"Winners always
put in extra effort even when it hurts."
"Preferences are
negotiable, convictions are not."
"Less than 5 per
cent people have written goals... the balance 95 per cent work for them."
"Where you will
be five years from now shall depend on two things: the books you read and the
company you keep."
1. Take pride in
performance
People who take pride
in their performance hold themselves accountable to much higher standards than
others do.
They always strive to
do the right thing, first time every time.
To them, good is not
good enough.
2. Get involved
Remember, 'If we are
not part of the solution then we are the problem'.
There are people who
have a habit of constantly criticising anything and everything no matter where
they are.
They only want to criticize
without taking any corrective measures.
However, if you don't
want to get involved then you have no right to criticise.
Either get involved or
shut up.
3. Always put in extra
efforts
If you read through
the life history of the most successful people, you will find they have all
lived by one principle and that is, "I shall always give more than what I
get, to my family, my organisation, my customers and my society".
Winners always put in
extra effort even when it hurts.
Nobody has become a
champion in this world without putting in the extra effort. It is the extra
that turns the ordinary into extra ordinary.
This principle applies
to any profession; Medicine, Law, Accountancy, Architecture etc.
Would you want to go
to an ordinary Surgeon or to an extra ordinary Surgeon?
4. Take a stand
If you look at the
life histories of most great leaders, you will find that they were never
neutral.
They always took a
stand either for something or against something.
They had conviction.
There is a big
difference between a preference and a conviction in life.
Preferences are
negotiable, convictions are not.
Under pressure, a
preference becomes weak whereas a conviction becomes stronger.
5. Be focused
Studies show that less
than 5 per cent people have written goals.
This means that they
are the only ones who have a very clear destination.
The balance 95 per
cent work for them directly or indirectly.
Think about it -- how
can you reach a destination that you don't have?
Suppose you go to
watch a football game where both teams are enthusiastically charged up ready to
play.
Suppose at this point
the referee took the goal post away, what is left of the game? Nothing!
They have no goal
post, how do you keep the score?
Destination determines
direction.
6. Choose your friends
carefully
Sometimes you hear
that the leader is good, but his advisers are bad.
This statement is not
true.
You will find that all
over the world, by and large, leaders always choose their own advisors.
Remember we do not get
advisors in life of the kind of people we want, we get the kind of people we
are.
We don't get friends
of the kind of people we want, we get the kind of people we are.
We get attracted to
the kind of people who are similar to the kind of people we ourselves are.
Where you will be five
years from now shall depend on two things: the books you read and the company
you keep.
Today where we are is
also the result of the books we read and the company we kept in the last five
year.
7. Build high self esteem
Self esteem is defined
as the way we feel about ourselves.
You notice that one
day we get up in the morning feeling good, the world looks nice, productivity
goes up, relationships are a lot better.
The reverse is just as
true.
Self esteem is
inversely related to egos.
There are two kinds of
egos that are destructive.
'The know it all':
people with this kind of ego demonstrate arrogance.
They put down and look
down upon others.
Think about it, why
does a human being put down other human being?
It is sadistic but
true, there are some people who feel good when the other person feels bad.
They feel superior
when the other person feels inferior which means they don't want to lift
themselves up, but they want to pull others down.
The second kind of ego
is called the fragile ego, they take anything you say personally and get hurt.
What do both these
egos do to team work?
They just destroy it.
8. Build character
Character is something
that a person would or would not do even if no one is watching.
It is integrity and
authenticity in its true form.
There is a big
difference between reputation and character.
Reputation is what
other people think about us whereas character is what we know who we are and
they can be two totally different things.
Some people are honest
because they don't want to get caught telling lies.
They are doing the
right things for the wrong reasons.
They are only building
a reputation.
Some people are honest
because they believe it's the right thing to do.
They are doing the
right thing for the right reason. That is character.
9. Live purposefully
What is a purpose?
A lifetime goal is
called a purpose.
How do you define your
purpose?
Supposing you are aged
100 today and you were to look back at your life, what is it that you want to
say, is your accomplishment?
That accomplishment is
your purpose.
Have a lofty purpose
in life.
Only a lofty purpose
has the power to move the spirit.
Shoot for the moon,
even if you miss, you will become a part of the stars.
A great philosopher
once said, "I would rather fail in doing something great then succeed in
doing nothing".
There is glory in such
failure too.
10. Start your day on
a positive note
Why should we start
our day on a positive note every day?
It is because just as
our bodies need food every day, our minds need positive thoughts every day.
Starting the day on a
positive note sets the tone for the entire day.
Staying positive is
like fire; unless we keep adding fuel, it dies out.
Similarly if we don't
feed our minds with positive thoughts, everyday, positivity dies out.
Many times you hear
that success is tough.
My answer is: Try
failing and see if that is easy!
11. Make courtesy a
way of life
A courteous person who
is not very sharp will go much further in life than a sharp, discourteous
person.
Courtesy is made up of
little sacrifices in life.
Every courtesy has a
moral background.
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