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dododawa1:
OP are you a SAINT

Ask Tinubu if he is a saint, go to LASG secratariat at Aalusa and you will see corruption of the highest order, but you are blinded by the ones at federal level

Jonathan’s Regime Had The Worst Economic Management Team, Says Soludo


https://www.nairaland.com/2748993/jonathans-regime-worst-economic-management


1 Hilarious Fuel Scarcity Pictures And Screen Shots - Politics

https://www.nairaland.com/2749183/hilarious-fuel-scarcity-pictures-screen

2 https://www.nairaland.com/2749168/pdp-youth-leader-killed-kaduna

3 we cant pay N18000 Minimum wage again after N8tr budget
https://www.nairaland.com/2748863/no-more-going-pay-minimum

4 105 soldiers got missing during GEJ
https://www.nairaland.com/2749008/nigerian-army-denies-losing-105

5 Fulani herdsmen have the best records in keeping life
https://www.nairaland.com/2748729/nigerian-fulani-militants-named-fourth

6 Boko Haram meets FG for Amnesty

https://www.nairaland.com/2747524/boko-haram-overtakes-isis-worlds

After the First World War, the victors treated Germany with the same contempt Nigeria is treating Igbos. Two decades later, there was a Second World War, far costlier than the first. Germany was again defeated, but this time, they won a more honourable peace. Our present political leaders have no sense of History. There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity.

The bolded is worth thinking of as agitation for Biafra is gathering storm

see the source here ooooh http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/yorubas-are-the-problem-with-nigeria-by-sanusi-lamido-sanusi-elombah-com.111348/

In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.
The Yoruba elite and area-boy politics;
Igbo marginalisation and the responsible limits of retribution; and
The Yoruba Factor and "Area-boy" Politics.
My views on the Yoruba political leadership have been thoroughly articulated in some of my writings, prime among which was " Afenifere: Syllabus of Errors" published by This Day (The Sunday Newspaper) on Sept 27, 1998. There was also an earlier publication in the weekly Trust entitled " The Igbo, the Yoruba and History" (Aug. 21, 1998).

In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.

The Yoruba elite were the first, in 1962, to attempt a violent overthrow of an elected government in this country. In 1966, it was the violence in the West which provided an avenue for the putsch of 15th January. After Chief Awolowo lost to Shagari in 1983 elections, it was the discontent and bad publicity in the South-West which led to the Buhari intervention.

When Buhari jailed UPN governors like Ige and Onabanjo, the South-Western press castigated that good government and provided the right mood for IBB to take over power. As soon as IBB cleared UPN governors of charges against them in a politically motivated retrial, he became the darling of the South-West. When IBB annulled the primaries in which Adamu Ciroma and Shehu Yar Adua emerged as presidential candidates in the NRC and SDP, he was hailed by the South-West. When the same man annulled the June 12, 1993 elections in which Abiola was the front-runner, the South-West now became defenders of democracy.

When it seemed Sani Abacha was sympathetic to Abiola, the South-West supported his take-over. He was in fact invited by a prominent NADECO member to take over in a published letter shortly before the event. Even though Abiola had won the elections in the North, the North was blamed for its annulment. When Abdulsalam Abubakar started his transition, the Yoruba political leadership through NADECO presented a memorandum on a Government of National Unity that showed complete disrespect for the intelligence and liberties of other Nigerians.

Subsequently, they formed a tribal party which failed to meet minimum requirements for registration, but was registered all the same to avoid the violence that was bound to follow non-registration, given the area-boy mentality of South-West politicians. Having rejected an Obasanjo candidacy and challenged the election as a fraud in court, we now find a leading member of the AD in the government, a daughter of an Afenifere leader as Minister of State, and Awolowo´s daughter as Ambassador, all appointed by a man who won the election through fraud.

Meanwhile, nothing has been negotiated for the children of Abiola, the focus of Yoruba political activity. In return for these favours, the AD solidly voted for Evan Enwerem as Senate President. This is a man who participated in the two-million- man March for Abacha´s self-succession. He also is reputed to have hosted a meeting of governors during IBB´s transition, demanding that June 12 elections should never be de-annulled and threatening that the East would go to war if this was done. When Ibrahim Salisu Buhari was accused of swearing to a false affidavit, the Yoruba political elite correctly took up the gauntlet for his resignation.

