Abstract: A must read book by CEO, managers, team-leaders, coaches, trainers and parents who have passion to develop themselves or their team to be winner. The author has brought our 10 simple steps based on his real time experience as a coach and these steps can transform any one to be out-achiever. The emphasis is on ensuring ourselves that we all have lot of potential, talent and energy and we must have self-confidence while facing any situation. Indeed, success is a choice and not freak instance of luck having a well thought out plan of attack and sticking to that is the key to success. The 10 steps explained by the author in very simple language are ? (1) Build self-esteem. Since greatness cannot be achieved unless we feel great about ourselves. You need to be in full control of your self and not let circumstances drive you. Remember, change is the spice of life and it is never too late to change. Every one wants to be see ones value and recognition. Thus as a CEO, manager, teacher, parent, you must know what drives each person, what are his/her weakness, strength and when to push a particular button. (2) Set demanding goals. Be a dreamer to look up and keep going to accomplish every tough goal to realize your ultimate dream. However, you must select your goals carefully and those should be realistic but do not set the bar too low.work hard continuously and adapt to the emerging situation/competition without losing sight of the mater plan. (3) Always be positive. Being positive is a part of self-discipline, which enables you to stay on track during difficult situations. It is the right attitude, positive thinking, co-operation and devotion to duty, which will bring you the SUCCESS. (4) Establish good habit. This relates to organizing your day, habits, priorities and the workplace. A quick browsing through the famous book on this topic -The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey will show you the path way for developing good habits / work culture which will facilitate achieving success. (5) Master the art of communication. Communication is less about speaking and more about listening since the goal of good communication is to connect people and not defeat them. There are different types of communication depending whom are you talking, why are you talking, to him/her and where are you talking. It could be stirring up passion, or create excitement among a crowd or totally different for one to one communication where you could be conveying impression, listening, calming, soothing having a dialog to build relationship. It is expression and body language that together create the right impact on the listener. As a manager you must clearly communicate your goals, needs and expectations so that the doer does exactly what you need. (6) Learn from Role models. Learning through own mistakes takes too long.. Therefore have a role model, which need not be a movie star or any celebrity but a person you can emulate and learn things from him//her. Hence research for right kind of role models as per your area of interest. You will automatically draw inspiration from them and remain motivated because you admire their talents. You need to learn both what all to do and what not to do. (7) Thrive on pressure. Learn to work under pressure and do not give up . Instead, look at every day a new day and nor carrying yesterday?s pressure or tomorrow?s pressure into today?s work. Just face a situation as it is with full energy and positive attitude. It is the pressure, which brings out the best in you with surprising results. (8) Be ferociously persistent. It is the persistence, which enables you to perform to your fullest potential. Persistence is continuing despite stiff resistance /opposition or drop in resources. A persistent person will raise the bar and set higher goals to reach new heights and that is the secret of great success. Be flexible to adapt to a situation but do not quit. (9) Learn from Adversary. As long as we maintain momentum with positive attitude and certain amount of flexibility, we will be able to tackle ups and downs and focus on what we need and not what we. Learn from adversity / failure to do better next time but not get depressed and give up. Accept responsibility for your actions and your role in failure. You can neither blame others around you nor your luck for the failure. In fact, every time you fail you got to ask some hard questions and seek answers from within. Discover your strengths, recharge yourself and keep moving. Stick to the fundamentals and have full faith in your vision and you will be a winner. (10) Survive success.Struggling with adversity with full faith in your self and your plan is surviving success. Always analyze what did you do right and where and why did you go wrong..It is not always possible to be first- time- right. Instead, Keep trying to do better every time. The author reminds us that 10 steps explained in his book is not the end of journey.Infect, these are ongoing cycles, opportunities and springboards for continuous self-improvement and uccess.
By Dr Sarbjit Singh Ph D
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