He states that, If you have a detailed plan for success, If you write it down, read it aloud a dozen times a day, If you truly believe it, and never backed down, you will achieve success.Each of the principles to success, are listed below:• Desire• Faith• Auto-suggestion• Specialized knowledge• Imagination• Organized planning• Procrastination• Persistence• Master Minds• The Subconscious Mind• The Brain• The Sixth Sense• FearThese are presented as separate chapters. Each of these principles is reinforced with stories. The one that grabbed my attention was the story of Napoleon Hill’s son. His son was born without any sign of ears, and the doctors claimed that the child might be deaf and mute for life. But his desire to make his son capable to speak and hear, and how he succeeded is a miracle.

Que 1:   Tell   me   about yourself? My life and purpose can be summed up in two simple words: Stories and chain reactions.

I was always an obedient and sincere child, possibly because of my then favorite novel, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I secured the first rank in my grade for 11 consecutive years. It was not a smooth ride and there were temptations. Luckily, I grew up in a very spiritual atmosphere and meditation also aided my focusing abilities.

Quizzing seemed to be the enxt logical step to satiate my curiosity and appetite for stories. My forte in quizzing has been Mythology - possibly because of the richness of stories up for grabs.

I always regarded my father as my role model so joining Mechanical Engineering at IIT-BHU, Varanasi (the same department and college as my father) felt like a natural progression; despite the huge shift from Abu Dhabi into the heartland of India.

I took a liking to debating in college- it requires extraordinary courage & acumen to hold the audience’s attention single-handedly for 10 minutes on stage and convince them to your point of view. I ultimately represented India and won a South Asia level debate.

The transition into analytics at EXL Gurgaon was surprisingly smooth and it made sense to gain further expertise at IIML so that I could pursue consulting avenues that weren’t restricted by data availability.

At IIM Lucknow, I was overjoyed to realize that my passion to learn is alive and blazing. Whether in the classroom or organizing the college fest, the learning never stops!

Que 6:   What can you offer   me   that another person cannot?   My learnings from living across nations and extra-curricular activities like quizzing hopefully give me an edge. With a childhood in UAE & engineering in Varanasi, I have learned from the best of both worlds- thriving in diversity, meditating, communicating effectively are some skills I garnered as I travelled across India for competitions in college.

I am a curious person. I have been quizzing since the age of 11 across national & international circuits. Quizzing has taught me many things, some of which in fact, quite relevant in our day-to-day lives. Quizzes made me realize that sometimes winning graciously can be as difficult as losing graciously. It has taught me never to lose hope till the last moment, to be cool and focused in critical do-or-die situations, especially in the buzzer rounds when a split second could mean victory or defeat. With these learnings, I will hopefully be an asset to your organization.

Steve Jobs:

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Limited time. Don’t waste it. Create dots to connect Only way to do great work is to love what u do. Then u never have to work. Don’t

setlle. You will know when you find it Don’t waste your ltd time living someone elses life, ied don’t be trapped by

dogma.. Stay hungry stay follish

If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

 famous time management tool. The technique requires you to study for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break and repeat this process. Discovered by Francisco cirillo

1. Find how mich effort an activity requires by finding how many pomodoros needed for an effective task

2. Learn to protect pomorfo3. Find how many needed4. Use first mins for recap n last for review5. Set a timetable acc to ur todos6. Find ur own personal objective. Eg: being more efficient, staying away from fb or

multitasking

write your task down

not finish but make progress. eat chocolate, walk around etc in breaks. opposite of multitasking so get more done without the pressure of focus. helps you get imp unattractive stuff done with higher quality

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Jerome Knyszewski:a) Craft a headline with a punch, incorporating 4 issues: 

1. Problem: hone in on the problems your target market is facing (Are you suffering from PROBLEM)

2. Promise: make a bold promise (The quickest, easiest way to BIG BENEFIT)

3. Offer: make an irresistible offer (you get this… or it’s free)

4. Proof: demonstrate proof (like the way John Reese launched traffic secrets) 

b) Display an appropriate photo

GTD: C-CORE. Clarify: Is it actionable. No- Trash/ incubate/ file. Yes- 2mins- No- Delegate or Todolist.

Organise: Put where it belongs. Contexts (At home, errands, etc) also imp

Stress

Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist at Stanford, who is known for her work in the field of  ‘science help’ —popular explication of scientific research — as it relates to achieving personal goals. 

Stress is harmful only if you believe it to be harmful. Oxytocin hormone helps relax and increases with social contact and social support. Help others & neighbours or seek help.

7 habits:

Diagram.

Creating a habit requires knowledge, skill, desire

Are 7 habits relevate: published in 1989, now is Information age. Relevance increases with size of change and difficulty of challenges.

Habit 1: Beaing proactive means more than taking initiative (your responsibility to make things happen). It means we are responsible for our own lives. Don’t blame circumstances or conditioning. Carry your own weather with you.

CIRCLES OF CONCERN & INFLUENCE:

Direct control problems. By change our habits.

Indirect control problems: by changing our methods of influence. Public victories

No control problems. Accept and smile

Chetan Bhagat follows:

1. Set a big goal- SMART2. Outline the reasons behind your goal3. Find a right group to work with4. Develop a detailed action plan5. Have a setback dealing mechanism (take a break, revisit your goal, ask your

group for feedback)6. Keep the faith

more insight from Jesse Desjardins, Nancy Duarte & Garr Reynolds

Lessons chetan bhagat

Lesson 1: Very few people actually love you, and you can count them on your fingers. Hold on to them!

