Last Friday In Lagos

It's day 290 of documenting 2025.

75 days to 2026!

Happy Friday 😊

It's actually my last Friday in Lagos, because by this time next week, I would be over there (in my state).

I would have traveled on Sunday but Dad says to wait till Wednesday or Thursday.

By then, we would have all the necessary documents needed for the physical clearance.

That's the update!

Nothing much to add, because the day hasn't happened yet.

It's just 9:11am in the morning and I decided to start typing today's blog to prevent the resistance I faced last night.

Like, I was literally doing everything else....except typing the blog.

I know I had to type and publish it, because the thought was there....but the will to do it was absent.

I later pushed past the resistance, when I realized that it was an hour left before the day would officially be over. The urgency kicked away the resistance.

By the time I posted, it was almost midnight. 

No matter, the streak is still alive 🔥 

Few minutes ago, I was like, 

"let me just type it now so I can free my mind"

Here we are!

Let's see the highlights for today and then I'll share more thoughts.

365 Days With Self-discipline 

📌 On Letting Go of the Old Person

"You must be willing to let go of the old person in order to become the new person. 

You must be willing to stop doing certain things in order to start doing the things that are consistent with the new you."

Quote by Brian Tracy

People want to get rid of their flaws and improve themselves, but at the same time they aren’t willing to let go of their unfavorable behaviors and habits.

They’re slaves to their weaknesses, often equating them with who they are.

An overweight person will never change unless they stop thinking of themselves as an overweight person. 

If being obese is something that you use as your personal definition and (what’s even worse) you feel fine referring to yourself in such a way, how do you expect to become a new person?

I was overweight as a teenager and in my early twenties. One day I realized that, in some twisted way, I enjoyed it. 

Upon discovering this fact and realizing that my future wouldn’t be very bright if I were to stay faithful to this definition of myself, I decided to let go of this identity and lose weight. 

Today, I’m proud to define myself as a slim, fit person.

A person who defines themselves as a video gamer and wears it as a badge of honor will be unlikely to adopt new, more productive behaviors until they become willing to let go of their old identity of a gamer. 

True, there’s nothing inherently wrong in being a gamer. 

However, if it stands in the way of

accomplishing your goals, rethink whether it’s an identity that serves you or if perhaps it’s time to give it up so you can start doing other things that are more consistent with a new you.

Who’s the old you and who’s the new you? 

How often do you engage in the

behaviors of the old you and how often do you manifest the traits of the new you? 

Shift the balance toward the new you and one by one, eradicate the undesirable old behaviors.

Hmm 🤔 

This makes total sense.

Identifying yourself as one thing, repeating the behaviors and habits and "enslaving" yourself to that identity.

Most of us want the good things of life without wanting to undergo the changes that will enable us to be worthy of receiving those things.

An example is money.

Money is a tool and the Bible calls it a defence.

But many people have the idea that having money means one is rich.

It's actually far from it.

Myron Golden, someone I watch on YouTube usually says, 

"wealth is the ability to create value for someone else other than you".

If one is not able to create value for himself, he can't be able to create it for someone else.

You have to be valuable first.

Personal growth and development plays an important role in letting go of old identities.

You first have to be aware of how you identify yourself...and then you can determine the steps to take to develop a new identity. It's all about being aware.

Well, that's my take on the subject.

Any other thoughts to add?

I don't think so 🤔 

I actually slept off as I started typing this post and right now it's 11:36am. 

I haven't come online since morning and few minutes ago, I got a call from the person helping me with my admission letter.

He said he has sent the soft copy that I should check it.

That would mean coming online....and if I don't finish typing this post before I do so, I won't finish it again till evening time.

Yeah....I know how things can go 😏

(Let's round this up.)

Right now, we're preparing documents we will need for the clearance.

By next week, we move.

I believe everything will be finalized before then, by God's grace.

Thanks for reading 🎀 

You can always read the former posts on the main website, Documenting 2025.

And in the post before this one, I shared a different link. Read it to find out:)

See you in the next post 💜