Life is a sublime journey and every individual – journeys through life with a supreme desire to become perfect, achieve success, to excel in their endeavors and be a winner. So what does it take to be a winner, to lead, to excel.
The turning point in my thinking occurred over Independence Day in August 1982. I was at my home in Chinnakakani(Village) in Andhra Pradesh India, where I was relaxing in the moon light, thinking about the dreams of my life. It was very rejuvenating. That night, I realized I needed to think differently to be successful in life, winning and also realized that I needed to move out from that small village where I grew and move on in life. I made up my mind and accordingly, left home with barely two pairs of clothes and a pair of slippers that I had on my feet. I did not have the luxury of a pair of shoes or socks at that time. I had a budget of Rs.1,400 which was all the amount handed over to me by my father.
The departure was not easy as I could see the pain in my father’s eyes, in his body language, his emotions, and in his true love for he too was feeling the pressure of letting go of his attachment in allowing me to leave the place where I had spent ample years. After that incident, I came across life threatening situation as well as most memorable moments of life and my entire career that made by realize what are the things required to be a successful person in life.
My half a century of experience traversing on my own journey of life, right from my childhood to the heights of professional and personal achievements which I have scaled, has been a roller coaster ride of many valleys that I have struggled to overcome as well as risen to many heights of ecstasy, jubilation and achievements that are the peaks I’ve striven hard to achieve and while contemplating on the journey thus traversed – successfully - led me to reflect on how I could positively guide the next generation – with my very own practical experiences and principles that I seen, watched, waited, reflected and realized while I was interacting with all types of successful, visionaries in various fields and it included entrepreneurs, artists, professors, doctors, lawyers and subject matter experts, have stood me in great stead and showed me the way to win. That led me to pen down the 765 habits, practices and techniques which together can help one accomplish through a hard and SMART journey, for success cannot be achieved with a casual, in-disciplined way of living – personally as well as professionally.
