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A common adage is that you need to work harder and suffer more than anyone else if you want to achieve success.
At the most, that’s a half-truth.
From what I have learned from people who have accomplished big things in both their lives and careers, one of their most common “a-ha moments” was when they realized that working hard was not enough to succeed, and that often it was even a waste of time and energy.
Thinking from this perspective, I have collected 3 things that just are as important, or even more important, than hard work when it comes to achieving success.
1. Purpose
things achieve success
You’ve been working down in the boiler room for so long that you may not even remember WHY.
If you examined every single person in the world who is considered a failure (especially by themselves), you would see that all their lives lack the same ingredient: purpose.
They don’t know where they are going. They don’t know why they do the things they do and don’t think there can be a reason. They chase only short-term satisfactions like food or s*x, and those are the only things that keep them moving.
They are operating only out of the animal side of themselves. Thus, they are not able to practice long-term thinking or personal analysis as human beings can.
There is no need to look at very clear cases of failure to find the disease of lack of purpose. If you are not constantly aware, you will find yourself in the middle of doing something and won’t know why you are doing it.
Momentum can be a good friend, but is also one of those friends that will make you waste a ton of time if you don’t keep an eye on it.
Every time you start an action, keep in mind that you are going to keep on doing it for the rest of your life. Unless, of course, something internal or external reminds you to start doing something else.
When you start working on something without clearly knowing the expected results, it may take you hours or days of hard work to realize that it isn’t what you should be doing, if you ever want to achieve your goals.
Don’t be a busy, hard-working person. Be a hard-planning person who takes purposeful actions instead.
2. Self-work
Work on yourself 10 times as hard as you work on external elements, and you will feel that you are moving 10 times faster towards what you want.
Almost all the hard work you have to do to succeed is focused on replacing your routines and habits with the ones a successful person would have. By deliberately changing your procedures, you change the results you achieve, the value you provide, and the way you are seen by yourself and the rest of the world.
If you could perform the same training and habits as Bruce Lee, day after day, there is no doubt that you would sooner or later become a remarkable martial artist, right?
And what about performing like a person whose success in business has been outstanding? What if you integrated the same routines and habits that have allowed others to unlock the power and creativity they needed to succeed in their career or life?
You could, literally, start performing like that today and get astounding results immediately.
The only requirement is that you put your old habits and self-limiting beliefs aside, making space for new ones.
You must look at them before you can let them go; if you don’t recognize the weeds amongst the flowers, you won’t be able to take them out.
Success is not attained by fighting the old, but by letting it go and building the new in its place.
3. Belief
If you don’t believe it’s possible for you to achieve what you want, you can work day and night, but you will never succeed.
Sometimes, all the distance that seems to be separating you from your goals is in your mind. If you removed those mental barriers, you would see that you could just reach out and grab what you’ve been pursuing for so long.
As long as you don’t believe that it’s possible for you to have it, you are going to keep creating excuses and distractions. That’s simply because it feels uncomfortable or scary to have something you don’t think you are ready to have, or become someone you don’t believe you can be.
If you removed the negative beliefs about what YOU can have and become, your reality would change instantly.
Conclusion
I know that these three things also require hard work and focus, but the stress, frustration and hours of pushing and shoveling they may save you are priceless.

There are many reasons a student can lose focus in school.
It can be bad grades that will discourage them to be inactive and to rebel. It
can be the environment that can be stifling and suffocating for the students.
It can be the fact that many of them don’t find it easy to see the meaning in
their struggles in school.
Some students excel under pressure, and there are those who crumble
beneath it. It’s easy to praise the students who continuously work hard, but
let’s try not to berate those who find it difficult to focus.
When students get tired of school, they find all means to take the shortcut. This is why numerous students end up copying their homework and plagiarizing their essays. This is why websites such as Bestessays.com thrive. They offer services that will ease the difficulties of student, making it tempting for them to sign up and buy customized papers. Technology has definitely made cheating a lot easier.
It’s not just in the output that students slack off in school. It’s in their
mentality that clearly shows their disinterest to learn and attend classes.
When they start to not care about their grades, it must be a cause of
concern for teachers.
Instead of lecturing these lost souls, it’s up to educators and mentors to find
ways on how to lure them back into learning. It can be through constant
motivation and pep talk. Sometimes, it can be a great story that will push
them to work harder.
For now, maybe these inspirational quotes on learning and hard work can do the trick.
“If you really look closely, most overnight
successes took a long time.” – Steve Jobs
With the likes of Mark Zuckerberg being the poster boy of drop-out
billionaires, it’s easy to see why many students seem to think that they no
longer need school to succeed in life. But closer inspection shows that their
path to success is muddier than one would expect. And besides, we can’t all
be Mark Zuckerberg. We can’t all be Steve Jobs. But students can try to
pave their own way to success and school can help with that.
“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their
packages at different times.” – Anonymous
Students can’t help but compare themselves with the top notchers in class.
While some obviously spend a lot of time studying, some students barely
study and still manage to get good grades. Then there are students, who no
matter how hard they try still scramble to get decent grades. They need to
understand that students have different modes and strengths in learning, and
sometimes formal education doesn’t work for many students. But every
student has a talent and a skill that need time to develop.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways
that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
It’s easy to get disheartened with a failed Math exam, but it’s just one exam
out of many. A low grade for an English essay may be discouraging, but
there’s always a next time. What students need to keep in mind is that
getting bad grades and making mistakes can only lead to further learning.
There’s always room for growth and time to correct their mistakes. One
failure doesn’t mean it’s endgame already.
“You can do anything, but not everything.” – Anonymous
With so many options for young minds to explore and wander, students are
often pressured to be great in everything. But that’s not something mere
mortals can do. There’s nothing wrong with being a Math wizard and finding
difficulty penning a coherent essay. What students can do is to focus on
what they’re good at and once they’ve mastered this skill, they can go ahead
and try other things. They’ll feel burned out if they take too much activities
on their plate all at the same time.
“You measure the size of the accomplishment
by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach
your goals.” – Booker T. Washington
There’s a reason why a B+ in a subject you find difficult seems a lot sweeter
than the easy A+ in your PE class. When you work hard for something, an
excellent result may not be quick to attain but even a satisfactory result is
enough to send students in pure bliss.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
Students are often disheartened by bad results, but giving up without even
finishing their tasks means they won’t even get any result, besides a failing
mark. It’s always better to give learning a shot before deeming it as
something they’ll be bad at. They may fail the first time, but they’ll
eventually get better at it.
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the
chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
To reiterate the earlier point, students miss out more when don’t even give it
a try. Many students have this mindset that they’ll fail anyway, so why exert
an effort in studying? But the fact that they don’t even open their books and
rarely listen to discussions means that they didn’t even bother giving it a
shot. Efforts may not always reap the best rewards, but it’s better than
none.
“Tough times never last. But tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller
School is just a part of life. It’s just a phase as crucial as it may be, and
there’s more learning that will happen once you graduate from your alma
matter. Don’t think that it’s the end of the line, because you’re just starting.
School may toughen you up, but you need that to survive.
So students, keep your chin up because school isn’t the be-all and end-all
of your life. The difficulties will pass and you only need to hold on.
CREDIT: http://.com /8-powerful-things-discouraged- student-share-2/

DDeliverer:
She slept with your friend and still had the guts to blame you 4 it? What will I not hear!

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Who knows if this is even the first time sef...

