‘Floating Baby’ artist Marc Quinn, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. Photo by Carmela Dumanlang.
If you stopped scrolling your feed, got your attention and tapped or clicked this blog, good for you! You’re 24 hours away from being successful. I know what you’re thinking, “How the f*ck is this possible?”, “This is pure horsesh*t! F*ck you Jaini!”, “Ulul! Kalokohan to! Di ako naniniwala dito!”, “Weh? Di nga? Pano?!?” and all other profanities in every language. Guess what? You’re right! There is no success overnight. The fact that this blog caught your attention, means that there’s something driving you to be successful but you’re stuck and don’t now where to start and wanted to be successful in one click. Don’t focus only on the end goal. So stop ranting and read the whole thing. Don’t worry, this will only take 5 minutes. I won’t waste your time or your energy on doing whatever things that you are doing. So please, stay calm and read.
For the effective entrepreneurs, knowledge workers (technical people in their own field) and executives that currently working and pushing their assess off since day one, I’m pretty sure I got your attention because you know for a fact that this is impossible. It’s your choice to read the full article. I know for sure that we are on the same page. And you might be better and more experienced that me when it comes to hustling. I appreciate your curiosity and thank you!
Okay, expectations are set.
If you are reading this part right now, I congratulate you and I’m proud of you! Tap yourself on the back and say “Good job (your name)!”. You’ve already started your first step to reach your goals! In fact, you’re already successful because you had the patience reading this. You reached the 3rd paragraph of this blog! Scrolling on social media and running into vlogs, motivational quotes, how-to’s, news or successful people videos won’t cut it. Working everyday and waiting for the day ends won’t cut either. You have to study. Studying is a part of life. Reaching your goals is a process and studying will help you boost your success. You have to enjoy and appreciate the journey. Embrace your small accomplishments towards your goals.
To help you continue your habit of studying. Follow this small steps:
- Memorize these two words; Continuous Learning.
- Get one technical book that focus on your field or goals. Don’t worry about the price. It is not an expense. It is an investment.
- Read at-least 1-2 pages per day. Yes, you read it right. 1-2 pages per day.
- After reading, congratulate and tap yourself on the back again.
- Go back to number 1.
You have reached the end of this blog. And again, I’m proud of you! Remember, have patience. Small steps can make a big difference. Buy or download any technical book now and read it tomorrow. You already read this blog today, so congratulate yourself!
If after 10 days you noticed your progress, please let me know. Maybe I can help you on your next journey! Cheers!
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