The document provides principles and habits for success based on a symposium by Ritesh Malik. It discusses focusing on action over thinking, networking with successful people, and committing to constant self-improvement. Key habits include prioritizing tasks, taking accountability, delaying gratification, and investing in health, skills, and positive relationships. The overall message is that excellence comes from establishing habits like these, rather than relying on luck or destiny.

1. How to Excel in life
A symposium by Ritesh Malik
MBBS Theni Government Medical College; Dr. MGR
University Chennai
Intern Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Founder Adstuck Consulting
Director Strategy Malik Radix Healthcare
Director Hotel Woodapple Residency

2. Why this symposium?
Some
Primary goal of principles and
every human is Formal VS Self habits are
to be happy Education common to
and successful successful
people
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little
consequence. The only consequence is what we do.
—John Ruskin

3. 4% of the people on Earth own 96% of
the riches $$$$ !!
They have a SECRET!!
Over the years I have accumulated
habits which these 4% people follow..!
We’ll discuss about these in the coming
1200 seconds!!

4. Action oriented-Doer & Viewer
• Things may come
to those who wait
but only the ones
left by those who
hustle.
• Our thinking,
knowledge, belief
is of little
consequence in the
end but what
matters is what
action we take.
• Excellence is 10%
inspiration and
90% perspiration.
• There is no wrong
time to do the right
thing. You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.
—Wayne Gretzky

5. Pain of discipline VS pain of regret
Work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s
watching — Unknown Author

6. You change your choices you
will change your destiny!!
MANAGE YOUR MICRO CHOICES!!
Child study/party
Exercise/morning
Salad/Junk Food
Polite / Rude sleep
behaviour with
the patients
Movie/Journal Gossip/Conference

7. See Food; See Thought & See
Company
• You are an average of seven people you spend
maximum time with.
• Emotions are infectious..!
• Network with positive and successful people.
• Negative thoughts are brakes and positive
thoughts are accelerators.
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
—Will Rogers

8. Pareto’s Principle (Prioritizing)
You can do anything, but not everything —David Allen

9. • Choose your
tasks,
categorise in
XYZ.
• Prioritise
• Start with the
most important
task.
• Visualise the
end of every
task you do.
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we
recommend it daily—Zig Ziglar

10. Consequence oriented life
• Restrain yourself from immediate gratification tasks.
• Do delayed gratification all the time. Eg reading,
attending seminar, workshops, taking care of your
health and improving your skills.
• Your achievements in life are directly proportional to
the number of Delayed Gratification tasks you
accomplish in a day!
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
—Lao-Tze

12. Absolute accountability
• No excuses at all. Take • EVENT + RESPONSE=RESULT
absolute control of your life. • YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE EVENT BUT YOU
• Accountability leads to CAN CHANGE YOURSELF
responsibility which helps
you get out of your comfort “Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't
zone; which leads to action mind.”
and results..!

13. Focus
• Finish a job completely 100 % before shifting
to another task.
• Example of Arjuna from The Mahabharata.

14. 5 D’s which the most successful follow
• Decide
• Delegate
• Do
• Delay
• Dump
“Two things are
infinite: the universe
and human
stupidity; and I'm
not sure about the
universe.”
― Albert Einstein

15. Health problems Financial problems Relationship problems Professional practice
Family Problem Anticipation Work problems
• What you cannot predict you cannot prevent.

16. Optimism & Opportunity sensitivity
• Cosmic agenda
• Be an inverse
paranoid
• Be a part of the
solution than
part of the
problem.
• Opportunity
knocks lightly
• Feedback is the
breakfast of
champions!!
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
—Aristotle

18. Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more
important than fear —Ambrose Redmoon

19. Art of goal setting
• High but realistic goals.
• Goals VS Dreams
• Think on paper
• Everyday do something
to come closer to your
goal.
• Dream BIG! And
frequently!.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
—Gandhi

20. We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
—Aristotle

22. Commit to constant improvement
• Kaizen
• Try to make
everyday
better than
the previous
day.
• Search for the
area for
improvement.
• Constantly
ask yourself
how can I do
it in a better
and efficient
way.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West

23. Reject Rejection..!!
• Rejection is a natural part of life.
• Sanders ( founder KFC ) was rejected 300
times for his chicken recipe.
• Be persistant never give up.
• Remember there are 6 billion people on the
planet.
• Ask Ask Ask!! This is the worlds most powerful
tool and the most neglected secret to success
and excellence.

24. Time Management
• Say ‘no’ frequently.
• Delegate
• Time traps.
• Perfection traps.
• Time analysis
• Systematic working.

26. Change the bad enrich the good in you
• Change the bad in you constantly; be a better
person.
• Stop self praising, back biting, acting like a
social reformer, scratchy element in the
personality, thanklessness.
“In three words I can sum up everything I've
learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

27. Interpersonal Relations
• NLP ( neuro linguistic programming ) is the
most critical factor to succeed in life.
• Be likeable
• Listen more speak less
• Genuine appreciation
• Understand the other person.

28. Leave your comfort zone

29. Invest in yourself – you are your best
asset
• Invest time and money in yourself for
upraising your skills and knowledge.
• You’re best asset you have so empower
yourself.

30. Never believe in luck or destiny
• Believing in luck encourages procrastination
and decrease in action.
• Luck is nothing but proper planning, hard
work, action and execution.

31. The Present
• Past is history and future is mystery; today is
the best present you have; enjoy it.

32. Enthusiasm / Passion
• Nothing worthwhile can ever be achieved by
lack of enthusiasm.
• Passion leads to obsession for a task; which
creates landmarks.

33. Patience Pays
• Be patient like an eagle.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

34. Quality triumphs
• If you give quality to your customer ; you are
bound to succeed.

35. “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”

38. Summary
• Excellence-commit to excellence and constant
improvement
• Ask-never hesitate in asking for help
• Focus-and finish 100% of a specified task
• Optimism-continuously feed your mind with positive books,
audio, people and conversations.
• Action-take immediate actions on your goals; do something
daily to move forward towards your goals.
• Prioritize your tasks and identify critical success areas of
your life.
• Reading plan-develop a reading plan to open a universe of
knowledge and skills.
• Learn from your past.
• Visualize-yourself as a postive; confident and cheerful
person; you become what you think of mostly. Thought has
power.
• NLP- Make others feel important.

39. Summary
• Solution oriented person
• Opportunity conscience
• Network among different strata’s of the society.
• Invest in yourself
• Health-take time to focus on your health; it’s the most
important task of your life.
• Self discipline is the key
• Delayed gratification should be a habit
• Absolute accountability
• Positive friends boost your confidence
• Pareto’s principle
• Past is history and future is mystery; so stay in the
present.
• Say ‘no’ frequently
• Never believe in pre-ordined destiny

40. A presentation by
Ritesh Malik