When an AD governor, Bola Tinubu, swears to a false affidavit that he attended an Ivy League University which he did not attend, we hear excuses.

For so many years, the Yoruba have inundated this country with stories of being marginalised and of a civil service dominated by northerners through quota system. The Federal Character Commission has recently released a report which shows that the South-West accounts for 27.8% of civil servants in the range GL08 to GL14 and a full 29.5% of GL 15 and above. One zone out of six zones controls a full 30% of the civil service leaving the other five zones to share the remaining 70%. We find the same story in the economy, in academia, in parastatals.

Yet in spite of being so dominant, the Yoruba complained and complained of marginalization. Of recent, in recognition of the trauma which hit the South-West after June 12, the rest of the country forced everyone out of the race to ensure that a South-Westerner emerged, often against the best advice of political activists.

Instead of leading a path of reconciliation and strong appreciation, the Yoruba have embarked on short-sighted triumphalism, threatening other "nationalities" that they ( who after all lost the election) will protect Obasanjo ( who was forced on them). No less a person than Bola Ige has made such utterances.

To further show that they were in charge, they led a cult into the Hausa area of Sagamu, murdered a Hausa woman and nothing happened. In the violence that followed, they killed several Hausa residents, with Yoruba leaders like Segun Osoba, reminding Nigerians of the need to respect the culture of their host communities. This would have continued were it not for the people of Kano who showed that they could also create their own Oro who would only be appeased through the shedding of innocent Yoruba blood.
I say all this, to support Balarabe Musa´s statement, that the greatest problem to nation-building in Nigeria are the Yoruba Bourgeoisie. I say this also to underscore my point that until they change this attitude, no conference can solve the problems of Nigeria. We cannot move forward if the leadership of one of the largest ethnic groups continues to operate, not like statesmen, but like common area boys.
iii.The Igbo Factor and the Reasonable Limits of Retribution.

The Igbo people of Nigeria have made a mark in the history of this nation. They led the first successful military coup which eliminated the Military and Political leaders of other regions while letting off Igbo leaders. Nwafor Orizu, then Senate President, in consultation with President Azikiwe, subverted the constitution and handed over power to Aguiyi-Ironsi. Subsequent developments, including attempts at humiliating other peoples, led to the counter-coup and later the civil war. The Igbos themselves must acknowledge that they have a large part of the blame for shattering the unity of this country.
Having said that, this nation must realise that Igbos have more than paid for their foolishness. They have been defeated in war, rendered paupers by monetary policy fiat, their properties declared abandoned and confiscated, kept out of strategic public sector appointments and deprived of public services. The rest of the country forced them to remain in Nigeria and has continued to deny them equity.
The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have conspired to keep the Igbo out of the scheme of things. In the recent transition when the Igbo solidly supported the PDP in the hope of an Ekwueme presidency, the North and South-West treated this as a Biafra agenda. Every rule set for the primaries, every gentleman´s agreement was set aside to ensure that Obasanjo, not Ekwueme emerged as the candidate. Things went as far as getting the Federal Government to hurriedly gazette a pardon. Now, with this government, the marginalistion of the Igbo is more complete than ever before. The Igbos have taken all these quietly because, they reason, they brought it upon themselves. But the nation is sitting on a time-bomb.
After the First World War, the victors treated Germany with the same contempt Nigeria is treating Igbos. Two decades later, there was a Second World War, far costlier than the first. Germany was again defeated, but this time, they won a more honourable peace. Our present political leaders have no sense of History. There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity.

The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have exacted their pound of flesh from the Igbos. For one Sardauna, one Tafawa Balewa, one Akintola and one Okotie-Eboh, hundreds of thousands have died and suffered.

If this issue is not addressed immediately, no conference will solve Nigeria´s problems. By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Being Excerpts from A Paper Presented At The “National Conference On The 1999 Constitution” Jointly Organised By The Network For Justice And The Vision Trust Foundation, At The Arewa House, Kaduna From 11th –12th September, 1999.

realborn:
Gents, anyone who reads the post MUST surely know this was written before the 1999 elections.

We get too emotional sometimes.

I enjoyed the post because Sanusi's egocentric position about his supposed aristocratic kinsmen was prived wrong. Obj eventually emerged winner and President as against his Shinkafi, and today same Sanusi aligns with the Yorubas he loathed so much in this article.

