Here we are, two days to go to year 2020. Many of us always look forward to a new year, believing that somehow it will be better than the previous year. Some actually write out resolutions, things they plan to do differently in the new year. This is not bad. But I will like to invite you to sit back and reflect over the past 10 years of your life. 10 years is long enough to:
Start and finish a first degree, and a masters degree as well.
Start a relationship, get married and have 2, 3 or even 4 children.
Buy a piece of land and build a house.
Write a book and sell at least 10,000 copies.
Start a business and see it established and become profitable.
Get a job, plan an early retirement and quit the job.
Invest as little as 50 000 naira monthly and end up with an investment portfolio in millions.
Start a cattle business with 1 cow and see it upgraded to an abattoir.
Start a farming project; Mushroom farming, Fish farming, Poultry, Piggery, or a vegetable garden, and see it become profitable.
10 years is long enough to transcend from poverty to riches. Remember that poverty is a choice. You are what you think. Today's decisions determine tomorrow’s results.
There is more you can do with your life. Sadly, many of us do very little. We restrict ourselves. You don't know what you're capable of until you try! Go beyond your limits, go beyond what you think you can do!
Cast your mind to 2009 and take stock. Did you achieve your 2010 resolutions? How about 2011 & 2012 resolutions? How many resolutions have you been able to achieve over the past 10 years? If you look back and review your past decade (2009 – 2019), you may agree with me that you may have wasted it. You surely could have done far better than what you have settled for.
LET YOUR NEXT DECADE BE DIFFERENT!
You must resolve today that the next decade of your life will be different, better and more successful. This resolution should lead you to do different things and to do things differently!
Strategize and plan for your next decade IN ADVANCE!!! Come up with a clear vision of the kind of future you desire to see unfold in the next 10 years of your life.
Make a list of 100 things you desire to do in the next decade. It could be long term like completing a degree course or short term like getting a passport.
What 100 things would you like to do or have in the next 10 years? You can accomplish them all if you think you can!!