Borrowed and read this book (17 SECRETS OF HIGH FLYING STUDENTS) from a friend back in 2009/10. It helped me in school and I still find some of it points useful even now. Lemme share them:
(1) LAW OF DECISION
a- Life never gives you what you deserve but what you decide.
b- If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.
(2) LAW OF FORESIGHT
a- What you see is what you get.
b- Your hands can't hold it if your eyes can't see it.
c- What your perceive is what you receive.
d- If you don't know where you're going you'll end up anywhere.
(3) LAW OF MOTIVATION
a- It's what you do with your time and brain that determines your results in life.
b- Each of us is endowed with innate resources that enables us to achieve all we've ever dreamed of and more. - Anthony Robbins
c- What keeps you going is what keeps you winning.
d- If you need that result BADLY pursue it MADLY!
(4) LAW OF REWARD
a- Success is an inevitable reward for hard work.
b- Recognition begets repetition.
c- Whatever you do not appreciate will depreciate in your life.
(5) LAW OF PRIORITIZATION
a- Do first things first.
b- What kind of Leader are you if everyone that follows you fails?
c- The first key to academic success is to always get your priorities right!
d- Never miss a class if you truly desire the result you need to get to the top.
(6) LAW OF CONCENTRATION
a- Distraction is an attraction that sidetracks you.
b- Studying is a mind game, if your mind is absent you'll lose the game.
c- Concentration is the art of blocking out every side attraction.
(7) LAW OF REPUTATION
a- What you're reputed for is what you're regarded for.
b- The difference between SOMEBODY and NOBODY is REPUTATION.
( LAW OF CONSISTENCY
a- Practice makes perfect
b- It's not what we do in a while that counts but our habitual actions. - Anthony Robbins
(9) LAW OF ADMIRATION
a- What you admire is what you attract
b- When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends - Japanese Proverb
(10) LAW OF AFFECTION
a- Like your teachers and subjects and you'll get good grades.
b- Love never fails (1 Cor. 13:
c- The hardest rock will yield to those who drill with determination.
d- Showing dislike for your teachers will not reduce their salaries but will reduce your grades.
e- Love your subjects.
(11) LAW OF SACRIFICE
a- There's always a PRICE for the PRIZE.
b- The big secret in life is that there is no big secret; whatever your goal you can get there if you're willing to work - Oprah Winfrey.
c- No pain, no gain.
d- The pain of preparation for your exams will determine the gain of celebration for your results.
(12) LAW OF FOCUS
a- Focus creates blindness
b- Don't just read when and what you feel like reading, Follow A Plan!
(13) LAW OF RETENTION
a- Repetition is the mother of retention and the law of lasting impact.
b- What you repeat often you will retain.
c- If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others. - Tryan Edwards
d- No one cares what you know until they know how much you care.
(14) LAW OF HINDSIGHT
a- With the benefit of hindsight, everyone is a genius.
b- Lessons learned from yesterday, equips you for today.
(15) LAW OF SELF-DISCOVERY
a- Every notable discovery begins with a self-discovery.
b- There is no one that is youer than you.
(16) LAW OF APPRECIATION
a- An attitude of gratitude will get you to the highest altitude.
b- Eventually people will always pay you for what you know and you'll always pay for what you don't know. Your learning power is your earning power.
(17) LAW OF THE SUPERNATURAL
a- With God all things are possible
b- Prayerful Preparation Prevents Poor Performance (P^5)
c- I have held many things in my hands and lost them all, but whatever I have in God's hands I still possess. - Martin Luther
d- Work and Pray.

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