Now let’s consider the 13 all-important
steps that will elevate you to the status of a star performer.
1.
Know Yourself
Know yourself. Know your strengths,
limits, talents, gifts, deficiencies. Know where you will thrive and flourish;
know where you will struggle and not be able to cope. All of us are not
supposed to work everywhere; so, once you understand yourself, it helps you
make decisions as to what you should orshould not do. You have to know your
strengths and weaknesses. For example, if you are working in a bank and your
job description does not match your strengths, you will be struggling and will
not find joy in what you are doing. The kind of satisfaction that comes from
doing what you are naturally cut out for will elude you.
Even though research has revealed that
the Nigerian workforce work mainly for the pay and not out of interest, you
still owe yourself the duty of making a choice as to where you want to work,
such that going to work will not be something you dread every day.
Understanding yourself will also guide
you in the choice of whom to marry. If you know the kind of person you are,
even if someone is the gentlest of women, you will not go for her if she does
not match your personality profile. She may even be the most brilliant woman
around, if she will not complement you, then you will not go for her, the same
applies to women.
Knowing yourself saves you a lot of hassles;
it saves you a lot of money as well. Even in the area of business, it’s not all
businesses that are suitable for you. It you want to go into any business, it
should be in your areas of endowment, not one that is alien to you. It is not
everything that promises money that gives money. Knowing yourself helps you to
be a star performer. Knowing yourself gives you some level of confidence.
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