Do you really know what makes you tick? Some people describe themselves as “bold”, some as “reserved”,  some as “shy”, and so on. When organizations advertise for jobs they include phrases such as “the preferred candidate must be a self-starter”, and “the preferred candidate must be self-driven” or simply “the preferred candidate must be driven” and so on. The expressions “bold”, “driven” and “shy” are all subjective expressions but when added together provide tell-tale

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You have been told benchmark to know what the best are doing and follow international best practice. Now I’m telling you don’t touch benchmarking with a ten-foot-pole and there is no animal called international best practice. If you doubt me, tell me what is the international best practice how to be creative, innovative, and daring? Which international best practices did Apple, Google and Amazon follow to become the best of the best? If you want

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In life, no attribute, trait or ability is more critical in accomplishing anything than self-discipline. If you want to stand out from the crowd. If you want to leave your footprints in the sands of time, discipline yourself, discipline your mind and with the self-mastery, you’ll gain the world. Self-discipline is the key to success. …

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In the affairs of men, nothing matters more in building wealth, influence and leverage than the friends you keep: that is your network. In summary, your network is the key to success. As Brian Tracy once quipped, “you can’t fly with the eagles if you keep scratching with the turkeys.” Chinua Achebe captured it succinctly in Things Fall Apart, where he popularized the African proverb, “if a child washed his hands he could eat with

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Only hard work will see you to the Promised Land because the maker of all the universe Himself decreed that he who does not work does not eat. You need great attitude. But attitude alone, my friend, is not enough. You need a ton of grit to stand on. …

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