Hello everyone, happy weekend it's been a while i posted in this community. From the weekend experiences topics,I chose to write on the third topic,which is,do you think you complain too much and does it block positive forward progress? Yes, i do complain too much. I don't like to do that, but i find myself doing that everytime especially when I'm tired and frustrated. It has not been easy for me,I have gone through a lot of things that affected my mental health and also broke my heart this is one of the main reasons.
The incident that happened that made me start complaining was when I graduated. I was at home for few months before I was posted for Nysc. During that period,i worked has a sales girl for a woman and she was not nice to me at all, she treated me like a slave and she didn't even give me the respect I deserve.
When I completed my National youth service Corp, I searched for job,I applied online and I did a lot of Interviews. Some say they will get back to me and I didn't get anything message from almost all of them. Few weeks later,someone called me for a sales representative Job. The location was far so I didn't go . My mum asked me why I didn't go,I told her that,the location is too far, i can't do it and the job is not worth it. I didn't even bother to give it a trial to see if I will be able to manage it for a while.
That same week, another person called from an insurance company, she said there will be a week training. I didn't give her the chance to finish what she was saying before I hanged up because I have already zero my mind from the insurance job based on there rules and regulations. I turned down the two opportunities with complain,I didn't even bother to give it a trial for a month to see if I will be able to cope. All this happened because of the impression and the experience i had in the first job I did.
Complaining block positive progress,I would have gone far if i had taking one of this opportunities serious, but i didnt,i ended up with no job and i had to start all over again...
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Thank you so much for sharing your story with such honesty. It takes a lot of courage to reflect on our own habits and past choices, especially when things haven't been easy. Life after graduation can be really overwhelming, especially when the first work experience are painful or disappointing-it's totally understandable that those moments shaped how you approached future opportunities. What really stands out here is your self-awareness. Recognizing how complaining has affected your progress is already a powerful step toward change. We all go through periods where we feel stuck or discouraged, but the fact that you're willing to talk about it and learn from it says so much about your strength. 💪 Please don't be too hard on yourself, Every experience, even the ones we regret, teaches us something valuable. keep moving forward-you're not starting over, you're starting wiser. 🌿 Wishing you better opportunities ahead. You've got this! @oyebola
Thank you so much
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Sometimes circumstances might make us just to feel like speaking out but in most cases complaining too much doesn't bring solutions, so I prefer shutting down my head and restarting it to think of solution instead of thinking too much
Ha you would have given it a tryal