R3

Monday, January 04, 2016 by iamewoma 2 Comments A⁺ a^-

So it’s another year and I am back here, honestly grateful for life and chance, Sometimes, life plays a fast one and most times we dare to push beyond our limit and decide to be better. This is a short one and I am deciding to do this now and help somebody make sense of 2016.

By the way, if you don’t have clear cut goals already then you are late, 2016 started two months ago. The frenzy of January 1^st was just an official change of date and the celebrations would ultimately amount to nothing without a definite plan for the year.

2015 had its time and it was different for everyone but the success of 2016 depends on the practical steps you took or do I say the foundations you laid in 2015. You cannot just pretend like 2015 never happened just because you screamed “Happy New Year”. Life is a succession theory, every step matters.

Did you make mistakes in 2015, congrats; you have learned how to do better. Did you lose some folks or opportunities in 2015; well you have either learned a lesson or gleaned a reason. You must realize that 2016 would only be better than 2015 if you deliberately take steps to make it better. If you live the first three months of the year 2016, the same way you lived in 2015, you will end up the same way; it is as simple as that.

2016 would be largely about 3 R’s and I would share thoughts along these lines this Year as we make progress. 2016 would largely be about “Relationships, Risks and Results” .

Ø Build relationships: make deliberate efforts to build, don’t assume people don’t need you, get involved. Have a social life, Build your social capital. Stay off your phone at least twice every week, pretend it’s 1996, have a conversation that does not involve smileys and emoji-es.

Ø Take risks: Go against the tide, be calculative yet spontaneous. Don't assume you will fail, go ahead and fail, life will reward your efforts. Karma respects consistency.

Ø Result: No stories, demand excellence from yourself. Stay in the hustle.

Have yourself an R3 Year. Do more than survive... THRIVE!!!!!!

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4 Jan 2016, 18:04:00 delete

So much to take away from this very shirt yet mighty piece. For every level we desire to attain good relationships is key. Risk is necessary to achieve result. Finance guru will tell you "the higher the risks the higher your returns".

Personally I am tired of doing things over the same way. Last year I started my journey of building good relationships. This year I intend to progress and top it off with uncalculated risks. Thanks boss, your words always always nudge me in the right direction. More grace.