<div>Get over skepticism and anxiety in your mind, as you can achieve whatever your mind can conceive.<br /><br />How to think positively and power your way to success, must be a subject you have heard before.<div><br />However, here is a live example of Anand studying in final year B.Sc., whom I metwhile delivering a career guidance lecture in his institution. <br /><br />He appeared bright and spoke with confidence of doing his MBA and building his career in marketing. <br /><br />I was even more impressed, when I heard his story of a complete transformation.</div><div> </div><div>Anand came from a remote village with a troubled childhood. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Abused at home, he had grown up in wrong company.</div><div><br />With no idea of an appropriate career to pursue, he routinely joined a degree college in a distantcity. <br /></div><div><br />The freedom in a college environment and the darker side of a hostel life made him unleashing terror frequently in college environment. <br /><br />Matters came to the fore, in the second year of his graduation, when in a fit of anger, he thrashed a student inflicting serious injuries and created a ruckus in the campus.<br /><br />Avoiding police intervention to save the reputation of the institute, the faculty and the college counsellor, decided otherwise.<br /><br /></div><div>They convinced him to look at everything around him, with a new perspective and promised to help him build a rewarding career. <br /><br />Periodic counselling meetings helped to sustain his positive thinking.</div><div> </div><div>Soon, Anand awakened to realize that positive thinking isn’t a myth, but a practical way to develop and use inner faith to pursue worthwhile goals. <br /></div><div><br />Armed with a positive attitude, confidence and optimism, he was an epitome of complete change and positive behavior.<br /><br /> It was no wonder he rose to be amongst the top five in the college. <br /><br /></div><div>Anand’s success story isn’t an isolated one, or unique.<br /><br />Behind every success story is a struggle and a turning point, the beginning of a complete transformation.</div><div> </div><div>Importance of positive attitude </div><div> </div><div>If you believe only academic brilliance leads to success, you must revalidate your opinion. On the contrary, as corroborated by Harvard research and HR consultants, in an employment selection process, 85% of the times, it’s the attitude of a potential employee, which counts as the deciding factor.<br /></div><div><br />While knowledge, which is the theoretical foundation, and job related skills can be gained, it’s entirely in your hands to develop the right attitude.</div><div> </div><div>Inferring from the above, Anand probably realized that the problem was not his troubled childhood and environment, but how he reacted to what happened. <br /></div><div><br />The moment, he changed his perspective everything else fell into place, driving him on a path of academic excellence.</div><div><br /></div><div>Develop positive attitude</div><div> </div><div>Our life doesn’t come with an instruction manual; so it’s natural we do mistakes. <br /></div><div><br />The key is to turn mistakes into lessons for life; recognizing initial failures as steps in the ladder of success.</div><div><br /></div><div>Change focus, look for the positive</div><div> </div><div>The mind is conditioned to see what you want to.In a recent program of career guidance, the students were amazed to discover their strengths, which they never realized before, as their mind was conditioned to look at only weaknesses. <br /></div><div><br />If you look for positive, you can find it all around, in yourself, people and situations.Train the mind to think positively by taking control of your thoughts. <br /><br />Break the habit of thinking negatively by persisting with your efforts to resist natural tendency. <br /></div><div><br />Remember,every time, you direct your mind to think positively, you are winning a battle; but it’s the ultimate war over the tendencies of a negative mind, that you need to win.</div><div> </div><div>For example, don’t doubt your capacity of getting through the CET and getting an admission into a reputed medical college.Because, whatever your mind can conceive, like a career in Engineering, Medicine or an offbeat career, you have the ability to achieve.</div><div> </div><div>Autosuggestions to yourself, that you can achieve your dreams, is a powerful and effective tool. <br /><br />Practice itto power your confidence.</div><div><br />Make a habit of doing it now<br /><br /></div><div>Never leave for tomorrow, what you can do today; change to a habit of doing it now.<br /></div><div> </div><div>Procrastination is also a negative attitude that can slow down your energy, change the direction of your progress and reduce your confidence. </div><div> </div><div>Appreciate the happiness and satisfaction of finishing a task, like a complex homework or a project.<br /><br />Learn to live in the present, concentrating on the current tasks and priorities. <br /><br /></div><div>Develop an attitude of gratitude</div><div> </div><div>Count your blessings, not your troubles is an adage worth remembering and practicing.</div><div> </div><div>Think of the opportunities you have in your present circumstances,like supportive parents, a good college environment and the innumerable career opportunities in both mainstream and offbeat careers, to pursue. <br /></div><div><br />Analyze yourself, making a list of all your strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. None of your weaknesses is permanent and you can overcome or minimize their impact, by consciously workingover a period.