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What you think is what you become. Internal dialogue--the ongoing conversation we all have with our mindset--is the driving force behind every success story, and also behind every failure. The difference between who you are and who you want to be stems from your mindset. Once you start to change your mindset, you will immediately  start to change your behavior. Here are seven mindsets that will radically improve your business and your life. 1. Self-trust mindset. To do anything great, you have to be able to trust yourself and believe in your capabilities. Success is not something that just happens but something you create. You have to have the confidence to banish any negative voices in your head. Don't give up on the things you believe in--and most important, don't give up on yourself. 2. Goal-setting mindset. Knowing what you want and willing yourself to reach it are two different things. When you know your goals, they motivate you. Remember, if it doesn...

Be consistent and unwavering in your efforts. Let nothing and no one distract you in your formative years as you climb this rung of the success ladder for one false step, one wrong move, will hurtle you downwards and negate all your efforts towards the realization of your ambition. A lot of thought, advice and guidance must have gone into your choice of a career be it medicine, engineering, computers or any related discipline. That was just the first step in concertizing your lifetime, hard work, discipline and, above all, perseverance in achieving your target. And it is no easy task, believe me. Having chosen your goal, you must taken one step at a time. You must, to begin with, possess the grit and the determination to see it through at all costs. This calls for consistency as well as introspection. You must assess your strengths as well as weaknesses; your assets and liabilities: your plus and minus points. What would, in the ultimate analysis, impel you to move closer to your goal...

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors, try to be better than your self.

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Goals not only help you develop initial motivation by making your dreams obtainable, but they also help you continue to be motivated and that creates momentum.  Once you get going on the success journey, it will be very hard to stop you. The process is similar to what happens in a train,  getting it started is the toughest part of its trip, while standing still a train can be prevented from moving forward by one inch block or wood under each of the locomotive's drive wheels. However once a train gets up to speed not even a Steel reinforced concrete wall five feet thick can stop it. While you are dreaming of the future or regretting the past, always remember that the present is all you have, ship from you and it's gone. To be successful you must live and work in the present because that is where you have the power to actually accomplish something. By Maranatha. Oyedele20@gmail.com

By Christine Reedy Whether you’re  trying to impress your new boss or gunning for a promotion, it can be hard to say no to more work. After all, you want everyone to see your hard-working, challenge-accepting, up-for-anything attitude. Unfortunately, every new project you agree to take on comes with a looming deadline—and before you know it, you can barely keep your head above water. When you feel like projects are starting to slip through the cracks or you just can’t give your best because you’re spread too thin, take some time to address the situation  before your to-do list gets the best of you . Here are a few ways to tackle an overwhelming workload and get back on track. 1. Create a Schedule Keep a master schedule of all of your final deadlines by setting up a calendar on iCal or Google Calendar or using a nice planner (I love the set-up of  Moleskine’s weekly notebooks ). Seeing everything in one place can help you prioritize your time because you’l...

1. Percent of Time You Spend on Your Three Critical Priorities Nearly every client I see  struggles with an oversized workload . However, when we take the time to really break down the work, it usually involves a lot of wasted time and energy. Work avoidance, procrastination, multi-tasking, and distractions all sidetrack essential work, add stress, and make any workload seem bigger than it is. If you are workload-challenged, here’s an exercise to complete each day: Put two columns on a page. On the left, record your three to five biggest, most important, most performance-influencing priorities—you know, the ones that are going to show up on your year-end review, get you a raise, and make the department score a touchdown. On the right side, each day, keep track of the work you actually do and the amount of time each task takes. Then, track the percentage of time you’re spending on your most important priorities versus everything else. What do you notice? If there’s a gap ...

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My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me(Henry Ford). Think about what your friends bring out in you and if it's not your best, it might be time for you to make some changes. The more consistently successful your people are, the higher you rise in the organisation The quality of your life and the duration of your success journey depend on your attitude and you are the only person in this world with the power to make it better. If you wany to change attitudes start with a change in behaviour, in other words begin to act the apart as well as you can of the person you would rather be, the person you most want to become. Gradually the old fearful person will fade away. (Dr William Glaser). From the moment I took off, I wasn't sure exactly what would happen or where I would land, but I knew that I would make it. (Paul Nanney). I learned long ago that I couldn't listen to everyone who told me I couldn't do something (Paul. N.) You cannot push any...