The Secrets to Superior Achievement

Each of us has the potential to achieve far more than we have yet imagined. We know that human beings use only a tiny percentage of our brain's potential. We waste time, we get distracted, we "spin our wheels", and we get frustrated. Yes, we do accomplish things, but only a small portion of what we are capable of achieving.

At the same time, we feel, other people are reaching huge goals and achieving vastly more than us. How? They are also human beings as we are, we all have equal raw material—2 hands, 2 legs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, brain. And even those, who do not have this enough raw material, are doing wonders in life. So, the obvious fact is that we can also do. Everyone can do wonders, and the biggest fact is we are born to do wonders. We are born to do extraordinary, because we have extraordinary skills, we have that unique power. But the question is, how should we use it to get maximum achievements out of our life?

What are the secrets to that level of achievement?

Let’s discover

1. Self-Discipline:- Self-discipline is the key to ultimate freedom! It means
taking charge of life, being an adult and deciding how
you want to live your life. It means you are not dependent
on circumstances or convenience or other people's opinions.
It is choosing your own course, taking responsibility and
going in the direction YOU have chosen. It means doing what
makes sense in the long run, rather than what is popular or
comfortable or easy. Self-discipline is the first essential
for massive, extraordinary levels of personal success.

2. Effective Resource Allocation: - High achievers don't
waste time or squander relationships, or "wish their lives
away." They use their talents and abilities wisely. They
focus their efforts on their most important next steps.

We have limited resources. There are only 24 hours in a
day, and we have limited stamina and strength. High
achievers concentrate and put their best efforts in their most
important projects. They are very careful about time,
knowing that when today is over, it's gone forever. They
make careful choices about money, knowing that once spent,
it's gone forever, but invested wisely, it can create
literally millions of dollars over time. High achievers use
resources wisely.

3. Environmental Perfection. We respond to our
surroundings and high achievers create environments that
support them perfectly, all day long, every single day.
They care about their offices, and they take care of their
bodies. They dress well and keep their tools sharp and
well-maintained.

There is a reason extraordinarily successful people have
elegant offices, and live orderly, structured, simple
lives. These are the habits that MADE THEM SUCCESSFUL!

4. Hard Work. Extremely successful people work harder
than the rest of us. Yes, sometimes they simply work more
hours and stay more focused, but sometimes it's the subtle
things. They pay attention and actually listen to the
people they meet. They network effectively. They read and
use what they learn to achieve better outcomes. They get
more done!

Extraordinary achievement is the result of
these four simple steps.

How to enhance fit life for working mother

We all know it’s not easy being a working mother who juggles a full time job with a family life. While taking care of the health of kids, family members, a woman actually forgets to devote sometime in a day for her fitness. Working moms are busy people who unceasingly have to balance work with personal and at-home considerations, which can create a lot of stress throughout all aspects of life. If they don’t find a channel to release out this stress, then it becomes more strenuous to handle the common stresses of motherhood for too long. Mothers need to feel good about themselves, and feel a sense of personal accomplishment to live a healthy and fit lifestyle that leads to stress-free living which in-turns let them offer good quality time to spend with their kids and family too.

It may seem like multi-tasking and juggling everything is allowing you to manage it all right now but you're paying a high price for the constant on-the-go mentality by ignoring your need for rest and recreation. Continuously reminding yourself about your health and wellness and giving yourself the priority is a key element to ensure that you remain in good mental and physical health and that your relationships with others are not compromised by your exhaustion and annoyance.

From working a full-time job to running to kids schools for PTAs or functions, and managing a household, working mother hardly finds a spare moment in their busy daily schedules for their own selves. Even with hectic home and work situations, working moms still need to find time to live a healthy lifestyle which not only benefits themselves, but their families as well.

By implementing the following tips and mental shifts, work out can soon become a permanent appointment in your busy schedule.

Make Yourself a Priority;

Mothers should put themselves at the bottom of the priority list, especially when kids are young.  If you aren’t getting enough sleep, it takes away all of your energy to just make it through the day. Moms also can be hard on themselves emotionally and feel guilty about doing something for themselves in the limited time which they should devote to their kids and family.  To be healthy, moms have to bust through these mental roadblocks and attitudes by making their health and fitness a priority, a commitment and a life-long dedication.

“It’s OK to take care of yourself because only a healthy mother can take care of the heath of her kids and family and can devote them good quality time to spend. The first step is to believe in the power and impact of a healthy and fit lifestyle, not only physically, but mentally, throughout all aspects of your life. It’s time to make the mental shift to putting your health in your priority list.