I'm sure Sanusi has learnt more about Nigerian politics over the years, away from his very biased toddler views at the time of writing the article!

Let he come out publicly to apologise for his past misdeed and stop being arrogant.

see FFK's response http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/the-caliphate-the-emir-and-nigerias-master-race/

Bishopmayowa:
Sanusi, we will not allow U to insult the Yoruba elders all in the name of trying to make a point.

But the yoruba Elders like Tinubu Joined hands with him to form APC

see FFK's response http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/the-caliphate-the-emir-and-nigerias-master-race/

see the source here ooohh http://www.gamji.com/sanusi/sanusi1.htm

Roman Catholics will hopefully forgive me for my choice of title for this article. The Syllabus of Error as we all know (or should know) was proclaimed by the Vatican along with an accompanying encyclical, Quanta Cura in 1864. The reigning Pope, Pius IX denounced in these the liberty of speech, the freedom of press comment, the equal status of all religions, democratic government, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion in short the liberties that form the cornerstone of Western Liberal Democracy. The pope also denounced “ all those who assert that the church may not use force.” It is also to be recalled that this same pope assembled bishops at a Vatican Council in 1870 and after some very unchristian-like pressure secured the vote confirming Papal infallibility. His infallibility.

The sum of all this was that everyone who held views contrary to the pope’s was in error. But the pope, even if he errs, is infallible. So error is not permitted unless committed by the pope.

Afenifere/PCF has become the Pope Pius IX of Nigerian politics. It claims a moral high ground and insists that it will only join a party made up of politicians of unquestionable integrity. Questionable integrity of course is a matter of definition. Persons whose names were associated with the Maroko land deals or who were jailed for corruption are, in the opinion of many Nigerians persons of questionable character. As are politicians whose latest political cause revolves around a struggle to swear-in a president who was an agent of ITT, a military contractor and close friend of military dictators.

But then, like the Pope, the definition of good character is the sole prerogative of Afenifere. When it brands a politician’s character questionable, he has to be excommunicated from the party. In the event that their associates (God help them) refuse to accept this verdict, they are to be punished by the Afenifere storming out of the alliance, thus denying the ingrates the honour of having the PCF in their fold and, by implication, withdrawing Yoruba votes en-bloc . This infantile petulance, reminiscent of a contumacious minor, is just one expression of the legendary insipidity of these political neophytes. Wallowing in blissful ignorance of their numerical insignificance, Afenifere leaders believe they can actually dictate to other Nigerians and expect unconditional submission. Like Pope Pius IX they display a lack of capacity for tolerance of contrary views, coupled with a vain overestimation of their own purity. Excepting that the Pope was better than Afenifere in one respect. He denounced democracy and expressed a preference for monarchy. Afenifere, on the other hand professes a commitment to freedom and democracy while every action of its leaders, from the memorandum on the GNU (which was a blue-print for an autocracy) to their reason for leaving the PDP and APP, speak volumes of their anti-democratic bent, casting serious doubts on their sincerity of purpose.

Behind all the hypocritical self-righteousness is the fact that the real issue is a South- West Presidency. Anyone who needs a lesson in how not to be a politician, and how never to win power in Nigeria should study Yoruba politicians. Unless the Yoruba masses disown Afenifere, this group of degree-bearing political illiterates will lead Yoruba land down its own version of a syllabus of errors, an island unto themselves, hallucinating in their own idiocy and content to remain marginalised citizens in their own country while blaming the north for their self – inflicted woes. The syllabus of Errors remains a black spot on the history of the Catholic Church. Afenifere will be an even blacker spot on the political history of the Yoruba.

Friends of the Yoruba people thought that Afenifere finally got it right when it joined the PDP, a product of the G34 that had opposed Abacha in his last days. At the last moment they jumped ship on spurious claims that the party had members who were not committed to the principles of power-shift and others who were anti June 12. Political sources claim that the names PCF objected to were all southerners from outside the south-west. The interpretation of perceptive watchers was that Afenifere was scared of such names as Ekwueme, Ogbemudia and Etiebet. It seemed even if southern politicians convinced their northern allies to cede the presidency, other parts of the south were preparing to produce capable hands that were eminently qualified to vie for the post. This was a threat to the Yoruba Presidency.

