How to Make the Most of a Life-Changing Event

There are many life-changing events in your locality and beyond. A life-changing event in this context can be virtual or physical.

With every life-changing event you attend, you seem genuinely excited and full of energy to take on the world with the amount of information you've been exposed to. However, after a while it may seem like you haven't made a lasting change in your life. Either way, you can still make the most of the event if you intend to put some things in place.

1. Know the theme of the event

You are expected to come to an event knowing what it is about. Let's start there first. Why would you go to an event without knowing what it's about?

If you attend a "life-changing" event without knowing what it is, then that act raises the question, "What are you doing here?"

Researching the theme of the event before you leave shows that you have a sense of direction. You should familiarize yourself with the theme and familiarize yourself with the profile of the guest speaker(s), dress code (if applicable) and other relevant information relating to the event.

2. Create desires and expectations

If you have decided to attend this event which you believe will be a defining moment for your career, your relationships or your life in general, you should not leave your desires and expectations in mind, and your diary.

It's not overzealousness that makes you crave before you go to a life-changing event. Wants and expectations help you identify issues and questions that need solutions and answers, and most importantly, they help direct your attention throughout the event.

3. Avoid delays

In Africa, there is a popular saying, "Africa time". This saying is meant to mean that when you are invited to an event, you make a habit of arriving late to the event. You intentionally decide to avoid the set time.

Being late to a life-changing event causes you to miss defining moments you can't miss. This causes you to miss important information and important parts of the event. If it's a virtual event, get data and make sure your alarm is ready to let you know about the event in case you want to forget about it. If it's a physical event, you should prepare your outfit well before the event and have other important elements in place before the big day.

4. Have a journal

The brain tends to forget. It also has a way of tricking you into thinking that you will always remember the event details whenever you want.

No matter how life changing an event might be, it would be nice of you to write down the points that resonate with you. Track important information with your stylus or in your notepad. The importance of this is that it would be quite easy to refer to your notes and remember the truths you followed in your notes.

It's also important to take notes because of when you want to implement them.

5. Be very careful

In order to get the most out of a life changing event, you should not give in to the temptation to write just to fill the pages of your journal or notebook. It is important that you also pay close attention to what is being said in real time.

It's impossible to track every word spoken during an event, but you can be careful by paying close attention and writing down relevant points.

When you pay close attention, you'll know what needs to be written and what doesn't.

6. Networking

Networking does you a lot of good. You can connect with like-minded people. You might get opportunities, work on projects with people you meet, make friendships, and do other interesting and relevant things you might get by networking, etc.

Networking definitely builds your social capital. So if you want to get the most out of this life-changing event, network. Don't leave as you came.

7. Implementation

What good is knowledge that is not applied? Your life will NOT show the result of things you did not implement. Only the knowledge you put to good use will yield results. The proof that you witnessed a life-changing event is in the results and changes that can be attributed to you.

Nothing will change, maybe a little, if you don't practice what you've learned.

In conclusion, for this to be a life-changing event, it means that the speakers fed you well. Make good use of what you have been fed. While it's important to create desires and expectations before the event, you need to have an implementation plan in place after the event.

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