“As a working mom, you’re expected to take care of the family and perform well at work as well.  But how are you going to do that if you’re overweight, unhealthy, uncomfortable and unhappy?”

“One of the main reasons every working mother should keep up their workout routine is because workout helps to get better mentally, helps to feel good and as a result women can spent quality time with their family and kids and treat them better when they get home and have an overall more positive outlook on life.”

Whether it’s first thing in the morning before the kids are awake, during your lunch break or in the evening, you only have to set aside 30-60 minutes during the day to focus on your health and fitness. Adjust your schedule, make it fit, but just do what it takes to make your workout a constant in your life.

Take Time to Eat Healthy

A common habit that mothers form without even realizing it is eating their kids’ foods and finishing up a child’s plate in fear of wasting food. What may seem like an innocent, time-saving gesture, though, is in reality a huge calorie counter.

Eating your kids’ leftovers are wasted calories that can add up quicker than you realize. Instead of grabbing a leftover spoonful of your child’s Maggie and cheese for lunch, make sure to take the time to eat well-rounded, nutritious meals that include healthy portions of protein, fruits and vegetables to sustain the energy needed for an always-on-the-go working mother. It helps to plan your weekly meals ahead of time on the weekends so you won’t have to worry about what you’re eating during the busy work week.

Stay Accountable, Stay Active

Success Guru AK Mishra suggests that working and busy mothers can consider the help of personal trainer or coach. Personal trainers are not only great fitness buddies, but they also can be an excellent resource for helping you get started and maintain a healthy and fit lifestyle.

By using a trainer, you have someone who knows what you should eat, what workouts you should do to get the best results and even you can get good advice to provide healthy lifestyle to your kids as well. 

Be active with your child. Take them to the swimming pool or play in the garden or park can also be a good form of living a healthy lifestyle. 

Discover the unlimited potential Within You

This world has been created by the people who dared to dream and believe in possibilities. All inventions, discoveries and achievements in human civilizations are results of believers and strivers. The Creator created the hardware but delegated the responsibilities of developing software to human beings. Hence every human being is born to succeed and grow to no limit. This is because success of every human being is the success of the Creator himself. Success is the basic inherent principle of Nature. Whatever good or bad you believe in and you try for, you will succeed in.

Every human being is unique and an ultimate creation of God. No one is a random creation. There is a purpose behind everyone to be born on earth. In this regard I would like to quote the famous statement given by Max Lucado who says: “‘you were not an accident, you were not mass produced, you were not an assembly line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted and lovingly positioned on earth by the master craftsman.” In other words, it is not that mass production is going on in an industry like Tata Steel Plant and a human is created as one of the mass, it’s also not that, there is a single dye used to replicate production of human beings as in the case of production of mobile sets by a company. There is no accidental production of anyone. In fact each one is a deliberate creation of God with some certain purposes and therefore everyone is gifted with some specific qualities and is born to certain parents and to certain environment and place .Thus wherever you are born, is not an advantage or disadvantage till the time you realize it’s importance and take it as a scheme of God. Take example of the great men of the human civilization, more than 80% of them were born in unprivileged conditions and to unknown and unprivileged parents. To pick up a few examples, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincon, our former President Abdul Kalam, Einstein, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates and Dheerubhai Ambani all were from very humble socio-economic background. In fact, such humble backgrounds were the nurturing grounds for their excellence in later part of their lives.

Thus the story of success for anyone begins with trust on himself/ herself that he/ she is the ultimate creation of God and is born to succeed and remain happy for fulfilling the basic objectives of his/her birth. No one is born as great or small. To every parent their new born child is looked as the ultimate child on the earth, and perhaps the most intelligent and most good looking one also. But very soon things become different. The child starts getting compared with others and social conditioning of the child begins. Then he/ she do not remain in what unlimited potential he/she was born with. In fact he /she starts getting personality as conditioned by the social environment he/she gets. Growing with age his / her original potential or individuality becomes dormant and social conditioning termed as personality becomes the reality. Consequently what he /she can do or cannot do is not the result of his/her original potential but of his / her belief system as conditioned by the environment.

As a grown up person the first and the foremost duty for you is to spend some peaceful time to develop your consciousness towards yourself. If you have desire to accomplish something in your life but fear and doubt comes on the way, you must understand that some wrong conditioning has happened in your mind towards your goal. Therefore, before moving ahead with your efforts, you must try to come out of that wrong conditioning and reprogramme your mind with realization of your actual potential and strong belief system. The real thrill is not in doing something that you find easy but in doing something that seems difficult. It does not take more time to follow a bigger dream than a smaller one .Therefore you should never hesitate on creating a dream as big as you can.

