The document contains 26 quotes by Abhishek Ratna about career success and lessons learned. Some of the key points made in the quotes are: respecting others is important and a deep human desire; employees should understand the meaning and purpose behind their work in order to stay motivated; recognition and praise can be strong motivators; and focusing efforts on important goals and surrounding oneself with positive people are valuable strategies for career success.

1. Career Success
Lessons
Abhishek Ratna

2. “All of us, as human beings, seek to be
respected. Even those who do not
respect others have a deep seated desire
to be respected.”
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3. “You must showcase your work,
achievements and performance in the
best possible manner.”
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4. “Most employees are never made or allowed to
understand the real meaning behind the work
that they are doing. So, for how long can
someone remain motivated about chasing
something without knowing what he is chasing
and why?”
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5. “A pat on the back can often
motivate more than currency
notes!”
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6. “Listen to others very carefully. Shut your
inner noise and focus on verbal and non
verbal cues.”
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7. “Best coaches never tell their
athletes that they are wrong. They
rather focus on creating
awareness.”
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8. “When nothing works, persistence
will.”
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9. “Replace dabbling with laser-
beam focus on something
important.”
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10. “In the corporate world, what is
not showcased well simply doesn't
exist for any practical purpose!”
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11. “Spend more time with people
who bring out the best in you.”
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12. “Business is ultimately about
people and we can't be effective in
business without having some
insight into people.”
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13. “It is our ability to have an insight
into people that gives us the power
to predict the future.”
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14. “Human beings are wired to be
more reactive to threats than to
rewards.”
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15. “In most work situations, there is
usually more to see than what
meets the eyes. A lot happens just
beneath the surface.”
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16. “A person’s true nature, true self,
cannot change with situations.”
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17. “It is natural to be impacted more
deeply by pain than by pleasure.”
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18. “Every boss, if you are forgetting, is
another human being made of
bones and flesh and likes it when
his ego gets stroked.”
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19. “Information is the key to success,
anywhere and everywhere.”
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20. “Over-engineering can create
products too complex to use.”
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21. “It is important to understand where to draw a line
between progress and perfection.”
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22. “Every single aspect of what we do at
work comes down to people and
managing people, selling to people,
working with people or making them do
what you want them to do.”
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23. “When an employee truly understands
the meaning of his work and gets
recognition for his efforts he performs
the best.”
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24. “Motivation is internal. It has to come
from within you. Do not seek it
anywhere else.”
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25. “Meetings at work present great
opportunities to showcase your talent.
Do not let them go to waste.”
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26. “Grab every opportunity. You have
maximum control only on 'now'! If this
moment goes; if this opportunity is lost;
you may not get another ever!”
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27. Thank you!
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