Goal Setting
Success:
Each day an individual should work on their personal development physically, mentally and spiritually. One must have a vision (create mental picture), speak and manifest their desire with unwavering commitment to the vision. Self-confidence is essential for any progress. When one walks into those rooms with influential people that gives opportunity, walk in the room with your head up high, look them in the eyes, and bet on yourself. Know that you belong and that you have a purpose on earth. Subsequently, they will be deemed to believe one can be an asset for their company. Networking is important because everyone must be given opportunity from someone.
Failure:
Focus on solutions instead of focusing on the problem. Failure is a necessary part of the process in attempting to reach a set goal because learning from prior mistakes will prompt the necessary improvements. The only time an individual is a failure is when they have quit for the last time. Success usually doesn't come in a straight line. Like a boxer, you brace for the punch, take it in stride and proceed. Most people get anxiety when their plans are disrupted. However, this is when one should stay the course. Kobe Bryant, Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump all have the same sentiments when it comes to success. It's not about the destination but the journey. Embrace the obstacles and know that there is a reward at the end. Be stubborn with your vision with a relentless approach with unwavering commitment! Turn a negative into a positive. One must be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Effort:
Often times effort is what determines one's fate in accomplishing their goal. Intestinal fortitude is what separates high achievers from under achievers. Human beings are creatures of habits. Therefore, it's important for one to develop good habits while staying committed to excellence. This good habit will carry on into adult life.
Passion for Craft:
One should pursue a career that they're passionate about and they will likely stay the course while overcoming any obstacles in the way of their career path. Making money shouldn't be the only motive but instead choose an occupation that you get excited about every day that you wake up. There are many people that earn a substantial income but they hate their jobs. The true definition of success is when one has a passion for their occupation while making a living doing it. Money is merely a byproduct of being successful.
Time:
Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day but successful people invest and manage their time wisely on ventures that will benefit them in their future. Wasted time is wasted opportunity to grow. s. Successful people don't allow distractions to remain a distraction. People that have the most leisure time have less success and resources. While the one that spends more time working on their craft, are more successful. One should position themselves to be successful and if it doesn't manifest, then it simply wasn't meant to be. But, one can live with the fact that they did all they could do!
Heavy Wagon
An old man once said " Never put more on your wagon than you can pull. The bad choices that one makes becomes a burden which is a metaphor for the weight that one has to pull on his or her wagon. Any bad choices that an individual makes can hinder one's progress in reaching a goal. Everyone has to pull their own wagon so why not make it light. We always prompt the question to students? How many of you would like to have a better quality-rich life someday? We then follow up and inform them that their future and quality of life depends on the decisions that they make.
Self-Development:
Develop a skill by investing in one's self. Being able to network and communicate with people from all backgrounds is critical to one's future. We must gain knowledge or a skill to offer something to society by becoming an expert in a particular field. We are paid for what we know and we pay for what we don't know. One's gift is the skill that they are really good at but takes the least amount of effort. Many kids come from broken homes and don't have structure or support at home. Therefore, its important for one to cheer for themselves, clap for themselves, be confident in themselves and have a vision of what they want with an unwavering commitment to their goal.
Company you keep:
A key to success is to surround one's self with successful or like minded individuals. Become a sponge while being eager to obtain knowledge.
Humanitarian: We believe the greatest human act is to inspire and help mankind. We believe the energy that you put into the world is the energy that you will receive. Therefore, helping others is mandatory in obtaining success. Nothing moves the universe more than when humans are grateful for what they already have!
Compartmentalizing:
Making the most complex simple. Instead of focusing on the end goals, slow your thoughts down and focus on whatever is right in front of you. Anxiety happens when we focus on the end goal instead of focusing on the next task. Focus on the next question/task while giving it your full attention then on to the next, Then you will complete the test/task and create a masterpiece.
Internet Information:
Research and learn as much as possible about the career path that one choose.
People have access to information more than ever before because of the internet. However, it's not just about having access to information but what one does with the information for their benefit.