"In It To Win It!"

It's day 140 of documenting 2025.

A battle is going on.

I realize that now.

And I'm in it to win it.

"Here's we go again 🙄

What's she talking about this time?"

In summary, I'm determined work hard on my personal development.

In the process, I will face struggles or "fights" that I have to win.

Finally taking control of the narrative...and not letting the "forces" take over anymore.

Ain't that a big battle?

If you can conquer yourself with self-control, you can handle anything life throws at you.

That's a fact 💯

Why I say so? 

Because no matter what comes along, your emotions, attitude and actions will always be in check...and in line with your values.

I'm fighting my battle now.

Not alone tho....

I have companions.

Sometimes I may not acknowledge them, but I know they're always there for me.

If you know, you know.

Oh! I feel like I have to explain what I just said...Do I need to? Nah!

Well, back to what I was saying...

(What was I saying? 🤨)

Oh right!

Battles...

I don't mean an actual battle...with fists and punches.

This one is purely metaphorical.

And I hope you understand.

How was yesterday?

Hmm...

All I can say is, "Thank God".

I didn't sleep on the job, even though I was super exhausted from all the walking about, standing and raising my voice.

Immediately I got home (by 4pm), I had my lunch and collapsed into bed 30 minutes later.

Guess when I woke up?

When it was time to prepare dinner.

I felt much better.

Twas a much needed nap...😴

I also discovered something today about one of the fundamental needs of humans.

The need to belong.

Here's what happened.

At school yesterday, the students were told by the principal that their notes would be checked.

This caused some of them to go into panic mode.

I simply observed.

Then decided to try something.

For the subject I taught them, which was Civic Education, I typed the names of those with complete notes.

Some of them noticed what I was doing...even to the point of peeking at my screen as I typed.

I also announced that I would be writing the names of students whose notes I marked.

What happened next?

Most of them turned up with their notes just so that I could write their names.

They wanted to belong 'on the list'

I noticed that some of them finished with their notes yesterday, so I could mark them and write their names on the list.

Impressive! 😄

Before I continue with any other gist.....

Let's get into the star sections for today.

365 Days With Self-discipline

📌 On Longing For Paradise

"The problem with longing for paradises is that it distracts us from our efforts to extract pleasure and meaning from the present."

Quote by Gordon Livingston

"In the pursuit of success, it’s easy to forget that we live in the present

moment. 

The struggle is certainly less attractive than the ultimate reward you’re after, but it doesn’t mean that you should let the vision distract you from the present."

"Obsessing about the final outcome means robbing yourself of the pleasure and meaning of the powerful, difficult process that you’re going through right now."

"The next time you catch yourself dreaming about the future, refocus on the present moment.

Notice the small but positive changes that have occurred (thanks to your struggle), look at your progress so far, and draw inspiration from your sacrifices and your resolve to keep going, despite all of the hardships."

You can dream and plan for the future.

But you also have to focus on what your current experiences are trying to teach you.

Be present 🙂

Hold on, my friend...

Before the next section, I would like to share a quote from the book called, "The Ultimate Focus Strategy".

Written by Martin Meadows, the author of the usual read.

So, this was from a section titled, "How To Prioritize What You Do?"

"Each time you’re struggling with prioritizing your tasks, consider which task can make other tasks irrelevant or easier, and do that one first. 

Resist the temptation to procrastinate by first doing the easiest tasks on your to-do list.

Instead, find a way to perform a task that will permanently take those less important tasks off your list.".

Moving on....

Blast From The Past

📌 Can You Write Your Demons?

This one was written, probably after I finished writing on paper.

It's a kind of therapy for me...to write on paper as I think about certain things ✍️

I also talked about songs I listened to then....they're not really my faves now.

Then I shared notes from Tony's book and threw in my two cents...

Read the full post here.

Anything else I want to add? 🤔

Nope! not really...

Work continues today.

Another day in new shoes...

Which are killing my toes!

Maybe it's because they're still new and my toes haven't been in shoes for a long while (since high school!) 🥿

I think my toes will have to adjust...cos that's what they will be in for some time.

This is where today's post ends.

Thanks for reading, my friend ☺️

Another day added to the streak!

It's officially 10 more days to the big 150.

Thank you for visiting today.

I really appreciate.

If you want to catch up on former posts, visit Documenting 2025.

I'll see you there 😉

And I have great products on my Selar store...do well to check it out.

My closing lines as follows:

I'm Duon Ada.

I'm documenting 2025,

And I'll see you tomorrow.

Ciao 💕