[#club100 , #burnsteem25] | Steemit Engagement Challenge S3:W4 - Three things I'd change about myself, and three things I'd keep by @b-naj

Hello everyone! I am here as always, with my entry for week 4 of the Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 3. I'd like to invite @wase1234, @rafk, @moer, @beautiful12, @goodybest, @prilly, @rockana, @sahmie, @tignoga, @metugejacy20 and @bongk to come partake in this contest.

Change is an inevitability in life. We go through numerous changes every passing moment in our lives, via the people we meet, the places we go to, the lifestyles we experience, our likes and dislikes, and so much more. Despite all these changes we experience daily, there are some traits that can't seem to change no matter how much we try. Similarly, with all these changes going on in our lives every passing moment, there are some traits we simply can not afford to let go of, no matter what life throws at us.

There are not a lot of things i'd like to change about myself, but i know that the few things that i seemingly would change is more than 3. However, i'll focus on the top 3 changes.

Some would see this sub header and think that i want to give it up completely. For this particular character trait, that isn't the case. Yes! I wish to make some changes, but this changes are partial. I wish to bring down my trait of compassion. It has greatly caused people to take advantage of my kindness a lot of times. I do not really care about the items lost via lies told just to gain sympathy, rather i get so annoyed when some people make it a steady habit to exploit others. It makes me feel like they deem me to be a foolish person.
I would greatly want to reduce the rate at wish i show compassion, because it will improve my financial strength more.

This is a trait which i personally have done all i can to try changing, but it hasn't worked so far. I have a serious issue with doing multiple things that requires thinking. for instance, i can't write perfectly while i talk, and i can't perfectly read and listen like how some people do. In short, amongst writing, reading, listening and speaking, i cant perfectly do any combination. I feel like it is a defect for me, but i am glad that i took up the challenge to improvise and level up the best i could.
I would give anything just to change this trait.

I trust quite easily, however i am thankful that i am gradually working on this issue. This has made me have issues with so many people in the past, with some scenarios causing me to appear not trustworthy as well. This aspect aligns greatly with perpetual disappointments. Had it been i didn't trust easily, perhaps my life would have been a notch better, who knows?

I am naturally extremely competitive, and i like it so much because despite my limitations, so many people couldn't tell that i am possibly an average student. Don't get me wrong, i deemed myself as an average student because when i analyzed every trait, both favorable and unfavorable, i realized that i do have some laggings in studies no matter what i do, but once all factors around me are suitable, i need merely a tenth of the duration needed to prepare for the said topic, and it sticks so well. This made me to always address myself as complicated 😁 because i got marveled a times when i see what i accomplished in almost no time.
i came to the realization that the driving force was my competitive nature. I wouldn't give up anything for this amazing trait.

While i grew up, i gradually realized that i have hyper instincts. As the years went by, i realized that it got better and better, as i observed human reactions and manner of approach upon impulse. I found myself listening and observing for hours in a day, picking up reactions and body movements with respect to different scenarios. I found myself trying to predict what an outcome could be upon every scenario. Today, i am a better judge of character because of this, i can come up with possible scenarios before they occur, and most a times, they are correct. It has compensated greatly to my compassionate nature.

I saved the best for last as always 😃. There is absolutely nothing that can outrightly replace the hunger/love i have for God. Ever since i decided to embrace and know God Almighty, my life has moved towards a positive path. I'd like to say that the best thing i have in this lifetime and possibly the next, is the presence of God in my life and that of my family and loved ones. Than for me to give up even a bit of my closeness to God for a million dollars, i'd rather give up a million dollars to move a step closer to him. All i want is more of him.

In as much as there are traits about myself i wish to change, i can not say that they were all bad because in their own way, they pushed me to put in more effort.

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