New Year, New Me

 It’s been a long year. I have been fantasizing about doing one last blog post before the end of the year but never quite picked up the metaphorical pen.

 

2022 has been a great year for me. I mean I can still choose to complain and pick out things to be upset about but that’s not how I operate. So, I’m going to say I am grateful for this year, and indeed I am. It’s a year that came with a lot of changes, insights and growth for me.

Earlier this year, myself and some of closest people started a business, we made some profit, made some manageable loses, the bear market went full swing, and it all came crashing down. I planned to start another one around midyear about something totally different but just stalled till today, the day of our lord Friday 30^th of December 2022. No, I’m not saying I have started it today, I’m just saying we are still stalling for no good reason.

You see, I have always joked about my age and said” I’m getting old” since I turned 21 but now, I’m beginning to believe it, so next year I plan to work on stuff like procrastination and other character flaws. I guess a lot have always been expected of me and that’s why I have always been put in leadership positions wherever I’ve been, but now I think even more might be demanded of me, at work, at home, by my friends and most importantly by myself.

Also, I can no longer give excuses like, “well I’m just a teenager, I’m just a Corp member, I’m just a student, I’m just a preschooler (no, fr I was class monitor or something then too according to my mom). I believe I have been making efforts to improve myself for a while. For one, I have come to the understanding that we just view things differently, music, sports other subject and there isn’t a “correct way” no matter how logical I think my viewpoint is, it doesn’t trump others’. One would think knowing this would stop me from Ronaldo/Messi debates and other bickering, but one is so so wrong. I believe I know the right thing to do in most situation but just have challenges doing it sometimes.

Also, I think I have been a shitty Christian this year. I would like look to improve that. I believe all I’m saying is that for the first time I will draw up a new year resolution that my school principal hasn’t forced me to and force myself to abide by it, because that’s what big boys do. I guess I have to get a mentor and a few people to hold me accountable, spiritually, career wise and in other areas, please feel free to volunteer to be my church buddy or career buddy.

I believe you are all busy with one thing or the other so I will try and keep this short. Thank you all for your support all year round. I believe I put out some good content this year “My NYSC chronicles” being top of the list for me, if I knock this character development stuff out the park maybe I will learn time management and be able to squeeze in some more content into next year.

In conclusion, I hope you guys enjoyed the year. I know it is difficult to enjoy this Nigeria, there’s a thousand and one things going wrong daily, but I hope you could find a thing or two to be grateful for and even much more you seek to improve on the coming year. I don’t know what next year holds but I know for certain my God doesn’t wear flip flop and won’t be changing those elegant gladiator sandals now, so it will be better than whatever resolution I draw up. I wish you beautiful 2023 Ahead.

Godspeed!