Greetings everyone!🙌
From the little years I've spent on planet Earth and from the age I became sensible enough to take note of life's happenings, I found out that life does not always go according to our wishes; it's totally unpredictable, and that's what makes life, life. We make plans for tomorrow; we make resolutions for the year when we are not even sure of tomorrow...when we are not guaranteed that we'll be alive to see tomorrow. Krazy life!
Many times, I've been in situations where I found myself fighting against odds on my path to hit my set goals. Many times also, these odds knocked me down and blocked my path, hence making me not achieve my goals. This is life for us.
Nevertheless, in response to this THINKER'S CORNER prompt which says,
"January is a month of planning, wishes, goal-setting, and New Year resolutions. We do these with the genuine belief that things will go as planned. However, what if we are already halfway through 2024 and nothing seems to be working as planned? What if your attempts to achieve your goals are yielding uninspiring results? Tell us how you will react."
Let me take a deep sigh first.🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
I'm the type that sets smart goals—smart goals in the sense that they're typically achievable and not goals that I'll battle the world to scale through.
If by any means I go half way to 2024 and my plans are not coming through, I would feel bad for that because by then, I had put in my effort, which had resulted in null.
This is very common in life; it's just like sweating out to write a promotional exam, and at the end, the result comes out bad.
But nevertheless, I have a few steps to take in order to catch up, and they're as follows:
- A review of the set goals;
Just like I said, my goals are smart with breakdowns. Even the resolutions on habits to leave and the good ones to adopt as lifestyles have breakdowns on how to hit the nail. So if I find myself in a critical situation, I will follow the steps outlined at the initial stage and find where I'm lagging.
For sure, If things are not working according to plan, it means there's a path or a step that's not being pushed. Maybe it's being pushed, but life's uncertainty keeps knocking it off.
Identifying such a spot will make me sit back and know what to do next.
- Adding more effort
In the absence of death and sickness, I should be able to tackle the identified spot with the additional effort that it requires. You know, they say a problem known is half solved.
The world at large, including the economy, is growing tougher every day, and it's not what we experienced at the beginning of the year that will be the same all through the year. Things are bound to change, and as they're changing, input and efforts need to be tagged along.
What if all the additional efforts don't yield anything positive?
Oftentimes, when people don't meet their goals for the year; it's not like they didn't try enough; it may be that that particular year is not their year.
If after all my input and no positivity comes out, I'll leave it for the uncertain life to take it course and hope for next year again.
Thanks for reading.
This is for Dreemport prompt
