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Strange but true – sometimes enthusiasm does not work in your favour. Over-enthusiasm can trap you into setting unrealistic goals for yourself. Telling yourself: ‘I will be a millionaire by the age of 25’ or ‘CEO of a Times 100 organisation by the age of 30’ is fine in fantasy but not in reality unless your surname is Gates, Buffett, Arnault or Murdoch and you have a certain family connection. So you start with mission impossible, soon discover that it’s impossible and in frustration give up and become disillusioned with life.
Most of us are acorns and it takes healthy preparation before we can grow and become oaks. So in this ...
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