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Considering the high quest for postgraduate education by Nigerians, getting admitted for a Masters or PhD in a Nigeria university is now becoming a task. Gone are those days when graduates had a secured job placement immediately after school. Getting master is now a ‘procedure to take ‘ right after NYSC, and there are those who never stopped their education till they get their PhD
Doing your masters within record time in a Nigerian university could be another issue altogether, as many postgraduate students are frustrated in their postgraduate programme. This would help you decide which Nigerian University has the fastest postgraduate [especially masters] programme.
You can add your suggestions to assist those that wish to be informed.
The Private Universities: There are over 20 private universities in Nigeria, but the most significant ones in terms of quality include:
Covenant University,
Babcock university,
Madonna,
African University of Science and Technology,
Lead City, Ajayi Crowther and a few others. This universities, all privately owned offer the shortest time to obtained your masters degree. In a private Nigerian University, you should obtain your masters degree in about 10 months. Generally, they begin their session in September and end in June.
University of Ilorin: University of Ilorin has made a name for itself as the only federal university in Nigeria whose academic calendar has not been altered for about 7years. This has made the school a go-to place for postgraduate studies in Nigeria. Getting admitted for a masters in UNILORIN is very competitive, because of its reputation. Depending on other factors like you thesis supervisor e.t.c, you should obtain you masters degree from UNILORIN in about a year.
University of Lagos: It is one of the most expensive federal universities to do your masters, but if you work hard, favoured by your thesis supervisor and choose a modest research topic, you should be through in about 14 months. While there are many variables that could extend it for longer, you would not be frustrated by your masters degree programme, except your are just so unlucky.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka: UNN is generally overlooked as a place for postgraduate studies because the school is not located in a city. UNN is one of the fastest place to obtain your masters. In fact, in engineering and sciences, you can obtain your masters degree in less than a year. It is usually tougher in the faculty of education, where you will have to make many presentations and seminars plus challenging thesis proposal. For a hard working student, with other positive variables in place, you should be through with your masters in 18 months.
University of Ibadan: Ibadan has become an Harvard of some sort to many prospective postgraduate students. Getting admitted for a masters in Ibadan could be very tough, but the programme is not so herculean. Once you scale through the course work, you are expected, to present your thesis within 6 months. Plus or minus, you should be through in 18 – 21 months.
Source: http://unnedu..com /2015/01/top-5-schools-to-do- your-postgraduate.html

MEILYN: It is a NASCO competition. NASCO are the producers of NASCO Biscuit, Cornflakes and some other products.
We were asked to write an article on how to improve infrastructural development in Nigeria. After submitting the article, I was picked as one of the winners [Good article].
I took fourth. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd were rewarded but they gave me a link to promote in other to collect my price.
I was given a target, if I can get 500 people at least, then they will give me an Ipad and a cash price for my article which is 50, 000naira.
I think some other people are allowed to refer people, but mine is different, I just need 500 people to win this. I only have the support of 10 people for now. Thanks as you help me.

Why are lying their is noo article is just the person that 500 person 1st

Soo their still not calling of on thursday because of 1 person

la furia: in ABU zaria, selling of hand-outs is illegal, the penalty is outright dismissal.
hand-outs were indirectly sold before, where the lecturer gives the departmental photocopier and ask students to get a copy for themselves.

other lecturers will only recommend their materials in class but that is it.

I remember a lecturer who gave the class rep material to photocopy but told him to do so in other department or in the market so that it shouldn't be interpreted as he was selling hand-outs.

Buying the hand-out is not compulsory at all, you don't have to write down your names to indicate you have gotten it.

in reality, NANS can do little about it, most of the polytechnic schools are guilty of hand-outs for pass mark. unless the school authority plans to do anything, the selling of hand-outs will continue. the rector knows fully well what happening but he himself is benefiting from the system, so he turns a blind eye

bros no dey lie I bought fatika (gs 103 novel) and he told us to write our name I ended up getting a b in that course I expected to carry sooo wetin u dey yan

jimmysho: What is your business with other faith in respect of pilgrmage? So muslim can have a board on prigrimage while xtian should not? You were not alive when nigeria presidents of muslim faith were attending hajj both leaser and main? you must be a joker and religious bigot

. Lol he has not insulted u in anyway he is only trying to be realistic why nigerian christain only, the place is even filled with jews please make us understand because like my friend here am confused. Besides I think this is more political and less about religion

Nigerian people re the only 1nce in the world that go for pilgrimage aka site seeing. Call it pilgrimage I call it politics

HOW 2 CROSS ROAD IN NAIJA. Look right nd left for cars and bikes, look up for aeroplane, down for bomb, back for kidnappers, look side, hold your bag tight and watch the person beside you. Then walk zig zag to avoid stray bullet.

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