THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FUTURE
I have a dream but I am scared to try, and even more scared to fail. How do I want to live? Truth be told, I have no idea. Will I succeed in this life? I don't know.What does my future hold? Uncertainty.
I am always bothered thinking about the next ten(10) years, that I forget how to live in the next ten(10) minutes.Am I just being so lazy, or an addict Procrastinator? I am not so sure of what I am anymore.
Do I have interests? Yes, so what are my interests: 1. Writing, 2. Sports, 3. Modelling, 4. Graphics, 5. Engineering: Building machines and systems from scratch, 6. Programming, 7. Teaching and mentoring, 8. Preaching, 9. Singing, 10. Playing musical instruments, 11. Acting/Directing, 12. StandUp Comedy.
Those are my interests and picking a career out of all these is so difficult. After much deliberations, I have decided I need a career that guarantees my future, and I also need a career that suits me most, and I also need a career that guarantees my happiness. Now, the point is, all these aforementioned occupations makes me happy, because at one point in my life, I have tried everything, and I was happy doing each of them.
Not all dreams come through, and Jack of all Trade, master of none, so I have heard, but in this current world and generation of diversity, I really would love to be a generalist and not a specialist. This point drives me to the next question. Can I align all my interests? YES I CAN!! What is the biggest threat to achieving this? TIME. can I manage my time? YES. Can time be sufficient? YES
Having established all these, now the real threat is: How can I split my time? We do have a total of Twenty-Four(24) hours everyday.
Now the solution is: In sleep for a maximum of four hours everyday, leaving me with a total of twenty hours daily to pursue my dreams. BRAVO!!!!
In achieving my dream of being a generalist, Most of my interest require lesser time of practice before attaining perfection, while most require more time. Most can be combined while most should be treated as single entity. COOL.
Sports and modelling require I spend time in the gym, so I will merge hours for sports, while having a perfect body for modelling.
Singing and Playing Musical instruments instruments can be merged also, so I will practice singing while also practicing playing musical instruments together.
Programming and engineering require more time, and can't be merged with any other interest of mine, so, I have to split a total of 12 hours daily for both, while splitting the remaining 6 hours for other interests of mine, and also leaving out the remaining 2 hours for having meals and relaxing everyday.
By doing this, I have been able to split my time, and also I don't have to drop any talents or interests of mine.
The above Image and write-up was drafted by me some Two(2) years ago, and I have been able to enjoy my various lifestyles and interests, but the greatest challenge I faced was sticking to the plan, of splitting my time, and now, at almost 20 years of age, I can tell you that I am really enjoying my life so far, with all the happiness.
MY SIMPLE ADVICE TO ANYONE IS, WHEN FACED WITH LIFE CHOICES, JUST GET A PEN AND A PAPER, AND JUST COMMUNICATE WITHIN YOURSELF, DRAFT IT OUT, AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY HOW QUICKLY YOU WILL ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION FOR YOURSELF, ALL BY YOURSELF.