Rules to stay on top of your game (in Business)

Hello dear,
Here are a few rules I apply to get on top of My Game (in Business)

1. My day starts with God. He provides the purpose, Direction, clarity and helps me sort through the insanity of conflicting priorities. Business inWest Africa is tough enough. Imagine not knowing what to do at all.

2. Next, I build on confidence.
Confidence inspires others. I need to provide purpose, direction, clarity and a sense of meaning for others around me.
Clean teeth inspires confidence,Neat clothes inspire confidence,A clean shave inspires confidence,A good smell inspires confidence,Proper Knowledge inspires confidence, A tidy office inspires confidence,My internal man exerting control over my external environment inspires confidence in me.

3. Identify strong time blocks and weak time blocks. Some things can be done easier at some times than at other times. A key component to staying on top of my game is
to understand timing and my energy bursts and allocate high energy periods to my core priorities.

4. Attend to my core priorities first. For me, this will always be a battle but it is needed to maintain excellence. Some things can only be done by me. I do them first. Within the 2 hr limit I set, my phone goes off and I disappear. A rising public figure like me :-) should not always be available, otherwise i'll be worth less when I show up.

5. I work fast. I work hard. I learn fast, I unlearn the no longer valid. In today's world of rapid change, what you've learnt is irrelevant. It's what you need to unlearn that matters. My laptop computer and the internet are two powerful tools I make use of। I can't imagine how I got this far without them.

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Dr. Ibidapo Agunbiade is West Africa's expert on Business and Entreprise Development. He resides with his family in Lagos, Nigeria and can be reached for speaking engagements on 234-8035693658, 234-7094084776 or visit his personal blog www.dapoagunbiade.blogspot.com

A Bleak Day

Hello Dear,

Today signals one of the lowest points in my life and I want to let you into my personal world. Sometimes in today's world, we face down moments and days that all seems bleak. Even the most successful of us face these days and we just have to plough ahead. This is the hope that we have in being Believers in the God who created the heavens and the earth. Today, I botched up a presentation that I had over a year to prepare for. I could see disappointment written over the faces of the assessors. I was embarrassed myself but I realise that every failure is an opportunity to bounce back up. No one is a failure until s/he has decided not to get back up again. I have the opportunity to get back on track and I have decided to take it and use it.

There is an analogue even in the world of business. If you want to double your success rate, double your failure rate. There's a world of opportunity out there for you in business, in career and also in your professional and family life. Do not let your failures of today to stop you. Be strong, be bold and keep on keeping on. Remember these words, Nobody has it easy. Nobody. Even the president of this great Nation doesn't. I want you to believe that whatever difficulty you are going through presently will soon be over. Tomorrow will break forth Brightness on you. Don't give up. you are more powerful than you really think you are.


Your friend and menthor
Dr Ibidapo Agunbiade.
www.dapoagunbiade.blogspot.com

Dr. Ibidapo Agunbiade is West Africa's expert on Business and Entreprise Development. He resides with his family in Lagos, Nigeria and can be reached for speaking engagements on 234-8035693658, 234-7094084776 or visit his personal blog www.dapoagunbiade@blogspot.com