I was expelled From University. Twice.

Note: This was written in March 2020.

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When you are consistent with a new habit, you must reward yourself. Imagine you are the boss of yourself. Order yourself to go to the kitchen and do a few dishes and then tell yourself that if you do this, you will reward yourself with a few minutes on Tiktok or YouTube; you get the idea.

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When you interview for a new role at a corporation, you are expected to negotiate a salary, apply the same logic to your day. This way, the relationship becomes a 'give and take'. When I have busy days, I allot time for myself throughout the day to maintain my productivity. In other words, after I work on something for an hour or so, I will get up and have a chat with my grandmother or whatever. Not everyone can sit down for prolonged periods without respite. Use common sense. Be strict and when you perform, reward yourself. You deserve it.

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Recreation is important. The word 'recreation' means to 're', 'create', when you reward yourself you are also 're' 'creating' yourself, you will find that when you force yourself to do a task that you do not want to do and then relax, that relaxation becomes so much sweeter because you earnt it.

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The ultimate goal is reaching the point where your perspective for tasks you did not want to tackle in the past shifts. You will notice that cumbersome tasks become less so, and the mental warmup that you used to undergo disappears. You will become the master of yourself. You shifted the paradigm, an employee, to a boss.

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To encourage you, I want to give you a personal example. I have been enrolled in university for over seven years (intermittently). There was nothing in this world that could make me sit down and study. Nothing. I even changed my degree to something that I enjoyed, and when that did not work, I changed my university! That did not work either.

The university expelled me for poor academic performance. I was fed up and upset with myself. I was sick of it. I made a pact with myself before god (You can make a pact to yourself if you do not believe in God): "I will complete my degree and not only that, I will excel (God willing)." I started to implement minor changes. I began with scheduling time into my day (one hour) for studying, and when that time arrived, I did not care where I was, I forced myself to sit and study. I studied before class and directly after. I still have not received all of my results for the semester I have just completed, but from the results thus far, I have already achieved a 'high distinction' for one of my subjects. The likelihood of a high distinction for the other subjects is also remarkably high.

Dear reader, you must understand something. I was expelled. Twice. I am/was the epitome of the terrible student. Shortly after the final exam, I received a phone call from the coordinator of one of my subjects, and he told me that I seem like a 'serious' student. I am not a 'serious' student. I am a 'serious' individual.

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Be serious with the issues in your life that deserve your attention. Stop employing a lackadaisical attitude. When are you going to grab life and show it what you can do? You can do whatever you put your mind to! It is a stupid cliché, but it is true! You must 'wake up' and understand the gravity of your circumstances! You can be more; you will be more! Start by internalizing this.

Master yourself.