The Habit of Winning by Prakash Iyer

Book of the Week



“WHEN YOU ARE DOWN, THINK LIKE A BOXER:
IF YOU ARE KNOCKED DOWN, YOU NEED TO GET UP IN TEN SECONDS OR LESS. ONE EXTRA SECOND, AND IT’S ALL OVER.”

Motivation, positive attitudes and self beliefs together mold the success of individuals. Prakash Iyer's Habit of Winning does not show the path to success, instead it shows one how to travel in the path towards success. For this purpose, he has used the life stories of many achievers in diverse fields as evidence. Not only has he mentioned famous figures, but he has also cited examples of ordinary people. Success cannot be confined to a single aspect; it has many dimensions. This is the concept he delivers in each one of his stories. He has also written about goal planning, which is a crucial element for success.
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Tips from this book –

1. What are your Goals? What do you want to be, have, do? Whatever it be, write it down.


2. Identify the rabbit you want to catch, and focus only on that one. If you try and catch them all, you may end up with none. If the rabbit proves elusive, change your tactics but don’t change the rabbit.


3. We all have moments in our lives when we seem so close to glory but suddenly lose everything. When that happens, don’t worry about what you’ve lost. Focus on what you still have.


4. If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you are right!


5. Often, in our quest for more, we believe we need to abandon our current position and go out looking for success. We fail to recognize the diamonds lying right under our feet.


6. Focus on your strength. And not on your weakness. Don’t waste time trying to set right the limitations.


7. We all have our cracks and flaws, The challenge is to find good use for our unique talents.


8. Windows are for looking through, not at! Our lives are like windows. We can look through our challenges and see the glory and feel the joy of winning. Or we can focus on what is wrong and see all our weaknesses.


9. Patience has its reward. Nothing of substance happens in a jiffy.


10. Never give up. Never, never give up!

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