Introduction

I am delighted dear friends, to make my entry for this great contest organized by the Steem India community. We all have things we wish to change and improve on. Definitely, we also have characters that are nice that we would like to keep. So in this post, I will be writing about this:

• Three things I'd change about myself and
• Three things I'd keep

Alright. Without wasting much time, lets start from the negative side.

Three things I will like to change about myself

1. Procrastination: This is a problem I would like to solve really fast. I have a large dairy full of ideas and projects I would love to execute. I have even added date to most of the proposed projects. The problem then is that when the time reaches to do those things, I simply shift it. I keep on shifting some of the projects until I either forget about them, or simply loose interest in them all together. I know that those ideas and projects would have excelled, but procrastination has killed of a few of them.

Why is Procrastination such a bad thing? At least for two reasons:

• Procrastination is a thief of time: This is the first thing that procrastination does. It steals valuable time. The more you postpone something that needs to be done, the more time is lost. Unfortunately, no one can regain lost time. Again, time waits for no one. So the more one procrastinates, the more one looses some precious time that would have been used productively.

• Procrastination can lead to loss of opportunities: Who knows if that project or idea would have been successful. Who knows if that visit or the new craft you want to learn would have been productive. Who knows if you would have been hired had you applied for the job on time? A lot is lost in procrastination. We may loose the opportunity to excel in a project, learn a new skill, establish great relationships, or enjoy something special simply because of procrastination.

2. Fear of the unknown: This is the second thing I hope to quickly change about myself. Sometimes, I become afraid of things that have not happened yet. I put so much time worrying about what has not happened. For example, I fear what will happen if all cryptocurrencies crash. What will happen if a project I am about to embark on, did not go as planned. I see a lot of failed marriages. Sometimes I become afraid that if I get married, things may not go as planned. I really believe that I have inordinate fear of the unknown.

Why is fear of the unknown not healthy, for at least two reasons:

• Fear is crippling: Yes, being too anxious of fearful of things that have not happened can lead to inactions of some sort. Fear holds one back from taking bold steps. Fear can keep one at a place for a long time because one does not want to get caught up in a negative situation. So I have to learn how to fight and win my fears.

• Fear can lead to taking wrong steps: Fear is the biggest catalyst of mistakes. If one is afraid of a job interview, chances are that he will mess it up. If one is afraid of taking a new step, one will probably make mistakes when they try. So I will develop the boldness needed to overcome my fears. I do not want to make mistakes or take a wrong step because of fear.

3. Leave my comfort Zone This is another thing I would like to change about myself. Sometimes, I prefer business as usual. I am never short of new ideas and projects. But sometimes, they end up in the dairy because am simply not always at ease with trying out new things. So I would prefer to do it as i always have done it, instead of leaving the comfort zone and embracing a new challenge. I would work hard on this problem and change it.

Being afraid to leave my comfort zone is a problem because:

• One misses new opportunities: If one does not step out of the comfort zone, one will definitely miss new opportunities. Leaving the comfort zone is a way to change how we do things. It gives us the chance to embrace change and thus gain from results of doing something differently. So i would work hard to always leave my comfort zone, so as to gain from new opportunities.

• It stunts growth: Not leaving the comfort zone may lead to lack of growth generally. When we step out of the comfort zone, we embrace new ways of doing things and try unique methods and skills. This usually lead to having new and positive results. But when we remain in the comfort zone and do business as usual, we still get the results as usual. Thus, remaining in the comfort zone is another way of remaining at the same level over time.

Having discussed some things I would like to change about myself, there are some things I love about me, that I would like to hold on.

Three things I would like to Keep about Myself

1. Never Give up: This is something I always like to appreciate myself for. I do not easily give up on things. I like to stick with it and give it all. If I start a project or any activity and things are not going as planned, I do not just let it go. I would normally go back to the drawing board and try to see why its not working. I try to make changes and inject new energy into it. I have discovered that most times, it works well for me. So because of that, I normally keep going and I have recorded many successes because I hung on to the end.

Why is it great never to give up? Because

• Life requires Patience: Yes. Success has no shortcut. Most successful people kept on trying and trying even when others have gone. Because the never gave up, they eventually became success stories.

• Because it increases your resilience: Each time you overcome a challenge because you did not easily give up, your strength grows. You acquire more power by enduring a difficult time or situation. So not giving up easily is a kind of bodily and mental training.

2. Vision: As an entrepreneur, I live on vision. I always see the future and see myself in it. I have cultivated the ability to see beyond the obvious. This is the main reason I have a lot of long-term goals. Looking ahead or time and planning towards that has been a strong ability I developed a long time ago. Having strong vision is a key element of the few things I am able to achieve.

Having strong vision has helped me to:

• Live a life of purpose: I do not merely exist. I do not live for now as most people would like. I live for the future. I have goals and aspirations. These are all possible because I have strong vision. I have a reason for waking up each day - to work hard towards achieving my vision.

3. I mingle with like minds I watch my association. This is something that has kept me going for a long time now. Being surrounded by the wrong crowd is something I try hard to avoid because something will always go wrong. I choose my friends wisely, always electing to go with people that are vision-driven and goal-oriented. My closest friends work as hard as i do, sometimes they work harder and I learn from them. I would always remain selective of my association.

Here are the benefits of being selective of my friends:

• They help me reach my goals: Because of being selective of my friends, I have been able to achieve a few things in life. My friends will not always agree with me on all issues, but we always have the same drive and motivation. So its easier to achieve a lot with in a united group

• I have avoided major problems Association can lead one into many problems. If you follow a drunkard, you will soon become one. If your friends fight a lot, you will learn how to fight. I have been able to avoid a lot of issues simply by choosing my friends wisely.

Conclusion

I will try to improve on the areas am not doing well. In fact I will change the bad things about me. For the things am doing well, I would love to do more and even become a much better person than I am now. I love this topic. Thank you so much dear India community for this opportunity