The race of life is a lonely one. Trying to coach another person while running will most likely lead to doom.
There are three main things that will skyrocket a person to unimaginable heights and help that person maintain this hight.
The first is what they have upstairs
The second is who have them upstairs.
The third is the person they are willing to become to enable them maintain this heights.
Remember, nothing is free in life. However, in other to reach these heights in life, there are many prices to pay.
In everything that is done, direct or indirect sacrifices must be made. Many people made sacrifices to reach the heights they are today. I am no different.
I am known today as "Nurse," a reproductive Health provider (family planning provider) and a certified humanitarian but nobody knows the price I paid before achieving this heights. They don't care about the sacrifices, they just want the results.
The journey to reach where I am today was a tough one that required a lot of sacrifices. Tons of it ya'know.
The first sacrifice I made was my sleep. My mates will be sleeping for 7 to 8 hours in 24 hours but I can not do such because i know that if I sleep, I will not be able to work and pay some of my fees and also put food on my table. I had to work while in school which gave me serious insomnia. The headaches I had was really intense but I could not stop because if I stopped for a minute, I may not eat for one day which I don't want for my self.
The second thing I sacrificed was my my social life. No cap, I am not a very social type and I had little friends but I had to sacrifice them. I cut off from friends because they were distractions to me at that moment. I became a one man army. Became lonely because of I want to achieve my goals. I had to let go of every relationship because of my goals. I almost sunk into depression but I found a way out.
I had to let go of many fun activities. I hardly come on socials except WhatsApp and discord because I was the course representative and also, because of hive blogging. My life changed and I could not maintain any friendship as my busy schedule will always chase them away.
I had to read non-stop every single chance I had. I would be feeling sleepy but will take coffee to keep me active. If I eventually slept, my alarm will wake me up and I will be hyperactive because of the coffee in my body.
It was really hell but I pulled through. There are many things I had to let go in other to reach this height I attained but well, I can not say them all. I even lost touch with family at some point.
I do not regret doing all those things to get to where I am. I will always do them over and over again if it means I reach this height. I got to learn lots of things from the process of getting to this height and I am very happy.
The only side effects is that I became a hyperactive person which is really affecting me in some ways.
Though I am naturally calm, I can not comfortably stay in a calm place that has no activity. I always want to do something and I hate being idle.
Anyways, this is my response to the thinkers prompt of the month organized by @kenechukwu97
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Thank you for reading ☺️
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