No one doubts that this thinking makes sense. And no one denies Afenifere the right to seek the presidency for the Yoruba. But the reality on ground is that within the PDP Afenifere had its best chance for a Yoruba presidency. Adamu Ciroma was a staunch defender of June 12. Abubakar Rimi is Bola Ige’s close friend and as Governors, both had been part of the Progressive Governor’s Alliance in the Second Republic. Jerry Gana, Solomon Lar, Sunday Awoniyi, all are middle-belters arguably tired of playing second-fiddle to the upper north. In fact, the northern elements of the PDP seem to have initiated the moves to contact Obasanjo to run for the presidency. But Afenifere would have none of this. The Tribune Newspaper fired the first Salvo in a campaign of calumny against Obasanjo, reminding him of his remark on Gowon’s ambition (“what did he forget in the State House that he is going back for?”) and insinuating that he was sponsored by IBB, the archenemy of Yorubas and June 12. But the journey had just started and the possibilities were there for an Afenifere candidate in the PDP. Besides, no one single politician within the PDP had a political machinery anywhere near as formidable as the PCF’s. Rimi has lost the radical wing of the PRP to Balarabe Musa. Adamu Ciroma, though widely respected, is somewhat impaired by his having served under Abacha.

If any one ever doubted the capacity of Afenifere for political suicide, or if anyone ever thought me harsh on Yoruba politicians in my earlier writings, nothing proves me right as developments subsequent to their leaving PDP. Nothing beats the imagination as the realisation that Afenifere actually believed, in joining Umaru Shinkafi’s APP, that Shinkafi, of all politicians, would hand over the presidency without a fight. Shinkafi, the Marafan Sokoto (remember Shagari, the Turakin Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello, the Sardaunan Sokoto?) is an aristocrat in the classic tradition of the Sokoto Caliphate. He had presidential ambition in the NRC in the ill-fated third republic and has kept his nation-wide political machinery well-oiled and his ambition intact. With Yar'Adua dead, Shinkafi is probably the single politician with the widest reach – given his aristocratic background, his marriage to Ahmadu Bello’s daughter, his professional background as a retired crack police DIG and Director General of the NSO. Unlike his rivals like Adamu Ciroma and Bamanga Tukur, he was clever enough to keep his distance from the Abacha government.

Shinkafi’s pedigrees speak mountains of what his political stance would be ab initio. He probably believes, like other Fulani politicians, that the problems of this country have a lot to do with the shift in power away from the Fulani to individuals like Babangida and Abacha, products of “ lower cultures”. The Fulani of the North, proud of the history of the Caliphate, remain proud of the roles played by Fulani leaders of the political and military establishment in Nigeria- Ahmadu Bello, Murtala Mohammed, Aminu Kano, Shehu Yar’Adua, Shehu Shagari, Jubril Aminu. They are sad that other Nigerians do not know the difference in ethnic background between say, Murtala Mohammed and Ibrahim Babangida. They do not understand how a man like Abacha, born to a cigarette-seller in Fagge quarters of Kano (and this speaks mountains of him, how he ruled and how he died) can be taken as the quintessential representative of the Caliphate whose head he disgraced and whose culture and values he sought to erode.

So Shinkafi probably believes in the need for a power-shift: Back to the Fulani. He may not be alone in this tendency. Politicians like Mahmud Waziri, Bamanga Tukur, Jubril Aminu, even M. D. Yusufu may consciously or unconsciously have similar views. They will accept a southern president, but only if the South is able to win the presidency democratically. To the Fulani, there is nothing like ceding the presidency or power. If you want it, you work for it...If you lack the stomach to dig in and fight, too bad for you.

Southern politicians have always failed to understand the complexity of the North and its politics. Otherwise they would have known that they stood no chance against Shinkafi in his own party. The moment PCF joined the APP, it was clear to those who read between the lines that Shinkafi had given no commitments. They were in agreement that power must shift. They were also in agreement that no one should be denied the right to contest for the highest office of the land on account of where he comes from. Shinkafi can single handedly deliver 10% of the votes in 24 states required to form a party. He needs the PCF to win in the Southwest, but without the PCF he can get 10% in a number of Southwestern states based on his connections as a politician, security officer and a foundation member of the Grand Council of Islamic Affairs, a rival group of mainly Yoruba Muslim leaders set up as a counter-force to the Fulani-dominated Supreme Council.

