ACHIEVING SUCCESS

As a student, most times it’s always more of the expectations to do well we lean on, especially those of us that are not so good at studying or good at assimilating something at a time. During the weeks when we have our classes, it is expected that every student should at least make 75% of attendance for every course to first be able to sit for the exams. Even though this is not exactly how it works all the time, it goes to show us how much effort as a student is expected of you to pass a particular course.

For this week’s first edition of the Hivelearners topic, we are asked to share a time when our efforts gave us the results we have always wanted or we expected. And since I’m a student, I think it’s just best to talk about my most recent journey into getting a good grade in school despite my fears of not doing well. So without further ado, let me share my experiences with you.

So, it happened that around this time last year, I was diligently waiting for my admission into the university after running a one year pre-degree program. As I have always believed about myself which is not true, I took myself as a not-so-bright student and trust nature, I did suffer for it. I held on to that believe for a very long time and I keep putting in effort but not getting the results I worked for. Well, fortunately for me, during that program, something happened and it gave me a reason to work more on how I think. I had forgotten that we are a product of what we think (this is so true).

Despite the fact that I believed that I wasn’t a bright student, it got to this point in my journey and also, thanks to the amazing people around me during that period, I took a leap of faith and dared to dream of something bigger and this time, I did not just put in effort but I believed in God and in myself that my goals were achievable and this time I want to achieve it. In my first exam, at this time I still held firmly to that believe of not being a bright student and I did very poorly. In my second exam, I was part of the best student because at this point I had already made up my mind to dream bigger and believe in myself.

Guess what happened in the final exam… I went back to my old self and I started having doubts because there was this thing kept telling me that I was just lying to myself and I did not really do poorly but I didn’t meet my set goals and that was because of the tug of war going on in my mind. I was sad but I was happy that I could at some point prove to myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. And ever since that program ended, when I finally gained admission into the university, I now know how my mind works and I tried to always believe in myself no matter what happens. This was the hardest part of my first semester journey but in the end, I was lucky enough not to have any carry overs but my results weren’t as good as I expected but it did match the effort I put in.

I learnt my lesson and now I’m trying to work on ways I can improve on always believing in myself no matter what because I know that is where my victory lies. There has never been a time when I doubted myself and gave a good effort and got the results I wanted, it was always disappointing but I want that to change. For me, it’s not all about putting efforts into reading but it is very important and I’m going to try my best to do that and on the other hand, I will try my hardest to believe in myself that God is going to give me an expected end.

This is my response. Thanks for reading through. ❤️