16/05/2024
The invigilator and I.
Long post alert ‼️
The alarm did its best that morning trying to wake me up on time but I was still deep asleep.
Sooner, my phone rang and I picked up when my eyes still weak to sleep she screamed to my ears
“Where are you? The invigilator is here.
Sleep left immediately. It wasn't a day to follow the normal routine so I rushed into the bathroom, muttering words of prayers while showering.
On getting to the exams hall, I discovered exams started a few minutes ago and I had to write as fast as I could to meet up with the time allotted to it.
I sat down tense and confused about where to start.I turned to my colleagues to share the question and copy the answers only to discover that we all have different question paper types.
That was when it was done to me that I needed to do this.
The script was messed up so I raised my hands for a new answer sheet, luckily for me I was attended to immediately.
On getting the sheet,I fixed my eyes on the question paper and penned down the answers on the answer sheet.
Are you sharing your colleagues' question papers and copying their answers?
Do you know that on marking the script, you might fail?
Do you really think that your colleague will allow you copy everything on their script?
That reserved answer identifies its originality which will make your script photocopied!
I'm actually driving at purpose discovery,growth and personal development.
When it comes to discovering purpose,it is the compass that gives your life a sense of meaning, joy and fulfillment.
There's no need for the long talk on growth and personal development if purpose is not discovered.
Have you sat yourself down, had a meeting with yourself about the purpose of your existence?
According to research, people who discover their purpose (especially on time) have a higher level of income and net worth over those copying people's purpose or leaving off people's purpose.
How long do you intend to be a driver to a man of destiny?
So you are comfortable driving another man to his destination without a slight thought of taking your destiny alongside the journey.
How long do you want to get paid to cultivate another man's land?
Are you existing or living?
Purpose discovery gives clarity to your dreams, vision, passion, interest, strength, value and capacity.
I'll teach you 3 ways to discover the purpose of your existence.
✍️ Find your passion and interest.
There's this law of growth I love so much; the law of reflection.
Reflect on what you can do and not get exhausted easily.
What triggers your excitement,gives peace,fulfillment and brings profit to you and humanity at large?
Invest in it.
✍️Find your belief system.
Few days ago, I made a post about 3 Clarity personal test questions you need to answer and one of the questions was WHO ARE YOU?
Who you are is a complex question and in the answer lies your belief system; find it.
If you haven't come across that post, I'll recommend you go through that Content
You'll find it on my timeline, read it.
✍️Find suitable role models and mentors.
I grew up to the saying that experience is the best teacher but now I have a different belief system about that adage.
It is unwise to still want to experience it when you have seen or read of people who made those same mistakes.
Learn from individuals who took calculated risk and succeeded in that industry. Don't wait to risk your time going over the process again and again.
What you wish to become needs the inspiration of experts to amplify it and shine the light on you.
A bonus for reading to this point
🧿Find your strength and weakness.
One of the strategies that has helped me severally to become better and grow daily is in the principle of maximizing my strength and minimizing my weakness.
Take a sheet of paper, write out things you can do effortlessly to one side and things that you find hectic doing them to the other side.
Focus on finding yourself first, discover purpose and growth won't be difficult.
The question paper differs,quit copying; stay in your originality and grow.
To your growth.
Kemi Ukpong.
My pen, your mirror.