Article by Henry Kachaje Know thyself You are the core ingredient to your success. You are the person you will have to work with in order to achieve the success you are seeking. It is therefore imperative that you get to know yourself intimately. Who are you? What skills and abilities do you have? What are your key strengths? What are your weaknesses? What gets you excited and what makes you sad? What are you good at or what can you become exceptionally good at? These are questions that only you can provide answers to and it is your responsibility to know yourself better in these aspects. One of the tragedies in life is that many people spend their entire time on earth living in the shadows of others. There are so many people who outwardly look successful, but inwardly, they are miserable. They are busy fulfilling their parents’ dreams. Some are willingly becoming zombies of their spiritual leaders. Let me give you an example: I am sure if I had applied myself in school, I could have done well in Sciences and probably would have made it into College of Medicine. If I had worked extremely hard, I could