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Did I finally get what I want? September is almost upon us and I know my friends in the Philippines are already in September, how is it looking like over there? It's still 10pm over here in Nigeria as of the time of writing this article. I had to make this article today so I can make up for not publishing one yesterday, I have already fallen short of my goal of publishing 30 articles for September. But let's just go straight to the main topic, I will talk more about my goals in my new month article.

**Image credit: Business vector created by jcomp -** **www.freepik.com** https://www.freepik.com/vectors/business A little back story Being a student of fisheries under the faculty of agriculture in my university, we usually spend most of our time in the fish farm where we learn different methods of rearing fish. When we started coming to the farm in our third year, most of my coursemates weren't passionate about it and tend to always find an excuse to escape work. Only a few of us are passionate about it and are always willing to work, and the farm manager took notice of two of them. They became close to the farm manager and he always call upon them to help out whenever there's an issue in the farm. He also sends them out to other farms in the city on weekends, and after they complete their tasks there, they sometimes end up with some amount of money. I also wanted that and I decided I will also be one of the reliable people in my class. Luckily for me, those two persons that have been selected by the farm manager were my very close friends and we even stay in the same house (I have mentioned them in my previous articles 😉). So I always join them whenever there's an important task in the farm, and gradually I also became comfortable in handling tasks on my own. It got to a point that the farm manager also started calling me as well whenever an important task needs to be done in the farm. That's good progress! It looks like my goal was slowly being accomplished and I was even having fun with it. I became even more comfortable when handling fish, and I learned how to properly hold them, some of my coursemates can't even touch fish 😂

**Image credit: Business photo created by jigsawstocker -** **www.freepik.com** https://www.freepik.com/photos/business My gang (we consist of 3 males and 2 females) became the "special clique" as labeled by other members of the class and we are usually called upon whenever something needs handling in the farm. This actually created a rift in the class as a lot of persons saw us as the "chosen ones" and they felt any work in the farm can be handled by us while they relaxed back and won't do anything. I finally got the recognition I have always wanted in the farm, and not even only from the farm manager. Now we are in the fourth year and some of my coursemates now come to me sometimes to ask questions concerning the farm. Yesterday's event Yesterday was the orientation program in my faculty for first-year students and we helped in decorating the hall that was used to host them. While decorating the hall, my friend received a call from the farm manager and was told to meet him somewhere outside the university campus. My other friend wasn't around and I was told to come along. Finally! I got to work at big fish farms outside the school and gain some real-world experience. I jumped right at the offer and we both left for the location. On the way there, my friend broke the news to me that we weren't going to a fish farm, but we are going to help the farm manager's wife to relocate from her current tailor shop to another one 😂 Well, I couldn't complain, I finally got what I wanted, right? We got to the place and helped in moving the things from one shop to a new one and after everything, the farm manager gave us some money which covered our transportation and also food. I finally got what I wanted Although I didn't end up working in a farm yesterday, it's still a step in the right direction. The little things I do around the farm have shown I'm committed and reliable, which have finally got the attention of the farm manager.

***Image credit: People vector created by macrovector -*** ***www.freepik.com*** https://www.freepik.com/vectors/people **Sounds familiar to something?** Yes! It's just like what happens here on read.cash. Some persons here have been trying to get rusty's attention by being consistent, hardworking, and committed to writing articles and engaging with other people here. Over time, their efforts pay off and they get recognized as one of the reliable and committed persons here, and rusty will always check upon them. "Little drops of water make up an ocean". The little effort you put in today will grow into a huge success tomorrow, as long as you continue putting in that effort consistently. Just as I had to put in the effort to be recognized, you too have to do the same here to be recognized by rusty. Say hello to some members of the gang Yes, they are here! First of all, check out @Mhizutty (that name is actually not intentional 😂 you will know why after reading her intro post: **The first step**) she's currently the assistant class rep for my class and also one of my closest friends https://read.cash/@Mhizutty/the-first-step-2813bc13 She's has been disturbing me for days now to introduce her into read.cash after she has seen that I'm always busy with my phone and anytime she peeps in to check, she sees I'm here reading articles. She finally joined after I have repeatedly mentioned what it takes to be here, it ain't going to be easy but she's prepared to do whatever it takes to make it here 😉 The other person is @Philipmax and he is one of the favorites I was talking about earlier. He is currently the farm coordinator for my class (looks like I have some influential people in my gang 😆). Right now he is having issues with his account because it seems rusty (or his sibling) has marked him as spam and we don't even know what happened. We are still figuring out what to do and he is considering opening another account. Closing thoughts So did I get what I want? Definitely. My hard work and determination finally got me recognized by the farm manager and at one point he even said, "this is another hardworking guy". It might look like what you're doing today isn't enough but if you continue that way, it will surely get you the recognition you deserve one day. The key is to be consistent and be patient, your efforts will definitely pay off one day and you will be richly rewarded. PS: I was racing againt time so I can publish this article before October and it looks like I made it! It's currently 11:50pm over here, What a way to end September. Happy new month to everyone! **Thanks for reading 💗💗💗** **September 30, 2021**

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