Work Smart 01

Many people are working in order to sustain their needs. They either have a family to feed or have themselves to pamper. Life isn't the same for everyone. Others might be on a work from home set up safe from the Covid-19, be with their families, have meals prepared and can sleep extra hours and get to work an hour before their shift not bothering to take a bath and prepare for the days work.

Others might be those workers who earn a daily wage that if they don't work for a day then they'd end up starving. Which is why they take the extra mile and jeopardize their health in order to survive each day. They are what people often call the heard headed who doesn't stay at home without actually realizing that it just so happen that their situation is different from others.

Others might always be in danger like the frontliners who are the doctors, nurses, security guards, janitors and janitress, pharmacist, grab drivers, delivery servers, cashiers, street sweepers and so on. They'd have to live day by day facing the greater dangers of being infected with the virus but not stopping since it's a call of duty. It's not just about having the job but more of having the love and compassion with serving the people who are in need.

You might be working 8 hours a day and get paid the minimum wage. You might be working more than 8 hours a day with side hustle and yet the money you're earning is not enough. You might be working 3-4 jobs a day to get through each day with little or no savings at all. You might be doing overtime with thank you as payment. Above all, you might be stuck in a job where you are not well compensated, your boss demands more than how much he pays you for your work and you might be spent but unappreciated.

In whichever category you might fall, one thing's for sure. You are still longing for more and for a better day for you.

You might be a student, housewife, employer, employee or whatever you might be at the moment which you might want or not want to be. Each of us has choices to choose from and decisions to make on a daily basis. Each decision we make is what actually shapes the future ahead of us.

WORK SMART - as a student.

Each of us undergone the process of being a baby up to being who we are today. We all went to school and has a favorite teacher who taught us something we can never forget. You don't have to learn everything by the book, that's useless unless it's applied in real life. You have to learn what's essential and what isn't having the right mindset and enjoying your current season. Stop rushing things and instead of getting angry for all the modules you have, start being thankful that there is an alternative way for you to learn. If you think that life as a student is difficult then think again.

*Finish your activities on time - instead of spending time on social media or your gadgets, start the habit of putting your leisure activities lastly. Do not make an excuse for not finishing your activities on time, surely you are given enough time to accomplish everything.

*Study smart - I never told my students to study hard, I always tell them to study smart which means that the more you engage, the more you learn. Learn little by little and digest it bit by bit.

*Sleep on time - It's heartbreaking how unproductive young people are nowadays. You don't have to stay up all night knowing that you are not obliged to do so. Sleep is a luxury when you're already an adult.

*Enjoy learning - never make learning too stressful for you. If you think that having homeworks, projects, modules and online classes are difficult, then I say that you're wrong. You don't get to enjoy learning because you don't want to engage in it.

Your teacher teaches you diligently and yet what you do is paly on your phone. Instead of taking notes, you take selfies. Instead of sitting up straight while learning, you lie in bed sleeping soundly while off cam and on mute.

Stop making inexcusable excuses just to pamper yourself with lies that you have done enough to study. Your studies are your training ground for your future. Now, if you don't take it seriously then that's when you'll realize that, 'I should've done better when I could'.

*Help your family - do housechores before spending all of your time on your gadget. Engage in meaningful conversations with them. Been there, done that. If you're too focused on yourself at the moment, you will never know when the people you love will be taken away from you.

Personal Experience:

Before I became a teacher, I was once a student. I know how difficult it is to study and I know the things that each student does just to get away from making such learning activities. When I was a student, I was hoping to graduate and start working real soon in which life has slapped me hard that being a student is much easier than having to work and earn money for the family.

I also know for a fact that I must never compare my experiences when studying to other students but let's get real. If you can't surpass that now then how will you survive in the corporate world.

If you are cheating on your exams and modules, it's not them that you expose, it's yourself. If you keep on arguing and acting as if you know it all not accepting corrections and room for improvement then you're definitely not getting any out of what the future holds.

I am never perfect but I'm practical in everything that I do. I enjoyed studying and learning new things even math just because it's what I needed the most. I can't graduate not performing well in everything. I've had ups and downs, happy and sad moments but out of all those things, my dream of helping my family is what motivated me the most.

You know what, after you graduate, life will be a lot more difficult than you have ever dreamed of. As I student, I just ask for money but now I'm the one being asked of money. Your responsibility must be to study and learn. Enjoy your life as a student.

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April 8, 2021

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