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Our guest on the show today is Donald Baliaba. He was born in Yaounde, Cameroon, Central Africa. He has lived in France for 8 years and in the U.S. for 10 years.  He is financial analyst by profession, and an avid sportsman.

Donald serves as a volunteer for the Youth Motivation Task Force. In addition to being a committed Toastmaster, he is also a runner who completed two marathons last year. Donald lives a happy and productive life.

Show Notes

Quotes

• Invest in your education
• Have a strong work ethic
• Be focused
• Be disciplined
• Education is a lifelong quest
• A degree only validates you in other people’s eyes
• Education goes beyond a degree or diploma
• Observe and reach out to people who are successful
• Dabble into what interests you until you discover what you are passionate about
• Sometimes you have to be learn how to be uncomfortable
• Learn how to be uncomfortable, you get to learn about your weaknesses
• Family and friends are important
• With discipline and focus, anything is possible
• Don’t let your circumstances today determine what is possible tomorrow
• Don’t worry, go after your dreams
• Read and learn about emotional intelligence

Books

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
• How the Wise Decide: The Lessons of 21 Extraordinary Leaders
• Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization