1.Have a goal – which is specific, measurable & time bound, & then do everything that is required to achieve it.
2. A successful person takes a 360 degree view on what is required to be successful. In his case he felt that other than gaining proficiency in footballing skills he would require to focus with equal passion on exercise, diet which are as necessary in the journey which will eventually lead to the top. Not merely footballing talent,
3. Achieving success is as much about 'skill' as about mind & mind control.
4. Practice makes you perfect & builds your muscle memory so that when the opportunity comes you will unconsciously do the right thing & not be wanting.
5. Pit yourself against the best in the world to test & hone your skills.
6. Do not be afraid of failure. It should make you more determined to practice harder to succeed.
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In this series, Rajesh Srivastava, Business Strategist and Visiting Faculty at IIM Indore gives you a regular dose of strategy case studies to help you think and keep you one step ahead as a professional as compared to your peers. Rajesh is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and IIT Kanpur and has over 2 decades of experience in the FMCG industry. All previous Strategy with RS posts can be found here
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yes very inspirational article, but his era was different there the opportunities were more with less population. today the population is more hence in addition to the above, we need to be smarter also. It does not need you come before all and go after all, you spend the in time effectively.
27 Aug 2015, 09.32 AM