Thread by @RealNaijaGuy

YOU can never maximize Opportunities Your mind does not see.

Here are 5 things you can do to make December your best month of 2020.

1. Accept Responsibility For Your Results.

True, 2020 came with a lot of surprises.

No one would have thought that the entire world would go on lockdown.

And it is a fact that this affected a lot of businesses.

But the hard truth is, at the end of the day, the responsibility

is ours.

You cannot continue to hold on to 'what has happened.'

In this same pandemic, many people pivoted and built thriving businesses.

Your eyes won't be open to opportunities if you continue to blame other people or things

Accept responsibility.

Convince yourself that 'if things must change, then it is up to you to make it happen'.

This puts back the power in your hands and forces you to do what you must to get what you want.

2. Assess yourself and be honest about the efforts you have put in so far.

Ask yourself, have you truly been putting in the right effort?

Have you given your best to your goals this year?

Did you follow through with the things you promised to do?

The worst thing any man can do is lie to themselves.

It is dangerous.

See it in two ways:

- maybe you've not put in adequate effort. Meaning you need to double up.

Or

- You've put in sufficient effort but it isn't working, then you need to change plan.

3. Set a CLEAR goal and create a CLEAR plan for achieveing it.

Setting a goal does not mean saying: 'I want to make an extra 1million.'

A goal is more like:

'I will provide a service or product to 100 people who will pay 10k each for me to solve a problem for them'

'I'll spend 3 days creating this solution and 2 weeks promoting it via xyz channels.'

Your goal should not focus on what you want to get, but on what you need to do to get it.

Focus on making progress than on getting it perfect.

Small daily steps will compound to bring result.

4. Focus on discipline and not motivation.

How many tines have you abandoned important work because you did not feel motivated?

That is a weakness.

Really successful people achieve success through discipline.

They do what they ought to do regardless of how they feel.

They are never afraid to make sacrifices.

Sometimes it even means sacrificing your ego & love for comfort.

Discipline is the hallmark of successful people, not motivation.

It's not motivation that makes an athlete wake as early as 4am daily to train his body. That's discipline

Even people who work 9-5.

They are not motivated to wake early everyday to be at the office.

Most times, they wish they could lay back in bed to sleep some more.

Stop looking for motivation.

Start building discipline.

This is what separates champions from mere men.

5. SELL SOMETHING.

Yes, I'm screaming.

Sell something and do it shamelessly.

Sell like the politicians.

They don't have no shame when contesting for an elective position.

That is how you should sell.

And oh, everyone won't like you.

That's fine.

They won't be there for you when your bills come asking, so why bother?

Sell something.

Sell shamelessly.

End 2020 like a boss.