6 Lesson I Learned in my Early 20s (6 of 6)

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

Most students want to get good grades. Most people want to get fit and healthy. Most employees or business owners want to earn more. These are examples of the results most of us want.

The point I want to share is that we can’t control our results. We can only control our efforts. If we improve our efforts, the results will improve too.

Examples of How I Measure my Efforts to Get the Results I Want

1.     𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝

When it comes to getting healthy, you can’t control your weight, but you can control the 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 you consume every meal.

2.     𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞

When it comes to getting fit, you can’t control your shape, but you can control the ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 you attend the gym or the kilometers you run.

3.     𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬

You can’t control your grades, but you can control the 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 you put into reading or answering exercises at home.

4.     𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

You can’t control your sales, but you can control the 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 and the 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 you post online and offline.

5.     𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

You can’t control a happy relationship, but you can control the 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 you spend with your loved ones.

A 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭

Notice how I make my efforts become 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 and 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. Example of these are:

• I consume only 1 cup of rice in every meal.
• I go to the gym or workout at home at least 2-3 times a week.
• I write and post valuable content at least once a week.

You see. If your efforts are measurable, you can execute them easily. If your efforts are measurable, you will know if you become successful.

You may not see results instantly in doing it 1 hour a day or 1 day a week

But a lot of little things equals a lot.

And it all starts by making your efforts countable and measurable.

Recap

This is the last lesson in my series 6 Lessons I Learned in My Early 20s. As a recap, the 𝟔 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐬 are:

1. Know What You Want In Life ASAP
2. Fire First, Aim Later
3. Protect Your Name
4. Protect Your Time
5. Never Stop Learning
6. Make Your Efforts Measurable

What I’m sharing with you are the lessons that move me to where I want to go. Somehow, I hope that what I share, gives light or sign to people who need it.

What To Do Next?

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2. Comment your answer:

 Among the 6 lessons I shared. Which one is your favorite?