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I am totally inspired that Nadal has won the Australian Open again winning his 21st grand slam beating Daniel Medvedev in the final. What a champion he has now won the most grand slams of anyone in history on the men's side. The icing on the cake is he came through a tough match and has won the Australian Open second time which means he has won each major more than once. This shows his class and consistency. Does this mean he is the GOAT maybe or maybe not because Federer and Djokovic have also been great champions. However lets tip the hat off for Nadal because he has achieved something remarkable through his perseverance and enormous hard work. I had written earlier on the champions mindset of Federer and Djokovic. Here are the articles Djokovic Champion Qualities and Federer's Champion Mindset. However, if I don’t write about Nadal I would be leaving out my favorite player Nadal. While some Federer fans might not want Nadal to win and vice versa I take a nuanced approach to ...

I am continuing on the theme of making this new year great. Jan 1st we all feel pumped and ready to go so to avoid a loss or dip of motivation I am sharing the traits that can make you feel the continued enthusiasm throughout the year.  If you want to make 2022 great then the traits mentioned below can help you succeed as we go through the rest of the months. Successful people have a few common characteristics that make them great. Not every successful person can be a master of all these but awareness of them can help in increasing these qualities in ourselves. The best definition of success I have come across is what Earl Nightingale said “Success if the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.” So the key is to define your ideals and goals clearly for 2022. Unfortunately it is not rocket science, it is boring but true nonetheless. Once you do that and you take daily action towards those goals you are in the process of becoming successful. That’s why success is indeed personal a...

With 2022 on to the second a lot of us want to create resolutions and most of them don’t work over the long run unless there is a strong commitment to follow through. I prefer goals instead which are more long term. Instead of having a goal of losing 5 pounds we can instead just install the habit of exercising daily. If we exercise daily consistently then the 5 pounds takes care of itself over a reasonable period. My aim with this article is to give long lasting habits that we can implement not only for this year but for life. If we do that then the necessity for resolutions disappears. Marshall Goldsmith in his seminal work "What got you here won't get you there" says lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, personal sacrifice, ongoing effort and dedication to a process that is maintained over years. So remember this before setting any resolution or goal because it requires tremendous commitment on your part to achieve irrespective of what any informerc...

Winning is what we all want in life. We are just into the first week of January 2022 and it might be a good time to see if our resolutions makes sense or recalibrate again. We might not even need resolutions if we have goals that we are committed to. Here are 7 ways to win in 2022 and make it your best year. I have expanded each letter of the word Winning. Work Hard and Smart — It is so important to work hard and there is no question about that. However it is not just about putting 12 hours into your work. It is about maximising productivity with the available time. Focus on top priorities and understand the key result areas of your job. Focus only on that and eliminate non-value adding activities. Continue to work hard while being smart. So focus on the wildly important to make this your best year ever. Stay Inspired — Inspiration is the fuel you need to accomplish all your goals and especially in these times it is more important than ever. Decide on things that keep your inspired. It...

Wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year. As 2022 dawns on us we all want to feel more self-confident. However tough 2020 and 2021 might have been we can make a fresh start in 2022. This is a great time to re-calibrate our priorities. Self-confidence is wonderful quality strongly correlated with success. A lot of times we see people who are highly successful and it is a direct result of their self-confidence. It is not something that you just have when you are born but rather it is something internalized after years of hard work and proving your competence in your area of expertise.  Here are the 18 ways I have identified to become a more self-confident person.  Keep track of your accomplishments - Everyone has had success at some point in life either in school, extracurricular activities or college. Write down every single achievement you have ever had right from your start. This can be anything from learning a language, learning a sport, or academic achievements. This ...

Happy holidays to everyone. It is that time of the year when most of us get some time off and we are usually on vacation with our families. Of course it is a well-earned break. However this could also be a time of some stress and over stimulation. Some of us more stressed after the holidays than before we entered it. We all plan some vacations and for most of us this is with kids. This means the likelihood of stress is higher. A lot of us also go on vacations which is great though tougher in the current circumstances but sometimes we need a vacation after the vacation. So, my aim with this article is to give simple suggestions to stay relaxed and enjoy the holidays whether we are at home or away. At the same time, I also share strategies which can reduce our stress levels and enjoy life more. Stress is one of the leading causes of depression and considering the pace of our modern lives we should pause and reevaluate our lives on a constant basis. As Mahatma Gandhi said “There is more t...