I know that title may come off as another lazy girl about to say something of one of her lazy acts, well that's the essence of this week's topic. To remind ourselves of a time we didn't put in the effort required to get something done wether it would make a great impact in our lives or we just hope it would.
It's one thing to set goals to achieve, it's another to stay committed until the achievement day. Commitment is one thing I seem to find difficulty with except in very few cases where I am very sure of what I'll stand to gain on the long run if I should stay commitment to it.
About 4 to 5 years ago, I was introduced to a program that would catapult me to the university if I should come out with a good grade and I'll also get to start at a higher level than other students. The idea was cool and amazing, everything seemed too good to be real but mum wanted to me give it a try and I went for it.
To be clear, I had been struggling to get admission for about three years before that offer came in so I was a perfect example of a student trying by error to find anything that would work eventually. I thought it would be best to just give it a try wether it works or not and go for another option after it.
It was set to be a year's program and it went well enough for me for the first five months but close to the final exams, I lost all motivation or should I call it, commitment to the thoughts of making this work for me no matter what. I got distracted with just anything at that time and only gave part of my attention to the program.
To cut long story short, I passed the exams but not cut out for the course I had wanted to apply for with the result so I had to go for a lesser course and that was how I went to study Microbiology and today, I'm a graduate.
It isn't a perfect story, no thanks to my indecisiveness (not committed) but I am where I am today because I push ahead with it even when I should have given up because of the result of my indecisiveness. I knew I was a hard one to stay commitment at something but I kept pushing to do my best, even though I failed again, I was glad I went so far to have gotten here today.
I went from a trial by error student to one who knows better now that I have to give my all when it's a sure bet, because of that, I graduated from the university with a result I'm so proud of. I am not saying it is okay to not be commitment when you should be, I'm only saying those are not the time to give up but instead, figure out another way to make progress.
It’s all in past and have taught me the lesson I need to know for more future commitments to make. Until then, I'll keep building myself towards making decisions that I would stand by until I get good results from them. It is not easy to stay committed but it is always a big win if one would stay committed and I want to keep winning.
This is my response to the Hive learners prompt topic "No commitment" and you're invited to join in.
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