BY ADEWALE SOLARIN Ag. Director/CEO, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja

Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey To serve our fatherland With love and strength and faith The labor of our heroes past Shall never be in vain To serve with heart and might One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.

Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause Guide our leaders right Help our youth the truth to know In love and honesty to grow And living just and true Great lofty heights attain To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

 Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause  Guide our leaders right  Help our youth the truth to know  In love and honesty to grow  And living just and true  Great lofty heights attain  To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

 10 KEYS TO SUCCESS  7 KEYS TO EXCELLENCE  3 KEYS TO PRIMARY GREATNESS

 Constancy of Purpose  Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.  Constancy of purpose: the quality of having a resolute mind, purpose, or affection; steadfastness  freedom from change or variation; stability

 Applied Faith  Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into realities  (their physical or financial equivalent).

 Pleasing Personality  Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others.  It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.

 Personal Initiative  Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins.  It is the power that starts all action.  No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.

 Positive Mental Attitude  Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances.  Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.  having an optimistic disposition in every situation in one's life attracts positive changes and increases achievement.  It employs a state of mind that continues to seek, find and execute ways to win, or  find a desirable outcome, regardless of the circumstances

 Enthusiasm  Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire.  It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.  It is intense enjoyment, interest or approval of whatever you are involved in.  Whatever you are not enthusiastic about does not deserve the investment of your resources

 Self-Discipline  Self-discipline is the ability to motivate oneself in spite of a negative emotional state.  Self-discipline is the balance between the emotion of my heart and the reasoning faculty of my head.  It begins with the mastery of my thought.  If I can control my thought, I can control my needs.

 Health  Health is wealth.  Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness,  just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.

 Power of Concentration / Controlled Attention  Concentration is exclusive attention to one subject; close mental application.  Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor,  because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.

 Adversity & Defeat  Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered.  Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.

 KEY 11: Believe in People: Mastermind Alliance  The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective.  Success does not come without the cooperation of others.

 Going the Extra Mile  Going the extra mile in all things is the vehicle that drives me from success to excellence.  Striving to do the unexpected or the impossible.  Never say it’s impossible.

 Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which is required or you are presently paid.  Surpassing EXPECTATIONS!  When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play. 

 Teamwork Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free.  Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable.  Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.

 Creative Vision  Vision is my eyes into the future.  Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination.  It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.

 It is acquired!  Its siblings are mission and  philosophy.

 Accurate Thinking  The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.  Application of Scientific Methods in decision making.

 Value resources  especially Budgeting Time & Money  Time and money are precious resources,  and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.  Multiply your resources

 Positive Habits Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security.  You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.

 Integrity  Integrity is the value I place on myself.  Integrity is consistency of actions,  values,  methods,  measures,  principles,  expectations, and  outcomes.

 Maturity  Maturity is courage plus consideration.

 Abundance Mentality  Mentality that there is enough out there for everybody!  Knowing the deference between needs and wants.  Measure life by what you give and not what you get  What currency do you value?

 Whatever the mind can  conceive  and  believe,  the mind  can  achieve.

 THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS