The truth is that you cannot continue to do the same thing that you have been doing for a very long time in the same way and expect to have a completely different or new result. If something has not worked through the same way you have been doing it, then you need to have a change of approach. You do not have to quit trying, but you do not have to be rigid in following after a particular format. In fact, you have to learn to adopt new approaches and be flexible. People are always taught to push harder, to keep fighting, and to continue trying. But there are times you just need to change your approach. You cannot race down the wrong direction and hope to arrive at the right destination.
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When a particular approach is not seem to be working, then there is no need wasting time trying to continue with the same approach with the hopes that it will work someday. There was a time I wanted to go to a friend's new apartment, so he sent me the direction to the house. However, I missed a turn and kept going through the straight lane. After a couple of minutes, I was almost confused, so I had to call him. It was then that I realised that I had missed my turn, so I had to make u-turn and followed the right direction. If I had continued on that initial route, I would not have arrived at the destination. In the same way in life, there are times that continuing with a format will not bring you the desired result, so you need to change your approach.
You have to understand that it is not how hard you have tried that actually counts, what counts is trying well. You may be putting in work, but if the work is not done rightly, then do not expect the right result from it. Just to let you know, success does not just respond to efforts, but to effective efforts. This is why changing approach becomes very important. Your efforts alone are not all that will be required for success to be achieved, the methods and processes are also very important. What you do is one thing, but how you do it is another thing.
Have you ever seen a farmer putting in efforts in watering a seed that is not planted? It is true this his efforts are real; he is working daily even under the sun to water the farm, but at the end, no harvest will be gotten because no seed was planted in the first place. In life, some people are like the farmer - they will be putting in hours, working, hustling, persisting, labouring, yet without any result because they are using an approach that does not fit the situation. Hard work is nice and it also matters. But much than that, working smart is far better in order to achieve success.
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It is worthy to note that changing your approach does not mean that you have failed initially, rather it only means that you have learnt something new. It is actually a sign of maturity and of wisdom. Sometimes, a method may have worked for you in the past but has stopped working, there will be no wisdom in still holding on to it. As the days go by, new requirements come out, so you also need to evolve and flow with the trend. As situation and circumstances change, you also need to change change your approach towards them. You cannot use an obsolete solution to face a modern challenge and hope to get a good result. Success often favours the people who are flexible in their approach.
I have come to discover that the most successful people in almost every field of human endeavour are not the people who work the hardest, but the people who adapt best. If they notice that a strategy is not working, instead of continuing in it or quitting, they will simply innovate. In whatever you do, always learn to ask yourself this very important question; "is what you are doing still producing the required result?" This will help you to know if you are continuing in it or you are changing your approach.
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