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Anand Kumar Padmanaban
Dedications ............................ 5
Introduction ........................... 6
Review ................................ 12
Chapter 1 ............................. 14
Maturity
The
Buddha
In
You
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14
Chapter 2 ............................. 17
Successful
People
Motivate
Self
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17
Chapter 3 ............................. 26
Taking
Risk
Is
Not
Risky
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26
Chapter 4 ............................. 31
Time
Works
For
Success
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31
Chapter 5 ............................. 37
Success
Always
Loves
Being
In
Action
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37
Chapter 6 ............................. 41
Urgent
Vs.
Critical
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41
Chapter 7 ............................. 46
Positive
Thinking
Is
Good,
Doing
Is
Better
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46
Chapter 8 ............................. 53
Make
Common
Sense
Common
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53
Chapter 9 ............................. 57
Communicate,
Bi-Directionally
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57
Chapter 10 ............................ 60
The
2
Ears,
One
Mouth
Formula
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60
Chapter 11 ............................ 69
DEDICATIONS
This book is dedicated to my parents
and to my family who have always
taught me to do whats right even
though doing the right thing would not
lead to a personally favorable
solution.
I also wanted to thank my friends who
helped in review of the book.
INTRODUCTION
Let a man learn thoroughly whatever he
may learn, and let his conduct be
worthy of his learning.
-Verse 391, Thirukkural
Let me start by clearing the air by
stating that I am no expert, nor a
wizened individual, I am somebody who
is very much like you. The only
probable difference is that over the
course of time I have worked with
incredible people all across the globe
who have shared their knowledge and
wisdom with me which I have penned
into this book.
Constant learning and success often go
hand in hand and reflecting on what
success means I am repeatedly reminded
that winning and being successful is
very subjective and it means different
things to different people.
For some, success conjures up the
image of having better living
standards than others and coming in
first place.
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The Author
REVIEW
My Dear Kumar: I have gone through
All It Takes Is A Minute your first
book before going to print, concise
and practical suggestions, easy
approach with dedication, careful
analysis of the problems one faces;
confidence, self-esteem and hope for
success etc. these are clearly and
competently analyzed and detailed in
this book.
Quotations from Thirukkural besides
other books, one minute pointers at
the end of the chapter on various
topics add richness and variety to the
book. A useful guide to students,
scholars, professionals and others for
use in daily life.
Despite heavy professional work you
have taken to writing, you have
brought out an eminently readable
book. I am happy to see that you have
followed my legacy of writing which as
a poet and author; I have been doing
for decades.
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CHAPTER 1
Maturity The Buddha In You
Ponder well its value, and secure the
friendship of men of virtue and of
mature knowledge.
-Verse 441, Thirukkural
as we grow in years, we
happier, as long as we can
how to live a productive,
life with a degree of
intelligence behind it.
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tactful.
The ability to think about the
repercussions and consequences of
your actions or inactions.
The ability to take blame when
warranted.
The ability to learn from
experience.
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CHAPTER 2
Successful People Motivate Self
Why do those who cannot live with
praise, grieve those who despise them,
instead of grieving themselves for
their own inability?.
-Verse 237, Thirukkural
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motivational spirit.
ONE MINUTE POINTERS ON DEVELOPING
MOTIVATION
As soon as you wake up, spend half
an hour in quiet solitude without
thinking much, just listening to
the sound of silence
Listen to music as youre getting
ready for work in the morning
Start collecting motivational
sayings or quotes that are
meaningful to you. Showcase them
around your home. I rely on the
serenity prayer to help me get
through the day, its perfect and
helps bring perspective clearly.
When you walk around, make a
conscious effort to be active and
move briskly with your head held
high and your shoulders pushed
back, remember to walk as if your
back is made of hard board and
cannot bend.
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Smile a lot
Deliver a genuine compliment to
someone every day. The act of
complimenting has a reciprocal
benefit. It makes the complimentgetter as well as the complimentgiver feel good.
Successful people know that life is
a game of reflections, whereby
their beliefs and behaviorstheir
thoughts and their actions
eventually reflect back to them
with amazing impact. Therefore,
successful people know the
incredible significance of the
words they speak to themselves,
about themselves.
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Avoid negativity
Change your if language to when
language. Its not, if I get
through this, then my life will be
great. Its when I get through
this, my life will be great.
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CHAPTER 3
Taking Risk Is Not Risky
No Fool Equals the fool who learns
knows, teaches but spurns selfcontrol.
-Verse 834, Thirukkural
Belief is a very powerful thing. Do
you realize that your beliefs activate
your responses? Your beliefs control
what you do.
Your beliefs determine how you act and
how you react. Your beliefs govern the
path you take, the choices you make,
and how you look at life. Your beliefs
control your destiny.
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CHAPTER 4
Time Works For Success
As moves the world, so move the wise
in tune with changing times and ways.
