Friday, March 2, 2018

GET INTERESTING


By Ebi Ashidi


February was short wasn't it? Well, so is this post ๐Ÿ˜„

Ladies and gentlemen, get interesting.
I know I sound direct, this time I'm not about to beat about the bush, GET INTERESTING!

A respected voice once made this statement, and it stuck with me. As a guy, all that you know about can't be soccer or politics, and as a lady, all you know shouldn't be makeup, fashion or Korean movies. No offence, but I mean can we not expand?
The world is too large to box yourself in like that. Learn something new, invest your time and energy in other things other than the regular and expected. You shouldn't get into a relationship, and all you people talk about is other people. You can actually do better than that.

There's technology, science, agriculture, cars, food, architecture, health, war, I mean the varieties are endless don't box yourself in, and claim master on just a single part of life.



Be Interesting!

Breakout of your shell, I wish we would learn other things that aren't brought to our table, I wish you would take a step and get knowledge in a field different from yours, go out and look for things that you haven't seen before.

Watch other channels other than telemundo, afmag, mnet, mtv, watch fashion, natgeo wild, not everytime tbn or dove! It looks like I'm attacking yeah? Well yes, I am, if it gets the job done.

Learn other things. Learn new things.

Be that person that is compelling and interesting to hang out with.
Imagine a lady that indulges in sports conversations, guys would love to hang around her - haters will say ashewo, but she's interesting.

Imagine a guy that isn't just all soccer but has a good command of fashion or make up, ladies will like to chill around such a person because they'll have every face to analyze together and every hair to rate. Haters will say gay - but he's doing fine, he's interesting.

Many relationships fail because one person didn't find the other interesting. I mean it's a show of love and commitment if you invest time in learning about what ticks your partner.

Invest time and energy, if it's church that ticks him, then invest in it.
If it's human rights that tick her, then by all means read up about it.
Don't be the person that'll blame the devil for what he didn't do.

Read a book that isn't on your discipline. Learn about economics, learn about health, learn about finances, aviation, robotics, medicine, learn about electricity and forex. I mean even history is inexhaustible - delve in and be grounded.

Be that person in your office, that people love to hang around, because they know you're a repository of knowledge. By all means spend hours reading your bible, but also invest time reading other things.

I'm not calling you out, rather I'm calling myself out. I want to be that person everyone can gist with and not end up being bored.

Have a decision this coming month to learn something new in a different field from yours.


A workable plan:
1. Pick 30 mins in a day to read/learn/research about a field you aren't familiar with.
2. Be deliberate about it...
3. Be accountable to someone or something (like a jotter/diary)
4. At the end of the week check your progress
5. At the end of the month check your progress.

Expected results:
1. You would pick interest in new friends that can contribute in this new found field
2. People who have interests in that field somehow gravitate towards you
3. You are more knowledgeable in the field
4. You become more interesting.

It's the #InterestingChallenge ☺




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4 comments:

Idowu Mary said...

This is just the best way to start up a month. God bless you for this Ebi.

Ujevbiruvbe Ese-oghene said...

Really inspiring. I like this idea. Horizone broadened๐ŸŒน

Orezimena Omokiti said...

Amazing. Inspiration level: 2000000❤

Maryann Omerebere said...

A breath de l'air frais! ๐Ÿ˜