To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Life goals hold the key to a lifetime of success.
~ Mensah Oteh
At the end of your life you want to arrive at a well-designed destination rather than an unexpected destination, and you do this by setting life goals, not short-term, not medium, not long-term, but life goals.
~ Mensah Oteh
Your goals should not be based on what you can do or what is possible but on what you want.
~ Mensah Oteh
Failure is a pitfall of working without a plan.
~ Mensah Oteh
Goals reveal your path to success, greatness and significance. Become a master goal setter and you will chart the course of your life.
~ Mensah Oteh
Life should not be measured by duration alone but by donation also, by what you do during your lifetime.
~ Mensah Oteh
Goals help you look towards the future with anticipation and excitement rather than with anxiety, and when clearly defined and broken into smaller steps, they enable you pay the price needed to achieve your dreams.
~ Mensah Oteh
All goals are not created equal, the size of the goal matters but it isn’t as important as the passion behind the goal.
~ Mensah Oteh
The greatest value in the goal process is the skills, the knowledge, the discipline, and the character you develop in pursuit of your goal.
~ Mensah Oteh
Achieving your goal should always be of secondary importance. Your focus should be on becoming the kind of person deserving of the goal.
~ Mensah Oteh
Be specific about what you want. Decide, define, describe, discuss and develop your plans and then act on them.
~ Mensah Oteh
The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In selecting any goal you should focus on the reason – without a compelling reason your resolve will weaken.
~ Mensah Oteh
There is a direct relationship between the number of times you attempt a task and the likelihood of success.
~ Mensah Oteh
Effort is the foundation of all achievements and is the single greatest competitive advantage and quality you must consistently apply to achieve your dreams.
~ Mensah Oteh
You must discipline yourself consistently to do what others do occasionally in order to have the future few will get to experience.
~ Mensah Oteh
Talent is never enough. Effort, not talent, is the key to success.
~ Mensah Oteh
Your rewards in life will be in proportion to the effort you apply.
~ Mensah Oteh
Talent helps, but success is only achieved and sustained through consistent effort.
~ Mensah Oteh
Success is not simply about intelligence and ambition. The time invested, the quality of preparation, and the effort applied are essential to excellence or mastery.
~ Mensah Oteh
Working hard alone without being smart and consistent won’t lead to success.
~ Mensah Oteh
Wisdom allows you to decide how best to apply yourself to get the most return on your time and energy invested.
~ Mensah Oteh
Success isn’t entirely a numbers game, but numbers play a part.
~ Mensah Oteh
Hard work without purpose seldom leads to success.
~ Mensah Oteh
To be successful you must be willing to work hard, work smart, work consistently, and most importantly do all three simultaneously over a long period of time.
~ Mensah Oteh
Goals are the result of bringing your dreams, ideas, and ideals into a real and examinable form by giving them permanence in written form.
~ Mensah Oteh
They are probably the single most important deciding factor for long-term success, and your ability to set and make plans to achieve them is the master skill to your successful future.
~ Mensah Oteh
Long-term goals provide focus, but inspiration comes from the accomplishment of short-term goals.
~ Mensah Oteh
In order to be successful you must decide to be intentional about what you do, how you live, and who you are becoming.
~ Mensah Oteh
Achieving a goal is not the most important part of the process. The destination should never be your primary purpose or objective.
~ Mensah Oteh
Reasons are the fuel for goal achievement. Without a strong enough reason, it’s impossible to persevere.
~ Mensah Oteh
The person you grow to become in pursuit of a goal makes the journey a memorable experience.
~ Mensah Oteh
Life isn’t about what you have, it’s about who you are.
~ Mensah Oteh
Select carefully and continuously review your circle of influence, and be unapologetic about who you exclude.
~ Mensah Oteh
Love everyone but chose your friends with caution.
~ Mensah Oteh
Difficult times revel true friends but also the unfaithful in your life. Be attentive always, but especially during tough times.
~ Mensah Oteh
Don’t be naïve – appearance matters. Style comes before substance during first impressions. People judge based on what they see before they find out what’s within.
~ Mensah Oteh
You’ll live your life at the least common denominator of those you spend the most time with if you are not watchful.
~ Mensah Oteh
Your associations play a crucial part of your success equation. Study them closely because they will help or hinder you from reaching your potential.
~ Mensah Oteh
