Not Your Usual Monday Motivation

It's day 55 of documenting 2025.

What a moment to be alive! 🙌
It's a new week.
A new day.

For me, it's week 2 of my lessons and study period for JAMB.
I kinda feel guilty with the way I abandoned my Substack newsletter.
But honestly, I don't know what to do with it anymore.
So, I'll just leave it be.
Until this study and exam period is over.

I'm also making a few adjustments.
No conformity.
No people-pleasing.
I've come a long way and I still have a long way to go.
I won't let others influence my actions.
On the contrary, I could be a positive influence to them.
It could start with an idea 💡

A crazy idea popped into my head last night.
I'm just remembered it now, so I think it's worth exploring.
I was thinking of doing something like an interview session with some students at the center.
I would ask them random questions and share their answers here.
What do you think? 🤔

The idea is to relay the way others think and get some interesting perspectives.
It may go like this:
Me: Question?
The person: Gives his answer.
The answer may be true, it may not be.
We're just going to denote their way of thinking by the level of their responses.
Nothing too deep, just some surface level psychology 🧠

The thing is, none of them know that I have a blog, except one of them.
Some of them know that I write content, that's it.
Here's what I think.....
I tell them I have a blog and show my work.
Then I ask them if they would like to be featured on my blog.
First, they're surprised I have a blog.
Second, they agree to answer my questions because it means I get to write about them.
Third, they read my post about them and share it if they want to. They eventually read my other posts as well and become a fan 😁

Mind you, it's an idea.
I don't know how it's going to turn out.
I'm just guessing.
Let's see how it goes.
By the way, I look forward to seeing Dora today.
I wrote about meeting her in a former post I titled, "Courage.....And Meeting Dora".
Check it out on the main website, Documenting 2025.

There's no idea of how this week will go, but all we have is hope that it will go well.
And we also have our actions that will determine what will happen next.
Well, my friend, that's all for my thoughts on the new week.

How about a bit of Monday Motivation?
Here's one from me:

You're unique in your own way.
Never let anyone make you feel or think less of yourself.
You make a mistake?
It's okay, it just proves you're  human.
What matters is what you do after making the mistake.
Own it!
Learn from it!
And don't repeat it!
This is your week, your chance to shine.
You've got this 💪

What do you think of this piece?
I hope it helps in some way.
If you want to, you can share your own Monday Motivation in the comments.
(PS. You can be anonymous 😉)

Let's get into quotes.
By quotes, I mean the highlighted points from the books I read before typing.
They are:
365 Days With Self-discipline by Martin Meadows (usual)
Awaken The Giant Within by Anthony Robbins (Monday's read)
Let's dive in!

365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 Day 55: On Bearing Misfortunes Nobly

"Hardships are a part of life and while nobody (with the exception of
masochists) enjoys pain, they can be valuable because they present an opportunity for personal growth."

"Misfortunes aren’t fun to deal with, but bearing them nobly strengthens
your ability to handle even worse circumstances in the future."

"In a sense, trials and tribulations are like training.
You may not enjoy it, but you know that eventually it will pay off and more than recoup for any suffering you’re going through at the moment."

This brings to mind a saying.
It's probably a quote I read somewhere.
"There are circumstances and situations I can't control.
What I can control is my actions, reactions and behavior."
Bear the pain.
Do the right thing.
And it will pass soon.

Awaken The Giant Within
📌 How To Change A Belief (continued)
Note: This is a long chapter and I read section by section.

"On the positive side, convictions—by the passion they inspire in us—can be empowering because they compel us to act."

"Often the best thing you can do to create mastery in any area of your life is to raise a belief to the level of conviction.
Remember, conviction has the power to drive you to action, to push you through all kinds of obstacles.
Beliefs can do this as well, but some areas of your life may require the added emotional intensity of conviction."

"How can you create a conviction?
* Start with the basic belief.
* Reinforce your belief by adding new and more powerful references.
* Then find a triggering event, or else create one of your own. Associate yourself fully by asking, "What will it cost me if I don't?"
* Finally, take action.  Each action you take strengthens your commitment and raises the level of your emotional intensity and conviction."

"One of the challenges with convictions is that they're often based on other people's enthusiasm for your beliefs.
So often people believe something because everybody else believes it. This is known in psychology as social proof.
But social proof is not always accurate."

Hmm 🤔
Gives you something to think about, doesn't it?
The concept of social proof is common in copywriting.
It's usually employed to convince logical buyers.
It's all psychology.

Funny fact, I was already interested in psychology before I got to know about marketing.
I didn't go in depth, but the few articles I read on Wikipedia really got me engaged.
That was about 6 years ago.
The one I particularly remember was a triangle by Abraham Maslow.
I think it's called the hierarchy of needs...or something like that.
The basic ones at the bottom and the more advanced at the top.
That was the beginning of my interest.

Now, my desire to study Psychology just feels right.
I didn't look towards furthering my education back then, probably because I wasn't sure of what to study.
It's different now.

A piece of advice, my friend.
Follow that gut feeling.
Deep down, you believe that it's the right thing to do.
Even if it's difficult.
Do it scared.

That's all for today's post.
I don't do word count here, so this may be long or short, depending on your device.
But it's another day in Documenting 2025.

Thanks for reading 😊
Thanks for spending time here in my space.
If you're new here, welcome.
I'm Duon Ada, the girl responsible for this splash of words on a page.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Peace ✌️