This document discusses habits for success. It outlines various habits that can help with developing the right mindset, skills, and ability to reset when needed. Some key habits discussed include regulating breathing and breaking large goals into smaller ones to thrive under pressure, competing with yourself to continually learn, focusing on tasks by shutting out distractions, and asking clarifying questions after meetings to improve accountability. The document stresses that success is not final and failure is not fatal, and encourages morning routines like ditching unhelpful thoughts to start the day positively.

1. Habits of
Success

2. Hello!
I Am Sandeep Gupta
I am here because I love to
share my learnings.
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3. You can
enhance our
odds of
success…

4. If you have :
1. RIGHT MINDSET
REQUIRED SKILLSET
AND ABLE TO RESET
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2. RIGHT HABITS – THAT COMES EASILY FROM REPEATABLE
EXERCISES.

5. “ RIGHT
MINDSET
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6. HABIT FOR THRIVING UNDER PRESSURE
▸ Take challenge, not threat.
Say to yourself : I am prepared for challenge.
Then we can handle the STRESS.
FOCUS increased dramatically.
Thoughts and emotions are more in CONTROL
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▸ Regulate your breathing.
▸ Disintegrate your MACRO goal into micro-goals
▸ FOCUS on your first micro-goal.
More doable , less daunting.
▸ SUCCESS on your first micro-goal.
Decrease anxiety, increases confidence and sharpens the focus.

7. HABIT FOR SELF CONFIDENCE
▸ DON’T compare yourself with others
Say to yourself : I am better than yesterday
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▸ Instead of judging your work, just DO your work.
▸ COMPETE with yourself and think to improve.

8. HABIT FOR CONTINUAL LEARNING
▸ FIXED mindset says : Your abilities are fixed traits
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▸ GROWTH mindset says : Your abilities can grow
through effort and learning.
▸ ASK YOURSELF : What shall I learn this week to
advance my CAREER, CAUSE or CURIOSITY?

9. HABIT FOR MAKING BIG IMPACT
DO A POWER EXERCISE
▸ P : Pinpoint what only you can lead.
▸ O : Own a change that is sorely needed.
▸ W : Work on a system Vs in a system.
▸ E : Establish an unmet need to fill.
▸ R : Remove a barrier 9

10. HABIT FOR TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY
▸ HONESTLY ASK YOURSELF:
Am I owning / avoiding
Making progress/ excuses
Apologizing / antagonizing
Being brave / blaming
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11. “ RIGHT
SKILLSET
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12. HABIT FOR BETTER FOCUS
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▸ Skill that most help to succeed is
FOCUS.
▸ Shut off all distractions
▸ Go to a quite place in your working area.
▸ On computer , close all applications
except you need to work.
▸ We don’t have problem in focusing, but
problem is what to focus on.

13. HABIT FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
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▸ Better communicators are perceived as
better skilled.
▸ Do SHARP exercise to be better
communicator
▸ S: Start by thinking, not talking.
▸ H: Hone in on the main idea quickly.
▸ A: Add details sparingly, don’t over-
explain.
▸ R: Relate to the audience.
▸ P: Precisely conclude.

14. HABIT FOR BETTER LISTENING
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▸ You can be exceptional listener
by applying C,Q,C
▸ C: Cleanse – by asking yourself,
that what is my attention now ?
▸ Q: Quiet – Commit to stay quiet.
▸ C: Comprehend – by sending
signals of absorption to the other
person.

15. HABIT FOR BETTER DECISIVENESS
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▸ Removal of barriers leads to better decision
making:
1. Perfectionism: Set a time limit and move on.
2. Fear of wrong decision- Taking a decision is
wiser than not taking.
3.Losing the plot – overestimating small tasks
for a decision may delay the decision.
Don’t overthink for small tasks.
4. Operating in a vacuum – Same set people
sometimes get stuck. Involve someone who is
not directly affected by the decision.

16. HABIT FOR BETTER MEETINGS
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▸ Meetings are sucking up important time of
the organizations.
▸ Just ask the following question after every
meeting:
▸ WHO WILL DO WHAT AND BY WHEN ?
▸ It focuses clarity of thinking as you need to
decide what next needs to be done?
▸ It calls for active participation of all
attendees.
▸ Committing to the action forces you to clear
on rationale behind that action.
▸ It establishes the accountability.

17. GETTING
RESET
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18. SUCCESS IS
NOT FINAL.
FAILURE IS
NOT FATAL.
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19. HABIT FOR THRIVING IN ADVERSITY
▸ ASK 3 QUESTIONS TO YOURSELF:
1. What’s the good in my present situation ?
2. How could it would be worse ?
3. How might this lead to personal growth ?
Make a note everyday :
What values will I embody today?
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20. HABIT FOR RENEWAL
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Make a note everyday :
What values will I embody today?
List down your own non-negotiable values and then living
with them:
1. You have acomplished things that matter.
2. Integrates who you are with what you do.
3. Sense of purpose strongly connects with your success.

21. HABIT FOR GETTING UNSTUCK
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Whenever feeling stuck, recite these 4 things:
1. I will take responsibility
2. I will identify patterns and habits
3. I will recommit to the concept of challenge
4. I will get the next thing going

22. HABIT TO STOP PROCRASTINATING
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Whenever procrastinating, ask these WHYs:
1. Why I am procrastinating?
Bored – Make it interesting, Displeasure – Add reward,
Indifferent – Find a meaning in the task.
2. Why I must get this task done ?
3. Why not start right now ?
To stay on track, share the deadlines with your colleague/ boss.

23. MORNING HABIT FOR SUCCESS
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Every morning:
1. DITCH – Start your day by leaving behing anything
unhelpful.
2. SWITCH – Loose unhelpful thoughts and switch to
something positive.
3. ENRICH – Commit to everyday to learn or experience
something new.

24. NOW
MAKE
YOUR
SUCCESS
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