</div><div><br /></div><div>Get into a continuous education</div><div> </div><div>Learning is not restricted to schools and colleges; education has to be a continuous process of updating yourselves. <br /><br />Schools and colleges provide intellectual education preparing you to earn, while you also need ethical and moral literacy for a living. <br /></div><div><br />Knowledge and job-related skills must complement values like honesty, integrity, courage, persistence, responsibility, etc., which are essential to manage career & life.</div><div> </div><div>True education, is therefore for both the mind & the heart.</div><div><br />Develop a positive self esteem</div><div> </div><div>Do you feel capable of realizing your dreams? Do you feel it’s out of your reach? <br /><br />Self-esteem’, is simply how you feel about yourself.Lack of self-confidence in their own abilities, is amalady afflicting a large number of students. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Positive attitude elevates your self-esteem and confidence, and makes you believe in your abilities to achieve your dreams.</div><div> </div><div>However, a positive Self-esteem shouldn’t lead to ego and superiority complex, which will then be counter-productive.</div><div> </div><div>Stay away from negative influences</div><div> </div><div>Life in a school/college is a mirror reflection of the events that unfold in our society. Stay away from negative influences, which might prevail in your learning environment and focus on academic excellence to pursue a professional career.</div><div> </div><div>Power of your confidence, with positive thinking</div><div> </div><div>We are approaching the beginning of a new academic year and there could be skepticism and uncertainty in your mind, about overcoming the challenges of a merit seat or getting into a reputed institute. <br /></div><div> </div><div>It’s time to think positive with a new hope and optimism, as you can achieve whatever your mind can conceive.</div><div> </div><div>In recent times, your options to decide between careers, courses and institutes have multiplied and time consuming. <br /><br />A positive attitude helps you with the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. As you waitfor your turn at counselling sessions, be calm and composed. </div><div> </div><div>Positive thinking isn’t building overconfidence, but the right degree of confidence, adequate to counter the challenges in academic and professional life; it’s not to overlook realities of a situation, but countering it by a confident approach.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Get over skepticism and anxiety in your mind, as you can achieve whatever your mind can conceive.<br /><br />How to think positively and power your way to success, must be a subject you have heard before.<div><br />However, here is a live example of Anand studying in final year B.Sc., whom I metwhile delivering a career guidance lecture in his institution. <br /><br />He appeared bright and spoke with confidence of doing his MBA and building his career in marketing. <br /><br />I was even more impressed, when I heard his story of a complete transformation.</div><div> </div><div>Anand came from a remote village with a troubled childhood. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Abused at home, he had grown up in wrong company.</div><div><br />With no idea of an appropriate career to pursue, he routinely joined a degree college in a distantcity. <br /></div><div><br />The freedom in a college environment and the darker side of a hostel life made him unleashing terror frequently in college environment. <br /><br />Matters came to the fore, in the second year of his graduation, when in a fit of anger, he thrashed a student inflicting serious injuries and created a ruckus in the campus.<br /><br />Avoiding police intervention to save the reputation of the institute, the faculty and the college counsellor, decided otherwise.<br /><br /></div><div>They convinced him to look at everything around him, with a new perspective and promised to help him build a rewarding career. <br /><br />Periodic counselling meetings helped to sustain his positive thinking.</div><div> </div><div>Soon, Anand awakened to realize that positive thinking isn’t a myth, but a practical way to develop and use inner faith to pursue worthwhile goals. <br /></div><div><br />Armed with a positive attitude, confidence and optimism, he was an epitome of complete change and positive behavior.<br /><br /> It was no wonder he rose to be amongst the top five in the college. <br /><br /></div><div>Anand’s success story isn’t an isolated one, or unique.<br /><br />Behind every success story is a struggle and a turning point, the beginning of a complete transformation.</div><div> </div><div>Importance of positive attitude </div><div> </div><div>If you believe only academic brilliance leads to success, you must revalidate your opinion. On the contrary, as corroborated by Harvard research and HR consultants, in an employment selection process, 85% of the times, it’s the attitude of a potential employee, which counts as the deciding factor.<br /></div><div><br />While knowledge, which is the theoretical foundation, and job related skills can be gained, it’s entirely in your hands to develop the right attitude.