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As Mr. Alex Hitchens likes to put it, "You cannot use what you do not have." Therefore, be aware of all your capabilities and the level that you can reach at them. Be yourself. Accept the fact that your highest level can be someone else's starting point, let's face it, some people are clear winners of the luck sperm contest and are natural at the game.
Whatever you do, don't loose your own identity. Originality attracts lasting impressions.

On contrary to this, Mr. Baz Luhrman wants you to take on the world as an explorer, he says, "Do one thing everyday that scares you." I have tried it. It works. Apparently, Mr. Luhrman likes to keep things simple and has recapitulated all the self help books in this one sentence.

Be advised, this is to be taken purely in the sense to improve yourself. Don't quit your job because you don't like Monday mornings but do that chapter of Quantitative Analysis. You could never understand or initiate a GD or stand up to what seems right. Do this and you will end up respecting yourself more than ever, which should further result in a boost in your confidence level. Remember that there might be no right way, there might be no best way, but there always will be a better way.

Finally, fantasize your success as much as you can, imagine your self making that dream sales pitch you always wanted, imagine yourself walking in a board room with eyes full of envy, unsuccessfully avoiding to stare at you, imagine the "I wish I had that brain" look on your boss or teacher, imagine confidence, imagine yourself innovating, imagine being resourceful, imagine vision, imagine being a grey dog of your surroundings, imagine yourself managing, imagine passion, imagine yourself zealous like a sportsman and expressionless like a poker player, imagine empathy, imagine power, imagine being effective, imagine picking yourself after falling down, imagine actuation, imagine a greed to lead. IMAGINE SUCCESS, IMAGINE PERFECTION.

Innovate the manager within. After all, management is a way of life - is a state of mind. Isn't it?

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Pramod Sood is employed with the Retail Loans Division of a private sector bank for the past three years & is aspiring for CAT this year.