3 Mantras to Follow if You Want to Be Successful
When someone who has been immensely successful in life, provides you with mantras to be successful, you must follow them. Of course there is no fixed formula for success, but there are a few rules that help you stay on the right track and achieve what you want in life. On my podcast, Figuring Out, I was recently talking to Vivek Atray. A man of many deeds, he is an ex-Indian Administrative Service officer, along with an author and also a motivational TEDx speaker. Here are three things that he suggested.
1. Courage and fearlessness
When you want to achieve something, you have to be courageous about it. You have to take risky steps and be 100% confident about it. You have to believe in yourself more than anybody. There will come many times in your life, where your opinion will not match with those around you — may be your parents or your friends. But if that decision concerns you, then it is of utmost importance that you believe in yourself and you carry on, on your own terms. Somebody’s opinion of you should not be able to change your willpower or tarnish what you want in life. You should also have the courage to plan big. If you are ready to give it your all, then your target should not be a 100m race but a marathon.
2. A calm mind
This is the second most important thing. It is important to have a safe palace inside your own mind — a paradise which nothing can touch upon. When you face an extremely difficult situation, when you face setbacks, you need to go to that zone which is devoid of frustration and depression. That zone of your mind will provide you with the much needed peace that you require. It is also crucial to have a calm mind. If you decide something in the heat of the moment, it might not fetch you good results. But when you have a calm mind, when no extreme form of emotion can perturb you; that is when you know you have done something successfully.
3. Plan well, take action
Success often starts with a vision, a dream, or a goal that inspires and motivates you. Whether it’s starting your own business, becoming a top athlete, or achieving academic excellence, you need to have a clear and ambitious vision of what success means to you. Dreaming big allows you to tap into your creativity and passion, fueling your determination to make your dreams a reality.
However, a dream without a plan is just a wish. Successful individuals understand the importance of setting clear, actionable goals and developing a strategic plan to achieve them. Break down your big dreams into smaller, manageable steps, and create a timeline to measure your progress. Planning not only helps you stay organized but also provides a roadmap to success.
We often associate money, power and fame with success. But that is not success. Success is peace of mind, it is being happy where you are at life and being happy with the job you’re doing. Success is knowing that you actually make a difference in the lives of others and you are at a position when you can pay back to society. You must be content and be filled with gratitude to get on with life.
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