Le Dynamique Professeur

In Psychology, procrastination means, "replacing high-priority actions with tasks of lower priority, or doing something from which one derives enjoyment, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time"[source]. While this is a well known bad behaviour, what I am about to share is not really as defined as the term procrastination.

You know those times when you fail to do something because you think there isn't enough time yet for that thing? You feel, very soon, I'd have all the time in the world to do it. Or you feel, this window of time I've got is too little to do this thing I've got to do, I'll wait till I get home; when I am about to sleep; when I retire; when I get married; when I find someone to marry; when I find a publisher; when I get a job; when I get into the university; when I have lots of money! Have you come to notice that if you are not careful, such things never gets done?

Recently, there's something I'd been putting off till when there's be enough time to do it. One night, I got home and I was so tired from work that I felt like doing was knocking off my socks and off to bed. Somehow, I managed to turn on my computer and guess what? The same thing I'd been putting off till when I feel I'd have enough time (say about 3hours), I completed it in less than an hour! Finally, I went to bed relieved and fulfilled. I thought I'd share that with you to begin summoning courage for anything you've put off till later and just bravely get them started! Until you start, you will never be a star.

Thanks for reading and I've missed you all. Getting back to the groove slowly. Please keep praying for me.

- Le Dynamique Professeur

Recently I saw a dog chase a ball into a hole. I particularly could not remember what caught my interest; the cute dog or his determination to get the ball out of the hole. I saw how determined the dog was not to let go of the ball; he was not ready to lose the battle to the hole. He started digging out the hole to get the ball out by all means. It was tough, it was hard, it took time, but he did it! I could feel the excitement as he took the ball and ran to his owner wiggling its tail up, down, left and right.

See, the dog could have stood there crying over spilled milk or lamenting the balls trip to the hole. You and I know that approach will never get him anywhere near getting the ball back. Beloved, there is nothing wrong with where you are today in life; however, everything is wrong or significant about what you are doing today to get to where you want to be tomorrow. A man can be low today but for him not to remain low tomorrow, depends on what he does with his life today. That you were born into a poor family does not automatically mean you will die poor if you are determined to do something about it. That no one in your family has ever attended or graduated from the university does not mean you will fall into the same queue. 

However, you are likely to follow that bad or negative trend if you refuse to do anything about it. My point actually is, quit lamenting about where you are today or what is happening to you right now. Instead, start doing something about getting out of that problem. In this new year, always remember, it matters not where you are but what you do where you are.

Happy New Year, 2013. 

- Le Dynamique Professeur

The 5th of January would make my second full month of working in my current job. I particularly love the job because I learn something new every day. One of the thing I am currently learning is to quit 'thinking'. My boss is such that hates to hear the word, 'think'. For instance, should a customer call about a problem I am to fix, and perhaps I am unable to fix it and then ask for his help on it. He'd then begin to ask questions about the issue. What he hates to hear me say when answering him is, "I think..." He wants to hear things like, "I believe", "I am sure", "I have checked", "I know", and so on. His favourite reply when you respond with an "I think" is, "Don't think mate..." So, in the last two months, I have in particular being learning to stop thinking but knowing.

Many of us walk through life with the "I think" philosophy. We presume, assume everything. We hardly ever seek to get to the root of the matter when faced with issues. We just like to scratch things on the surface and seeking a very quick fix or easy way out. I have come to discover those who actually learn are not those who 'think' or live on assumptions but those who are passionate to know! Those who would do everything to go after knowledge.

I have made it a resolve to quit my 'thinking' cap. I want to start using my 'knowledge' cap. I want to always get my facts right before asking for help. I want to make sure when I am asked, "how can I help you?" I know what I want and why I want it. I want to quit seeking the microwave and fast-foods fix. I want to go hard after knowledge. I want to think less and know more. I want to believe more and assume less. I want to always get my facts right before asking anyone for help. This is my resolve for the new year; what's yours?

This is to thank you all for your support in 2012. I look forward to learning from you in 2013. God bless you mightily. I wish you a very happy new year 2013. 

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I recently got a research contract with a tertiary institution here in New Zealand. I was to help interview participants of the research and transcribe the interviews to be ready for analysis later.  While the interview part seems easy, the transcription part of the job was the most difficult part. I literally struggle when it comes to transcribing long conversations. The shortest of the interviews had a duration of 20mins while the longest was over an hour and I had a deadline they must be completed by. I was able to complete the transcription but I believe what kept me through was the fact that I was looking forward to being paid at the end. I just could not wait to finish them. I pushed through every hurdle to see through the contract.

There are many difficulties in life that burden us; frustrate us, torture us and sometimes push us to our limits! We struggle, we fight, we lobby, push, pull, scream and yell. What often doesn't come to mind at such times is what we stand to gain if we scale that hurdle. We get so encumbered by the seeming weight that besets us and thus find it hard to look upward and forward. Whereas, if the goal is in sight, the burden will be less and the end would not seem very far away.

I am reminded of a formula a friend once gave me; "Sam, anytime you are doing something you don't really like doing; start listening to your favourite song and you wouldn't feel your worse doing it." I believe the favorite music here would be looking onto the reward at the end. Just like the bible says, "weeping may endure for the night, joy comes in the morning". Look to the morning and I am sure you won't feel the darkness of the night.

- Le Dynamique Professeur

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PS: Apologies, I've been extra ordinarily busy with exam preps and a new job is why I have been a little absent here on blogsville. I would like to believe I am back now. Thank you all for understanding.