Goal setting is very crucial in human life. Without a clear goal life is worthless. We are different from other animals because we can dream and we can follow our dreams. But these dreams are meaningless till the time these becomes objectives of our life. As former President of India Shri Abdul Kalam says,” dream is not one that you see while sleeping but that you see when you are awake and that does not allow you to sleep.” Only this kind of dream can become goal. However, in relation to your goal, you must ask to yourself following questions seriously and contemplate on them:

What do you want? When do you want it? Why do you want it? And how will get it? It is a very crucial to be very specific about what do you want. For example, when you make a choice for a career you need be very specific about what you want to be. If you want to be a civil servant, must be specific about what service like IAS, IFS or IPS you want to be in. Your mind will work better and your energy will be more channelized when you are specific about your goal. This clarity of choice must be supported by time line .Thus when you want to be an IAS needs a specification of time, for example in year 2015 or 2016/2017/2018. You cannot get result from you till the time you become specific about a deadline. These above two questions ‘What’ and ‘When’ must be supported by a clear answer for ‘Why’. The answer for ‘Why’ will give you strong motivation and enthusiasm for your efforts. This makes you clear about the choice of goal and keeps you connected with the tastes and glories of your goal. For example if someone motivates you to climb mountain for 5 km without giving answer for ‘Why’, you will not be able to go even for a few meters. On the other hand if you have a reasons, tastes and attractions connected to your mountain climbing you will forget all difficulties on the way and reach the top of the mountain with all enthusiasm and spirit.

Then finally comes the question ‘How’. This is the technique of achieving your goal that you may call ‘Art of Success’. This is where you have to assess your existing potential and upgrade it to the desired level. You have to sharpen your skills in order to match with the expectations of your goal.

International Women's Day

In a world of such heinous crime against women, international women’s day calls for respect, equality and encouragement towards the women. It represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the women of the world. While we talk about the achievements how can we forget to give a salute to the women staff at Chanakya IAS Academy and AK Mishra’s Art of Success. A beautiful bond, women power and sense of conformity has always been at the forefront at both the organizations of success guru AK Mishra, which has taken Chanakya IAS Academy his flagship business and AK Mishra’s Art of Success (his newest establishment) to newer heights.

The constant growth and confirmative rising figures are proof enough to ensure how Chanakya IAS Academy and AK Mishra’s Art of Success are touching heights and a lot of credit goes to the dominating number of women staff who have been earnestly chosen from the best of companies in the industry to be a part of these ever evolving companies. These women are seen tactfully handling day to day tasks and combining their efforts in sync with the overall companys’ targets and mission.

While on one hand we have a lady director leading conglomerate of businesses for success guru, the other side of this coin comprises of 2 turnkey project heads for Chanakya IAS Academy and AK Mishra’s Art of Success who struggle night and day giving shape to the dreams of AK Mishra aka success guru, (inventor and director of Chanakya IAS Academy and AOS) while giving nation leaders and providing alluring transformational experience to every individual around the globe respectively.

March 8^th is international women’s day. It is meaningless to fix one day of the year as women’s Day as women all over the world are in a continuous battle within the society. Each and every day should be celebrated as women’s Day nevertheless dedicating a day is a great attempt to connect with women and appreciate the fairer sex.

In return to the favor of women’s sincerity towards the organizations, it’s our responsibility to keep women safe and secured. Therefore, AOS has special policies for women which includes assurance of dignity, due respects towards their efforts, encouragement in all the fields, a separate parking area for the women staff is allotted which is well lit and nearest to the staircase and the elevator, while Chanakya IAS Academy follows stringent rule of providing cab facilities during late hours. That’s not it, there are special allowances for single mothers under the HR policies at AOS which is an attempt to salute all mothers who strive hard to strike a perfect work life parenting balance

AOS strongly believes that attracting, retaining and promoting women is crucial for the success of the company, as it has been noticed in Chanakya IAS Academy as well since last 22yrs. An astounding bond and sincerity of the women counselor has taken Chanakya IAS Academy at a tremendous level of success. This is why, AOS and Chanakya have so many women contributing to an environment that is rich in diversity, acknowledges each individual's uniqueness and promotes and respects personal achievement and stewardship.

