“I have so much to do
and so little time.”, “I just had a brilliant idea!”, “I have so many ideas and
I don’t know how to do them all.”, ”This team is working so hard but it seems
like there is no end in sight.”
Are you getting discouraged because of a project you are
working on? Have you felt like, you are putting in so much effort into a job
and your boss/lecturer/teammates are just demanding more from you for no
reason? Do you sometimes feel like there is so much you want to do and you don’t
know where to start? I know that feeling. From as far back as I can remember, I
have always had journals where I list every brilliant business idea that I
thought of (I know someone reading this has some of those). After a while, I
started storing them on my laptop but I would always wonder how I would fulfill
all of my divergent dreams. That was how I learnt to ‘Sit Down’.
A garden has many plants, growing at different rates which are
at different stages. They may not all have been planted at the same time and so
they need different types of care at every given time:
Question 1: A
forest and a garden both contain plants and trees that are growing, so what
sets them apart?
Question 2: What
prevents a garden from growing into a forest?
“If you are not
growing according to a plan, you are growing nowhere” – John Maxwell
Final Question:
What would happen to a gardener if he keeps pruning a garden every day without
any idea of what the owner is trying to achieve or why the garden is important?
Answer: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
You can answer this question after reading.
Every once in a while, you need to stop and compare where
you were yesterday to where you are today. If you don’t do that you might not
see how much you have grown/learnt/achieved. When you do that, half of the job
is done. You must also compare where you are today with where you are going to.
In order to do this effectively, the most important thing you need is: A Plan.
To prevent getting discouraged, feeling lost, or making
progress without a sense of fulfillment it is important to do this frequently:
1.
SIT DOWN and review your goals (as a team, as an
individual and even as an organization). Rediscover what you are working
towards and what you want to achieve in the short term, medium term and long
term.
2.
Do not just be all work and no play. At regular
intervals, SIT DOWN and celebrate your progress reflect on how far you have
come. Celebrate yourself and those you work with.
3.
SIT DOWN and make a plan: Do not just expect
that life will lead you naturally to what is best for you. Be specific about
how you want to achieve your goals, meet your target, get promoted or build
your finances.
4.
SIT DOWN and review your plan. Do not be stuck
on the first plan you have. You need to keep measuring your progress and
updating and editing your plan. Sometimes you might end up even editing your
goals.
15 Minutes a day will keep discouragement away. You can get
it from your sleep time, TV time or Facebook time. You can even do it during
your Traffic time or take it from your Midnight call time. Don’t keep moving
without reminding yourself of where you are moving to. It is good to Work It,
Upgrade You and Check Milestones but it is important that you do all of this
according to a plan. If you don’t have one, get a pen and paper, find some
quiet time and…
SIT DOWN
Let’s discuss. You can post your answer to the question
about the gardener here or send an email to uki@poisenigeria.org.
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Yes all the dreams one might be dreaming need one thing, A plan.
ReplyDeleteTo do this is not only plan but encouragement is needed as well. Some one need to add it
Nice One,
DeleteAlso sometimes that someone can be you :) Have a great day.