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Author Topic: 12 Common Habits Every Student Should Break Before Leaving School  (Read 227 times)

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What do you spend most of your time on? You have two choices; to either feel disappointed and frustrated about the whole situation in your country: high rate of unemployment, poor governance etc or take responsibility for your career.

It may not seem easy to accept, high unemployment rate or not, you are responsible for your life’s outcome.

    You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
    ― Jim Rohn

    “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”
    ― J.K. Rowling

Below are 14 habits you should strive to get rid of before and as you join the job market or the world of business.

1.       Blaming everyone else but yourself:

    “When you blame others, you give up your power to change”. Anthony. Dr. Robert.

Being caught up in the habit of blaming others except you only spells out lack of responsibility. If you are in the habit of blaming your lecturer, friends or school for your results, this habit will not help you in the long run.

2.       Spending most of your time on tech gadgets – PC, mobile, TV:

    “’I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us’”. In the Movie, Lord of the Rings.

The millennial-generation is known for the habit of spending a lot of time on tech devices and activities with little lasting benefits. If you want to get ahead in your career, you must minimize the “unproductive” time you spend consuming devices. The same technology that kills your time is making someone else rich.

3.       Doubting your potential and ability:

Sometimes, School system can steal away your true personality and make you believe you are not as capable because of your poor performance in exams and tests. The reality is that life is not about passing tests and exams. And you have within you what it takes to achieve your dreams no matter how poorly or excellently you may perform academically.

4.       Hating to read:

    “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” Oscar Wilde.

Who you become after school will be determined by the people you meet and the books you read. I’m not talking about academic books but books about self help, business, entrepreneurship, relationship, negotiation, lifestyle or any subject that interests you. You’ve got to cultivate the habit of reading, willy-nilly.

5.   Hating to write:

    “If I went back to college again, I’d concentrate on two areas: learning to write and to speak before an audience. Nothing in life is more important that the ability to communicate effectively” Gerald Ford.

Everyone cannot become an excellent writer but everyone can and should learn basic communication writing skills. You are forgiven if you don’t like the academic style of writing. That makes the two of us – in fact most accomplished authors and writers defile the academic writing style. So you are in safe hands, if that is you.

6. Procrastination:

You probably have put off that difficult conversation with your roommate. You may have completed that assignment just on the deadline and nearly missed your test marks. You are not an artful dodger. Even though living on the edge of time does not translate to being lazy or disorganised, it can and does get you into trouble. In future, it may deny you the best opportunities without you even realising.

So rather than ignoring tough issues, focusing on what you like instead, identify your assignment and deal with them early so that the problem doesn’t fester, become bigger and difficult to finish.

7. Paying for stuff you can get for free:

When you are in school, your dependence on mum and dad or guardian may cause you think there’s enough money to throw on everything. Before you checked the library, you had already splashed on the books for your course. There are ways to get things that you absolutely don’t have to pay for and there’s also the need to improvise (to make, provide, or arrange fromwhatever materials are readily available). The earlier you are creative with your spending, the better.

8. Dodging to speak in public:

This one is huge and a career killer. Everyone at one time or the other has to deal with this demon. In fact, having the fear of speaking in public is human. According to study, for most people, the fear of speaking in public is only second to the fear of death. That should encourage you that it is safe to have these fears. But it is not safe to leave these fears uncontrolled. Join a Toastmasters club near you to start developing this skill. Join us at Lighthouse Toastmasters club – I’ll be glad to meet you.

9. Spending more money on pleasure than self education:

How do you spend your money? The best investment you’ll ever make is in improving yourself; your mental growth, physical appearance,  spiritual growth,  career boost are are aspects of you that need constant revitalising. Do not ignore you.

10.   Having a sense of entitlement:

Eventually, you must accept that your certificate is overrated and does not entitle you to a good life. Because you spent 20 years of your life acquiring academic education does not entitle you to any job. The government, your uncle, big mummy or anyone for that matter does not owe you any thing simply because you went to school. You owe yourself and loved ones to achieve your dream. This would even apply even when you have no degree.

11.   Living above your means:

You’ve probably heard the story of that big girl on campus, living large. Then the wretched mother from the village visits, and she publicly denies her poor mother. School is a good place to start cultivating personal finance habit but sadly, a lot of students, while trying to conform, take this for granted. By the time you lose your dependence on your parents and guardian after graduation, you will be forced to live within your means the hard way.

12.   Relying on the Federal Government of your country for jobs:

I’ve mentioned this earlier but it’s worthy of a point on its own. Governments don’t build nations; industrious people do. Imagine what the world would be like if everyone waits for the government to provide jobs – wouldn’t we all be miserable creatures? If you cannot find a job, find something to do. The only jobless people are people who don’t get something doing.

13.   Fearing to fail:

How do you treat failure? How do you treat other people when they fail at something? Eventually, when you become serious about achieving your goals, you must make failure your bosom friend.

14. Not taking care of your spiritual life:

Do you pray for at least 10 minutes (in quiet) every day? Do you attend religious gatherings regularly? Are you working on those vices and trying to build virtue? The life of someone out of school and shouldering some huge responsibilities often feels lonely and hopeless. Often, you may feel fruitless, like you know you are supposed to achieve more. At times like that, only you can encourage yourself by searching the deep, spiritual things. Feed your soul. It is ALWAYS worth the effort.
   
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