CUG Chancellor Dr Hasmukh Adhia lists ‘7 Mantras to Success’
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Mysuru: “Just gaining entry into top academic programs or coveted civil services alone do not guarantee success,” said Dr Hasmukh Adhia, Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat and former Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary.
Delivering foundation day lecture of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Hasmukh Adhia while addressing young management students, faculty members and invitees said “Success has over the years evolved into something that everyone wishes to lay their hands on, but success would come only out of sheer excellence in everything a person does, no matter how trivial the activity might seem to be”.
Elaborating on the idea, Adhia laid out seven mantras to success that could be practised.
He started with the first mantra which was “Importance of Setting Goals”, which he emphasised as having a mental picture that helped subconsciously in bringing one’s goal to reality.
The second mantra, he focused was on the importance of excellence while performing a task, irrespective of the type, size or scale of the task.
He touched upon the idea that one should complete a task with excellence and grace.
The third mantra was acceptance of results.
He emphasised on the approach to respond to adverse situations and negative results, keeping in mind the hard work and dedication that had been put into the task or job.
He also spoke about the importance of excellence and efforts which would lead to success.
The fourth mantra which Adhia highlighted was about avoidance of ego despite personal success. In one’s journey to success, there would be involvement of many individuals, and success is not something that was achieved by a single person’s effort. A lot of people and favourable factors contribute to one’s success. It was not a single factor but a culmination of multiple factors.
Dr Adhia further added that fifth mantra revolved around being a lifelong learner. The day a person stopped learning he/she stopped growing.
He further reiterated the fact that to achieve success and excellence in life one must keep learning throughout his/her life.
The sixth mantra making only those promises that could be delivered. Throwing light on this aspect he added that if promises, even if they were small ones, were kept, led to enhancing credibility of the person. Informing the other party on time if promises could not be met was also relevant.
The seventh and the final mantra was managing oneself, before managing others and how important it was to keep body and mind in control.
One must understand, examine and introspect where they stood as a person, because one could control emotions and body through the mind. Yoga is such a system, he added.
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