In the scheme of things, that Afenifere could find it within itself to go into the same political party as Shinkafi is remarkable. That they thought it was a better deal than the PDP is flabbergasting. That they actually believed he would hand over the presidency to them is to say the least, lunacy.

Now, the PCF has formed an association in alliance with marginal southern groups. What will happen if they continue like this is predictable. If they succeed in being registered, they will probably win in the southwest and no where else. Like the Action Group and UPN, they will remain an ethnic based opposition party. Or they may crawl back into the APP or PDP under the guise of some “reconciliation”.

Otherwise, likely, given these antecedents, they will fail to win 10% of votes in 24 states of the Federation. They will fail to be registered. They will challenge INEC in court or challenge the validity of the Transition Programme. They will lose in court and accuse the rest of the country of marginalising the Yorubas. They will call on the Yorubas to boycott elections which will hold nonetheless with governors, senators, Local Government chairmen and presidents elected with southwestern votes.

They will try to reenact the wild, wild west scenario of the first republic, instigate area boys to make the west ungovernable. With Federal government safely out of the southwest troops will be sent in to maintain law and order. A few hundred area boys will be shot, order will be restored. Brilliant Yoruba military officers will become suspected of being influenced by their civil society. They will be denied strategic posts and their careers will be prematurely terminated. Afenifere will blame the North, particularly the Hausa-Fulani for the travails of the Yoruba. Accuse the Fulani of domination and ethnic cleansing. They will wail and wail. And the country will go on regardless.

The reader will note that this cycle has been on for some time. It is history repeating itself because stupid victims never learn. How does all of this serve the interest of the Yorubas? The Yorubas need to ask themselves : with leaders like these, do they need enemies? Do they need Fulanis to marginalise them? It is time for the Yoruba of the Southwest to recognise Afenifere/NADECO for what it is: An Infantile Disorder.

Firefire:


“It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.”
― Karl Marx,

Karl Marx, Aristotle, Socrates etc their ideas and quotation no go work for Nigeria

Firefire:
What do you feel ?

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Firefire:
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is this supposed to be an encomium or a sarcarstic statement

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CortoMaltese:
Good evening to everybody ! Here it is 23:21

I only wish to express a feeling : "Too many Nigerians within and outside Nigeria are no more proud of their country !"

I lived for a short stay in Benin City in September 2009, it was obvious.

I also felt it in Dakar during a stay of approximately seven months from August 2009 to end February 2010. Despite there being a large Nigerian community locally it is as if they were ashamed of their country or at least do not say too high.

Now just for fun : "Here in Belgium at the Nigerian Embassy in Brussels when you talk to the officer behind the counter half the time he tells you how great is Nigeria !"

My courteous greetings to each and every one of you

CortoMaltese

We will award you Msc and Phd in travelling

source http://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/25-simple-things-to-give-up-if-you-want-to-succeed.html?cid=readmore

The best way to invite good new things into your life is to make room for them. Just as you declutter your office and home, from time to time do a check and throw out anything that isn't helping you make your success achievable.

Here are some good places to start.

1. Trying to be perfect.
Perfectionism sets us up for failure. It's not a quest for the best but a way of telling yourself you'll never be good enough.

2. Playing small.
Expand your horizons. Go big. Grow! Sometimes the process is painful, but it's worth it.

3. Faking it.
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're always strong.

4. Waiting for luck.
Luck builds its foundation on preparation. Coming across good opportunities may be partly a matter of luck, but it's also a matter of knowing where to find them and being prepared to make the most of them.

5. Waiting for anything.
We have been fooled into thinking that if we wait for the right time, right place, and right person we will be successful, but opportunity is where you find it, not where it finds you.

6. Needing approval.
Don't let the opinions of others consume you. What a waste of time!

7. Trying to do it alone.
Even if you can pull it off, it's twice as much work and half as much fun when you do it alone.

8. Making empty promises.
Make your promises rare and 100 percent reliable.

9. Fixating on your weaknesses.
We all have our weak points. Work on them, but focus on your strengths.

10. Blaming others.
It's cowardly and it costs you respect.

11. Overlooking your negative thoughts.
You may believe that you are responsible for what you do but not for what you think. The truth is those things can't be separated.

