The document discusses beliefs and how they guide our actions and shape our world. It states that beliefs are like maps that show us how to reach our goals. It also discusses defining goals and focusing on tasks that are important and within our control in order to be successful. Maintaining positive beliefs, associations with others, continuous learning, and focusing on what you can control are some of the strategies presented for achieving goals and success.

1. You are what you believe We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make our world – Gautam Buddha

2. You are what you believe Beliefs are compasses and maps that guide us towards our goals and give us surety to know that we will get there. Belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system. With powerful guiding beliefs, you have the power to take action and create the world you want to live.

3. You are what you believe When you believe something is true, you literally go into the ‘ state of being true’ Belief is a voluntary choice. You can choose a belief that limits you or you can choose a belief that supports you

4. You are what you believe List down your belief My Empowering Belief : I can achieve it I can do it It’s a cakewalk for me My disempowering belief: It’s not my cup of tea It is very difficult I’m not competent

5. Goal Defining your goal is simply creating a map of your life What is your destination, and how you would like to get there? Setting a goal is simply taking the blindfold off. Once the batsman sees that ball coming, he can very well hit a sixer.

6. Goal Decide on what you want to do Stick with it Be a go getter Observe what works and what doesn’t for you Take a ‘SMART’ approach Focus

7. Focus Engineers have determined that the pressure generated from average woman’s high heel shoe is actually greater than pressure generated from elephant’s foot. Remember the little experiment you did in your early school days? Focusing the sun’s rays through a magnifying glass and starting a fire.

8. Get Organized Prioritize your activity The 80/20 Rule ABC analysis Critical or Urgent Task

9. Get Organized The four-quadrant TO DO List Important Not Important Due Soon Not Due Soon

10. Get Organized The four-quadrant TO DO List Important Not Important 1 2 3 4 Due Soon Not Due Soon

11. You can control yourself Make a list of items and activities that you confront on a daily or nearly daily basis Assign each a numerical value from 1 to 5, with 1 representing an item over which you have no control & 5 an item over which you have complete control Begin by attempting to take more control of item you currently value 4 as you master these, begin with the 3 ’ s

12. You can control yourself Time I get out of bed 5 What I eat 4 What I wear (to comply with company dress code) 3 Traffic on way home 1 What I do this evening 5 Meeting with a subordinate 4 Length of commute to my work 2

13. Circle Of Control Are you Reactive or Proactive Reactive : Easily offended Blame others Get angry & say things they later regret Whine & complain Change only when they have to Proactive : Not easily offended Take responsibility Think before they act Bounce back when something bad happens Focus on things that can do about and not worry about things they can’t control

14. Bricks that build success Think positive/ Visualize Affirmation Day dreaming is very important in life Nothing happens unless first a dream – Carl Sandburg Educate Yourself Associate with others A man can learn only in two ways, one by reading and the other by association with smarter people Take Action Life Long Learning

15. Handling Relationship Rate yourself in the scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) How is you relationship with: Your friends Your siblings Your parents/ guardians Your teachers Your boss

16. Handling Relationship Positive qualities Promises that are kept Make promises sparingly but do everything you can to keep them Small acts of kindness One kind word can warm three winter months – Japanese saying Loyalty

17. Handling Relationship Positive qualities Listening, then talking 7% - Words 53% - Body language 40% - Tone and feeling Saying sorry Setting realistic expectations

18. Handling Relationship Negative qualities Breaking a promise Not sharing Back-biting Not listening at all! Being full of yourself Setting unrealistic expectations

19. Thinking Right The Win-Lose situation The Lose-Win situation The Lose-Lose situation The Win-Win situation

20. Acquiring that Win-Win attitude A Win-Win attitude begins with getting along with others & achieving a common goal. Enjoying the differences Each one is unique, celebrate this difference and share each others strength Valuing Differences If someone does not drive as fast as you appreciate the fact that the person is cautious driver If someone is better speaker than you appreciate his command over the language and ability to communicate In other words learn from others. One ’ s education never ends.

21. Three big culprits of Win-Win attitude Ignorance You have no idea about other or you don ’ t care Ganging up You always hang up with your group & your group rejects all other groups. You will never become a part of BIG picture Prejudice Prejudiced people create wall and block out people

22. Learning & retaining No one has a bad memory, many of us have an untrained memory Try to list the below mentioned objects in sequence right here: Table, newspaper, lion, tree, television, crow, car, water, airplanes, monkey, mountain, book , worm, ashtray, whale

23. Learning & retaining The basis of trained mind is ASSOCIATION Associations are easy to remember if they are ridiculous When you create an association you must see the picture in your mind Association tool - PEG words