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Successful people never forget what they love to do and are passionate about. They quickly learn to follow their own path and to make the right choices, no matter how crazy or unpopular they might appear to others. Just look at Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, who quit studying at a prestigious university to pursue his dreams.

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Be able to sell ice-cubes to Eskimos – you may have to!

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Life is unpredictable and uncertain. You can never be right all the time. Sometimes the best thing to do is to chill, step back, admit you could do with some help and stop taking yourself so seriously.

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No longer be one of the many job-hunters who are blinded by your ignorance and self-confidence, who after a lengthy period of unemployment still feel that the world owes them a living.

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Hire people who can deal with crisis and uncertainty

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Not allowing what happened in the past to determine your future starts in your mind. What you think and feel is key. Are you able to say and believe that you are creating your own future or, to paraphrase the William Ernest Henley poem 'Invictus', that you are the master of your fate?

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Life is too short to spend too long at work and also to waste your time while in the workplace.

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Knowing when you don't know the answer and being honest about it is one of the greatest skills you can have. If you aim to be perfect, you'll only end up disappointed. When you admit your blind spots, people will flock to support you.

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Refusing to forgive never made anyone feel better about anything. All you are doing is holding on to feelings of upset, anger and jealousy and that can never be good. I once read that being angry and unforgiving towards someone else is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

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Thankfully, life is a university. Everything that you do or experience can teach you something, triggering inside you new thoughts, insights and realizations. You might be inclined to forget or ignore experiences that did not go well. Don't. Learning from your mistakes and things that cause you pain is invaluable. The greatest lessons can come from the lowest moments in your life.

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Could you spend a week or even a day without reading your emails, using social media or going online? Someone recently joked with me that having Internet access is more important than having food or water.

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Candidates should be proactive and show passion and commitment if they wanted to secure the best positions.

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True empathy is not about waiting to understand another person; it is about proactively seeking to do so. It takes effort to give another person your full time and attention; to ask others how they are feeling and if they coping well with things. And don't overlook those closest to you. Never take anyone for granted. Avoid being too preoccupied to sit down and talk with your children, partners and colleagues.

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OK, so saying 'yes' is great – but saying 'yes' where you mean 'no' will never be a winner for you.

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Today knowledge and human capital are becoming an organisation's key resources, and the ability to find, attract and retain talent has become an essential skill that any successful organization must embrace.

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Help others to explore the challenges and problems facing them through what is called coaching. This is not sports coaching where a coach would simply tell others what to do, but is a work-based form of coaching, sometimes called executive coaching.

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Unless you have retired or inherited a fortune, you need to work to fund your life. You owe it to yourself to ensure that your working day can be as positive and enjoyable as possible – so much fun that it does not feel like work anymore.

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Dreams are the fuel for your success. Without them there can never be any meaningful and lasting success in your life. Like a car engine without high-quality fuel you risk living a life that never quite gets started.

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Being a person that others can trust is one of the most sought after qualities in the workplace today. So many leaders and their staff have shown in the recent global financial crisis a lack of trust and integrity amongst themselves and with their clients and other stakeholders.

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Always be honest with yourself about how you are feeling, no matter what kinds of emotions might be building up inside of you....Pretending to ourselves that we are not feeling something, does not make that emotion disappear.

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Success requires a focused attention of your time and energy. This is true no matter what you want to achieve – to change the world or simply change apartments. All success stories come down to one person having a focused aim – so focused at times it can look like an obsession.

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Do you ever consciously try to sense your gut feeling by asking yourself, 'What do I feel about this person, situation or decision?' Trusting your gut can help you in the workplace and beyond. The danger is when you let external noise drown out what it's telling you, letting other people's views and opinions take priority over your own.

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Do you have what it takes to succeed in life, in work and in your relationships?

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Poor quality job-hunting can be the surest way of remaining without work, of being depressed and of feeling that life has no direction.

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No one owes you a job, least of all the person across the table interviewing you!

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