Friday Motivation: Don't Tell Everyone Your Plans Rather Show Them Results.


By Phumzile Mavimbela

Don't tell everyone your plans rather show them results. Sometimes we get so caught up in informing people about what we are currently doing than showing them what we have been doing. Wise people don't just talk however they act. The dangers of sharing your next move is that your stir up pressure, create social expectation and people will hold you accountable for that which you have said you will do. 

As such this will rob you of allowing yourself to make mistakes and to further leave room for disappointment because the social expectations you have created will leave you with minimal room to allow yourself to make mistakes. Telling people about your plans may make you feel good, give you a soothing feeling and the listener may shower you with praises, that alone is a much-needed high.

 However this comes with its own dangers, praise and flutter is a high that needs constant fueling. However the process of achieving your plans or dreams cannot be sustained through this high, but the process needs practicality and hard work. So flutter and praise are extrinsic motivation and at times they can be unnecessary background noise. 

What I am proposing this Friday may not be the easiest of things, however, for the purposes of focus and soberness, avoid telling people about want you want to do, unless it is for consultation purposes and not for seeking praise or affirmation. When the urge strikes, ask yourself. Why does this person need to know about this? how will it benefit me and how will benefit them? Then take from there. Happy Friday 

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