12. Living in the past.
Your future starts now.

13. Trying to please everyone.
The surest path to failure is trying to please everyone. Work to please only yourself and those who are important to you.

14. Small goals.
Small goals yield small results; big goals, big (and sometimes huge) results.

15. Holding on to grudges.
They're a waste of time and a thief of contentment and happiness.

16. Avoiding change.
Change will happen with your permission or not. Manage it when you can and always make the best of it.

17. Trying to never make a mistake.
Avoiding risk and never daring is the biggest mistake you can make.

18. Saying "I can't."
Don't give up just because things are hard, and don't talk to yourself in negative terms.

19. Minimizing yourself.
Being a shrinking violet doesn't help you, it doesn't put anyone else at ease, and it's a bore.

20. Gossiping.
Small people indulge in gossip. Talk about ideas instead--and when you do talk about people, be compassionate and supportive always.

21. Staying down.
Failure does not come from falling down. Failure comes from not getting up.

22. Complaining.
If you spend time complaining about yesterday, you won't have time to make tomorrow better.

23. Spending time with negative people.
If those around you are trying to bring you down, maybe it's time to lift yourself up.

24. Comparing yourself with others.
Comparison is another thief of your happiness. Don't worry about what others are doing.

25. Thinking you can't make a difference.
Each of us can make a difference--and together we make a change.

We all have traits and tendencies we need to give up so we can let something great come in. Everyone is entitled for success; we just have to make room for it. Learn to give up what is keeping you stuck and start moving closer to the things you want out of life.

source http://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/25-simple-things-to-give-up-if-you-want-to-succeed.html?cid=readmore

The best way to invite good new things into your life is to make room for them. Just as you declutter your office and home, from time to time do a check and throw out anything that isn't helping you make your success achievable.

Here are some good places to start.

1. Trying to be perfect.
Perfectionism sets us up for failure. It's not a quest for the best but a way of telling yourself you'll never be good enough.

2. Playing small.
Expand your horizons. Go big. Grow! Sometimes the process is painful, but it's worth it.

3. Faking it.
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're always strong.

4. Waiting for luck.
Luck builds its foundation on preparation. Coming across good opportunities may be partly a matter of luck, but it's also a matter of knowing where to find them and being prepared to make the most of them.

5. Waiting for anything.
We have been fooled into thinking that if we wait for the right time, right place, and right person we will be successful, but opportunity is where you find it, not where it finds you.

6. Needing approval.
Don't let the opinions of others consume you. What a waste of time!

7. Trying to do it alone.
Even if you can pull it off, it's twice as much work and half as much fun when you do it alone.

8. Making empty promises.
Make your promises rare and 100 percent reliable.

9. Fixating on your weaknesses.
We all have our weak points. Work on them, but focus on your strengths.

10. Blaming others.
It's cowardly and it costs you respect.

11. Overlooking your negative thoughts.
You may believe that you are responsible for what you do but not for what you think. The truth is those things can't be separated.

12. Living in the past.
Your future starts now.

13. Trying to please everyone.
The surest path to failure is trying to please everyone. Work to please only yourself and those who are important to you.

14. Small goals.
Small goals yield small results; big goals, big (and sometimes huge) results.

15. Holding on to grudges.
They're a waste of time and a thief of contentment and happiness.

16. Avoiding change.
Change will happen with your permission or not. Manage it when you can and always make the best of it.

17. Trying to never make a mistake.
Avoiding risk and never daring is the biggest mistake you can make.

18. Saying "I can't."
Don't give up just because things are hard, and don't talk to yourself in negative terms.

19. Minimizing yourself.
Being a shrinking violet doesn't help you, it doesn't put anyone else at ease, and it's a bore.

20. Gossiping.
Small people indulge in gossip. Talk about ideas instead--and when you do talk about people, be compassionate and supportive always.

21. Staying down.
Failure does not come from falling down. Failure comes from not getting up.

22. Complaining.
If you spend time complaining about yesterday, you won't have time to make tomorrow better.

23. Spending time with negative people.
If those around you are trying to bring you down, maybe it's time to lift yourself up.

24. Comparing yourself with others.
Comparison is another thief of your happiness. Don't worry about what others are doing.