-Verse 426, Thirukkural
Work smart
In fact, many people today are so
pressed for time that they are caught
up in a vortex. They spin from thing
to thing, staying in constant motion
and trying to do as much as possible
in a single day.
Actually, I have discovered that one
of the most significant distinctions
between successful people and losers
has little to do with the actual
amount of work they do, but with the
actual amount of smart work they
ONE-MINUTE POINTERS FOR TIME
MANAGEMENT
Successful people commit to making
time for what they want to do and
what they most enjoy doing.
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Be morally correct
Successful people do not create
busy work to avoid doing what needs
to be done.
Successful people help others
prioritize so they can work better
themselves
Successful people are not stingy
with their time when it counts and
it counts in important
relationships.
Successful people ground themselves
with solid principles and have a
strong moral compass.
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CHAPTER 5
Success Always Loves Being In Action
Friendship brings gain, but action
pure does every good thing we desire.
-Verse 651, Thirukkural
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CHAPTER 6
Urgent Vs. Critical
Money and means, time, place and deed
decide these five and then proceed.
-Verse 675, Thirukkural
Did you know that there is a positive
correlation between people who quit
and poor starters?
Time management =
Priority +
Planning +
Avoiding procrastination
In other words, those who tend to
abandon a project or give up on it
easily usually were not those who were
anxious or eager to begin the job in
the first place.
If you also analyze people who are
poor starters you will see that they
represent the classic case of not
managing their time properly.
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the present
being in the
time has been
to be in the
right time.
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CHAPTER 7
Positive Thinking Is Good, Doing Is Better
In doing work don't break and shirk,
The world will quit who quits his
work.
-Verse 612, Thirukkural
A positive mental attitude is
typically an important aspect of
successful people.
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CHAPTER 8
Make Common Sense Common
No merit can be held so high as
theirs, who sense and deny self.
-Verse 21, Thirukkural
Do you agree with the statement common
sense is usually not commonplace?
extraordinary way.
Both in the personal and professional
arena, the little common-sense things
have a big effect on our lives. Yes,
it is the obvious thats so often
overlooked in favor of the more
complex and more pressing issues. But,
doing the little common-sense things
well can make the biggest attentiongetting difference.
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CHAPTER 9
Communicate, Bi-Directionally
Who know the art of speech shall suit,
Their chosen words to time in fact.
-Verse 712, Thirukkural
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Change
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CHAPTER 10
The 2 Ears, One Mouth Formula
Wealth of wealths is listening's
wealth,It is the best of wealth on
earth.
-Verse 411, Thirukkural
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CHAPTER 11
Change Is Positive Energy, Not Trauma
Who adapts not, outsteps measure and
brags himself-his fall is sure.
-Verse 474, Thirukkural
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CHAPTER 12
Emoting or Being Emotional?
No frightful evil shocks the wise,
Who guard themselves against surprise.
-Verse 429, Thirukkural
Employees who have a high Emotional
Quotient (EQ) have an elevated degree
of emotional intelligence: They have
brain power, are better team players,
are more productive, enhance the work
environment, bring a sense of
responsibility, stability, and
commitment to the workplace and reduce
costly turnover with their high Social
Quotient or SQ.
ONE MINUTE POINTERS FOR EQ MANAGEMENT
Express feelings clearly and
directly
Dont be afraid to express
feelings and not dominated by
negative emotions
Read non-verbal communication.
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CHAPTER 13
The Spring Effect / Affect
Is there anything difficult for him to
do, who acts, with (the right)
instruments at the right time?.
-Verse 483, Thirukkural
As in everything else, downturns in
economy happen. High and low cycles
are part of the cycle of life, be it
your personal or career life. And yes,
from time to time bad things do indeed
happen to good people.
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CHAPTER 14
Who Said Life Is Fair
Feel not frustrated saying it is hard.
-Verse 611, Thirukkural
Typically, successful people recognize
the opportunity that the world offers
and know that they can have nearly
anything they want if they are willing
to work hard at it and pay the price
for it.
upon.
With the hectic pace of life in
evidence nowadays, you cannot reach a
certain level of business success and
ride with that for a while and enjoy
the fruits of success.
Today, you are only as good as what
you are doing right now!
In todays world, you cannot build a
reputation based on future intentions
and you cannot maintain a reputation
based on past performance.
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CHAPTER 15
Take In A Big Dose Of Reality
Self-rule leads to realms of gods,
Indulgence leads to gloomy hades.
-Verse 121, Thirukkural
Successful people typically have a
code of rules they live and work by.
They know what rules make sense and
needs to stay on and what rules needs
to go.
They also know what rules apply today
and what rules dont; and no matter
what others seem to do, they move on
with clarity in terms of thought and
purpose.
GOLDEN RULE 1: You are what you think.
Thinking positive thoughts leads the
way to a positive life.
The ability to think enabling
thoughts, calming thoughts and
positive thoughts are critical and the
way we think and react to situations
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