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qualifications.  He  worked  in  the  mines  at  the  age  of  13 just  to
             support his parents. He hated the job, but he was a very diligent
             young boy and was persistent until he got his lucky break. That
             lucky break was that he got a job as a messenger with one of the
             companies at the time. You know his previous job was very bad
             when a job as a messenger is considered a lucky break! Anyway,
             one of the rich men on the street where Andrew delivered letters
             was very generous. He opened his library to all messengers and
             young men at the time to allow them the opportunity to educate
             themselves by reading. Andrew grabbed the opportunity with both
             hands and read as much as he could. This transformed his mind
             from that of poverty consciousness to wealth consciousness. This
             is not the direction of the story though, but Andrew became one of
             the richest men in the world in his forties. When he died more than
             100 years ago, they found a note in his drawer that surprised a lot
             of  people.  He  said  in  the  note,  I  would  spend  half  my  life
             accumulating a lot of money and spend half my life giving it all
             away. True to his words, he did just that and was responsible for
             the explosion of education in the western world. That note found
             in his drawer is a principle that we may look at in my future books
             or seminars. So, he said ‘Concentration is my motto’ this is the
             same as a focus. So, 3 of the greatest achievers in the word said
             something is  the number one factor in their  success, as an
             entrepreneur, we must listen to them. This was also evident in the
             way  they  conducted  their  business  and  their  lives.  Bill  Gates
             focuses on technology, Warren Buffett on investment and Andrew
             Carnegie on steel.

             THE ILLUSION OF MULTI-TASKING
             The illusion of  multitasking is  robbing  most entrepreneurs of
             productivity and achievement.  Why is  this so? When we do
             multiple tasks, is it not common sense that we may be able to do
             more things? A scientific study of multi-tasking revealed that the
             brain cannot focus on more than one thing at a time. When we
             attempt multitasking, the brain  just switches  from one task  to
             another. Therefore both tasks would not be done with any level of
             quality and more importantly, it would take longer than doing each
             separately. Focus on one task at a time and complete it before
             moving to another task. Avoid multitasking so that you increase
             your productivity.

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