaining focus expedites your
productivity. To finish this year on a
high note, being focused is not an option.
Commitment
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adly, ours is an
anti-commitment generation. We all want the benefits that come with commitment
but not the responsibilities and the price we have to pay. Truth is, there is
no worthwhile achievement without a deep sense of commitment. As you travel
this year, learn the art of commitment. Be loyal to yourself, family and
friends. Be devoted to the tasks ahead of you. Be dedicated to the path you
have marked out for yourself. Give credence to time and conscious effort and
above all, be meticulous enough not to give chance a chance. Simply be committed.
Due diligence and hard
work
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here is no
quick-fix to life; everything goes through the process of making. In this New
Year and the entire course of your life, exercise due diligence, it will save
you and those that are looking up to you from harm. While you work hard. Leave
no stone unturned to give in your best. Robin Sharma added again that: “One who
sweats more in training bleeds less in war”. Working hard may be demanding, but
be diligent, it will pay in due time. For whosoever is diligent in his work,
will serve before kings and not mere men.
Persistence and
consistency
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e are too
familiar with these twin words that their real essence often elude us. These
words are two sides of the same coin. Most often, we persist to get things we
are not ready to sustain and keep through consistency. Persistence keeps you in
the game, consistency wins you the trophy. In the year 2021, don’t just persist
in all things and at all times, but be consistent with all things and through
all times. In your journey of persistence, remember to carry consistency along
as a souvenir.
Stick-to-itiveness
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rom the
experience of last year, you must have known firsthand the importance of
perseverance and doggedness. For those that will scale through life unscarred
even amidst several scratches and injuries, stick-to-itiveness must keep them
company at all times. This helps you to be patient with yourself, with others,
and situations especially the unpleasant ones you cannot change. Some people
often walk out and give up on life at the slightest provocation because they
cannot remain on course in the heat of the fight. For you to finish strong, let
stick-to-itiveness lead you.
NOTE: For all these to
work, you need discipline, without which living them out will be a facade.
Don't just set goals, smash them as well. To do this, discipline is your potent
weapon. Hence, it safe for me to say, your backpack should be branded with
discipline.
Conclusion
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o one could have
imagined that 2020 would turn out the way it did. It will be a fallacy to say
with certainty how 2021 will pan out either. We can at best hope for the best
and equally prepare for the worse. However, it turns out, set your mind to face
everything headlong knowing that your past experiences have prepared you for
it. Before we travel far into the New Year, what is the content of the backpack
you have carried for the year? Can they ensure the safety of your ingenuity,
creativity, productivity and relevance? Check again before you carry on.
Regardless of the
victuals, you have made for the journey, do well to add these to your backpack:
focus, commitment, due diligence and hard work, persistence and consistency,
and stick-to-itiveness. Trust me, you need them as you dive into the year and
as events unfold. Brace yourself up for an exciting year.
Thank You for reading
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