Things are not always going to work the way you want them to. People are going to let you down as well. But you have stay focus on your vision and be your own chief encouraging officer (CEO)!

Be optimistic

but be practical

and not just idealistic.

It may take longer and be more painful than planned, but if you stick at it, keep learning and improving, you’ll soon experience the miracle of fulfilled dreams.

I say to myself and others, “it can only get better!”

Charles Akpom, an MBA grad from the University of Bedfordshire, founder of Afroterminal.com