Up Close and Personal – 04022026

Last Saturday, I broke my record for the number of steps taken, with 22,000+ steps. It had been a while since I crossed the 20,000 mark, and two things were responsible.

First, I ran 10.48 km with my partner, who is still fairly new to running. We did a mix of brisk walking and jogging in almost equal proportion, unlike my usual ratio of 1:3. Along the way, I exchanged greetings with a not-so-familiar young man who was also jogging. He said, rather quizzically, “You are not running today.” I smiled in return because we had already covered almost 8 km at that point. Since he saw us walking, he assumed I wasn’t running, which was fairly correct, though not entirely.

My point is this: he wasn’t a familiar face, but he had obviously been seeing me. I had a similar experience over a year ago when someone greeted me in an elevator at the hospital during my annual medicals and said, “I always see you running at so-so Estate every Saturday.”

Lesson 1: Whatever you do, or are doing, people are watching you, just so you know.

Lastly, the other half of the 22k was covered on Lagos Island while looking for some particular items in the market. Since we didn’t have a specific store in mind, we walked the Israelite journey that day.

Lesson 2: When you don’t know where you’re going, you spend a longer time.

Have a wonderful day.

Cheers!

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Daily Reflection – 03022026

Guard your soul so that material things do not possess you.

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Daily Reflection – 30012026

When life fails you, your response is a function of what anchors you.

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Daily Reflection – 29012026

Life doesn’t give you what you do not sow; it replicates what you sow.

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Personal and Up Close – 28012026

I usually apply DIY (Do It Yourself) to many minor repairs around the house. Things like changing wall sockets, bulb holders, replacing tap heads, and the like are all in my alley.

So, a few days ago, I decided to change the bulbs in one of the rooms and in the kitchen. I had bought the replacements earlier and then set out to do the job. At the time I chose to do it, everyone else in the house was busy in the kitchen, so I started with the room.

Ideally, if it had been the typical screw-type bulb, it should have been straightforward. However, this was a whole new energy saver that required screwing the base to the ceiling before fixing the flat, round bulb onto it. I first had to remove the old bulb and bulb holder, then screw the new base to the ceiling.

I spent over 30 minutes battling with this. I was sweating, and my neck was aching from looking up for too long (sebi I am the one doing DIY, nobody kuku sent me).

By the time I finished fixing the one in the room, I was already tired and blaming myself for not calling an electrician. Still, the DIY spirit in me prevailed, and I went on to fix the one in the kitchen, with the assistance of others at home. It took a much shorter time, partly because I had gained experience from the first one and partly because I had help.

I learned a few lessons from this hapless experience.
First, don’t go at it alone. Even if it seems you’ll go faster, distance is better than speed.
Second, experience makes you better at a task.
Third, don’t underrate what others do. Even if they do it in a few minutes, it’s often because of years of practice, so value their skills.

Lastly, some things are simply better outsourced, especially if they cost you more in time than money.

Will I still DIM (Do It Myself) for future minor repairs? Maybe or maybe not. But I know I derive pleasure from the thrill of getting things done without calling a technician.

Do you have a similar DIY experience? Would you like to share your story or other lessons you picked up from mine?

Have a wonderful day. Cheers!

Daily Reflection – 27012026

Stop positioning yourself to attract pity; instead, position yourself to attract value.

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Daily Reflection – 26012026

Own your life, and stop ceding control to others.

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Daily Reflection – 23012026

All serious growth happens in doing the work, and rarely in watching others.

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Daily Reflection – 22012026

Show mercy when people mess up, because tables can turn in unimaginable ways.

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