Inspiration For Peak Performance

If you don’t detest where you are, you may never really move forward to a better place. Start by questioning why you are at where you are right now. Questions are powerful – they provoke insights & deep reflections. The questions you ask determines what you see, where you live, how you use your energy and much of who you eventually turn out to become. While it’s true that most times the world in which we live only wants to reward those who provide answers; asking important questions are always the start of great things. Every time you struggle in any area of life, it means good strategy is lacking. Here are 7 important questions that are linked to a super-life strategy that I think you should consider asking yourself constantly: 1.       What differentiates me from everyone else?         Be ready to be unconventional and different. Know your distinctive competence, pay attention to it & deploy it. You’re designed ...

Have you ever arrived at certain crossroads in life where the leading question on your mind is, “What do I do from here?” Or did this question come to you in another guise, like “How did I get here?” or “What do I do next with my life?” Not to worry: you are not alone. These kinds of questions often come up when you have to make decisions whose implication can be so far-reaching that it would determine the next lane life would take you. This decision would determine whether you would merely cope for the rest of your life, reacting to the vicissitudes hurled at you; or whether you would thrive and build an extraordinary life. The best way to make the most of life is to commit to life-long learning. The advantages of economies of scale will diminish as cutting-edge technologies continue to impact everyday life. Only organisations with people who can learn will survive the emerging new world. If you think you can figure out what will happen in the next curve of inno...

While on a job search, it can be frustrating to repeatedly send resumes and also repeatedly not get any response from potential employers. But this has been the ‘route’ plied by many job-seekers for so long, yet receiving little or no response. However, the easy way is to grow relationships that can give you leads to open positions, many of which are not advertised. Sometimes, it’s not what you know that matters; it is who you know. “Employees hired through referral are hired 55% faster than those who come from a career site” – Jobvite Research. Networking can be a great way to build valuable relationships that can give you leads, referrals and ideas. If you have not considered networking as a tool for landing a great job, this may well be your opportunity. While nothing can replace face-to-face networking, using digital tools can open up a whole new vista of opportunities. It is important to ensure you have your resume and LinkedIn profile updated. An unprofessio...

There is an evil in our nation today that’s more than corruption; it is the mindset of negative expectations. When are we going to start speaking well of our beloved country? While we might have been impoverished by a few privileged elite political class for so long a time, it’s important to remember the torchlight of achievement and good stories that have also come out of our country and continent. It’s high time we made deliberate efforts to generate new attitudes, beliefs and assumptions. We can change overarching beliefs and assumptions that have supported the undesirable experiences we have had to live with and which continues eat deep into the very core of our nation’s being like a cancer. These range from complacency, apathy, economic mismanagement, huge sense of entitlement, lack of discipline, preoccupation with self, manipulation, moral decay, corruption in high places, promotion & celebration of wrong people, personal irresponsibility, unbridled desire ...