From My Desk

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” - Robert T. Kiyosaki The business or career challenge you are faced with at the moment is not unique to you. You might have lost your job or perhaps seen a business you invested so much time, effort and money suffer ‘a shipwreck’. The reality, however, is that this obviously disastrous turn of events is not peculiar to you. Scores of others have walked down the same road. This is not meant to make light of your current predicament but to assure you that you are not alone and that more importantly, irrespective of the mess you might find yourself in at this point (and the many times you have failed) in time, it isn’t over until you say it is over.   John Asaraf once noted, “pretty much every self-made billionaire slipped & fell on their way to the top, so if you have too, don`t take it too hard. Persistence is the key.”...

I once heard a brief but profound quote that made quite an impression on me. It simply states thus: “where focus goes, energy flows.” Over and over again, I have found this quote true in my life. As a writer, some of my most unproductive seasons have been times when I got distracted by a variety of competing responsibilities and the pressures of life. On such occasions, rather than focus on marketing my services, attending to projects and creating quality content for my blogs and other websites, my energies were channeled towards tackling one challenge or the other that had nothing whatsoever to do with my career. Creativity, drive, and motivation have been at their lowest thus impacting negatively on career advancement and revenue generation. Conversely, some of my most productive seasons have been times when I remained focused on the task at hand. There is this drive that becomes apparent when the focus is maintained and this has a direct bearing on performance, irrespectiv...

  To be simply content with having a job and getting paid for the services you render without considering upping your game will consign you to mediocrity in your chosen career. It obviously isn`t enough just to make your way to work, go through the motions and make your way back home as soon as work hours is over. As an employee or professional, you should be interested in making substantial contribution to the success of the establishment you work with; you should be interested in developing your skill-sets and knowledge base on a continual basis such that you become more productive than you have ever been. Below are some tips on how to revolutionize your career. Find a mentor at your workplace Do you want to be better at your job? Well, you will need some sort of mentor-ship at your workplace. This could be a superior or even a workmate whose competence and productivity is remarkable and admirable. Get close to such a person where possible with the intent of tapping i...