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Lesson 29: Being Average is Mediocre.

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When you buy a  car  you only look for the best. When organizations hire their new staff, they only look out for the best and brightest. In politics,only those with the best strategy will eventually win. When looking for partners we only check the one who will be the best from our perspective. Everyone will not pass an opportunity to work for the Fortune 500 companies, why? Because they are the best companies. When you think of google, IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook what comes to your mind,? "They are the best we have" Why do we adore and take every opportunity to buy Apple products? Because they are the best. No one will choose the interviewee who performed averagely. No one will  go to the market to look for an average product. No one will remember an average product. There is a limited choice where the "Average" will come out on top There is only one choice, we always look for the best. When we know that ...

Lesson 28: Take Action! Execute!

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Many want to be enterprenure, but end up being wanterprenures. Many want to exercise but gain weight with time, Many want to be the best in their area of expertise but settle for average, Many want to improve their livelihood but end up conforming to their circumstances, Many set goals at the beginning of the year  but stops pursuing them after three month. Yet the sad thing is that none of these people are willing to pay the price to make this aims come true. Bottom line you can't expect something to happen without taking action that will get you there. One key lesson I have learnt is that it only through taking the right steps each day will eventually get us where we want.  Even a baby when learning to walk has to try and take the first step and with time they become a master and see them running around, but it all started with just one step. Your level of achievement will rarely exceed our level of personal development because...