AK Mishra’s Art of Success organized a life reforming Corporate training session in a Reputed MNC

Success Guru AK Mishra, who is known for his motivational trainings all over India, provided an unforgettable corporate training session in a reputed MNC, based in Nodia on 18^th July 2015 from 3pm to 4:30pm organized by AK Mishra’s Art of Success. The motive of the training was to lessen  the stress  which working professionals face to fulfill their day to day tasks and to balance their personal relationships too. Besides  this, training session also focused on polishing the skills of working professional and unleash their inherent potential to enable them to lead a successful and balanced life.

Mr. AK Mishra, who is the Inventor and Director of AK Mishra’s Art of Success, being the chief motivational speaker of the seminar shared his personal life experiences, his journey from a small town to become a motivational speaker and founder of 3 organizations, viz., Chanakya IAS Academy, AK Mishra’s Art of Success and AK Mishra foundation.

The session began with an introduction about Mr. AK Mishra while welcoming him on the stage by respected HR. Success Guru AK Mishra shared deep insights on the general issues or concerns Human Being faces in their day to day lives, such as, the emotional instability, family concerns, time management, professional worries, and such more lines of thoughts, and empowered them with the ways on how to cope up with such issues in life with an ease.

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Throughout the session, All the audiences, including CEO, Sr. Managers, Managers, HR, executives were so overwhelmed and enthusiastically participated in the session by sharing their basic concerns about life both in professional and personal front. Mr AK Mishra,  while sharing his live’s experience and the mantras to live an extraordinary life, Said, “be the change you want to see in the world”, which means how an individual should transform him/herself to ‘transform the world. Apart from this,Mr. AK Mishra also shared insights on how a Human being can take charge of his/her life and emotions. On this, He said “If you are the director of your life, you’ll tune your life according to the song of your choice, and fill your life with your own cherished colors.

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AK Mishra's Art of Successwishes you all a very Happy & Prosperous Eid

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May the auspicious occasion of Eid bless you all with peace and bring joy to your heart and home. 

Happy Eid Mubarak 2015

Your Success largely depends upon the recognition of your hard work by others

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"It's not just the efforts that fulfill your inherent desires, but it also needs recognition of other people which sweetens the fruit of your hard work. Indeed, your positive attitude towards people help you bring home the bacon and taste real success."

                                                             

Success Guru AK Mishra Unearthed the Recipe of Success on Amity Radio 107.8MHZ Vol-II

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Success Guru AK Mishra shared his experiences and revealed the secrets of success in Civil Services examination . He considered ego as the main impediment in attaining success and humility as the necessary ingredient to come up with flying colors on Amity Radio 107.8MHZ Vol-II

Ways of Making Teenagers feel at ease -- AK Mishra's Art of Success for Teenagers

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Demands of more freedom and immense peer pressure stage teenagers on a collision course with their own parents and well-wishers. Where a teenager’s thoughts and imaginations, are feeding their high-headedness, parents want their kids to be more sensible and act maturely in this age. Parents expect them to be coherent and organic in their approach to build a successful and promising future. But while pursuing their dreams and meeting parents’ unrealistic expectations, they fall prey to modern lifestyle disorders like depression and anxiety, so it won’t be exaggeration when saying that teens nowadays are tight-walking on the ropes of pressure and discomfort, and it becomes imperative for the parents to figure out the ways to ease off their pressure caused due to scores of unavoidable factors including cut-throat competition, educational, emotional and social challenges. Parents can unequivocally play a pivotal role in bringing down unnatural anxiety level of their wards by spending quality time and lending a helping hand in hours of crisis. This also provides parents ample opportunities to unveil their wards behavioral and thinking patterns.

Simply put, teens may ward off unwanted stress by adopting healthy lifestyles, learning people and social skills and with the help and support of their parents that may be summarized as follows.

Parents should keep themselves abreast with the contemporary issues and trends

Young Children’s or teenagers’ knowledge about most careers and their occupational aspirations are heavily influenced by their geographic location, the occupation of their parents, their socio-economic status and their relationship with their parents along with their general awareness. Therefore the parents who keep abreast with the latest technologies, career trends, business, and employment can help their children prepare for better occupation, keeping in mind the areas of interest of their teenagers too.

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Engage in outdoor physical activities

Although appearing trivial, but sedentary mode of life also heightens teen pressure level, so engaging in activities that foster or promote physical and mental health like yoga, sports or even walking can exponentially bring down the stress level and help teens stay fit, which in turn reduces the anxiety and unwanted depression and negative thoughts, while rejuvenating the body and opening up the mind to learn and grab new things.

Do things that make you happy

Beside physical activities, which are one of the best ways to cope up with stress, teenagers should try exploring new things and indulge in the activities which make them feel good. This could be going for outing with friends, listening to music, having a conversation with parents, going out for movies, or anything that bring little joys to them. At the time of stress, these activities actually help them becoming more calm and clear in various their approach to life.

Idolize and converse                    

Although for a teenager, it comes naturally to disbelieve that anyone else is more intelligent than him/her at this tender age, but believing in this fact can actually help them lessen their unwarranted vexation and can help them make healthy choices in life. Idol could be anyone, a teacher, elder sister or brother or parents. They may be able to help exploring newer opportunities in life that may actually excite a teenager and help reducing their stress level.

Appreciate your strengths

Although parents are the most efficient tool to keep boosting teenagers’ spirit and morale up, teenagers should also discover and acclaim their skills and hidden qualities. They should focus on what they think they are good at. Time to time appreciation by parents and their support help them understand and hone their respective skills effectively that help them in the long run. Appreciation by parents reinforces their belief in their inner and hidden capabilities. It can bring about substantial changes in the development and overall personality grooming.

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Team building is a crucial aspect if one wishes to extract the best out of one’s’ workforce. Employees today are gauged on working smart than just hard for accomplishing the company’s goals. Though it contributes majorly in the way of highlighting an employees’ individualism, but it does not ensure the success of the company in a big way. It takes combined effort of the team which decides the future of the company.

One of the very many reasons, why companies use team building activities is because it’s a fun way of gauging employees’ leadership qualities. Other reasons are, improving communication skills and motivation, conducting regular ice-breaking sessions helps the employees to know each other better on their personal front as well as in professional front. Team building activities can be used by scaled organizations, to promote better teamwork in the workplace. Employers know that working in teams together in office further leads to the company’s success.

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Of all the adages that have made their milestone run since the very beginnings known to mankind, team work and its effective contribution for any professionally structured or unstructured organization has been a positive one. Working in groups has been noticed as a better outcome over time than an individual performer, like the famous old saying of five-sticks. Improved sense of working in the society, with better accomplishment of company goals is a major plus. Team work attributes to positive impact on employees by boosting their morale and keeping their attitude in check.

The fact remains unchanged that team work has a positive yet modest impact on companies. Several researchers have found supportive documentations and practical samples across the range of studies ever conducted in a systematic range of work settings. Teams reflect the potential for enhancing performance and worker attitudes, but not all implementations have had the positive results anticipated by researchers or practitioners. Improving teamwork in the workplace can be achieved in several ways.

Implement Recognition Programs

 Quality teamwork should be encouraged by rewarding employees for their respective performance. Incentives to motivate the team by praising and issuing tokens of appreciation or perks should be borne by the project or company name thereby boosting teamwork among group members. This would motivate the employees and boost their morale to perform even better the next time. The team work goes hand in hand. Successful team work always proves to be a positive turn-around for the business. No extra-ordinary efforts need to go in building the team and co-jointly working together, it is the efforts that takes as a team that come out beautifully on completion of a task or a project, while attaining the company goals effectively and efficiently.

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Encourage Social Activities

A trust factor is instilled among the employees when they know each other personally, and can openly discuss their problems among each other. Such a level of camaraderie has to be built among the teams. Grapevine communication can also help the employees to open up and even seek professional help laterally or above, in the hierarchical setting at the workplace. An office trip to the outskirts of town or a tourist locale would help them unwind and relax. It would help them come out of the formal official setting and interact openly with their colleagues, subordinates and bosses, alike.

Outline Clear Roles

Teamwork can be boosted by outlining clear-cut roles of each employee. At the start of any new project, a clear picture of the work should be allotted to each member involved keeping in mind the hierarchy and set of responsibilities so as to avoid confusion. Also should be kept in mind the caliber of the employees when listing out the tasks and deduce stress arising from unrealistic expectations. The employees can only push themselves to a certain level, after which they begin to wear out and become drawn to depression.

Mediate Disputes

Detailed instructions shall be given to remedy issues that arise among employees by boosting teamwork by empowering employees to solve issues efficiently and productively. The group should be encouraged to provide proper documentation of their problems without hesitation and any the problems should be rationed out.  

