SUCCESS in life is measured by the effective use of time. Time is the true measure of life, it’s the currency of life like money. Money buys you things, but time buys you life.
Whatever you use your time is what you become. If you want a better life, or a good tomorrow use your time wisely. How you spend your time determines your quality of life.
Everything and everyone is after your time. Social media is after your time, your peers are after your time, your classmates want to play with you, your friends want you to have boyfriends/ girlfriends and they want you to drink and smoke. They want you to enjoy your days. That’s why you have to choose your friends wisely. Not everyone at school or in class deserves your time. Be jealous of your time, because time is life.
Imagine spending five hours watching TV, watching pornography and spending 30 minutes on the phone gossiping about other classmates or teachers. Don’t abuse your time.
Prioritise your time, what are your priorities? Don’t live other people’s lives. Know your situation, remember how the parents are struggling to raise your fees. At school, some students are controlled by what other students are doing. If others are dating, they also date, if others have the latest phones they also want to have such phones, if others follow a certain celebrity on Instagram they also want to follow that person. Whoever controls your actions, controls your life.
Have time to study your books. In the evening have a programmed study timetable that you follow. Surely you can’t sleep at 8 pm every day and wake up at 5 am. Set aside two to three hours from Monday to Friday where you study your notes. Set aside a lot of time for your schoolwork. Remember you won’t remain younger forever, utilise your time today for a better tomorrow.
Don’t bunk lessons or have a negative attitude towards some subjects. Balance all your subjects and give all the subjects enough time.
ν Dr Manners Msongelwa is an author/teacher/youth coach. He can be contacted at +263771019392.