1.       Hold on to your dream. Don’t let past failures or negative economic forecasts make you a pessimist. Keep your youthful dreams alive and create your own opportunities. Your future success is in your head.

2.       Become a leader in your field. Accumulate knowledge. Pick an industry, focus on it, and master it. Learn as much as you can about your industry. As you learn more, your functional skills will improve and you will build a network.

3.       Build your network. Become recognized in your industry as someone who is good at what he or she does. Build a solid reputation for knowledge and expertise. Become a trusted advisor in your field

4.       Schedule your time.Don’t waste your 168 hours in a week; schedule them wisely. Its not about time management, it’s about self management.

5.       Stay wide open in your thinking.When you’re young, your world is wide open. But as each year passes, one more nail goes into the coffin, killing your dreams and inspirations. And by the time you reach 30, you’ve been beaten down, bought enough negative stories and you automatically begin to follow the route of least resistance. Don’t become one of the people who die at 30, but are unfortunately only buried at 90.

6.       Play to your strengths. Exhaust your existing skills. Make the most of your strengths. We live in a weakness-focused society. Focus and develop your strengths.  

7.       Communicate well.