Great Leaders inspire to follow (Episode 3) - J.K. Rowling: A Novelist who stirred the world with her fantasy novel series

The name of J.K. Rowling needs no introduction. She authored Harry Potter Fantasy series and stirred the whole world with her prodigious imagination. This Video (Part 3) depicts that like many other celebrities, she also encountered failures, defeats and poverty but eventually delivered her best to the world.

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AK Mishra's Art of Success wishes you all happy Indian Air force Day

Globally acclaimed, Indian Air Force (IAF) was established on 8^th October 1932 and is primarily responsible to secure Indian airspace. 

Great leaders inspire to follow (Episode 2) -- Unearthing the Illustrious Life of Colonel Harland David Sanders

This video (Part 2) sheds light on the life of Colonel Harland David Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC). He came across countless problems all his life but conquered all of them with his indomitable spirit. Next video will discuss about the celebrated Novelist J. K. Rowling.

Great leaders inspire people to follow—AK Mishra’s Art of Success

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Great leaders inspire people to follow (Episode 1) —AK Mishra’s Art of Success

This video ( Part 1)  will help you get a good fix on the successful life of  Jim Carrey ( Famous Hollywood Actor)  and will surely leave you motivated and inspired . You will get to know how a person can notch up success with iron will and unshakable determination. Subsequent videos will discuss the lives and strife of Colonel Sanders and JK Rowling.

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Jim Carrey: Mesmerizing the world with his energetic and slapstick performances Episode 1

AK Mishra's Art of Success wishes you all a very happy Gandhi Jayanti

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Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every year on 2nd of October to honour and commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, who is also referred to as “Father of The Nation”.The day is  celebrated across globe as ‘International Day of Non-Violence’. Gandhiji disseminated the message of truth and peace to the world and is conceived of as momentous preacher of non-violence.   

His contribution in the India’s struggle for freedom is stupendous. He instilled faith and courage in the hearts of people that freedom can be had without adopting any forms of violence and practicing truth and non-violence is the highest virtue. Gandhiji made people believe that they must do away with all kinds of slaveries and injustices so that a healthy society can be formed.

Once again, there is a need to unite together to free our country from the clutches of corruption, violence, inequality and realize the dreams of Gandhiji. Getting rid of these menaces is imperative to foster the growth of our nation.

On this special occasion, let's take oath to practice truth and non-violence all our life.

It is vitally important to adopt the teachings of Gandhiji , especially when world appears to be on the brink of destruction due to burgeoning greed, violence and non-endurance among the people.

Be the change to bring a change!

AK Mishra’s Art of Success Wishes you all very Happy Gandhi Jayanti!!

Chanakya IAS Academy shared Success Tips for “Civil Services Examination” at Jammu

Chanakya IAS Academy conducted a seminar at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, Jammu University on 29^th Sep 2015. The purpose of the event was to motivate the students while keeping them aware of the changes, and further helping them by removing their dilemmas that might hinder their path to success.

With a goal to spread clear understanding and knowledge about Civil Services Examination to the students who aspire to be a part of Civil Services, The seminar was organized under the guidance of AK Mishra, Founder and Managing Director of Chanakya IAS Academy, who is fondly known as “Success Guru” amongst his students. Mr. Vibodh Gupta, MLC of Jammu, was the chief guest of the programme, who congratulated Mr. Mishra for giving more than 3000 Civil Servants to the nation and appreciated Mr. Mishra’s decision for opening up Chanakya IAS Academy’s branch in Jammu.

Chanakya IAS Academy also invited its successful candidates to share their experience and provide success tips and right guidance to the participated Civil Service Aspirants. The Successful candidates shared information about the latest changes in the UPSC, write books and methodology, the level of the syllabus, time required, marking scheme, medium of answering and put to rest several doubts. However, it was Success Guru AK Mishra, who with his vast experience and sharp insight dispelled the most commonly believed myths related to civil services. With facts and figures he proved that there is in fact no need to be intimidated by the large number of candidates appearing for the examination. He emphasized upon the need to think like an officer while preparing for the examination.

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Mr AK. Mishra, Founder and Managing Director of Chanakya IAS Academy and AK Mishra's Art of Success, gave success tips to numerous students who were involved in the seminar. He further stated in the seminar that “the nature of Civil Services Examination compared with other university examinations is entirely different. In reality, Civil Services Exams should not be concerned with the preparations of the subjects rather aspirants should be focusing on being a better Administrator. For students to achieve success, the essence should be hard work, self confidence, goal setting, time management and energy management among many other things.”

