In my days far back in school, I always look forward to the next edition of the monthly magazine; Harvard Business Review. It is my favourite read in the school library. The reason is that it takes me to another level of reasoning.

No wonder my final year research was titled “E-Commerce, a Revolution to Economic Advancement” as at the time when having access to the internet is like gold in Nigeria.

Reading HBR allowed me to see the future through the knowledge I am consuming in that magazine.

Little did I know I have to fight lots of battle to move ahead in life. The list among the challenges is spiritual, contrary to our belief in Africa.

It is not surprising to see some of your fellows doing fine financially, most especially when their parents are buoyant financially.  It is not all of them that are enjoying the family wealth. Many make their own money, but not without the support they received from their childhood.

The most important among them all is their mindset programmed to triumph and create wealth. While you are thinking of making money in thousands, their thought is to start from millions for real not wish. When you are thinking of survival, theirs is creating wealth.

In the Middle of Choas, There Is a Good News

Our background has a lot to shape us. It is not your fault neither is it of your parents. They are passing across to you what they inherited except those who have the opportunity for mindset shift just as you are about to experience.

But it will be your fault if after reading this you want to keep such a mindset and pass it along too.

If there is a battle you need to win to move ahead, it is a battle over yourself. Your mindset, your belief, your reasoning, and how you think about money.

Since money is the easiest way of measuring success except that people’s mindset has been sink into believing it is hard to make lots of money legitimately.

The solution to mindset shift to fight mediocrity in other to attract fortune start with self-development followed by your network.

The knowledge you acquire through reading, training and dialogue matters. But most importantly the people you relate and spend most of your time with.

How to Create a Sustainable Achievement

You have to be intentional about your mindset shift and creating a network of valuable people that can help you professionally and financially.

Personality matters but a mind that has been negatively programmed for over 20 to 30 years cannot be changed overnight. You have to be consistent and persistent to help your situation.

It was in Harvard Business Review that I learn about the concepts of knowing a little about a lot of things. While you focus on your career, try and get some knowledge that will compliment your career indirectly.

Let me end this with a quote from Mac Duke;

“If your mindset is defeated, the results will be the same no matter how often you put up a physical fight”.