The nation continues under the “2nd phase of lockdown’’ due to the pandemic spreading all over the nation. 

One of the best ways to take advantage of this period is to invest time in developing your potentials.

Below are 10 tips to help set your goals & potentials into motion.


1. Discover your purpose. 

Direction is the first step you need to take in order for you to know where you are going. In order to do this,you need to discover first what’s the purpose of your life & why you exist?

What are you truly good at and what are you passionate about? One of the ways to analyse this is by doing a ‘SWOT’ analysis of yourself. What are your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats? We know only our creator has all the answers, but you are loaded with so much talent, you can at least conduct your personal SWOT analysis!

2. Set goals.

Along the way of discovering your purpose, it is important that you set the goals that you want to achieve within a period of time. You can create short-term goals, like being able to finish reading a book within a week, or long-term goals, such as establishing a business within a given period of time.

3. Try to learn as many skills are possible.

Take opportunities that will allow you to learn new skills. As availability and resources permit, enrol yourself in seminars or workshops that offer skill training. The more skills you have, the more bankable you become, plus you never know when these skills would come in handy.

4. Improve your existing talents/skills.

Do not settle with acquiring new skills. Taking your old talents to the next level will be a worthy investment. Upgraded skills can make you more in-demand in your career field.

5. Surround yourself with successful people.

The people you usually spend time with have an influence on how you think and behave. As the author and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Therefore, if you want to have the mindset of an achiever, then be surrounded by achievers.

6. Do not stop learning.

No matter how old you become, always find an avenue to study and learn new knowledge. Technology evolves fast daily, and so does knowledge. For this reason, you need to keep yourself updated so you never get left behind.

7. Treat failures as stepping stones to success.

Failures are inevitable. However, they should not be a reason to quit on your goals. Instead, you can treat them as challenges that will make you more effective in your craft. Use them as a motivation to do it better next time.

8. Create a disciplined daily habit.

Successful people are disciplined, especially when it comes to time management. If you want to excel in your career, then you also need to manage your time and resources wisely. Let go of unnecessary habits. Manage our ‘lockdown’ time wisely!

9. Have mentors.

Learn from the people you look up to. If you are friends with them, or you work for them, then ask them to mentor you online and offline. You can also learn by observing how they do things, treat people, and manage their business and even personal life.

10. Do not make competition an inspiration.

Never ever make competition as your motivation to unlock your full potential. What could you gain if you beat your rivals? And what if you never get to surpass them? It would only lead you to self-pity and more resentment.

At FirstGem we know that developing yourself this period is key to becoming a better person for self -growth in various aspect of life. Let us prepare for the new challenges & opportunities, post-Covid19 crisis! Do share your ideas on ‘unlocking your potentials’ with us online today!

Let’s keep on learning!!