1. Be Positive
Audience: Ages 14 to 22 years

2.  “School is hard”
 “It is difficult”
 “I do not know”
 “It is okay”
 “Good, I guess”
 “It’s great”

3.  My father once told me that the reason
why he sends me to school is to be able
to speak when my peers speak.
 To challenge them when I do not agree
with them.
 To argue when I have a different view.
 To compromise when there is need.
 To make them proud.
 To put value to my life.

4.  Why do you think you cannot?
 What do others have that you do not?
 Do you have low self-esteem?
 Do you feel that you are not secured?
 Do you talk to your parents?
 Do you always claim to know everything?
 Do you ask questions of the unknown?
 Do you seek help from your friends?
 Do you give help to your friends?

5.  Keeping bad company
 Not listening to parents/asking questions
 Always in denial of the existence
 Telling lies to cover weaknesses
 Not being upfront or truthful
 Looking at others without thinking
 Not setting goals or seeking help
 Lack of organization
 Lack of time management

6.  Look at other people
 Look at yourself
 What do they have that you don’t?
 Are they better than you?
 Ask why you cannot do what they do
 Ask why you cannot do it better than
them
 Believe you can do better than everyone
 Shoot for an “A” grade and nothing less

7.  Can you achieve your goals?
 Why can’t you?
 What is the fear?
 What are you afraid of?
 How may heads do others have?
 How many hands do they have?
 What is it that others have that you don’t
have?
 Why can’t you do better than others?

8.  Why do you put yourself down?
 Do you like yourself?
 Are you proud of yourself?
 Do you like good things?
 Do you always want to get things free?
 Do you like to work for what you want?
 How do you feel when you want things?
 How do you feel when you need things?
 Do you help around the house?

9.  How do you see yourself?
 Do you have a good image of yourself?
 Do you have a unlimited vision?
 Do you create a good picture of yourself?
 Do you see yourself progressing?
 Do you imagine yourself succeeding?
 Do you want to live your dream?
 Focus on positive image of yourself.
 Put a positive image in your imagination.

10.  Do you believe in yourself?
 Can you achieve anything you want?
 Do you set your mind on your goals?
 Think about who you want to be
 Think about the benefits that await you
 Think about taking control of your life
 What will parents do to or for you?

11.  Understand that parents will not always
be there for you.
 You need to work on your own survival.
 Take positive control of yourself.
 Avoid distractions and focus on your life.
 Stay on the right side of the law.
 Think of achieving more than your
parents.
 Ask parents for advice and suggestions.

12.  Prices of goods are going up very fast.
 Individual income is slowly going up.
 Plan on making more money to offset the
rising cost of goods and services.
 Plan on saving more money after you pay
your bills.
 Be able to go beyond break-even point.
 Trust and believe in yourself.
 Be a winner, not a loser.

13.  Go out there and look at the mirror
 Visualize and imagine yourself
 Talk to yourself about your life and goals
 Tell yourself that you can do it
 That you are better than everyone else
 You have what it takes to be successful
 Promise yourself that you will work hard
 That you will seek help to succeed
 That you are willing to make sacrifices

14.  Learn from others when necessary
 Be confident of yourself and respectful of
others
 Avoid arrogance as you gain confidence
 Maintain an environment of the same
thinking
 Avoid irritations, miscommunication and
misunderstanding
 Stick to your peers and nothing less
 Do not compromise your principles

15.  Dr. Sidney O. Okolo
 Ph.D., Organizational Management and Leadership
 Professor, Mentor, Consultant, Strategist, Speaker.
 http://vc-edu.org
 http://iba-pec.com
 sokolo@vc-edu.org, sokolo@iba-pec.com
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