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Progress begets progress

Many a times, we don’t celebrate as much. Yes, thats true. When was the last time you celebrated an achievement?

In the corporate world, when a release goes through or when a certain milestone is reached, there is a team lunch, a pep talk from manager or a round of drinks in the evening. That’s it. The next day, we are back to the grid. Accomplishments are forgotten and the next release or update is being worked on.

Instead, one day a week, celebrate past achievements. Look at what you have accomplished the previous week or any past milestone. Write a few of them on your board to keep seeing them regularly or jot down on post-it’s and put them around your table or desk. Keep looking at them.

Trust me, this reminds you of your passion, persistence and strengths. This is what drives you to the next success.

In essence, celebrate more often and this will help you achieve more.

The Entrepreneurs Equation

According to statistics, there are more than 50 Lakh businesses starting each year around the Globe. 3 out of 4 Businesses do not take off.

In a 10,000 people organisation, there is 1 CEO, 6-10 CXO’s and the top tier management is not more than 10% of the workforce.

This is tremendous pressure.

It becomes very important for the Entrepreneur and an aspiring employee to make their lives and career’s successful.

What is the Equation to be successful?

S = P + EI + 2A + D

Patience – Success comes only with being patient with yourself, people around and the situations. Each day is a struggle and it requires enormous energy to be patient. We as humans usually react to situations, but it does not help. Practicing to have a cool head is the only mantra / parameter to be successful.

Practice being patient with everything around you.

Emotional Intelligence has many parameters. According to statistics,90% of success comes through managing Emotions – Be it anger, frustration, low times or stressed times, you need to manage the emotion. It comes with practice and this practice needs to become a habit.

Over last few years, I am trying to manage my emotions. Have struggled but developed one habit – I write each time I am frustrated or irritated. This writing has helped me in handling myself better.

Aptitude is the approach. For every situation, there is a positive and negative reaction we can have. Building the ability to think positive is building good aptitude. When we build this attribute, the world we operate in changes.

Attitude is our ability to our ability to think. We have good feelings and also the negative feelings. Building our thinking ability to look at any situation/person positively makes us healthier and happier. When we are happier, we can think better; when we can think better, the outcomes are much more impactful.

Determination is the key. The willing fullness to put in all the efforts to execute/achieve is what makes the outcome. In sanskrit, there is a line – Determination (Sankalp) is more important than a thought/belief.

Success = Patience + Emotional Intelligence + Aptitude + Attitude + Determination

Becoming Successful

Recently, I tweeted “if you want to become a Billionaire, help others become Millionaires”. Over the days I started thinking about it a little more seriously.

In true sense, it translates to “to become successful, help others become successful”.

Is this tough? Not all all. What we need to change is our thought process. In traditional thinking, why should I help anyone? First let me get there and then I will help them. True.

But a little more thinking into it will answer the question. Instead of focusing on ‘getting there’ and then helping others, why don’t we go there ‘together’? This very thought will change the complete picture.

Successful people are inclusive. When you include people around you, they will stand by you and help you get to your destination even if there are roadblocks.

The new time someone starting something, give them a helping hand and help them become successful; in return you have become successful.