Going Extra mile:

Abdur Rehman
Aug 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Hard work is the key to success. The more you work hard more will be the fruit of that work.

Going #extramile means doing something extraordinary in addition to normal practices. It’s something which is not common but it’s a prerequisite to be successive in any field, either be it sports or be it in the jobs, exams etc

I first saw going #extramile in Amal online courses in relation to jobs, and honestly I never did this activity in this sense before. So, I decided to go #extramile and make this great activity part of my life. To do this for the first time I decided to go to one of the teachers of my department who holds many projects for research under Soil and Environmental science banner.

I went to Dr. Hafiz Naeem who is Assistant Professor in our department and working on microbiology. He held many projects in the past and continue with time to time. When a new project arrives he needs a research assistant among students. I see opportunity in the coming time. So met him up in his office and have a brief conversation with him about the possible research going on and my interest and abilities. I asked him to consider me when a project arrives.

I dropped resume to his assistant. It was a good experience and it is very good in terms of communication between the recruiter and the candidate as this shows the interest and passion of the candidate.

I learned from this activity that you have to go #extramile, do something out of normal, come out from your comfort zone to be prominent and successful. This was really an interesting and fruitful activity. It brought confidence in me.

The problems which I faced were,
I was gonna do it for the first time and it seems really strange and required a lot amount of confidence and courage.
Setting the time for the meetup as our teachers are very busy persons so taking their appointment was difficult but I did it with patience and dedication.

I will do this activity with more confidence next time and I will be more prepared for every next time.

I am planning to make this my permanent habit to extra mile. This makes the best of us to come out and accomplish whatever possible.

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