What Have I Been Doing Wrong?

Daniyal Abbas
3 min readFeb 23, 2018

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I am devastated,

Frustrated…

And really, really angry at myself.

It’s all because I did an audit today on how I have been working for the past 14 days.

The results shocked me and made me come back to reality.

I failed at the commitment I made to myself and I hate it.

The reality is that I am not performing at the level I want to see myself.

This kills me, I hate it and I absolutely want to crucify myself for not working and giving my 100%.

(And then there is a part of me that wants to give me a break and tell me that I have been doing my best.

What I could have done in the circumstances and all that crap but this part needs to STFU this time!)

The only reason I haven’t been able to do what I want to do is that I have not been putting in the hours.

I, 100% believe that success isn’t won, it is rented and the rent is due every single day.

Unfortunately, I have not been paying the rent because of many factors but I know that they are all BS.

Who cares if 10,000 hours is a real thing or not?

I am going to assume it is the real deal, think about how much time I have put in and done something about it.

I can’t leave myself in the position I am in and since we always know what we should do, I am going to be my own doctor and do what needs to be done.

If you like me are not happy with your progress then use the following techniques for yourself:

1. Track Every Single Minute Spent Working And Not Working

I need my work to be at least 8 hours per day and most at 16 hours.

This time includes the time for studying and implementing everything I do.

Anything less than 8 hours and I am not going to sleep until I get to the point.

2. Isolate Myself From The World

Every person I meet is a time vampire (these days) and I need to hide from these time vampires.

My hiding place has been compromised because all these people know where I hang out.

So now, I am going to find new places where I can work uninterrupted in peace.

3. Set 90-Day Targets And Break Them Down

I have figured that in starting even 90 days target seem too far away so let’s try setting weekly targets and see what happens.

I know these steps are hard to implement but the medicine must be taken.

These steps need to be executed to save me from me.

I hate being average and mediocre at the stuff I love and this is what I will be if I don’t change myself.

So this post is dedicated to the change I will go through

Everyone reading this hold me accountable, I will prove that it is possible.

I believe that the next time I post on my progress, I will be happily bouncing because of the work I have done and will set even bigger goals for myself.

- Dan

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