Czytaj książkę: «NEVER GIVE UP. How to Overcome life challenges and become Successful»

© KENNETH KARANA KUM, 2021

ISBN 978-5-0053-2450-4

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INTRODUCTION

It has been said that life can never be carried out and truly lived to its fullest unless there has been some sort of suffering and pain. Mistakes are to be learned from, and a hard past can only result in a stronger present. Though many might find themselves alone in their misery the truth is they are not, everyone has struggles. We all have our ups and downs, but it is how we react to them that truly matters. Life is life and no matter what, giving up on lifelong dreams and aspirations because of a few bumps in the road should never be an option.

The best way to reach your dreams and hopes is to work to achieve them, to change them to reality and never give up in any situation. “Never Give Up” means keep trying and never stop working for your goals. It also means regarding failure as nothing but the first step towards success.

It is not just celebrities that can overcome a troubled past and live up to their potential. It is also people just like us.

The next two sections of this book are about how I overcame challenges in my academic and career life. I hope the lessons that I learnt would help you achieve victory in whatever situation that comes your way.

ACADEMIC JOURNEY

How I Got To Russia

family photo at airport in 2015

I finished high school in June 2014 (best student of the year in my high school GBHS Bamenda).

Enrolled into the university of Buea where I studied Telecommunications for a year and in October 2015 traveled to Russia as a scholarship student cosponsored by Cameroon and Russian governments. Before I could start studying software engineering (bachelor’s degree program), like every other foreign student, I had to go through a preparatory course for one year. It was quite a challenging experience but my performance was excellent and exceptional.

Start of Bachelor’s Degree

enrolment day 31-08-2016

In September 2016 my main study program started. The very first lesson took place in a big capacity hall and I was the only foreign student, every other student was either Russian or a from former Soviet Union country, meaning everyone could speak Russian language perfectly, so they had no language or sociocultural barrier.

When the semester came to an end in January 2017, I ended up with an A grade, a few B grades and a C. This was a new low for me. Ya I can hear you saying “like seriously?…” Some people get all C grades and they are very excited. Ya but you have to understand that from primary school I have always been a straight A learner, so having such marks was like failing. Believe me it is very hard to handle failure when all you have always known is success. I looked for something to do that could distract my mind and I found some nice movies. This was the beginning of a terrible season that lasted longer than you could imagine. But there is good news at the end so let’s continue.

From February 2017 I became used to watching serial movies. If I had difficult lessons during the day in school, just know that in the evening it’s movies all the way. Mind you that I don’t drink alcohol, don’t smoke and definitely don’t go to clubs so playing football and watching movies were all I could do for fun. And this is how my tv watching hobby became an addiction. Watching movies is not a bad thing to do of course. It only becomes bad when one spends almost all day on the screen. Like in my case there was a point where I even stopped attending classes, chatting with friends, and instead spent basically all day in bed streaming one episode after another.