People – RELAX and take it easy. The world is not falling apart and I can assure you that you are doing well. I read lines like “my career is in a mess” from members these days. I have these words for you: do not be too hard on yourself. BELIEVE does not end when things are not working. The last I checked, PATIENCE has not been removed from the dictionary. Sure, things are hard in Nigeria but if you look deeper, you are making progress.
To get to that next level you are dreaming, you must use the progress you have made ALREADY. Most times, our success was past tense and always forgotten because the next level has not come! Here in the Church in America, they celebrate secondary school graduates, congratulating them, for staying and graduating. Who does that in Nigeria? For us, finishing WAEC is nothing!
She made Second Class Lower (2.2) in college, and the god is now 2.2. For her, she has not achieved anything. Every move in her career is dictated by that 2.2. Unless you see that 2.2 as progress, that next level will not come.
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Build on the small wins you have made, and continue to push. Get into productive things and have a plan. And be OPEN to your future. To have that translation, you need a positive attitude and if you have that, more wins will come.
Do not write to me with “my career is in a mess”. No, your career is sending a new signal. Pay attention and update your playbook. The future is full of abundance and you have a portion in it. A strong personal economy is not just about working all the time; it requires a strategy to win and defend the future (with grace of course). Relax, think over this thing they call a career. Your wins of today are pillars for the ones unborn. But those futures will come if you acknowledge that those are indeed wins.
Have #confidence and continue to push yourself to be better than “you of yesterday” with optimism and a plan, connecting with people, productively. Audition for that next level before men and women even when there is no available role.
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Comment: If you believe that your career or life is stagnating, just replace whoever that is your grader or umpire, and you will see the progress you have made. You cannot be marking yourself down when the universe is in your favour.
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