Nobody remembers those who don’t win.’
You’ve set goals, executed your action plan, put in the hours, even taken a few difficult risks, and yet, things haven’t turned out quite as you imagined. Time to accept failure and move on? Never.
Failure isn’t the absence of success. Truly driven people aren’t even slowed down by failure. They see it as a pit-stop; they refuel quickly and resume the journey before you can say ‘Go!’ When they say success comes at a price, they’re right. Minor rewards and major failures are all milestones along the path to success. The only option is to keep driving.
Never Giving Up, Atul Magoon’s insightful guide, not only highlights the importance of keeping at it, but also provides useful advice on how you can consciously train yourself to achieve your goal.
In this world of change, risk is not loss—it is actually gain.’
There is a reason why the ‘road less travelled’ often leads to success. And that is because success and risk-taking go hand in hand. However, thinking about taking risks and actually taking risks are two completely different things.
In today’s world, the difference between taking risks and avoiding them could mean leading an ordinary life as opposed to the life of your dreams. So how do you ensure you pick the more difficult side to get the best returns?
The answer lies in Atul Magoon’s The Art of Risk-Taking, an enlightening read about the importance of taking risks in an increasingly competitive world.
You can’t just work tirelessly. You have to work tirelessly towards your goal.
We’ve all heard how there are no shortcuts to success. If there is something you want, you’ve got to put in the effort. But if hard work and dedicated labour is all it takes, wouldn’t all workaholics be millionaires?
The challenge today is about the abundance of opportunities. There are a myriad different ways we can go about realizing our dreams. The trick, however, lies in making the right choice and sticking with it. As Atul Magoon puts it, ‘focused hard work’ is what leads to the pot of gold.
Hard Work vs. Smart Work is an important guide not just for aspiring entrepreneurs but for anyone who wants to make sure their work gives them the results they want.
It’s the start that stops most people.’
We make plans, jot down lists, fill in bullet journals, even work on a vision board, but something’s always missing. There’s always some stumbling block that stops us on the path to success—the economy, the market situation or just plain old timing. So is success only meant for people who never face these obstacles?
Successful people take action in the face of uncertainty, and it is this simple feat that separates them from the rest. Even if you have a plan, it is obsolete till it’s executed.
With useful tips and relatable examples, Take Action is Atul Magoon’s simple yet effective guide for those who have the map but are struggling to take the first step.
A person can achieve whatever his mind can conceive and believe.’
We all want to be successful—do well at work, make enough money so that we can maintain (and improve) our current standard of living, and make the lives of our future generations easier than ours. But success is fickle—or so we think. What if there is a way to actually achieve everything we want to?
According to Atul Magoon, all it takes is belief. Visualizing success is the first step towards achieving it. After all, imagination is the greatest power humans have, so why can’t we use it to make things happen?
The First Step to Success is Atul Magoon’s practical guide for someone who wants to make it big but can’t figure out where to start. Read on to take the first step towards building your success story.
The road to success can be long and winding but the journey can begin right away – and it always starts with people.
At the workplace and in your personal life, much of your happiness depends upon the relationships that can be built with the people around you. How do you ensure you act the right way, say the right thing? How can you stay confident, calm and graceful under pressure?
From highlighting the importance of conversations, friendships, and basic courtesies to simple pointers about social cues that help make a good impression, this is a handy guide that can help you navigate the most stressful of social situations with élan.
You can go from making a new acquaintance to having a conversation to getting insights to landing a new client, all in the span of one party. But the first rule of networking? Don’t treat it like networking.
Not all parties are networking events. As a guest, you’re expected to bring good cheer and a pleasant outlook to the table, while as a host, you’re expected to bring all of the above and some more. How do we navigate the tricky waters of professional and personal? Can you really let your hair down in front of your boss? And how do you authentically connect with people who you will be seeing at work?
Luckily, Suhel Seth, professional thrower and goer of parties, has it all figured out and lays it down in simple, easy to follow rules.
How does one navigate friendships at the workplace?
A truly successful person has a diverse group of friends because they understand the value of bringing different people with varying opinions and ideas about the world into their lives. The trick to maintaining these friendships is unsurprisingly trust.
However, things get complicated when professional acquaintances also begin to translate into friendships. Luckily, Suhel Seth is someone who has navigated these tricky waters and brings wisdom, wit and a few rules about how you can develop and maintain real friendships in the professional world that go the distance.
Have you ever suffered from anxiety when having to talk to new people? How often have you come up against that deadly terror – the awkward silence? How many of us struggle with that basic problem: what do I say next?
Conversations are the life of a good party, and great conversations are the sign of a truly successful party, but not everyone is blessed with the gift of the gab.
Thankfully, Suhel Seth, talented talker, has some quick and easy pointers on how to cultivate the art of talking for social and professional success. From highlighting the importance of having and expressing opinions to knowing when not to express one, from walking that thin line between taking a stand and being overly aggressive to effectively handling arguments, Seth has advice – and a lot of wit – for it all.
Climbing the social ladder isn’t all about building connections or financial success. A successful person knows the importance of helping people feel listened to, while being compelling in turn – to be both interested, and interesting.
Interested people create good conversations. Good conversations make up interesting people. But that’s not all because there’s nothing quite like the subtle charm of the truly charismatic.
Suhel Seth, who has mastered the art of being both interested and interesting, lays down some basic rules on how to cultivate a winning personality. Based on the premise of growing a wholesome, inviting personality, he charts out tips and tricks on how to develop the critical skills required to go that extra mile.
