"Do you think SUCCESS is complicated?" - No.

Benjamin Franklin, one of the world's greatest scholars, politicians and inventors, made a list of 13 virtues that he valued but did not possess. What Ben did was work on only one virtue at a time, noting when he messed up, and when he succeeded in using the virtue. He made turning
himself into a person who possessed that virtue his mission and did not worry about any of the other 12 until he had mastered the first one.

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Ultimately, he conquered them all.

"The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests." --A.J. Nock

And he will forever be remembered as one of the greatest men who ever lived. Man, this is simple!

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I am sure you will agree with me now that Success isn't complicated, is it?

How to Plan the Day & Activities effectively

Most of know that Planning is essential in Life as it guides us towards achieving our Target and also provide opportunity to get feedback if performances are monitored.It always amazes me how people will take the time out to plan a trip yet refuse to spend even a few minutes planning their lives.

As we all know, having a plan when traveling helps to prevent getting lost. It also keeps one on the proper path to make sure that time lines are maintained. Not surprisingly, planning our lives has the same effect. Setting forth the direction that we are heading and the time periods for accomplishing different things increases the chances that we will not get lost.

As important as having a life plan is, it is incomplete without breaking it down to the shortest time period possible. As much as we tend to focus on the months and years of our lives, this is not where we live.

Like they say in twelve step programs, we live 'one day at a time'. Upon awakening, each of us faces 12-18 hours before we retire in bed again.

How we utilize this time is what separates the quality of life among different people.

Of course, the way to make this most time most effective is to plan it out.Many have a daily planner that they use. This is especially true in their business. All the appointments for the day are entered. Deadlines are noted along with plans for achievement. However, this is an incomplete 'plan'. To neglect one's personal affairs is what often leaves people feeling a bit unfulfilled.The same twelve step programs mentioned above contain the aspect of daily plan. Part of their curriculum is to look at the day ahead to prepare for those situations where moments of weakness might arise. The temptation to fall back into the addictive behavior is reduced if one anticipates a troublesome area. Also, by concentrating on how one will attempt to respond in those circumstances, the perils are lessened.If this concept is effective in combating addiction, how much impact would it have on the life of a non-addict? The answer is that it can take one's life from a 'lost journey' to one that has purpose. By knowing where one is headed on a daily basis, the tendency to get lost is eliminated. We move from activity-to-activity seamlessly. Tasks that do not fit into our plan are not considered. A focused mind has a tremendous amount of power. A daily plan concentrates the mind on what is important.

Marc Victor Hansen, author of The Chicken Soup For The Soul series, claims to get up at 4:00 am each morning to set down his daily plan. He writes out his day in detail. It includes who he is going to see, what he is going to do, what he hopes to accomplish, and what he looks to give to each situation. Is it any wonder that he has sold over 100 million books? With a habit like this, nothing is left to chance. In effect, he 'lives' his day in his mind before he actually experiences. The chances that circumstances will go as he desires are increased since he already 'lived' the situation that morning. With his script for the day complete, he only need to follow it much in the same way an actor performs a scene. There is a certain amount of ad libbing involved. However, the basic essence of the scene comes off as it was written.The time spent planning your day will be dwarfed when you see the results that it produces. One quickly realizes that a few minutes of planning saves an equal, if not greater, amount of time. Time wasters are eliminated since an itinerary for the day is set. Those unexpected surprises can be dealt with in a more powerful fashion since the overall 'essence' of the day is in place.

Power of Communication is vital to SUCCESS

I know you will agree with me that the power of communication plays an important role in SUCCESS, isn't it?

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If one were to take a look at some outstanding business leaders, they have an important quality in common. They are all exceedingly good communicators. People like Jack Welch and Tom Peters, to name just two, were great communicators. Their vision and passion would come through clearly, both orally and in their writing.

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Every budding manager needs to ask himself, "How good is my communication ability?" Today's youngsters crack the CAT, are amazing in numerical ability and data interpretation.
They do work on their verbal ability as well, but in practice, I suspect that they have miles to go in communication and this is one area where business schools, despite having courses in the area, do little work on.

"Persistence "- differentiates Success from Failure

Most of us do various task(s) upto some point of time and GIVEUP & start blaming others, without knowing that if we continue to Persist with our efforts little longer we will achieve the Goal.

Did you come across such situatrion in your Life?

Read the following story about Persistence

In an Indian temple, when the priest had gone forlunch, the Idol of the Lord and the Stepping Stone were conversing.

Stepping Stone: “What a good fate you have. We both were the same lump of rock for millions of years. The sculptor carved an idol out of you and every one is worshipping you. And look at me, I am a stepping stone and every one stands on me and stamps on. What kind of life is this?“

The Idol kept smiling and never bothered to answer this, now, routine murmur from the stepping stone. But the stepping stone ( stone used as a step, that is )
will never stop his constant bickering.

The Idol replied: “But do you remember that when the sculptor set out to carve an idol, it was you he chose, first. You were so impatient. In one strike, you broke in to two . But when he tried on me, I grinned and bore all the hammers and chisel strikes with PATIENCE . Here I am the worshipful and happy Idol and you are the Stepping Stone.

After reading the above story, i am sure you know that "The difference between success and failure is persistence".

If you BELIEVE then YOU CAN

Many of us write GOAL CHART having exiting Goals and prepare action plan having list of Tasks to be done promptly after which do we take action consistently???

If your answer is no., then you need to reflect and think

Do i Believe in my ability to achieve??

I am sure once you start beleiving in your abilities, achieving what you want becomes much easier.

To start with you can reiterate following five affirmations which are useful Beliefs.


1. I'm making the most of my life now and every day.
2. I am committed to living my life with passion
3. I'm using my unique gifts to enrich myself and others
4. I'm making myself worth more each and every day
5. I bring out the best in others

BELIEVE in your abilities to ACHIEVE.

How to make the TASK intresting

As we know the importance of taking action, do we know how to make the TASK as intresting one ???
I am sure, if we can turn monotonous boring task into fun then we will be able to make it intresting, isn't it.

Make a game out of it!
For example, time yourself and keep trying to improve your time.
Let’s say you have to walk 4km daily as part of your fitness plan and Goal.

Challenge yourself!

Set a record how far can you go in 10 minutes. Then try to beat your own record. Or you can time yourself to see how long it takes you to walk 1KM. And beat your record again!
The good thing is you will always be a winner.

You can turn any boring task into fun game. Just use a little imagination!

ONE More strategy to do the TASK DAILY

As we all know the importance of completing the TASK daily (which will ensure steady progress towards our GOALS) do we have a strategy for completing it.

To me, one simple strategy is to ensure fitness to do the Task.

My idea of physical fitness is fairly simple - to stretch as many muscles in my body as possible as often as possible. So I shall engage in a variety of exercises with a focus on my internal organs around the navel as they are vital for good health.

Physical exercise coupled with deep and slow breathing help me to oxygenate my aging muscles. Means my body muscles need not just the stretch but the oxygen too. Again I have a range of breathing exercises to rely upon.

Finally but most importantly, I need to calm my mind and control my uncontrolled thoughts. I take refuge in meditation. I just close my eyes and foucs between the two eyes on the middle of the forehead and meditate on nothing. I shall be a silent witness to observing my incoming and outgoing breaths. I shall not take part in any form of thought building. I shall be alert without thinking at all and for atleast 5 minutes at a time for as many times as possible in a day.

Shall we start simple but effective step and ensure Fitness & Progress.