1. CONFIDENCE.

When you are confident in who you are; it will keep you from wasting time, help you avoid peer pressure and open doors. Confidence is attractive.

2. ABILITY TO ACCEPT CORRECTION.

Be open to being challenged, to be called out, to admit wrong; you will grow faster.

3. HUNGER FOR WISDOM.

Don’t just acquire knowledge, pursue wisdom. Knowledge is knowing things, wisdom is correctly applying what you know.

4. VISION MINDEDNESS.

Think long term, have direction, have somewhere you are going. It will make you faithful, committed, effective and decisive.

5. PATIENCE.

Know that things take time. Patience will make you a less tempered and less irrational man.

6. OBJECTIVITY.

Look at all the facts, look at things all round. Don’t stereotype. Don’t see all men as bad, learn to separate the good from the bad. Don’t judge all women a certain way, learn to discern.

7. SELF-MOTIVATION.

Have self-drive. Get to pursue greatness without supervision.

8. SELF-ANALYSIS.

Be your own checks and balances. Be honest with yourself about your strengths, potential, weaknesses, excuses, behavior and dangers.

9. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS.

Learn to relate well with yourself and with others. Learn to communicate, to empathize, to be a friend, to invest in social capital.

10. WEALTH MANAGEMENT.

Be a good steward of the resources. Wealth is not just money but also your time, body, brand, purpose…anything of value.

11. LEGACY CONSCIOUSNESS.

Always consider how your choices impacts others and the generations that will come after you.