Dr. Arockia Rajasekar Dept of Commerce St. Joseph’s College Trichy – 620 002.

What is SUCCESS? Success is a journey – Definition of being successful varies from period to period.

Pre civilization era… …winning food. …finding shelter Pre civilization era… …winning food! …finding shelter! …covering the body!

Post Civilization era… …living in a group. …winning a woman Post Civilization era… …living in a group! …winning a woman! …leading the tribe!

Pre industrialisation era… …cultivation of lands ( farming) …developing personalised skills! …practicing vocations!

Post industrialisation era… …getting decent wage or salary, …getting a decent job,

After 1950s… winning a decent but permanent job, usually a govt job!

Now - After 2000’s …Winning a job in MNCs of ICT! … Becoming an entrepreneur!

#1 Lakshmi Mittal Largest Steel Company

Wipro, India's second-biggest InfoTech company #2 Azim Premji Wipro, India's second-biggest InfoTech company

#3 Mukesh & Anil Ambani Reliance group

Hindalco Industries - India’s largest cement producer #4 Kumar Mangalam Birla Hindalco Industries  - India’s largest cement producer .

Finally to be precise as the dictionary says: SUCCESS is accomplishment of an aim or purpose Infact it is a journey that an individual needs to look into his/her values, skills, abilities, strengths & weaknessess – work on it continuously to achieve his/her goal

The definition of success may vary from period to period, person to person according to one’s perception – but now the question is HOW TO SUCCEED?

To be successful we should fair well in five level of intelligences Basic Intelligence To be successful we should fair well in five level of intelligences Emotional Intelligence Social Intelligence Environmental Intelligence Spiritual Intelligence

Basic Intelligence Curiosity to learn – what? Why?... ...Gain knowledge through education Curiosity to learn – what? Why?... Listening Ability – listen to the teachers/scholars Reading Skill – read and browse Human brain is the greatest computer ever invented, yet scientists say we use less than 10% of it. What would happen if we use more?

SUCCESS Knowledge/ Hard work + Attitude Profession / Career Family / Friends Wealth & Respect Health & Happiness Knowledge/ Hard work + Attitude

THE ICEBERG HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

THE ICEBERG ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.

10 % 90 % THE ICEBERG VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 90 %

The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable on human beings … KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS ATTITUDE

VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS In other words…. THE ICEBERG BEHAVIOR KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS IMPACT VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS ATTITUDE MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS

POWER OF ATTITUDE Let each letter of the alphabetic has a value equals to it sequence of the alphabetical order: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 S K I L 19 11 9 12 = 82 K N O W L E D G 11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 = 96 H A R D W O K 8 1 12 4 23 15 18 11 = 98 A T I U D E 1 20 9 21 4 5 = 100

Attitude is the key to success. ATTITUDE IS WHAT GOVERNS ALL THE OTHER QUOTIENTS OF INTELLIGENCE ! ATTITUDE IS EVERY THING

Emotional Intelligence Lack of emmotional intelligence leads to failure and depression Recognize your emotions Understand your emotions Manage and balance properly Use emotions effectively

Social Intelligence It is the ability to get along well with others and to get them to co-operate with you. i.e. Building relationships with Social and Cultural Awareness Communication Skill is very important ‘I’ should be made silent & ‘we’ should be emphasized

To be successful in achieving social intelligence Communicate Lead by example Have empathy - Put yourself in others shoes Be efficient in problem solving Serve by love

Environmental Intelligence Environmental awareness. Updating yourself according to the given environment. Up to date relevant and accurate information for performing our daily tasks and also plan for our future.

Spiritual Intelligence Faith in Supreme Power teaches us to be more humane and humble Love and concern for others Truthfulness Sense of gratitude Forgiving attitude Thus we have PERSONAL INTEGRITY At any cost… Don’t listen to self negatives Don’t even give a try to bad habits

ALWAYS THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIENCE AND EGO! WE SHOULD LEARN TO OPERATE FROM SPIRIT AND NOT FROM EGO. Ego separates us from others and serve as a great barrier for success.

Important Qualities to succeed… Have Personal integrity Have Self Esteem Be optimistic & Confident – I can Be Responsible Have a clear vision The greatest achievements begin with one person’s vision becoming shared by many. Leads to achieve Short term goals Long term vision/goal Achieving

Important Qualities to succeed… Hard work – eg. Kalam – Love for work Organizational skills – Prioritize your tasks Time Management Utilize any opportunity which comes your way Learn to communicate Build network and team spirit Commit to improvement always Remember your past and learn from failures People who work with love and inspiration will always out achieve those who work out of force or necessity Failure is only an opportunity to begin more intelligently – Henry Fords Mistakes are only valuable lessons to improve ourselves

Plan each step and keep climbing one small step after another Don’t look back when you are old and say: “ I could have done great things if only I weren’t so busy doing little things” Plan each step and keep climbing one small step after another Along your way be genuine and share with others, because ultimately the greatest thing in life will be building relationships Enjoy your journey and finally you will have bridged the challenges of life together

Success is a journey and not a destination…

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