25. Thinking you can't make a difference.
Each of us can make a difference--and together we make a change.

We all have traits and tendencies we need to give up so we can let something great come in. Everyone is entitled for success; we just have to make room for it. Learn to give up what is keeping you stuck and start moving closer to the things you want out of life.

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The image of the outgoing, gregarious, never-met-a-stranger entrepreneur is a common one. That's especially true when many successful entrepreneurs appear to have pushed through obstacles and setbacks by force of personality alone.

So being an extrovert is a prerequisite for being a great entrepreneur, right?

Nope.

Here's a guest post from Kylie Ora Lobel, a writer that covers content marketing and runs Kylie's Tips for Writers, a blog about writing.

Here's Kylie:

The typical image that comes to mind when someone says the word introvert is of a person who's shy, quiet, or a loner.

We often don't think of them as having the social acumen required to climb the corporate ladder, start a successful business, or create a company worth billions of dollars.

However, history tells us quite a different tale. In fact, taking a look at the some of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time shows that introverts have been among the most successful people.

Take Bill Gates, currently the wealthiest person on earth (he's worth $79.2 billion) and one of the most influential businessmen who has ever lived. From an interview on the Huffington Post, writer Susan Cain noted that "Bill Gates is quiet and bookish, but apparently unfazed by others' opinions of him: he's an introvert, but not shy."

Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors ever, is an introvert.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the famed Harry Potter series, remembers being too shy to ask anyone for a pen to jot down her ideas when she first came up with the concept for her book series while sitting on a delayed train.

The list goes on and on. So what is it about introverts that makes them so great at business?

Let's take a look at some of the traits that introverts typically have that give them a leg up in the competitive world of business.

1. They want to create, not to be the center of attention.
For starters, introverts are often very passionate about their ideas and creating something new.

They aren't all about gaining power and they don't crave glorification, Cain explained to The Wall Street Journal. She says, "By their nature, introverts tend to get passionate about one, two, or three things in their life ... and in the service of their passion for an idea, they will go out and build alliances and networks and acquire expertise and do whatever it takes to make it happen."

2. They think before they make a move.
Aside from focusing on their creations, introverts have the ability to sit in solitude for hours at a time.

This means that they have the space to calmly think through the next moves for their business, instead of becoming distracted with social interaction or other attractive short-term business goals. This ability to hyperfocus on your most meaningful goals is particularly important if you're starting a business while keeping your day job, because how you utilize your time will very quickly become what defines your level of success (or failure).

Extroverts often need to be surrounded by people to thrive, which gives them less time to sit with their own thoughts and build a well-researched, comprehensive plan of action for achieving their business goals.

3. They listen to other people.
Introverts are also better, in general, at listening to and empathizing with people, according to Fast Company.

These skills come in handy in business situations. When a client, employee, or customer is upset, an introvert tends to be much more sensitive to his or her needs. Instead of reacting quickly to an issue, introverts take in the information, and then think critically about the best solution possible. In a way, this ability is one of the most important people skills you can master throughout your career.

When introverts are in charge, customers, employees, and clients are more likely to be heard and able to get their issues solved.

4. They take others' ideas into consideration.
Along with being great at listening, introverted entrepreneurs are always looking for the best solutions, and are much less likely to allow their egos cloud their judgment.

When trying to build a profitable business, it comes in handy to have the most talented people on your side. Waylae Gregoire of NextShark wrote that while extroverts want to promote their own business plans, "introverts focus on the thoughts and actions of others. As an entrepreneur, introverts are naturally accustomed to analyzing the ideas of others, offering thoughtful feedback, and organizing what others bring to the table."

5. They are humble.


The best leaders -- the best people -- have the ability to admit when they've screwed up. And it's just as critical to be able to see things from another person's perspective when they make a mistake.

Introverts aren't afraid to admit their failures. If you can say that you were wrong about an issue, you're going to demonstrate to clients, employees, and customers that you're human, and that you make errors from time to time. Nobody wants to work with or under a boss who doesn't have the ability to see his or her own flaws.

If you're an introverted entrepreneur, there's an incredible amount of hope for you. Even if you're not outgoing or completely comfortable in social situations, you can still be a strong leader and achieve your goals by pushing yourself to become comfortable with these situations.

Just ask the countless introverted entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses.