START WITH A PLAN (A letter to my students)

A LETTER TO MY STUDENTS FOR THE 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR

Dear students;

            This is the start of a new academic year, the start of a new time frame, in which you will be undergoing the learning process amongst many other activities.   

 I am very happy, interested, committed and highly motivated to accompany you throughout the coming months as you prepare for your end of course examinations (the GCE).  

 I wrote this letter to you, to make sure that we are on the same line of thought because unless we are, both our efforts will be in vain with a lot of wasted energy and time; and as you know, time is very precious and non renewable.

            I know and believe that you are here for an ULTIMATE PURPOSE…. TO SUCCEED…. And I guarantee you that I am here to assist you in any way I can.  The fact that you are sitting here right now is an indication that you already know that success is not ACCIDENTAL….!  You didn’t just ACCIDENTALLY succeed to this point and you WON’T ACCIDENTALLY SUCCEED from this point onward. 

From experience, I have come to understand that in order to succeed, you must have a PLAN and STICK TO IT! 

            Do you know that God had a plan for the Universe? 

                                           And he also does for you!

Remember this song: I have a plan for you today, plans to prosper you declares the Lord…. Etc.

Noah had a plan for his Ark… the Principal of G.H.S Njinikom has a plan for this academic year… I have a plan too for your success….. WHAT ABOUT YOU…..?  What is your plan? Or better still WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR YOUR SUCCESS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR…..?

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.

- J.M.Power

A plan begins with a dream that metamorphoses into A Goal; an OBJECTIVE which if properly planned and executed, becomes a GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!  

You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.  A dream without a plan just ends up being a wish….!  Plans are like maps that will direct you towards your objectives. 

Know this; if you don’t know where you are going, any road will lead you there and that destination is called NO WHERE!

            My dear students begin this academic year with a plan that has a written set of goals…. 

Let it have SHORT RANGE attainable goals like this week;

• I will always be the first student on campus everyday and the last to leave (like the Principal who is always at school by 6:30 am every day except on rare occasions and for good reasons) .
• I will do all my assignments on time.
• I will be disciplined and obedient.

Your INTERMEDIATE RANGE goals should have plans for your performance in the sequence tests and end of term examinations for example;

 

• I will not have less than 15/20 or better still I will have 20/20 in all my sequence tests!!! Don’t sigh or think it’s impossible… it is not!!! 

If you know of anyone who has ever had a very high performance then YOU TOO CAN!!! If you have the right PLAN AND ATTITUDE!   

Geology made 100% in the 2014/2015 GCE…!  Whether we maintain or improve on that performance, depends on OUR PLAN!

Your LONG RANGE GOALS for now could be the GCE come May 2016.  Here is a guide for you to complete as an individual:

I will have _______ papers with ___________ points… make a plan on that and as you achieve your short and intermediate range goals, believe me, you will be motivated to work hard for your long range goals…!

            My dear students, if I tell you and assure you that all is well and it is going to be easy, then I am LYING!  It is not…!  

You will struggle, sweat and sometimes even cry….!  Sometimes you’ll lose hope but always remember that there is someone out there who is with you in your darkest and saddest moments… He is ready to help you at ALL TIMES…! As you make your plans, include Him…. His name is JESUS CHRIST and at the end you will rejoice in success…!  Now that’s the TRUTH.

            Now you KNOW what you have TO DO.  But if you choose to do nothing, remember this;

“The greatest risk in life is to risk NOTHING.  The person who RISKS NOTHING, DOES NOTHING, HAS NOTHING, IS NOTHING and BECOMES NOTHING…..”

- Norman Vincent Peale.

Is that what you want to be….? I DON’T THINK SO…. Because I believe nobody is a NOTHING or wants to be one.  So start NOW and BECOME YOUR THOUGHTS.  

START WITH A PLAN!

Yours Sincerely,

Ndimofor Aretas

Geology Department

G.H.S Njinikom

08/09/2015