Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 120: What I Will Do Differently This Year

Hello, my dear Steemians, how are you all doing? I am so glad to be part of this contest.

There are things I didn't do well last year which really affect me in some ways, but I didn't regret them because they were lessons for me and I know better now

One of those things that I didn't do well and I plan to do differently this year:

• Work smart and not hard: last year, I worked so hard, like my life depended on it, and at the end of the year, what I saw in my account was not what I deserved despite all my efforts and hard work.
  Then I realised that I don't have to work so hard to have what I want, I just need to work smart. Working so hard last year almost affected my health.
  I barely had enough sleep to myself. This year I plan to do things differently, working when it's necessary and resting when it's necessary.

• Being too independent: I grew up learning how to hustle and have my own money and do things myself without depending on anyone, and that has been my way of life.
  In as much as it's good and nice, last year I realised I need people and am going to be asking for help when needed from people and am going to allow people to shift for me because I do shift for people too.
  People come to me and ask for help, and I do it, but why do I find it so hard to ask for help? I do feel shy or uncomfortable asking them.
  This year that has to change. I will ask for help when I need it. The worst that can happen is hearing NO, and that won't kill me.

• My relationship with God: my relationship with God wasn't good last year I didn't like it at all. I find time to press my phone and watch movies, but when it comes to talking to my creator or reading my Quran, I am always lazy. I didn't like that part of myself.

• Associating with people of value: I am an introvert and didn't have any friends. It's not like I don't want to have friends, but I am not lucky when it comes to having good and amazing friends.

I have always been the "amazing friend" to people. And that really affected me last year no one to talk to aside from my parents, no one to confide in, no one to talk to deeply, no accountability partner. I am my own friend just on my own, which is not nice at all to me.

Yes, I do now one of the factors was doing too much at once without a clear plan. I was working nonstop, doing everything that came my way, both offline and online, thinking that the more I do, the more results I will get.

But I have known better and realised that productivity and achieving success in whatever you do is not about being busy all the time.

Another limiting factor was not asking for help trying to sort everything out on my own even when it was hurting and overwhelming didn't help me at all.

I didn't speak up I kept pushing until I was tired. I know better now that I can't do everything on my own. Also, I lacked discipline, especially in my spiritual life.

I allowed distractions to kick in, like social media and movies, to take my time instead of making God my first priority in everything, but I have learnt my lesson the hard way, though, and I know better now.

It's very compulsory to do things better this year, because they are very important for my personal growth, my peace of mind, my mental health and my success.

I am going to be taking things one step at a time, no rushing.
I love to work, but I will do it with more wisdom, doing what I love doing so it won't be overwhelming for me and I will be intentional.

I will try to balance everything work, my health and my time of rest. No doing too much this year. Asking for help is something I still need to learn the whole world does not revolve around me.

I need to learn how to lean on people in order for them to support me when necessary.
And the most important one is my relationship with my creator it's the top priority for me this year.

I want to be close to my father this year. I am tired of going back and forth, disappearing and reappearing every time I like.

I feel and I know, that it's going to be the year of ease for me.
Everything I want this year will come with comfort and ease.
I know challenges will definitely come my way, but I have God on my side, so I will overcome them all.

I hereby invite @balikis333, @etified01 and @peacemike to participate in this contest