Principles of Success is for those who are to be self motivated.

PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS
Vinod. P. sonawane
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Excellence is a quality of being outstanding; it
is not a trait, hence it cannot be inherited.
There is no one way of achieving excellence
academically; it is how you apply the
principles governing it that determines the
outcome.
Excellence comes with a price, only those who
understand its worth can pay for it.
 I will like to share with you some tips that can
help you in your quest for success; they are
relative but I am sure you will find them
interesting.

Put God First

God Himself is a God of excellence, no
wonder he made all things perfect and
endows His children with an excellent
spirit.
He has given you all that it takes to
succeed at whatever you do, it is just for
you to believe and tap into His abundant
resources.
The place of prayer in your academics is
not enough; remember that faith without
work is dead, play your own part and do
your best; pray as if you will never read

 Many people have problems of misplaced priorities
because they find it very difficult to order things
according to their importance.
 You have to understand that your primary reason for
being in school is to study in order to come out with
good grades that will give you an edge in this highly
competitive world; every other thing is secondary
such as clubs, associations, parties etc.
 How you channel your resources and apportion your
time is a function of what your scale of preference is
like. If your academics is important to you, you will
invest your time, money and energy.

• Don’t start your semester without having a
sense of direction; if you do not set an
achievable target for yourself, you will
discover very late that you are studying
aimlessly.
• Be ambitious and always aspire to be the best
because you deserve it; don’t settle for less,
believe in yourself, set out plans and develop
strategies to accomplish them.
• Setting targets ignite your passion and that is
the driving force that will propel you towards
excellence.

Discipline is a very essential principle of
excellence that is lacking in the lives of so many
youths hiding under the shadow of freedom to
do anything.
Self discipline is a conscious control over your
lifestyle and you need to nurture it because it is
one of an achiever’s greatest weapon.
You should be disciplined enough to have a
study timetable that guides you like a map in a
journey;
Be punctual and complete your assignments
without waiting for deadlines; be committed to
your study time and you can be sure of
remarkable results.

It means conditioning your mind to one
important goal you must achieve.
Know what you want and go for it with all
determination, enthusiasm and optimism.
Distraction can come in any form, note that not
so many things can travel with you on the way
to success; a lot of unwanted baggages have to
be dropped because they might slow you
down.
Excellence is not plucked from a tree or picked
on the road; it takes a lot of commitment and
discipline to achieve it.

As endless as TIME is, you cannot hold
onto it; as the clock ticks and seconds
count, you’re getting closer to your end
no matter how old you live.
Time management is the act of
controlling and organizing events as they
are being influenced by time; this has
become a skill because many people are
guilty of mismanagement.

At the start of each semester, many go busy
with frivolities and when exams draw close;
they start expecting miracles, rush and muddle
up things, write exams ill-prepared and expect
fantastic results.
Instead, make a deliberate effort to plan your
day, make a list of events and appointments
and make sure you are disciplined enough to
meet up. Time is a free but non-renewable
resource, so spend each moment wisely.

You are who you move with, there are
different kinds of companies you can keep in
an academic environment but the choice of
those that can make or mar you is entirely
yours to make.
For good companies, one need mingle with
like minded people, people with similar
interests and goals, people of like minded
passion and vision who have excellence as
their watch word, people who believe in
dreams and are ready to push through to
realise their dreams.

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For bad companies on the other hand, your
circle of friends are like viruses that
corrupt your mind, becloud your thinking
and cause you to lose yourself and your
purpose for living. They lure you into all
bad habits.
Quickly identify bad friends and dissociate
yourself before you become entangled.
Evil and Excellence both start with the
letter ‘E’ but they are two separate roads
you cannot travel at the same time.

Carve out your own niche; know what you are
capable of doing and the extent you can go.
Be yourself and never try to study like someone
else; understand your pattern of learning and
develop your style of studying.
Never compare yourself with anyone because
people apply principles of success differently.
Know your pace, never give up, try to catch up and
you will soon be up.
Recognise your time of maximum assimilation, day
or night and fix up your study timetable; never
follow friends to study when it is very inconvenient
for you, you might just be the greatest loser, so be
wise.

Examination is a test designed to measure the
academic aptitude of students to ascertain their
level of understanding of a particular subject.
Don’t start studying too close to exams, you
will only be tasking your brain too hard,
denying yourself of enough rest and putting
your entire body system in a state of great
stress.
Information is being stored over time and not
spontaneously, no magic will magnetize
answers to your brain, so why don’t you make
sacrifices, burn the mid night oil, go the extra
mile and do your best.

Stay healthy with a good diet and be punctual
for all your exams .
You don’t have to cheat if you have played your
role well because you will be destroying your
image and your adventurism will get caught,
the consequences are very severe, so beware.

Enjoy it
Vinod Pralhad Sonawane

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