Everybody wants growth until growth starts demanding change.
When I first entered the media space in 2023, I started with CorelDRAW. Thankfully, I was given a fairly used, old HP laptop that was originally a desktop... Do you get? No battery.
But at that stage, I was just grateful to have something to learn with. After a while, I moved into web design and started learning coding.
Guess what happened?
The system couldn’t even install Visual Studio Code. That was when reality hit me hard: what helped me start couldn’t carry me to the next level.
Later on, I got another fairly used HP laptop.
Still not strong enough for the kind of work I wanted to do at the time — graphics, coding, design… everything was stressing the system and stressing me too.
Six months later, I switched fully into design and I couldn’t cope anymore. Guess what I bought next? Not a system, a phone!
This is exactly how growth works sometimes.
Every new level demands a change.
Your mind naturally starts craving what matches where you’re trying to go.
Sometimes it’s your environment.Sometimes it’s your circle.Sometimes it’s your mindset, your relationships, your tools, your habits… something always has to change.
People who truly want growth don’t stay stuck doing life one way forever.
So the moment you start feeling uncomfortable with where you are, or you begin desiring more for yourself, don’t ignore it. That discomfort might actually be growth calling you.
The real question is:
Will you answer?
This thought came to me this morning and I thought to share.
As we step into a new month, take a moment to pause and check yourself.
Not your likes, comments, or the applause from social media.
YOU!
Here are a few things to evaluate:
What new skill have you learned since January?
What course or training have you invested in?
What habit have you developed that is making you better?
What bad habit have you intentionally worked on breaking?
Are you more disciplined today than you were at the beginning of the year?
What have you built, started, or completed in the last five months?
Who are the people pouring into your growth?
How have you invested in your personal, and professional development? If someone met you today and met you in January, would they notice any growth?
• Are you becoming the person you prayed to be?
Sometimes, people say, "You inspire me."
But inspiration is not the same as growth.
Take a moment today.
Sit with your thoughts.
Review your year so far and be brutally honest with yourself.
Are you actually building yourself?
I'm not exempted from this message too.
Remember when we were told that a university degree was the golden ticket to a secure life?
Yeah, times changed.
The reality hitting graduates today is brutal: you spend four to five years memorizing textbooks, walk across the stage in your gown, and step straight into a job market that speaks a completely different language.
There is a dangerous, gaping chasm between what universities teach and what the modern workforce actually demands.
Right now, the internet is the new oil and gas waiting to be tapped by young creatives, adults, and teenagers alike. But you can't drill for oil with a shovel. You need the right tools.
And today, that tool is AI and Creativity:
If you’re a student, you must learn how AI applies to your specific craft.
If you're a writer, learn AI prompting for research.
If you're a designer, learn AI-driven ideation.
If you're a marketer, learn AI data analytics.
Don't let a rigid curriculum dictate your future potential. School gives you a foundation, but the internet gives you the toolkit. USE IT!
What's one digital skill you're betting on this year?
Say in the comment.
All images are mine.