Lack of Preparation

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"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

- Colin Powell

Yesterday's seminar hit many students as they thought they won't be giving a speech. We have been told about this seminar since last year before we went for Christmas and New Year. Some took it not being serious and never got prepared. They thought they wouldn't contribute but what happened yesterday proved that lack of Preparation will definitely lead to failure.

Many people loved shirking responsibilities but when it comes to them unexpectedly, they feel surprised and at the end of it, be speechless.

I kept smiling in my mind yesterday seeing my colleagues presenting. Well, I wasn't mocking or making jest of them, but the thought "unprepared" got me smiling.

We were divided into two groups ending to number 30 but in each group are eight students. It was yesterday that it was announced that once each group is being called, they will all come out, the leader would do the introduction and summary while each student would pick a subtopic and present. This seminar stands for our exam which means we won't be writing but will be done orally. So, it's left for us to decide what we want.

What would be judged from us is our dressing mode, disposition of speech and whatever the judges feel like checking. There was a guy who didn't come prepared at all, his hair was bushy, no tie, no shoe but sandals which was a total disqualification for him. When they had presented, one of the lecturers (judge) spoke frantically that he would have given him a zero in everything because one thing disqualified him- his hair and dressing were out of it.

One thing in life is that if you fail to plan, automatically you plan to fail. There is nothing impossible in this. An individual who isn't prepared for an interview but went for one will surely be disqualified immediately. One thing about preparation is your boldness that would be revealed. When a person is well prepared, he is 💯 percent sure of giving his or her best.

There is no shortcut to success at all if you think there's, then do not work hard or put in your best effort, then see how it turns out to be. Preparing well for a task is a proof that you are really into business and whatever it would take, you give it.

Some students were even reading from the booklet we were allowed to use, just because they failed to prepare. They already left the assignment for the group leader alone but it was a shock to them and this would definitely affect their scores.

When a student isn't prepared for talks like this, the disadvantage in it is embarrassment and also would make such individual's low self esteem occur thereby affecting his or her grades in academics. When you do not get prepared, you fall and disgrace yourself.

I have a friend who would never be serious with reading for test but so sure to write something definitely. She has something she depended on which is cheating with her phone but this is risky. You may think you can have your way but you won't be able to predict what could happen next. It will be a poor performance when you are caught cheating or you aren't able to have your way copying because an invigilator stands beside you all through the time. This is why we need to be prepared at all times so we won't waste time doing what is even easy.

Preparation is important because it will reduce your error, make you confident, be able to manage your time judiciously and then help you reduce stress and anxiousness because by that time, you won't have anything to worry about since you already know what you have in mind and head to dish out.

In life, we must be prepared for the worse ahead of us because I wouldn't guarantee us of a rosy life. Life comes with challenges and if you aren't ready for it, it will take you to where you least expected. Be prepared for everything so that when it comes, you won't have to keep running, looking for solutions and by that time, it's already a wasted effort for you because you will lose. It's that simple. Let me stop here for now.


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Wc ma

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2 years ago

Proper preparation prevents poor performance.

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2 years ago

I can relate very well to this, our GNS lecturer did this, they all thought it would be the group leader only and some selected few student, but they all did present and many of them, their weaknesses was shown, I was like, how would they do their project defense

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2 years ago

It is expedient to prepare incase of an unexpected task ahead of us. He who fails to prepare will be disgraced.

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2 years ago

In this case, I believe its more of laziness ... I have been through this phase before and some students would just want to dump everything on the group leader to present and this ain't wise at all.

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2 years ago

You are right too, we can call it laziness and taking things slow but it would disfavor us at the end when we do not get prepared at all.

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2 years ago

The story more than illustrates why we must always make preparations in earnest in order to avoid failure

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2 years ago

That is it! Thank you

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2 years ago

You see that's how people are in general they are always unprepared about so many things, they always look for shortcut everything they want to do. Thank God you were prepared

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2 years ago

Thank you for your feedback

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2 years ago

People really like the easy way out of things and don't like to put in work but want to reap reap rewards. As they say IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU ARE PLANNING TO FAIL

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2 years ago

I think one shortcut to success could be really loving what we’re doing. It’s not a real shortcut, we still put all the work required, but since we enjoy it, it doesn’t feel like work 😊

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2 years ago

It won´t feel like work when what we love is what we have prepared for too 😃

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2 years ago

Lack of preparation lead to poor results....I remember when I'm in school, that faithful day in my class assignment defense....I disgrace myself because I was not prepared for that and I end up scoring low

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2 years ago

That moment, you will feel like going back to the past to get prepared and get the highest score but it´s too late 😎

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2 years ago

You are a responsible one Princess! The prepared will most likely succeed and come out of the challenge alive and kicking. Keep it up!

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2 years ago

You are very right, thank you.

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2 years ago

I never failed to prepare for a presentation. When groups are chosen, whatever group I'm in, we'll share topics to research on and send the research to the leader for compilation. I always studied my research very well so as not to be caught off guard and to be able to answer questions.

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2 years ago

We won´t be embarrassed when we are prepared for a task because we are fully ready for it. Thank you

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2 years ago

We have to prepare in every way possible but I admit I'm sometimes not.

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2 years ago

Perhaps laziness? 😂

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2 years ago

Our being prepared especially before time or ahead of time will lead us undoubtedly to success

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2 years ago

You are very right. Thank you

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2 years ago

Being prepared will surely lead to success, whatever happens in life we should be prepared.

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2 years ago

Preparation is vital in life, it can't be overemphasized. Even when depending totally on God, God still demand a process which is keeping the mind ready always,,,and that's preparation, preparation in order not to miss out when HE COMES

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2 years ago

Exactly! Thank you for your contribution.

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2 years ago

Having tension is a thing and not being prepared is another big thing 😂 speaking with your legs shaking caps it all. Preparation is so necessary for just everything

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2 years ago

🤣 You are right. Legs shaking is an obvious proof that we aren´t prepared at all but when we stand on our feet and be confident, we would be praised at the end.

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2 years ago

You'll see a lot of funny things in school... Lol... But the fact remains that there's no short cut to success....

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2 years ago

Many people shirk their responsibility even if they are warned in advance of their future liabilities. Only to then blame others for their failures.

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2 years ago

They are only deceiving themselves and not others. To before warned is to before harmed. We need to be prepared at all times. Thank you ma

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2 years ago

There is power in preparation. You can't just go into a battle and bring nothing. We have to be always prepared.

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2 years ago

Preparation is really important princess. We should always be prepare and take a serious with it. Don't make it as a joke because at the you will regrets and face the consequences. Be ready all the time.

Make your mind and body to be advance of everything. You need it. It will lessen your worries. There's no embarrassment will be happen. Before the things to be happen always make a preparations on it.

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2 years ago

Yea, it will definitely lessen our worries when we do things in advance and not when the time is here already. It also shows how responsible we are. Thank you ❤

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2 years ago

Yes princess you're right. It will lessen our worries. You're always welcome princess.❤️

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2 years ago

I can imagine how the unprepared students must have felt. They pushed themselves to their own failure!

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2 years ago

That is the right word to use. Thank you

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2 years ago

Prayer with proper preparation prevents poor performances

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2 years ago

You are right, thank you for the addition.

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2 years ago