Waiting is wasting time
I am not the biggest fan of self-help and motivational speakers because the message is usually a simple cliché that costs a lot of money. However, one piece of advice that carries universal value is to “Live in the moment”.
We get so worried thinking about the future that we forget about the current moment. College students feel their career is on the line and any action they make could jeopardize their future.
Focusing on the moment in front of you allows for positive and negative moments to have a deeper meaning rather than being overlooked.
Constantly worrying about the future does nobody any good. Like the brilliant Elon Musk states “I’d rather be optimistic and be wrong than be pessimistic and be right”. The future will certainly come, but your problems probably won’t.
Being stuck in a thought that the future is awful can change your behavior to act as if you don’t have control over anything, when, in fact, you do.
What is happening to you right now is a result of how you are currently handling things. It is easy to blame the past for our misfortunes and worry about the future.
Instead, we need to understand that progress comes from the actions we take now. If you never work on your tasks when they appear, then you will never be an accountable person.
We are all here to climb further in our careers and sitting on top of tasks does nothing to improve resumes or references. Future employers want to hear about the work ethic you bring, so it’s better to have “hard worker” instead of “Will do it later” on your name.
Living in the moment is a universal rule recognized by most successful people. I want to be successful like anyone else, but it can be hard to adopt this mindset.
Taking charge right now is all we need to do. Good quarterbacks don’t wait until the fourth quarter to play better the same way good students don’t hope for an easy test to fall in their lap. Instead, they take care of the task at hand so they’re better for the next. Bad teams like the Cleveland Browns always look past their opponents, which leads to them losing to bad teams.
I try not to advise you of “What you should do” because I’m 23 and in no position to spread advice. However, I think living in the moment is the lifestyle we need to adopt.
Being present doesn’t have to only revolve around your tasks, practice it in your personal life. How many new people introduce themselves to us and we shrug them off because we are waiting for one person to reply on social media? Doing this tortures yourself and those around you.
Connect with your immediate surroundings rather than stressing about someone who won’t give you their time. You shouldn’t put yourself through the anxiety of “What if” when there are people around you who are genuinely interested about your life.