Shalom Ajoge's Blog

     A deadline is a date on or before which something must be completed, it is the time frame to which we have set to accomplish a certain task. Deadline is a mechanism that triggers the mind to complete a task quickly. It is possible to accomplish a task without using the tool deadline, but it is more easier and wiser to use deadlines because it triggers us into a state of urgency, the state where we don't have time to think about excuses, a state where the only option is to actually complete a task, when we set deadlines we create a burden on our heart that a task must be completed within a period of time.       Deadlines directly impact your time therefore, they force you to organize your task in order of priority, so that you are only working on objectives that moves you closer to what you want to accomplish, you have to learn how to focus on your key milestones. Another good thing is that setting a deadline motivates one to think out of the box i...

     Procrastination is the act of postponing, delaying, or putting off a certain task, It is sometimes a habit or intentional matter. We procrastinate because we are dealing with perfectionism, low-self esteem, or negative self believe. One vital reason for procrastination is fear of failure, a fear that if we don't perform according to everyone else's  standard they are going to judge us harshly, a fear that if we fail; we might be demoted, get a pay cut, be fired, be embarrassed or lose a contract. People procrastinate because they fear the consequences of failure.       Edward Young in the mid 18th century  described procrastination as the greatest thief of time- which means, you continually put things off ultimately untill you achieve little or nothing. Procrastination is a silent killer, the only way to achieve your goals is to take action immediately. Procrastination has a detrimental effect on a man's capacity and character on a journ...

I have described Indolence and it's effect on a man's career on my article earlier today, well the good news is that Indolence has a cure, it is curative  if only you are willing to be hardworking and approach the 5 steps below boldly.  Find your motivation- I call it ginger choke. Get something that anytime you see it,  you feel to jump up and start a task, it could be a book or a picture. You sometimes feel lazy because you don't have a factor or a motivator to boost your spirit man.  Excercise yourself physically- Excercise your mind and your fitness daily. Doing that consistently can put a cessation to Indolence, because you will have the strength to start.  Divide your big task into smaller ones- If you have a big task to carryout, find a way of breaking it into something you can easily start.   One step at a time- Start the things you have divided by taking them one after the other, from the smallest gradually down to the biggest, but be time con...

       Indolence can be referred to as the unwillingness to work or use of ones energy, it is also being unable to carry out certain task. Indolence comes from an insufficient emotional, mental and physical connection to our environment. Indolence has a negative effect on a person's personal and professional life, it prohibits an individual from getting important things done at due time. For example, failing to meet deadlines and failing to submit assignments on time. Indolence would always make you delay or postpone tasks that should be accomplished on time, make you feel bad about yourself, guilty and frustrated, appeased only with the ever alluring reward of inactivity. Indolence is a disease that eats the mind, a system responsible for making men reluctant.  This disease Indolence, can lead to disinclination of activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or exert oneself, it makes a man miss out so many opportunities one of which include job oppor...

      Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments,  that is to achieve success you need discipline to adhere to your goals. People sometimes fail at what they have laboured hard for because the recipe discipline was absent, without discipline no lasting success is possible.        To be disciplined is to have self control which means you are resistant to any form of distraction, make decisions and avoid distractions. The secrets to high income in business and sales is simply ‘Learn and do’,  You can 'learn' with a tindge of discipline but you can't carry out the 'Do' without discipline, it seldom happens because that's where you face challenges and fears so you need discipline to overcome fears and challenges.         Elbert Hubbard an American prolific writer in the 20th century defined self discipline as “The ability to do what you should do and when you should do it, wether you feel like it or not”. ...

Risk is an aspect of action taken inspite of uncertainty, The concept of risk is the fortitude to bear a loss perhaps that's the reason most individuals prefer not to take risk. To be successful, you need to take risk and ignore fear because no successful  business man has gotten to the peak without having track records of risk taken. Jeff Bezos the world richest man said “To be successful in the world of business, be willing to take risk”.  Risk are life time experiences; If you win you would be happy, If you loose you would be wise. Taking risks expands our courage and opens our initiatives, it exposes us to the dangers of the outer world and increases the capacity of our resilience. If we avoid risk we remain at inertia, The biggest risk is taking no risk.  For example let's take the case of Africans foremost industrialist Aliko Dangote who has an estimated net worth of $15bn as of Dec; 2019. He invested $12bn on his refinary which will be officially active by the endi...