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“Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these old cisterns; we can say that a vicious animal ate him up. We’ll see what his dreams amount to. ” – Story of Joseph All dreamers have haters. A young Joseph had his brothers, MLK (Jnr.) had Jim Crow, and Mandela had the entire apartheid system. Who is yours? Before you go looking for enemies, hold on a bit. Chances are that they are not really after you. It is the dream in you they are after! They hate you because you dream! Imagine that MLK's speeches were titled, "I have no dreams!" He might have lived longer that way. They want to kill your dream because they cannot imagine a world where a small you can achieve such extravagant dreams. They cannot imagine that you deserve to attain so much that your accomplishments alter the fabric of the world they know. Why should you be allowed to shake them out of their mediocre comfort zone and redefine the meanings of things around them? Why should they let...

Make long- and short-term goals; keep them simple, however. Long-term goals may seem complicated to fit in here precisely, but adopting a baby-steps strategy works. These are the short-term goals. Set down motivating goals and put them in a place you can see; ambition won’t become a reality if it remains in your head only. Remember your time frame in a calendar or planner to track progress and minimize procrastination. Adjust your goals as necessary; the same metrics, time constraints, and motivations may not work for every goal you set. Try to make adjustments wherever and whenever you need to. Recognize and reward yourself when you meet a goal. Because sometimes you will need more than just the satisfaction of a well-done job. Develop a roadmap that allows you to reach those goals promptly and calculatedly. Understand your limits; make sure your goals fit your abilities and values. If a task is way beyond your range of capabilities, setting smaller goals along the way might be a good...

Setting goals is the first step to reaching them! Goal setting is taking active steps to achieve your desired outcome. Whatever you dream of becoming in the future, it involves you setting and reaching small and big goals. Goals are a great way to hold ourselves accountable, even if we fail. Setting goals and working to achieve them helps us define what we truly want in life. Setting goals also helps us prioritize things. If we simply wander through life without a goal or a plan, that’s our choice. A career goal is a result you intend to achieve professionally, which should be both long and short terms. There are three types of career goals:  Process Performance and Outcome goals. Process goals are specific actions you take toward an objective. For example, studying for two hours before going to bed every day. Performance goals are based on personal standards of the quality of work you desire. An example is aiming to achieve a certain grade. This type of goal pushes you to meet a m...

There are two types of people when it comes to completing tasks - perfectionists who spend a lot of time on a single task and procrastinators who wait until the last minute to finish a task. However, the way tasks are measured is subjective. Some tasks may require more attention to quality, while others may require more focus on quantity or completion rate. What really matters at a personal level is how you feel at the end of the day - whether you feel accomplished, frustrated, or overwhelmed. To improve your time-management skills, it is important to learn how to prioritize tasks and allocate a specific amount of time to each activity. Consistently applying a system to your daily schedule can help you hack your time-management skills. Time management is key to achieving daily goals. It involves coordinating tasks to maximize effectiveness and productivity. To do this, one needs to prioritize, plan, delegate, collaborate, schedule, and communicate effectively. Assess How You Spend Your...

  Credit: Due by Monday dot com Have you found yourself in a dysfunctional work system that does not fit your well-crafted vision of what a workplace should look like? It is possible that everything at your workplace can be described with the word toxic. Dysfunction reigns in toxic workplaces; meetings feel like a waste of time, and resolutions are never implemented; hence, nothing gets accomplished. Everyone seems to have a bad attitude; there is always office drama, poor communication patterns, and (drumroll) you have a tyrannical boss whose self-ego does not exist except to override work values and systems. In such environments, there is generally no growth—both professional and personal, and if that is not bad enough, you are always being told or made to feel that your job is a very precious gift you should feel lucky to have. Here are some tips to thrive: Give Your Best Irrespective of Others. You cannot control what other people do, but you can control what you do and your re...