Teamwork has been at the center of debates as new forms of work structures are rooting in modern capitalist societies. The traditional Taylorist forms of work organizations are now breaking down into effective teams that further help the organization achieve its fiscal goals. Decentralization of responsibilities helps identify greater initiative among the team members and gives employees a better control of their jobs. It is not uncommon to outcry the vacuum between theoretical and practical approaches, but perhaps bridging this gap through team building can seemingly yet effectively boost professional productivity.

Communication tips for Parents -- (AK Mishra's Art of Success for Parenting)

Kids develop their sense of self as babies when they see themselves through their parents' eyes. Kids observe Your Body language, tone of voice and each expression. While you communicate with your kid, keep in mind the below tips to raise self-esteem of your kid

·         Praise your kid even for smaller tasks: Comparing your kids with other kids harm their self-esteem and confidence, whereas praising accomplishments however small, will make them feel proud

·         Avoid making loaded statements or using words as weapons: Comments like "What a stupid thing to do!" or "You act more like a baby than your little sibling!" cause damage just as physical blows do.

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Chanakya IAS Academy has proved itself once again with a momentous result declared by UPSC

Once again Chanakya IAS Academy students have brought home the bacon with 350 selections across the country. Chanakya IAS Academy specializes in providing distinguished training to students preparing for IAS examination. Success Guru AK Mishra, Managing Director of Chanakya IAS Academy and Inventor & Director of AK Mishra’s Art of Success is a one stop destination for all dreamers who want an extraordinary outcome of their life. And it has proved once again with the outstanding result declared by UPSC today on 4^th July 2015. Mr. AK Mishra who has been inspiring his audience to live a life of their dreams has already given more than 3000 Civil Servants to the country and has empowered thousands of students with administrative traits and leadership skills while bringing out the inner potential of his audience in his Art of Success Seminars. AK Mishra’s Art of Success seminar which is so popular worldwide enables his audience and students to stay focused in their various approaches of life and aims to instinct those traits which make them succeed in every walk of life. 

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Now taking that success rate a step ahead, we are proud to inform that out of 1236 selected candidates, 350 students have proud alumni’s of Chanakya IAS Academy Civil Services Examination 2014, and are ready to serve the nation with higher capabilities, abundance of knowledge and formidable administrative traits endowed by Success Guru AK Mishra and selected outstanding faculties of Chanakya IAS Academy. Amongst the top 10 ranks, Chanakya IAS Academy students have won 4 ranks to their names, while 6 students hail between top 20 positions and 31 students are listed in top 100. Suharsha Bhagat, who is a student of Chanakya IAS Academy, secured an All India 5th rank in the Civil Services Examination 2014. Apart from this, Charusreet has secured 6th rank, Lok Bandhu with 7th Rank, Ashish Kumar with 9th and Arvind Singh with 10th Rank has successfully entered in such prestigious job under the guidance of Success Guru AK Mishra in Chanakya IAS Academy. 

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When talked to Mr. AK Mishra on this, he shared his deep gratitude for all the students who under the his guidance succeeded in this Civil Services Examination 2014, and made sincere efforts in interview session and finally reached at that stage where their dreams are no more left as dreams but became a reality where they have received this prestigious chore to serve the nation. On this, AK Mishra said, “I feel proud whenever I see my students excelling in their chosen field and doing wonders in life, I appreciate my decision of not being a Civil Servant but inspiring thousands of other aspirants to walk on the path of their dreams, and because of that decision, I have the honor of seeing thousands of aspirers making their dreams come true under my guidance”.

Mr. AK Mishra heartily congratulates to all the selected candidates and wishes all the best in their future endeavors.

How a corporate training is different from the Training for students and Aspirers- AK Mishra’s Art of Success

In this fast growing world, everyone requires right kind of training and guidance to traverse the terrain of each particular part of their journey, be it in professional life or personal life. Hence, AK Mishra’s Art of Success introduces his 6 modules in his Specialization Course designed for the people from all walks of life. On a question raised by a journalist to Mr. AK Mishra, (The Inventor and Director of AK Mishra’s Art of Success) on “how a corporate training is different from the training for Aspirers “, Mr. AK Mishra explained, corporate training has totally a different concept than the training for Aspirers. An Aspirer could be someone who carries numerous dreams yet unable to focus on one, whereas some of the aspirers could be those who are focused but unable to get right guidance and positive uplifting in life, while on the other hand there are few aspirers who are not even aware of what they desire out of their life, and struggle looking for answer as to what is the purpose of their life.