According to him, it's surreal for parents to see their child as an IAS or PCS officer, although the incredulous environment is a recurring motif in their academic life which leads to discontentment in the aspirant's mind often resulting them to wander away from their goals. This is to a great extent results in giving up their dreams. He believes guiding them properly and motivating them could amount extraordinary results. This is the reason why Chanakya IAS Academy invented the "Art of Success" programme so that students can overcome their skepticism and achieve success.  

Mr. Mishra indicated that Chanakya IAS Academy will launch their center in Jammu center very soon, so as to enable the students of Jammu and Kashmir to avail of Quality teaching at the comfort of their home state.

Truly an enlightening experience; the seminar left the audience wanting for more. He concluded the seminar by stressing upon the fact that civil service examination is much more than the test of knowledge; it’s about the application and correct inference.

Employability Skill Test: Create practices that fit the best-- AK Mishra's Art of Success for Professionals

Skills analysis and skills development are essential to keep up the productivity. Individuals having broad-based education, better skills, eagerness to adapt and learn newer things are most employable ones. Testing the required level of skill in any candidate is a daunting job as it includes the most critical analysis of evaluation. If the evaluation process is not effective enough to get in through the candidate, it will have a direct effect on productivity of the employee. The test for employability is a must for organizations.

Employability entails much more than the ability to get a job. One should have the ability to keep polishing the existing skills and gain newer skills to remain employable throughout

life. Those who move out of their daily tasks and take initiatives to go beyond their work profiles to grab more knowledge are more employable ones. Enhancing the skills does not only help with organizational growth, but it also helps employees to grow as a person.

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Organizations’ initiatives to create practice for employees in order to enhance their skills

1.       Sound Interest:  Employees engagement and development also depend upon the organization. It is the organization who organizes various activities that channelize the employees’ potential in appropriate work, which in turns helps them grow professionally and personally. An Organization must know how to engage employees through interesting ways of engagement. Innovation is what helps the company to roll our HR policies that support growth of innovative and creative engagement of employees.

2.      Employer’s genuine interest: An individual would find their work interesting, if employer genuinely offers good opportunities for them to enhance their skills. To enhance a genuine interest of employees towards their work, the organization must involve them in activities that interest them. This requires immense collaboration of organization with the employees. In other words, to involve employees, the organization must be involved equally in the process. A genuine interest of the organization assists in the formation of emotional capital of the organization.

3.     Deployment: Organizations who provide deployment opportunities in response to the changing needs of their organization also help gaining interest of employees. This concretes the way for the creation of the new alley in the course of career. Any organization performs such practices where the employees receive opportunities to develop new skills and polish the existing expertise adds to organizational growth along with the professional growth of employees. Professional growth is proportional to productivity and productivity is proportional to organizational growth. This helps the employers to utilize employees up to their optimal level and get maximum returns out of their investments.

What are the techniques to enhance employability skills?

Undoubtedly, good qualification and work experience help you get a good job, but to successfully sustain in a job, one must have to keep practicing and developing skills as per the latest trends and technologies. New requirement of business requires new methods to deal with the situation. On technology fronts, professionals need frequent up gradation as technology updates frequently.

Here are some following methods to strengthen employability skills:

1. Review yourself: To strengthen your skills, you must first analyze your existing knowledge and then match it with the market trend.  List down your weakness and strength and then analyze what all you require which add a value to your professional growth. Writing down lets an individual to go through their weaknesses critically and devise plans to eliminate them. On the other hand, writing offers a better insight into the personality and improves the glitches in their own self. Soft Skills, body language and other professional skills can be greatly enhanced through self-review.

2. Start some R & D: Start reading about the things you are interested in to gain knowledge through reading relevant books, reading on google, practicing, etc. Reading is one of the best practice for both character and knowledge formation. It helps in both psychological and behavioral development of the individual. The brain needs to be fed with information and knowledge as the body needs to be fed with food.

3. Volunteer:  Volunteering or taking initiatives to work with your senior or colleagues beyond your work profile definitely works in developing organizational skills.

4. Professionalism: Regardless the field or area of your work, professionalism and integrity are something you must add to your personality while you are at the professional front. Employees should join professional networking, development programs that enhance their skills and make them confident amongst various groups of people. Familiarize yourself with the people who are doing excel in the field you are working in, and try to learn from them.

Enhancing your employability skills through various training, observations, education and practical application boost up your career.  Through enhancing your employability skills, time to time as per the industry or market trend, not only increase your demand in the professional world, but also position you for high-earning roles with better growth potential.