Who are you and what do you stand for? Where do you want to go and why do you want to go there? Good questions.
· Know yourself
· And your goals.
· Take responsibility
· For your actions and life.
· That’s owning your future.
When people ask me for career advice, I often advise them to conduct a SWOT analysis on themselves. Put your strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities down on paper where you can study them, learn what’s important, and begin to ask yourself the questions in this quote. Organizations do this all the time and there’s no reason why individuals shouldn’t go through the same exercise. If there’s something on your personal SWOT analysis you aren’t sure about, figure out why. If there are things that appear to be obstacles, figure out what, if anything, to do about them. And if there are opportunities that can or should be pursued, figure out what needs to be done to achieve the appropriate ones. Then you’ll have a clearer understanding of the answers to these questions. And the beginning of a roadmap on how to get to where you want and need to be. You’re responsible for that. Nobody else. Take control of your life and destiny today.
Kofi Atta Annan (1938 – 2018): Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations - Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.
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