5 Reasons why you should work in silence

It is usually tough to attain goals that have already been shared with the public, and reason is that the purpose as to which the goals were set has changed one way. When a smart goal is set, it is usually directed towards improving one current state to a much better position. The mistake most make is that they are always too eager to share these goals, and they look over their shoulders instead of just focusing on the goal set.

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Social has made it quite harder these days, and with few clicks, everyone knows your goal, which might hinder its actualization. With that out of the way, let's narrow down why sharing your goals or plans before actualizing is a horrible idea and should be avoided at all costs. The reasons are:

1. Working in silence helps takes a whole lot of pressure off one's shoulders. Imagine that you want to attain specific goals, and you announce them publicly. People might be anxious to know if you attain it or not, which in a way mounts pressure on you, which could be overwhelming and lead to not actualising the set goal or abandoning it. The other scenario is assuming you have a goal in mind and did not share it with anyone; this allows the luxury of working at your pace without any extra pressure from people/the expected public results.

2. By working in silence, you tend to fail in silence, which affords you the luxury of getting better and trying again until you actualize your goal. It is better to fail in silence as you could restart and work your way back to the top without mockery about your failures. Take, for instance, the goal was to lose some extra pounds at the start of the year, and you announced that to the world; let us say at the end of the year, you failed to attain that goal despite all the hard work you put into, you might feel bad. The feeling becomes worse when people you told before starting the weight loss journey make a mockery of your size.

3. By building in silence, mockers and mom-wishers are confused as they won't know what to attack as they have no knowledge of whatever you are trying to attain. the statement above is validated because not everyone wants the best for you, and you might not be aware of these people. People could be mischievous at times, and they could create stumbling blocks for you on the road to meeting your goals. Not declaring your objectives, though, will throw people who do not want good for you into the dark.

4. Working in silence makes one perfect his or her craft, trade or talent in silence as distractions will be limited. In the country where I come from, if someone knows you are good at something, there is a tendency that people will always come from time to time to want to hear your thoughts. I am not saying this is not good, but it could be demanding and energy-sapping in the long run. However, concealing your skill makes you much better at that craft, and when you feel nothing is to be learned, you can share your brain, experience and knowledge with others.

5. Working in silence and announcing yourself with significant mind-blowing results makes people respect you more. everyone dislikes a talkative who talks about a goal and has nothing to show for it; they term such people as unserious. We all know that plans at times may fail, and things sometimes do not just go well as how it has been planned; however, if you have to avoid bragging about how big an impact your input will make, people will still accord you your respect because they did not know you were planning something before now.

In a nutshell, speak less and lets your mind-breaking outcomes do the talking.