Fred C. Siika
InnovativeResearcher
3 min readMay 8, 2017

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One of the most important factors that dictate our perception is:

OUR MINDSET.

If we’re able to realize our true accountability for personal influence, then we can cultivate and train every skill set to its fullest potential and deliver real value in everything we do. Here are a couple of ways to you can go about changing your mindset.

1. Set A High Standard

Many who are qualified to do an excellent job accomplish little because they attempt little. Thousands pass through life as if they had no great object for which to live, no high standard to reach which can be a result of underestimating themselves.

You should never be satisfied with reaching a level standard subpar. We are all on this earth for a purpose. I believe that each and everyone on this planet has some value to offer that should be developed, refined, and shared with others.

2. Maintain Personality

No one should consent to be mindless machines controlled by another person’s mind. We have the ability to think and to act. Stand in your personality and no other person’s shadow. Never think that you’ve learned enough and that you may no relax your efforts.

The cultivated mind is the measure of the man (and woman). Your education should continue during your lifetime; every day you should be learning, and putting to practical use the knowledge gained.

Remember that in whatever position you may serve, you are revealing a motive and developing your character. Whatever your work, do it with exactness, with diligence; overcome the inclination to seek an easy task.

3. Do Whole-Hearted Service

Your success hinges on the amount of commitment you’re willing to put in. If you’re the type of person who gives as little as possible of your physical, mental, and moral power to everything you do, then it’s highly unlikely that you’ll achieve any real success. Professionals are needed to manifest energy, integrity, and diligence. Those who are willing to do anything,

Many become inefficient by evading responsibilities for fear of failure. Thus they fail to gain the education which results from experience, and which reading and study and all the advantages otherwise gained cannot give them.

4. Make The Most Our Of Life

While a good education is a great benefit, those who do not have the privilege of gaining high literary opportunities should never think that they cannot advance in life. If you’re able to make the most of the knowledge available to you, and diligently seek to learn something each and every day, then eventually a channel of wisdom will be revealed as a result of the all challenges, successes, and failures. These is a lot of value in the experiences we encounter throughout our lives.’ Never forget that.

Last Thought

We have the ability to shape circumstances, but circumstances should not be allowed to shape us. We should always strive to seize upon circumstances as instruments by which to work. We are to master them, but should not permit them to master us.

Men and women of power are those who have gone through adversity, rejection, and failure. But it’s those who continue to keep working, focusing their energies on action. Each one of the obstacles you encounter and overcome proves to be positive experiences. Something special will happen to your character. You will gain self-reliance, mental toughness, and develop power.

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Fred C. Siika
InnovativeResearcher

Copywriting | Biotech•Consulting | Jazz•Pianist Just a clueless-20something-year-old who shares new perspectives on life amidst an era of innovation.