Umar has been working in a tertiary hospital since he completed his secondary college training as a ward assistant. He’s very sensible however was orphaned on the age of 10 years when his mother and father had been concerned in a deadly street visitors accident. He and his youthful brother had been introduced up by their uncle who was very good to them, however was a peasant farmer who couldn’t afford to sponsor their tertiary training. He was decided to enhance himself and acquire an training, however was working within the meantime to earn one thing for his repairs and to cease being a burden on his uncle.
He was all the time very nice and went about his duties with a cheerful mien. He additionally carefully watched and realized voraciously. He additionally taught himself use the pc utilizing the outdated system that was typically left idle within the ward for affected person’s leisure use. He quickly found so many free on-line programs and began enrolling in courses and mastering them. Thereafter, he enrolled with the Nationwide Open College of Nigeria and earned a level in Enterprise Administration. He particularly preferred entrepreneurship and beloved the thought of accomplishing monetary independence and having the ability to assist others. He has been constantly saving 60 p.c of his wage by way of involvement in a contribution scheme the place he gladly accepted to be the final recipient in November. His plan is to make use of the capital thus raised to increase a enterprise thought he had piloted for the previous two years. He was excited in regards to the New Yr and his plans maturing later within the 12 months. He was glad to be alive and to be working in the direction of one thing that will empower him.
Salisu, then again, was sponsored by means of college by his mother and father and graduated from the College of Maiduguri with a second-class decrease diploma in Public Administration. He was nonetheless dwelling together with his mother and father however was bitterly annoyed that he has not been ‘mounted up’ with a great job befitting of his standing as a college graduate by his mother and father. He was often grumpy and lamenting all day whereas lazing round the home. The daddy had instructed he joined him on the Monday market the place he offered caps, however Salisu was having none of that. How can a graduate be promoting caps within the open market, not even a shopping center? Haba Mallam. This was not acceptable to him. He complained all day lengthy about Nigeria and the shortage of job alternatives. He was annoyed and depressing all by means of 2023 and was satisfied that 2024 could be even worse. There was nothing good to sit up for. He merely believed that the answer to his downside was for the federal government to make use of all graduates and provides them snug salaries so he may start to reside a great life.
New Yr: Seek for alternatives or deal with issues?
The character of human psychology is such that we’re wired in numerous methods, and we view points from totally different views. Is the glass half-full or half-empty? It largely will depend on your perspective. And since we can not change the circumstances round us in the environment, what we will work on very simply is our perspective to points in addition to to roll up our sleeves and get cracking at addressing them.
Thus, each new 12 months gives recent alternatives to deal with our issues and benefit from alternatives that could be accessible to us. But when we’re too fixated on lamentations and complaints whereas refusing to work exhausting and undertake a progress mindset over time, we’d undoubtedly have a really dangerous 12 months that may feed into much more lamentations.
Whereas, if we deal with what we will do for ourselves, akin to including worth by way of steady self-development and talent acquisition, we usually tend to make progress, be head-hunted for higher jobs or create such jobs for ourselves and we’d have succeeded in laying down the muse for a cheerful and fulfilling 12 months forward.
This isn’t to naively discountenance the cruel socio-economic local weather of the nation. No. However that is to encourage us to undertake a optimistic mindset of unleashing our greatest potentials by way of steady self-development, deliberately nurturing human relationships (no man or girl is an island) and in search of alternatives to advance your profession/life targets.
Within the interim, work like loopy on no matter duties is earlier than you for the time being, whether or not it’s to promote caps at a Monday market, or to work as a ward assistant or no matter function you presently might be engaged with. That is the trail to emotional tranquility and peace of thoughts. What are you sowing for harvest this 12 months? It’s largely in your palms and your emotional wellness will depend on your decisions. Might 2024 be form to us and will we acquire the knowledge to sow the seeds for a bountiful harvest.