As you can see, this dude has a humongous mustache now, ok it's not that humongous but then it surely has grown to a large extent compared to five years ago. Has anything else grown with it?..well there's only way to find out, keep on reading.
A lot has happened in the last five to ten years and I must say it's really been a journey. I grew from an innocent little boy into a not so innocent almost grown man. Life has a way of getting to you way more than you would let on, they're the good, the bad and for me the almost ugly.
It'll be stupid not to give thanks to God for keeping me up till this time and not only me but every member of my family, ómo it's not easy. A lot of people had died along the line but small me is still pretty much alive and well.
How far have I come?
I've come really far, five years is no small time. At that time I just gained admission into the university, I was a fresher in every way. My look was still innocent,my brain was fresh and I was still bound by the morals my parents instilled on me, I was so eager to see how the real world worked and surely I had dreams to fulfill.
The first few years were quite easy, I was doing well in school, my parents were proud to have a son in the university so they were always providing me everything I needed and everything went on well. But then things started to change especially for someone who was pretty shy, I started to see life differently, the real world wasn't as sweet as they had painted it to be.
I started to discover that I needed a lot more than my parents could offer, I went out, met new people and discovered new things. It was really a whole fun experience but then there really was no gain. I was associating with people who just wanted to have fun and enjoy life, there was no real purpose.
Then I met some people who were goal driven, they took liking to me and we started to relate. That was when I started to learn new things. I got inspired to start taking pictures with my phone, phoneograpy was one of the most inspiring ventures for me. It was cool telling stories with pictures you took personally. I took time to watch photo editing videos, how to make a picture you take on your mobile phone come to life. That also led me on my graphics journey, I started to learn how to make fliers, cartoon with my phone and earn some little money.
It was at that same time I started to improve on my dancing, I spent hours going to for reheàrsals, watching new videos and learning from them. At a point I started to go for shows and also earn some small money, things were moving gradually for me. I guess I was almost a jack of all trade because I also discovered o could do a lot more with my drawing skills, so I went on to improve them. Sleepless nights, watching tutorial videos, implementing them and creating amazing works for clients really helped me improve.
Surprisingly, my academics wasn't affected in any way but I immediately got the realization that education wasn't actually the main key, yes it was needed to become something in future but it doesn't guarantee a better future. My views started to change, I got bored listening to our lecturers talk about things that couldn't be applied in real life situations, they kept repeating old syllabus to us.
Then after another year things started to change, everything became really hard. Peer pressure was the order of the day, young boys started to buy new and luxurious things and I must say it was really hard to be broke at that period. I watched a lot of my friends change into something else, some went into a lot of fraudulent activities just to make it.
What helped me grow??
I must say growth can be misinterpreted. The fact that you're not where the other person is doesn't mean you're not growing. Everyone has their time, you could be top of the ladder today and end up being below the ladder tomorrow. I was fortunate to know that pretty soon, I got really close to God at that period and tried to build my relationship with him. It really helped me fight depression and get through those trying times.
Growth doesn't end, it's a continuous process, last year I had no idea I'll ever be a blogger, but here I am sharing my experiences with you all on Hive. The last few years has been quite challenging and also empowering. Ensuring growth wasn't easy but then I had to take the step. I started to cut off some of the people who weren't adding anything to my life, toxic people were part of the list.
I decided to grow my relationship base, that meant meeting new people, going to functions, attending seminars and learning new skills. The art of communication is a great way to grow, I improved the way I talked, the way I dressed, watched a lot of movies (they're quite educational), read a lot of books. I started to become bold and I could hold a conversation with someone without having too much fright. I was doing more activities in front of a lot of people. I could stand and dance in front of a million people without having any stage fright, that was how much the growth was.
Associating with like minded people was also another step to my growth. I started to make friends with people who had a vision in life, people who were hard working, content creators, Affiliate Marketers, Crypto traders, Forex traders and Business Men. All this people have actually opened me to a whole new set of knowledge. I must say their zeal and consistency started to rub off on me. Even if I can't be everything at once, I learn the most important things from them and I havn't stopped learning.
I'm looking forward to the next five years of my life and I'm pretty sure it's a lot more blissful especially since I found hive. I see new beginnings, a more confident person who's diverse in a lot of things and a humongous mustache!
Thank you for reading this, if you enjoyed it or it connected to you in a way, I invite you to drop a comment I'll be glad to reply❤️