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The world presents everyone with an opportunity to succeed at some

point in life if you utilize that chance, your life will change and it will
never be the same again.

Do not assume that what you are doing now or that the state you are

in at the moment is permanent. This world keeps on changing. Today
you are of good health, tomorrow you are sick; today you are poor,

tomorrow you are rich; today you are employed, tomorrow you use

your job. Do not take tomorrow to mean the following day. It could
mean next year, next decade or several years to come. The world is

very certain.

You need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Do not
always assume that everything will go on planned or as expected. You

need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. As stated earlier,

you need to prepare for the success as well as failure.

The concept of ‘unknown tomorrow’ in life is what makes people to

work hard and lay down strategies for anything which may happen.
This is the reason why countries spend portions of their GDPs and

national incomes to maintain the military even when it is not at threat
of attack or war. You should also be prepared for the future regardless

of whether you are in a good or bad situation at the moment.

How to unlock your potential

As Brian Tracy once put it “The potential of the average person is like

a huge ocean un-sailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of
possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great

good.” The secret of success is not secret at all, it is setting goals. All

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