Are you sure that the way you perceive the world is the way it really is? Are you willing to change the norm in order to succeed?
Making assumptions is what we all do in many areas of our lives. An assumption is 'something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof. In other words, it is belief without proof'.
Your assumptions can influence your attitude and behaviour with serious consequences and so ultimately influence your future. So many people assume having more money will solve their money problems but without knowing how to make money, make it grow and learning how to invest it wisely as parts of the answer. Having more money is not the answer but financial literacy is the answer. There is a wise saying that says "often our actions and assumptions continue long after the reasons for them has passed." That is why picking things and doing them because others have always done and continue to do them that way is never a good idea. Stephen Covey once said "We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be." However our attitudes and behaviours grow out of these assumptions and that is why it is necessary to ask the question 'why?' and when you find out, you will see that your answers will be assumptions and at the very least excuses.
The importance of being free of assumptions is in order to succeed. An intelligent individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.
In conclusion, always challenge the norm and seek bout the answer for yourself. Follow no one blindly, do nothing without first seeking to understand why. Always keep an open mind, importantly believe in yourself and the fact that you are different and what you think matters more than what the society says. Lastly "your assumptions are the dust on your windows facing the world, wipe them off every once in a while or the light won't come in."
Making assumptions is what we all do in many areas of our lives. An assumption is 'something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof. In other words, it is belief without proof'.
Your assumptions can influence your attitude and behaviour with serious consequences and so ultimately influence your future. So many people assume having more money will solve their money problems but without knowing how to make money, make it grow and learning how to invest it wisely as parts of the answer. Having more money is not the answer but financial literacy is the answer. There is a wise saying that says "often our actions and assumptions continue long after the reasons for them has passed." That is why picking things and doing them because others have always done and continue to do them that way is never a good idea. Stephen Covey once said "We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be." However our attitudes and behaviours grow out of these assumptions and that is why it is necessary to ask the question 'why?' and when you find out, you will see that your answers will be assumptions and at the very least excuses.
The importance of being free of assumptions is in order to succeed. An intelligent individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.
In conclusion, always challenge the norm and seek bout the answer for yourself. Follow no one blindly, do nothing without first seeking to understand why. Always keep an open mind, importantly believe in yourself and the fact that you are different and what you think matters more than what the society says. Lastly "your assumptions are the dust on your windows facing the world, wipe them off every once in a while or the light won't come in."
Flourish
Aanu Owolabi alias Flourish is a 400 level student of the department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. She is a passionate believer in people's capacity to improve their lives and helps them to do so.
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