Dr. Arockia Rajasekar Dept of Commerce St. Joseph’s College Trichy – 620 002.

1. Dr. ArockiaRajasekar Dept of Commerce St. Joseph’s College Trichy – 620 002.

2. What is SUCCESS? Success is a journey – Definition of being successful varies from period to period.

3. Pre civilization era……winning food!…finding shelter!…covering the body!

4. Post Civilization era……living in a group!…winning a woman!…leading the tribe!

5. Pre industrialisation era……cultivation of lands ( farming) …developing personalised skills! …practicing vocations!

6. Post industrialisation era……getting decent wage or salary,…getting a decent job,

7. After 1950s…winning a decent but permanent job, usually a govt job!

8. Now - After 2000’s…Winning a job in MNCs of ICT! … Becoming an entrepreneur!

9. #1 Lakshmi Mittal Largest Steel Company

10. #2 Azim Premji Wipro, India's second-biggest InfoTech company

11. #3 Mukesh & Anil Ambani Reliance group

12. #4 Kumar Mangalam Birla Hindalco Industries  - India’s largest cement producer .

13. Finally to be precise as the dictionary says: SUCCESS is accomplishment of an aim or purpose Infact it is a journey that an individual needs to look into his/her values, skills, abilities, strengths & weaknessess – work on it continuously to achieve his/her goal

14. The definition of success may vary from period to period, person to person according to one’s perception – but now the question is HOW TO SUCCEED?

15. Basic Intelligence To be successful we should fair well in five level of intelligences Emotional Intelligence Social Intelligence Environmental Intelligence Spiritual Intelligence

16. Basic Intelligence ...Gain knowledge through education • Curiosity to learn – what? Why?... • Listening Ability – listen to the teachers/scholars • Reading Skill – read and browse Human brain is the greatest computer ever invented, yet scientists say we use less than 10% of it. What would happen if we use more?

17. SUCCESS Profession / Career Family / Friends Wealth & Respect Health & Happiness Knowledge/ Hard work + Attitude

19. THE ICEBERG HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

20. THE ICEBERG ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.

21. THE ICEBERG 10 % VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 90 %

22. THE ICEBERG The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable on human beings … KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS ATTITUDE

23. THE ICEBERG In other words…. BEHAVIOR KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS IMPACT VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS ATTITUDE MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS

24. POWER OF ATTITUDE Let each letter of the alphabetic has a value equals to it sequence of the alphabetical order: = 82 = 96 = 98 = 100

25. Attitude is the key to success. ATTITUDE IS WHAT GOVERNS ALL THE OTHER QUOTIENTS OF INTELLIGENCE ! ATTITUDE IS EVERY THING

26. Emotional Intelligence Lack of emmotional intelligence leads to failure and depression • Recognize your emotions • Understand your emotions • Manage and balance properly • Use emotions effectively

27. Social Intelligence It is the ability to get along well with others and to get them to co-operate with you. i.e. Building relationships with Social and Cultural Awareness Communication Skill is very important ‘I’ should be made silent & ‘we’ should be emphasized

28. To be successful in achieving social intelligence • Communicate • Lead by example • Have empathy - Put yourself in others shoes • Be efficient in problem solving • Serve by love

29. Environmental Intelligence Environmental awareness. Updating yourself according to the given environment. Up to date relevant and accurate information for performing our daily tasks and also plan for our future.

30. Spiritual Intelligence Faith in Supreme Power teaches us to be more humane and humble • Love and concern for others • Truthfulness • Sense of gratitude • Forgiving attitude Thus we have PERSONAL INTEGRITY At any cost… Don’t listen to self negatives Don’t even give a try to bad habits

31. ALWAYS THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIENCE AND EGO! WE SHOULD LEARN TO OPERATE FROM SPIRIT AND NOT FROM EGO. Ego separates us from others and serve as a great barrier for success.

32. Important Qualities to succeed… • Have Personal integrity • Have Self Esteem • Be optimistic & Confident – I can • Be Responsible • Have a clear vision The greatest achievements begin with one person’s vision becoming shared by many. Leads to achieve Short term goals Long term vision/goal Achieving

33. Important Qualities to succeed… • Hard work – eg. Kalam – Love for work • Organizational skills – Prioritize your tasks • Time Management • Utilize any opportunity which comes your way • Learn to communicate • Build network and team spirit • Commit to improvement always • Remember your past and learn from failures People who work with love and inspiration will always out achieve those who work out of force or necessity Failure is only an opportunity to begin more intelligently – Henry Fords Mistakes are only valuable lessons to improve ourselves

34. Don’t look back when you are old and say: “ I could have done great things if only I weren’t so busy doing little things” • Plan each step and keep climbing one small step after another • Along your way be genuine and share with others, because ultimately the greatest thing in life will be building relationships • Enjoy your journey and finally you will have bridged the challenges of life together

36. Success is a journey and not a destination…

37. SUCCESS TESTS Video clipping

38. ALL THE BEST!