5 Valuable Lessons we learned in 2020 to keep in mind.
By: Hussein Ali
Tags: Motivation, Success, Self Improvement, Goals, Self-awareness

Do you remember your goals and to-do list for 2020? Did you achieve them? Well, that didn’t work for most people, including me. The majority of people just gave up on their plans at the beginning of this year because of many obvious reasons, Quarantine is one of them. Time goes and it’s already December, looking at my To-Do List I feel sad and disappointed that I’ve achieved a little. But recently I started realizing that some of my close ones have already done a great job in 2020, they managed to put their plans into action. t’s tough, but at the same time, it’s possible. This year was an eye-opening year, and the great lessons always come from the toughest times. Here are some of the lessons that you should keep in mind if you want to be more productive next year.

1- Do you because no one cares about YOU.

And this point is extremely important. If you are working on a side project, let’s say you are writing a book, please do not mention that even to your close network of people. But why?! It is simple. People nowadays just don’t care about everything, they don’t care about what’s going on in the world around them, they don’t care about what’s going on in their own lives and for sure they don’t care about what you are doing. It’s not their fault, Social Media and its well-organized feed certainly one of the main reasons that people just don’t give a single care about what’s going on around them. So by telling people around you that you’re working on something, you feel already that you have achieved something by starting it. but later one you most likely will be lazy about it and keep procrastinating and eventually you just give up. On the other side, if you keep it a secret and just keep pushing yourself through small managed tasks, by the end of your timeline that you draw to achieve that goal, you would be surprised by what you’ve done.

2- Prepare for the worst-case scenario.

No one was prepared for the quarantine lifestyle, but some were flexible and managed to adapt and rearrange their things. Life is just continuous ups and downs. A bunch of responsibilities that come with problems and challenges and the best thing you can do to deal with them is to be ready for the worst. Yes, being Pessimistic about what’s coming in the future is more beneficial than being optimistic. Having a multilayer plan will save you a lot of time and will allow you to avoid a lot of problems that probably will come across your path. If your mindset is adjusted to the fact that problems are part of life, You would break through any issue that faces you very easily and you will be able to cope with it better than the majority of people. And eventually, you will have it as a skill, you will be a problem Solver in no time with that mindset.

3- Minimise your network.

As they say, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” And it’s true. Social distance this year helped to uncover the huge amount of people’s input in our lives. Whether it’s a good or bad habit it’s easy to obtain something new from the circle you are in. choosing who you spend time with is extremely important to define you as a person. Back in 2017 when I started my first semester, I used to hang out most of the time with my classmates and some of them were smokers and now, unfortunately, this bad, health and money-wasting habit is part of my life. So it is very important to choose a network of supportive, motivated, and quality people.

4- Your goals must provide value.

We all remember the 17-year-old high schooler who created one of the most visited coronaviruses tracking websites early this year. He got offered millions of dollars by many companies, isn’t that awesome. This guy is an example of a value providing, action taking people. You see, you either stay on the consumer side of the consumers or join the minority of creators. He saw an opportunity in tough times, and whether next year is going to be better or worse, you need to take action fast and set goals that provide value to the public.

5- enjoy the journey

As Drake Ones said “Sometimes, it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” and big things take time. Take it easy, small, And steady steps Will lead you eventually to achieve your goals. and always remember that your journey is about constant progress not about perfection.