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Welcome to 2024!!! It promises to be a great year. Special shout out to all of my guys. I love you all, from my inner circle, to outer circle, to outer outer circle. You guys are the real gees. And to the most important important person, YOU!!!!! Thank you for reading this. Thank you for taking out the time to read this. It goes a long way and really touches my heart. If you have been following me and reading all of my posts, thank you. If this is your first time here, you should probably check out my previous posts. You'll definitely be entertained.
The new year gives room to people like you and me and everyone one else to start afresh. Its a new beginning. It is like a carriage in the typewriter that takes you to the next line. This is a chance for you to refresh your goals and work on existing ones. I'd like to talk about the fact that a lot of people just abandon their plans from the previous year and start something new. I'd say that it shows lack of consistency. I will try my possible best to bring this within a certain context.
So as not to talk out of point, we will start from the very beginning, what is consistency? What is the benefit of consistency? Why and how will consistency be useful to you? i feel like this piece is taking up a different vibe. As i have mentioned in my previous posts, i will try to make lessons learnt interesting and easy to assimilate, so stay with me.
What is consistency? According to the CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY, it is the state or condition of always happening or behaving in the same way. What this simply means is that consistency is boring. I will tell you that for a fact. When you find yourself doing the same thing over and over and over again, it gets tiring and boring. And THIS, my person, is where Discipline comes in. so, for you to be consistent, you need to be disciplined or exercise discipline. And may i tell you, discipline isn't beans, isn't garri, isn't epa(groundnut)
Let me inform you also, that just because I know that I need discipline and consistency doesn't mean that I already excel in all of these things. Like you, I'm fighting the war against SELF. I have gone on many discipline retreats, personal retreats that I cant even begin to count. Guyssssss, I never last long. maybe a week, or a month. Hell, I've gone three months at a stretch and I was glad for it but it wasn't easy. 2023 was really a year of growth for me. before I start telling stories and deviating, lets go back to consistency. I hope I have been able to shed light on consistency for you.
What are the benefits of consistency? i would prefer to number it as I try to not make it too much for you.
You are more likely to achieve your goals
You are more productive
consistency helps you get better
consistency gives you clarity and expands your horizon
consistency communicates your value and shows people you are serious.
So you see there are many good benefits to embracing consistency. I would like to shed more light on the last point. Consistency communicates your value and shows people you are serious. I know some of my Gen Z readers might be like, ''who gives a **** about people? Let me tell you this now, that question is a lie that social media has and is still selling to us. a lot of you have bad character and nobody likes you because you are allowing yourself to be raised by social media. PLEASE DESIST!!!
Now, i am not suggesting that you should become a people pleaser or anything, PLEASE BE WISE. All I am saying is that as humans, we need people. Isolation is a terrible thing to do especially when it is done without good purpose. If you are doing it because you hate people, i feel sorry for you and can only hope that you get all the love and healing that you need. My blog is meant to lift up your spirits and not dampen it, so I'll stop with the big sister advice. But listen, PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT AND THEIR VIEWS SOMETIMES COUNT. Especially when you want to be a star.
I don't mean star in the sense of a celebrity of any of that, but in the sense of shining. You can only shine when there people around to see it. i really do hope you are following my brain. What's the point of shinning if it's just you in the room? Of what essence is it? So, this year please embrace consistency. One benefit i didn't add earlier on was that you'd feel super good about yourself when you recount your progress.
As i am coming to the end of this, i will say, Build discipline. It isn't the easiest of values but it brings great returns both to yourself and those around you. Start small, don't pressure yourself like I did or else, you'd surely burn out. I was so intoxicated with the desire to be disciplined that I did not think about taking it in short sprints. Do yourself a favor and start small. How about trying to sleep and wake up at a certain time daily, or maybe making use of your social media apps within a controlled period of time. The point is, start small, it won't be easy but just start. If you fail or break the chain, don't beat yourself down, start again.
Keep starting over and over again until it becomes a habit. you will be glad for it. I hope my ramblings, some controlled, others not, have taught you a thing or two. I will pray for you and hope that God will help you. I encourage you to start and make this year special. Only you can make it special.
Thank you again, for taking out the time to read my blog. I appreciate you. If you enjoyed reading this, please like, comment and share. Thank you and Have a Great year!
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