Progress is always progress
It is 2:06am on a Monday morning, and I am trying to implement my logic for a Ludo board game in JavaScript. (which is like a learning on the job language for me), and half way through my series of googling and reading and trying, and code bugs.
I decided to check my work email to see if there was any information I was missing, I saw a mail from my learning and development coordinator saying my performance in the last appraisal cycle was AVERAGE!!!
AVERAGE????? WHAT??? AVERAGE???? I mean I’m not saying I blew them away but. Fam!!! I am dead sure the work I’ve done this past month deserves something better that Average!!!!
Do I feel horrible? Yes. Do I feel like I should lament on how many hours of sleep I have lost? And all the mental energy I put into work ?? yes.
Does this annoy me that someone would literally look at my work and call it average?? I am furious. In between tears and feeling unappreciated…
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I am calm, trying to write a “MOTIVATION MONDAY” Article,
Today I want to write about progress, I moved to Enugu about a month ago, on my quest to become better at computer programming, moved in with my friend from secondary school, New environment, I came here with hopes, dreams and a laptop.
Code ladder climbing as I call it .And the past six weeks hasn’t been the easiest. If you’re like me adapting to a new system takes time. Sleeping late and waking up early, (that’s when I sleep though).
And the first Appraisal cycle, I get an average frankly I am sad because I know I’m not , but apparently to someone I am AVERAGE.
One evening, I was out with my little brother and someone said, to him “You’re always going to the gym and still you’re not exactly losing any weight”, and he looks at this guy and says, “Progress is Progress my G”
So, my Monday motivation to you today is trust the process. PROGRESS IS ALWAYS PROGRESS!!
P.s. I am Not Average, till next appraisal cycle.