AOS believes that women can have it all and has developed opportunities to help women define and achieve their goals. Through Women's Mentoring, a programme that pairs female leaders with AOS leadership mentors, employees can take advantage of virtual workshops and networking tips to help guide their careers at AOS and Chanakya IAS Academy.

AOS connects women globally through AK Mishra Foundation and Life Lover’s Club which brings to life the Defining success. AK Mishra foundation not only connects with the rural area people or the disaster suffering people but also connects women across the world through global internet connectivity to keep us updated about the sufferings of women and their requirements, which helps AOS to plan AK Mishra’s Art of Success sessions specially designed for women. The idea is to offer women a place to share experiences, advice and insights, while finding inspiration from others.

On this auspicious occasion of women’s day, AK Mishra’s Art of Success congratulates to every woman at Chanakya IAS Academy and AOS and wishes them a great ongoing success with the same sincerity and wonderful bonding. 

Things that make life worthwhile

Around the world, every day is a time of renewal, celebration of new opportunities, and great optimism.

1. Take time to dream – it hitches your soul to the stars.

2. Take time to work – it is the price of success.

3. Take time to think – it is the source of power.

4. Take time to play – it is the secret of youth.

5. Take time to read – it is the foundation of knowledge.

6. Take time to worship – it is the highway of reverence and washes the dust of earth from our eyes.

7. Take time for friends – they are the source of happiness.

8. Take time to love – it is the source of joy.

9. Take time to laugh – it helps with life’s loads.

10. Take time for beauty – it is everywhere to be enjoyed.

11. Take time for health – it is the true treasure of life.

12. Take time to plan – it is the secret to getting the things you desire
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Stop worrying and start living

·         Worry Less, Smile more. Accept criticism, take responsibility

·         Be quiet & listen. Love life. embrace change

Remember, while you’re busy on stressing, you are also missing out on life.

Separate frustrations from your day and put them on a shelf far, far away from anything that concerns you, at the end, it’s really not worth it. LIVE THE MOMENT AND MAKE BEST OUT OF IT.

Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have.

Here are Scientifically Proven Ways to Stop Worrying

1.      If you’re a worrier, your ABCs are as follows:

·         A stands for: Activating Event

·         B stands for: Belief

·         C stands for: Consequent Emotion

Write down the activating event which is making you stressful

Now, analyze your belief about that event, then the consequent emotions attached with that event. Does your belief and consequent emotions helping you to bring a positive change in the Activating event?

If no, then replace the belief with the truth and your consequent emotions with you positive attitude and move on.

2.      You have to decide to be the one in charge of your emotions, or your emotions will take charge of you. Renew your mind. Let truth wash over you. New neuropath ways can actually form in our brains as we begin to think differently about our world, our relationships, and ourselves.

3.      Get Outside and Move: move your body and do it in the great outdoors. Exercise gives us happy chemicals in our brains (endorphin). Why do you think runners are always chasing that feeling known as “runner’s high”? Because it actually exists and it feels really good when you find it. All sorts of good things happen in our bodies when we exercise or dance. 

TRAITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE –WHICH WE MUST REALIZE WITHIN OURSELVES

• They work hard!  Yes, they play hard, too!  They expect performance from others, but they expect extraordinary performance from themselves. High-level success starts with a recognition that hard work pays off.
• They network.  Successful people have a rolodex full of people who value their friendship and stand for them.
• They are incredibly curious and eager to learn.  Repeated success is not about memorizing facts, it’s about being able to take information and create, build, or apply it in new and important ways. Successful people want to learn everything about everything!
• They work on themselves and never quit!  When a relationship or business deal goes sour, they assume they can learn from it and they expect to do better next time. Successful people don’t tolerate flaws; they fix them!
• They are extraordinarily creative.  They see new combinations, new possibilities, new opportunities and challenges where others see problems or limitations.
• They are self-reliant and take responsibility.  Extremely successful people take the initiative and accept the responsibilities of success. They don’t worry about blames.
• They are usually relaxed and keep their perspective.  Even in times of stress or turmoil, highly successful people keep their balance; they know the value of timing, humor, and patience.
• Extremely successful people live in the present moment.  They know that "Now" is the only time they can control.  They take full advantage of each day. Successful people don’t waste time, they use it!
• They "look over the horizon" to see the future.  They observe trends, notice changes, see shifts, and hear the nuances that others miss. Extremely successful people live in the present, with one eye on the future.

The combination of these traits works together, giving huge advantage to the successful people. Because they are insatiable learners, they can respond wisely to change.  And finally, none of these traits are genetic!  They can be learned! They are free and they are skills you can use. Start now!