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Therefore the training for aspirers initiates with the realization of inner power and potential of a person lays buried in their deeper soul. Human mind is vast, with largely unexplained source of energy and power. In fact humans’ thoughts even have the power to alter the reality. So the aspirers training begin from those realizations. And then goes on with the realization of the very purpose behind their birth. What one actually desires from his/her life, what are those outer factors which are keeping him/her away to achieve those desires, which could be negative thoughts, less belief of parents on their kids, no financial support, less belief on own capabilities and other numerous things which come between the way of success in an aspirer’s life.

Therefore in my training session, I focus on eliminating all those wrong conditioning of human brain, while using my Human software development technique, I upgrade the mind of human with positive thoughts and right belief which ultimately makes an aspirer an achiever, said Mr. AK Mishra.

Whereas, a corporate training ensures that the trainee or the participants improve skills and enhance performance by focusing on professional development. So here, it’s completely different than the training for aspirers. Here, a person might be satisfied with his/her job or might not. So the corporate training initiates with understanding of the psychology of participants first, for which in AK Mishra’s Art of Success, we provide pre-evaluation form 1 week prior to the training to understand the participants’ psychology or his/her satisfaction level with the current job, the areas of improvement and such other things, as shared by Mr. AK Mishra. Hence, unlike the training sessions for aspirers, our corporate training circles around the ideation of sharpening participants’ skills and orient the attitude of participants so that they are capable of performing better in their roles. Corporate training covers leadership skills, sales generating skills, problem solving, multitasking, understanding return on investments, teamwork training, management skills and overall professional and personal development of the participant along with skill based training pertaining to each department.

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Personality development imparts knowledge of right body language, right vocal variety, Personality Profiling and in depth discussion of the participant's goals in life, strengths and improvement areas, Intensive and extensive discussions to facilitate deeper understanding and learning of practical steps for self-improvement, which somewhere interrelated to professional growth, whereas,  training for aspirers focuses completely on personal development, making personal choices, taking right decisions, goal setting, realization of life’s purpose, and guidance to walk towards the path of their desired field.

The other set of trainings at AOS are designed in such a fashion so a teenager facing different relationship and personal nuances grows to be an aspirer enters a human relation evolving into a parental stage and develops in his professional capacity and finally reached the successful module; at every stage he has one common guidance – AK Mishra’s Art of Success. So at any given point in time in life all you have to do is explore yourself with us.

AK Mishra's Art of Success wishes you all a very Happy Doctor's Day

Doctors are like heaven on earth who give a new life to thousands of people everyday everywhere. On this special occasion of Doctor's Day, let's thank them for their humane service to mankind.

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This day is dedicated to all the doctors opportune to remind them of their vital role in our lives. Doctors owe challenge that even a minor mistake could drastically affect a patient's life and commitment to serve them by all their might. On this beautiful occasion, AK Mishra's Art of Success find Doctor's Day a perfect time to recognize the pressure of their, and entire team expressing thanks to doctor's for mentoring and to br grateful for their ability to comfort and heal  out people living in this world. 

Success Guru AK Mishra shared Success Mantras on the foremost topic "Take Charge of Life" in Kashmir University

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AK Mishra's Art of Success' life transformation Seminar held at Kashmir University. 

AK Mishra’s Art of Success wishes Happy International Day against drug abuse

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On 26^th June, the world will commemorate the international day against drug abuse and illegitimate trafficking, which serves as a reminder of the need to combat the problems illegitimate drugs pose to society. Everyone has their own story of overcoming heartbreaks, sorrows, and their own ways to find escapism from the various tensions and life struggles. And other might have set a perception of taking drugs as a fun or style statement.

But are we actually heading to the right direction? The young generation or the people who are doing illegitimate trafficking of drugs amongst college students or teenagers to create such misconceptions in their mind should be strongly looking after and government should take serious action on such illicit trafficking.   

In a survey, we got to know that in one week teenagers spend 31 hours watching TV, 17 hours listening to music, 3 hours watching movies, 4 hours reading magazines, 10 hours online. And rest the time they go to college, go out with friends, and meet numerous people outside.  What they watch, whom they meet, what kind of friend circle they have, what are they learning is actually a very serious question to look after. And no one can do it better except parents. Now how they should do it is again a serious question. Parents should have friendly conversation with youngsters or teenagers, should show very understanding behavior towards them, and should share their personal concerns and problems with them so that the teenagers can come up frankly to discuss their life’s issues and concerns. 