Lesson 2:  Many people will love you if you are successful. They will stop when you are not. They love success, not you. Don’t take them seriously.

Lesson 3:  When you are not successful, few will believe your dreams. You are one of them who do. Sometimes, you will be the only one.

Lesson 4:  Despite having dreams, will and focus, sometimes your motivation will drop. Lift yourself back up to fight again. It isn’t easy. That is why so few make it.

Lesson 5:  People who come first in class don’t do the best in life. People who understand people, their field and themselves do.

Angela Lee Duckworth on Grit. We understood the basic meaning of grit. I showed 12 PPT slides. Grit is more than perseverance. Grit is perseverance and passion for long-

term goals. Having deep commitments that you remain loyal to for years. Living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint

According to Prof. Duckworth, being gritty is  more important than intelligence

What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn’t just money. But it’s not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose

So when we think about labor, we usually think about motivation and payment as the same thing, but the reality is that we should probably add all kinds of things to it — meaning, creation, challenges, ownership, identity, pride, etc. 

Comp pic: Creation, ownership meaning pride payment identiy chanllenges

much like our builders, when they look at the creature of their creation, we don’t see that other people don’t see things our way.

But we think everything thinks like us.

Shantanu shared three secrets to thriving in the midst of constant change:

1) The answer isn’t in a spreadsheet (rely on your gut)

2) Know your Zen (understand and stay true to yourself)

3) Surround yourself with people smarter than you (build a team that brings out your best)

Garr Reynolds: Prepare..   Design..   Deliver..

Prepare includes: know you audience, Why, So what, eleveator test, simple- 3 takeaways, confidence, storytelling

6 principles of Persuasion: CARS Like consensus

Observation (immediate) marketeers for immediate purchase. Gratitude

1. Reciprocity- Mints

As humans, we generally aim to return favors, pay back debts, and treat others as they treat us. According to the idea of reciprocity, this can lead us to feel obliged to offer concessions or discounts to others if they have offered them to us. This is because we're uncomfortable with feeling indebted to them.

For example, if a colleague helps you when you're busy with a project, you might feel obliged to support her ideas for improving team processes. You might decide to buy more from a supplier if they have offered you an aggressive discount. Or, you might give money to a charity fundraiser who has given you a flower in the street.

2. Commitment (and Consistency). Postrcard drive safe

Cialdini says that we have a deep desire to be consistent. For this reason, once we've committed to something, we're then more inclined to go through with it.

For instance, you'd probably be more likely to support a colleague's project proposal if you had shown interest when he first talked to you about his ideas.

3. Social Proof. Consensus- Bathroom towel

This principle relies on people's sense of "safety in numbers."

For example, we're more likely to work late if others in our team are doing the same, put a tip in a jar if it already contains money, or eat in a restaurant if it's busy. Here, we're assuming that if lots of other people are doing something, then it must be OK.

We're particularly susceptible to this principle when we're feeling uncertain, and we're even more likely to be influenced if the people we see seem to be similar to us. That's why commercials often use moms, not celebrities, to advertise household products.

4. Liking. If ur similar to them or cooperate with them or compliment them

Cialdini says that we're more likely to be influenced by people we like. Likability comes in many forms – people might be similar or familiar to us, they might give us compliments, or we may just simply trust them.

Companies that use sales agents from within the community employ this principle with huge success. People are more likely to buy from people like themselves, from friends, and from people they know and respect.

5. Authority. Credibility. Word of mouth in services. I have 20 yrs of experience

We feel a sense of duty or obligation to people in positions of authority. This is why advertisers of pharmaceutical products employ doctors to front their campaigns, and why most of us will do most things that our manager requests.

Job titles, uniforms, and even accessories like cars or gadgets can lend an air of authority, and can persuade us to accept what these people say.

6. Scarcity. Limited edition. Benefits, unique, what you stand to lose if u don’t get it

This principle says that things are more attractive when their availability is limited, or when we stand to lose the opportunity to acquire them on favorable terms.

For instance, we might buy something immediately if we're told that it's the last one, or that a special offer will soon expire.

BODY Language- fake it till you become it, not just make it. Two mins of power posing. Mind affects behavior affects outcome.

Chetan Bhagat: don’t be serious be sincere, balanced (health, relations, mental peace) before success

Marshmallow expt applications: And this applies for everything. Even in sales. The sales person that — the customer says, “I want that.” And the person says, “Okay, here you are.” That person ate the marshmallow. If the sales person says, “Wait a second. Let me ask you a few questions to see if this is a good choice.” Then you sell a lot more. So this has applications in all walks of life.

Jesse Desjardins

5 design mistakes to avoidL

Too much info- one main point per slide

Not enough visuals

Crappy work. Buy design

Visual vomit. Whitespace is good

Lack of prep

Why storytelling matters

1. Turn off your laptop2. Audience first. Make them care- emotionally, intellectually or aesthetically3. Structure. Setup, conflict, resolution. Or Ideal, reality, problem, solution, next step4. Have a clear theme. Whats your point. Your story is really their story5. Remove the non-essentials. Chekhovs gun6. Hook them early7. Show a clear conflict- Character struggle goal8. Demonstrate a clear change. Before-After9. Show or do unexpected10.Make them feel11.Be authentic. To be vulnerable

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Recap

Change Happens (They Keep Moving The Cheese)

Anticipate Change (Get Ready For The Cheese To Move)

Monitor Change (Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old)

Adapt To Change Quickly (The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese)

Change (Move With The Cheese)

Enjoy Change! (Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese!)

Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoying It Again (They Keep Moving The Cheese.)