</div><div> </div><div>Inferring from the above, Anand probably realized that the problem was not his troubled childhood and environment, but how he reacted to what happened. <br /></div><div><br />The moment, he changed his perspective everything else fell into place, driving him on a path of academic excellence.</div><div><br /></div><div>Develop positive attitude</div><div> </div><div>Our life doesn’t come with an instruction manual; so it’s natural we do mistakes. <br /></div><div><br />The key is to turn mistakes into lessons for life; recognizing initial failures as steps in the ladder of success.</div><div><br /></div><div>Change focus, look for the positive</div><div> </div><div>The mind is conditioned to see what you want to.In a recent program of career guidance, the students were amazed to discover their strengths, which they never realized before, as their mind was conditioned to look at only weaknesses. <br /></div><div><br />If you look for positive, you can find it all around, in yourself, people and situations.Train the mind to think positively by taking control of your thoughts. <br /><br />Break the habit of thinking negatively by persisting with your efforts to resist natural tendency. <br /></div><div><br />Remember,every time, you direct your mind to think positively, you are winning a battle; but it’s the ultimate war over the tendencies of a negative mind, that you need to win.</div><div> </div><div>For example, don’t doubt your capacity of getting through the CET and getting an admission into a reputed medical college.Because, whatever your mind can conceive, like a career in Engineering, Medicine or an offbeat career, you have the ability to achieve.</div><div> </div><div>Autosuggestions to yourself, that you can achieve your dreams, is a powerful and effective tool. <br /><br />Practice itto power your confidence.</div><div><br />Make a habit of doing it now<br /><br /></div><div>Never leave for tomorrow, what you can do today; change to a habit of doing it now.<br /></div><div> </div><div>Procrastination is also a negative attitude that can slow down your energy, change the direction of your progress and reduce your confidence. </div><div> </div><div>Appreciate the happiness and satisfaction of finishing a task, like a complex homework or a project.<br /><br />Learn to live in the present, concentrating on the current tasks and priorities. <br /><br /></div><div>Develop an attitude of gratitude</div><div> </div><div>Count your blessings, not your troubles is an adage worth remembering and practicing.</div><div> </div><div>Think of the opportunities you have in your present circumstances,like supportive parents, a good college environment and the innumerable career opportunities in both mainstream and offbeat careers, to pursue. <br /></div><div><br />Analyze yourself, making a list of all your strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. None of your weaknesses is permanent and you can overcome or minimize their impact, by consciously workingover a period.</div><div><br /></div><div>Get into a continuous education</div><div> </div><div>Learning is not restricted to schools and colleges; education has to be a continuous process of updating yourselves. <br /><br />Schools and colleges provide intellectual education preparing you to earn, while you also need ethical and moral literacy for a living. <br /></div><div><br />Knowledge and job-related skills must complement values like honesty, integrity, courage, persistence, responsibility, etc., which are essential to manage career & life.</div><div> </div><div>True education, is therefore for both the mind & the heart.</div><div><br />Develop a positive self esteem</div><div> </div><div>Do you feel capable of realizing your dreams? Do you feel it’s out of your reach? <br /><br />Self-esteem’, is simply how you feel about yourself.Lack of self-confidence in their own abilities, is amalady afflicting a large number of students. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Positive attitude elevates your self-esteem and confidence, and makes you believe in your abilities to achieve your dreams.</div><div> </div><div>However, a positive Self-esteem shouldn’t lead to ego and superiority complex, which will then be counter-productive.</div><div> </div><div>Stay away from negative influences</div><div> </div><div>Life in a school/college is a mirror reflection of the events that unfold in our society. Stay away from negative influences, which might prevail in your learning environment and focus on academic excellence to pursue a professional career.</div><div> </div><div>Power of your confidence, with positive thinking</div><div> </div><div>We are approaching the beginning of a new academic year and there could be skepticism and uncertainty in your mind, about overcoming the challenges of a merit seat or getting into a reputed institute. <br /></div><div> </div><div>It’s time to think positive with a new hope and optimism, as you can achieve whatever your mind can conceive.</div><div> </div><div>In recent times, your options to decide between careers, courses and institutes have multiplied and time consuming. <br /><br />A positive attitude helps you with the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. As you waitfor your turn at counselling sessions, be calm and composed. </div><div> </div><div>Positive thinking isn’t building overconfidence, but the right degree of confidence, adequate to counter the challenges in academic and professional life; it’s not to overlook realities of a situation, but countering it by a confident approach.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div></div>