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Most of the girls have been noticed being addicted to drugs, when researchers compared cocaine using men and women, they found much greater neural activation in the drug-seeking brain regions of women during social stress (things like exclusion, being put down, and such) than were found for men or for women who didn’t use drugs. Many girls reported that they were introduced to alcohol and drugs use by their boyfriends, with drinking as part of their first sexual experience. Women feel addiction of alcohol sooner than the mail and some may go on to become addicted.

Youngster are becoming more addicted to alcohol and drugs to maintain their status, whereas, for women, it is a way of coping, of masking a woman’s feeling about herself and her emotional pain. 

We are losing whole segment of our population to misguided beliefs and stigmas. Spread awareness and education about the effects of alcohol and drug addiction and bring a positive change in our society. Being drug addict or alcoholic is nowhere a status symbol. And escapism is never a good idea, so face the problems, meditate to keep your mind calm and to keep your thoughts in right flow.

Your body, your life, your brain, your relationships, your health is truly a gift by God. Don’t ruin it with such addictions. Don’t become bad with your bad friend circle but educate them and take them on a right path. Be the change and create the change and then transform the world. AK Mishra’s Art of Success wishes you all happy international day against drug abuse. Get out of the conventional boundaries and raise your voice against illegitimate trafficking of drugs. 

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AK Mishra's Art of Success wishes all a very happy international Yoga Day

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Yoga is that cosmic power which enables one to rejuvenate the soul, mind and body together. On this International Yoga Day, Give your soul rejuvenation, nurturing and reconnecting with your true self. Endow your soul a rejuvenated experience!

Learn the Art of Parenting with Success Guru AK Mishra's Art of Success for Parenting

Pioneered by the celebrated  Motivational Speaker "Success Guru AK Mishra"- AK Mishra's ART OF SUCCESS  is going to organize a workshop on its specialization Module "Art of Success for Parenting"  on this Father's Day, 21^st June' 2015 in Gurgaon. This workshop would highlight various child rearing issues and will emphasize to build a healthy relationship between the parent and child by untangling both common and specific problems.

The modules would revolve around resolving specific issues about the children's worrisome behavioral, developmental health, disciplinary problems due to family dysfunction and people who seek professional consultation on active skills training like positive yet intensive parenting. It would also focus on common issues like families of children with disabilities who have or are at risk of developing behavioral or emotional disorders along with working parents who are unable to devote enough time to their kids for better nurturing would also be catered with a toolkit of techniques to address all the above child related problems that generally crop up during parenting. 

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The module would be divided into a 3-day workshop. 

• Day one would focus on 4 major sessions viz., descriptive praise, emotional coaching, fostering independence, encouraging good habits and positive discipline, dealing with issues like developing the child's motivation, social interaction, co-operation and confidence and self-esteem through the medium of movie clippings and interactive activities. 
• Day two would impart the parents with being in charge by being authoritative without being over-controlling and being able to inculcate discipline and fostering good relationships with their siblings. 
• Day three would be advanced communication skills among parents and their children would be stressed upon by learning easy techniques to gauge the child’s behavior and encouraging them to open up in a better way with their parents. 

Dedicated to the mission of revolutionizing the thinking of youth, Success Guru AK Mishra: the pioneer of the famous ‘Art of Success Programme’ has been adding hope, meaning and substance in the lives of one and all. A firm believer in the philosophy of ‘right thoughts, right beliefs and right actions’, Success Guru AK Mishra has enabled thousands to attain their goal in their lives with one of its kind initiatives that empowers, inspires and programs human mind to achieve success in every sphere of life.

Referring to the workshop Success Guru AK Mishra says, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. Your children are the greatest gift God will give to you, and their souls the heaviest responsibility He will place in your hands. Take time with them, teach them to have faith in God. Be a person in whom they can have faith. When you are old, nothing else you've done will have mattered as much.”

Father’s Day—Art of Success for Parenting

Such an honorable day for Men of the world who compromise their wishes, comfort, who devotes their entire life working day and night to give their kids a better future, a better education and a better life. On such auspicious occasion, AK Mishra’s Art of Success wishes all the fathers around the globe a very Happy Father’s Day.

Father’s Day is not only a day to devote fathers but to the grandfathers or anyone who act as a father figure in your life, who has shown you a right path, a right guidance when you were confused between several walks of life.

