All Work And No Play

Adankechinyere
3 min readAug 24, 2021

This year, I officially joined the workforce. I am happy to earn my money and be independent of my parents. It has allowed me to travel, sightsee, and meet new people, languages, food, and culture. It has benefited me greatly and especially in finances. Through it, I got the privilege to enroll in a virtual internship that restarted my lifestyle. I have something to look forward to at the start of the day and something to dream about or keep me up at night.

It is a one-year job with good pay, and it has been worth it. I have been torturing myself of what my life would be after it is over. I meant the savings and what would come next. I know for sure I do not intend to go back to my life as it was.

The opportunities that came my way were so good to let go and I intend not to waste them. The privileges the work I have allows me to have include: having more time to reflect, started learning French again on Duolingo, socializing better while meeting new people, and maintaining relationships with the old.

It has its moments. It is both fulfilling and draining, more of the former than the latter. The actual job in my life right now is a series of internships and competitions. This year I am working without proper rest to not miss out on the opportunities. The one-year lap is forever echoing in my ears. Tick Tock!.

“Are you where you need to be right now?”

“Are you adding value to your life?”

Other days, my genuine job is the paying one. Work is providing services for a better outcome. Work is fulfilling when I can do it to perfection and the satisfaction of the client/audience.

Factors that helped me shape my thinking: Energy, motivation, feedback. They guided me to pick the work I wanted to do, and I am a team player.

Endpoints or goals have shaped my work attitude. I find it a waste of time to hang around, and pointing fingers always delays the work process. I would choose to focus my strength on achieving results more than anything else.

It gives purpose and meaning to my everyday life.

For as long as I can remember, my dream job has always been to become a civil engineer. To build and construct houses and bridges. I never did a day of engineering in my life. At the point I am in my life, I do not think I can still accomplish that. I think it is the type of job you feel you could be better in; To help you grow smoothly in your career.

Yeah, I am a person who seeks to achieve success through work no matter what it takes, as long as no one feels used or left behind. I pick and focus on achieving something with a good outcome. I can now understand the need to do better to achieve better results and aim higher.

Recently, a new internship I am presently enrolled in is helping with my procrastination. Going forward I intend to grow my skills especially in the areas of writing and coherence, in order to deliver what's expected from my work.

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Adankechinyere

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