Quills for the writing heart. . .

Hello! So there are not many days left before I start off with my Pupillage and to me it's not just about getting to work, or completing my practical but it is the determination point of how my life and career will progress. I choose to make the best out of the pupillage. In order to have it work out the way I want, I decided to take a good break, to sort life out, to give myself a splendid time to enjoy what life could show to me and to sit and structure what I should do in the coming years. People may take in in two ways or more; firstly where everything is not predictable so why plan so many years ahead? Alternatively some, like me would prefer to have it all planned out first so that in the event anything gets in the way, you will know how to alter the plans and work with whatever you have. 

In order to get what I want in the coming years, I have to spend a lot of time thinking through how to get it and how it should be done, and these are the things I had to think about and make a plan for:

In deciding all this, I could determine very clearly which firm I would like to be in, what field should I focus on during pupillage and after its completion and the reasons behind them & how my lifestyle should be for the 9 months and several other matters. I don't want to just get done and over with it because to me this the the crucial 9 months to could help me a lot in my career and that I should make good use with every bit of it. This has got me to decide to head to work and besides working, to do my own studies on a specific field that I choose to be in. It will be tiring but it will definitely pay off one day. Did all the research I could, talked to as many people possible to view it from as many sides as I could and yeap! Decision ... MADE. 

It's going to be working + studying. How is it possible? cut down on hanging out and pay more attention to my goal.  

By thinking through everything and planning it all, I have the answers to the 5 questions I posted to myself earlier and now I know what should I do from the first day onwards. In addition to it, it is also important to pick up some notes on what should I learn to manage when I've started working. I am lucky enough that I am able to get valuable advise from my previous bosses & my uncle (a financial consultant) whom never stopped guiding me all the way and of course, I take each and every advice of theirs seriously cause they've been in this business long enough, in them I trust but I also had to weigh it to my circumstances and get the best out of it. I've also learned on how savings can be done in various ways and how to prioritize the categories of my savings, WHICH IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT. 

I'm thankful that I've been able to talk to all these wonderful people and what I can conclude from it all is:-

1. Always mark out the important dates whether it is for holidays or a family or personal matter first 

2. Plan out a Budget

3. Plan out your savings and how it should be divided

4. Learn your priorities in everything you do and write them out to remind yourself

5. Stay focus and discipline, always take a peep to your years ahead but stick to the present

6. If you think about earning more: 

- focus on your career 

- do whatever you can in it than to source out your energy for a part time job 

There will be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in this case.