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On this honorable occasion, 21^st June 2015, I would like to narrate a story shared by a guy in our Art of Success Seminar recently held in Delhi on our specialization module “Art of Success for parenting”. That guy (Ritwik) lost his father at the age of 11 in an automobile accident. When each father’s day came, he used to feel depressed, lonely when all other kids used to go out with their father’s, make various cards, buy gifts, etc. When he grew up, went to college, he met a friend, who was brought up from a very rich family, the one and only son of his parents. He used to spend money like water. One day Ritwik went to his friend’s home, and saw that he was not in very good relationships with his parents. He shouted on his father when he questioned on his late arrival at home, and I got to know that he even forgot his Father’s birthday. And when he got to know by his mother, he didn’t even bothered to wish him and quietly went out of home. Ritwik couldn’t say anything that time except wishing his father a very happy birthday, that day Ritwik recalled his school days when his friends’ fathers used to come at school on parent’s teacher meetings or birthdays with loads of gifts, which Ritwik missed to feel and experience. And he realized how we human beings do not give importance to such precious things in life and how some of us die every day to have those precious things, and people in our life.

Ritwik along with his mother has been attending my art of Success Seminars for parenting since last 5 years and he regards me as a father figure, for which I feel great proud. As I said, father is not only a father, but anyone who guides you, who holds your hands and takes you towards the right path. All those kids who don’t have father, God must have send some great person in your life as a father figure, recognize him and respect him. And all those kids who have such precious gift of God “parents” Respect them, love them. You kids are very lucky! Ritwik eagerly wants to take his friend along in my Art of Success Seminar for parenting, and I feel proud when I receive such strong trust of my audience on me and I feel more responsible to keep that trust high. Parents are such beautiful creatures on the earth who sacrifice everything for their kids without any favor of return. So my message to all the kids around the world, realize their precious love before it’s too late. Respect them, and if you have grown up, so it’s your turn to give them love, care and respect. Make them feel how special they are, because they are special! Happy Fathers’ Day!

Happy Blood Donor's Day

Few drops of your blood can help a life to bloom.

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Gift a life, gift some hope

Gift a smile, gift a drop 

A bottle of blood can save a life!

Feel better, feel fitter, 

Donate blood and make it matter 

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Secret of Living well

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From the richest Man in the world to the wealthiest person, here’s a question, would you rather be rich or wealthy? I know I am with semantics, but my answer is that I want to be rich! Life “rich” chocolate or “rich” coffee, I want a life that is rich and full, and that also happens includes all the money I can honestly earn. It’s more important to be rich than merely wealthy.  Richness comes with the quality of your relationships with others, your value at workplace, your presence which makes someone smile. And the wealth follows you gradually.

The value of “Living well” does not require money to surround yourself with beauty. It does not require money to enjoy life and live well. It only requires a contented heart.  You must make sure every day before you go to sleep, you must have a contented heart with such thoughts that you learnt something new today, you explored something new, you made someone smile, you took out the time for your family or loved one to spend some quality time or you did great job at workplace. Richness comes when your inner soul is satisfied.

One of the great paradoxes of modern life is that we have more “stuff” than ever, but we live with more clutter, more stress, and too often, we are not happy! We fill our lives with hectic schedules. We fill our offices with files and papers and books and magazines until we dread going to work. We fill our refrigerators with so much food that we eat too much, then “can’t find time to exercise.

I am convinced that one of the keys to a “rich” life is simplicity. Here are two personal examples. Copy them if they happen to apply in your situation, otherwise use them as inspiration to find your own solutions.

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1.   .  People used to watch television. Some of us watch news, sit back at home and share opinions such as; it should not have happen like this, this is not right, etc. But what do we actually do to make those things on right? Do we take some actions to take things on right track? So, step out and speak loud, speak if something happening around you which is not right. Bring positive changes in yourself to bring those changes in the society. Fill your life with fascinating people, places and things. Practice being a “do-er” rather than a “watch-er”.
2.     Next, this week, let’s do an exercise. Check your mails once in a day and keep your phone aside, and guess what? You will discover that the world is not end! People are still alive, everything is still going on! And what you will discover is that you will have more time and a richer family, your friends and your life will become less miserable and well organized.

Set boundaries! Protect your privacy. Choose peace. We live in an age when money and prestige and the trappings of success have become more important than ever. We live in an era when we can earn more, have more and do more than ever, and the temptation is to lust after all those things. The good life however has not changed.