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Life lessons from a perpetual bestseller

Ogilvy Africa Chief Executive Officer Mathieu Plassard.

Habit 1: Be proactive

Take control of your own fate. Since you are the person who will make the most changes in your life, you have to be an active participant in your own life. It is one of the hardest habits to maintain since it is easier to cast off responsibility of things that come to you if you do not achieve the desired results. Being proactive means putting primary focus on events that are within your realm of control and not fussing about things you cannot change.

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