THE MASTER SKILL OF SUCCESS

Dear friends,

With New Year’s eve just around the corner, you might be thinking about how to improve yourself in 2017. At this crucial season, I want to share some important ideas about goal setting, the master skill of success.

All of us have 2 choices in our life : We can make a mediocre life or we can design a king size life. If you choose the second choice, you should learn to set powerful goals. Written goals provide laser like focus in your life.

Setting powerful goals and sticking on to them is the secret art followed by all achievers. You too can learn it, if you follow these 4 steps.

Decide what you want

You have to decide exactly what you want to achieve in each area of your life - Studies, Health, Finance, Relations etc. Sit down and think with clarity about your wants which are achievable. Be specific!

Write it down

The next important step is to write down all of your goals clearly and in detail. Give importance to your most important goal in your studies or career. Set a specific deadline for the goals. If it is a large goal, break it down into sub-deadlines. This process will force you to filter out the unimportant.

Make a To-Do-List

Organize the items on your list into a plan by placing them in the proper sequence and priority. Make To-Do-Lists for the year, for the month, for the week and for today.

Take action

Take action immediately on the most important thing you can do on the To-Do-List of the day. Then move on to the next job in the list. If needed make some course corrections in your list. But make sure you are not drifting away from your goals.

Always keep your eyes on accomplishing the primary jobs in your To-Do-List. 

Resolve to do something everyday that will take you closer to achieve your most important goal in studies or career. Maintain the momentum. Following this process with utmost dedication will ensure you unstoppable success.

with best wishes

Susi Thirugnana

Editor, Genius Punnagai

*  Editorial in December issue