New year resolutions are fast becoming a "myth."

Hello everyone. Welcome to another week with this amazing contest organised by @ashkhan. I’m glad to share my thought with you here.

New year resolutions are gradually becoming a myth to me. Personally, I feel the name is nothing but a label that makes people feel justified for procrastinating some things that would’ve been done now to their more comfortable time. That is, if that time ever comes to pass.

New year resolutions are important, but not to everyone. I say this because there are people who are just too occupied with other activities they have going, or deadlines to meet, and they schedule other things for the new year.

This tells us plainly that these people are already hardworking, and may not have enough time to execute effectively and efficiently other things. Reason for the push.

So, for the ones who are always busy, I would say new year resolutions are for them. But the ones who always find excuses to keep procrastinating and waiting for the "perfect time" to start something, I can boldly say new year resolutions are not for them.

For the coming year, I expect to do and achieve a whole lot. Next year is going to be of more of investing in my life and future.

For my academics, by the grace of God, I’ll be rounding off my first degree next year, and that’s a resolution already.
Not just to finish, but to be satisfied with what I started and went through with.

About getting jobs, I’m not really bothered about that for now.
Instead, I wish to acquire more skills that complement what I am and have already. I have started a Digital Advertising and Marketing online course, and I wish to finish it by next year, probably in the first quarter of the year.

_{Readily ready to work}

After that, I would like to volunteer to work with brands to give me more hands-on experience on my skill. I’ve always loved business, and marketing to be specific, so this course is going to be one beautiful achievement by next year.

After completing the online course, I’d like to cement the knowledge with a physical training, which is whyy.mimd would not be solely about getting paid jobs, but to volunteer.

My third resolution would be about my social media presence. I would love to build a strong social media presence on at least two social media platforms.

Storytelling is a a part of me, and I would want more people to know that about me.

I started blogging on Steemit about two years ago, and looking back, I would say I have no regrets. But then, I would love to do more. Even if I don’t become the best here, I would want to become a better and consistent steemian, and establish my presence here.

Keeping friends have always been one difficult thing for me. So in 2025, I want to develop an intentional habit of not keeping too many friends around, but making them meaningful.

Share any resolution that you achieved this year.

This year has been one of my best years since I was born. I have actually achieved both significant and insignificant blessings and achievements that I’ll forever be grateful for.

_{My course mates and I on a movie project}

This year, I took a bold step of appearing on the screen as an actress. It was actually a school project, and that afforded me the opportunity to see how a movie is done, from the scratch to finish.

_{Me taking down what the indigenes are saying}

_{The Village Head and us after a warm welcome}

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Also, it was a beautiful experience to cover a story in Mkpat Enin local government area, a town in my state that suffered from power outage for seven years almost. It felt so good interacting and writing about their culture, means of livelihood, and a little touch of their history.

Practicing journalism was a dream come true that moment.

_{At Girls' Brigade Camp}

Asides that, I had made plans to attend this year’s Girls' Brigade training camp. School had taken a whole lot from me that I hardly had the time to refill spiritually. So I said to myself that was not happening this year, and I thank God I succeeded.

_{At the event}

For the first time, I was able to meet with LinkedIn creators from Uyo. This wasn’t a resolution, but it was an achievement that did a lot of good to me. Meeting with people from the same platform physically is always a thing of joy. I never take it for granted.

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With just a few of these resolutions can come in either planned or unplanned. We just have to work hard to be better than last year.

Would like to invite @akareen @josepha and @beevicsam to participate in this contest.

Thanks for reading through.

_Yhudywrites