Unfolding A Beautiful Life Mayank Krishna

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FOR MEDHANSH AND SHREYANSHI

WHO TEACH ME SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY ABOUT LIVING LIFE WITH A SMILE ON THE FACE!

Contents

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii PART – 1: Understanding the control mechanism of my life Day 1 Decoding faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Day 3 I am unique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Day 2 My thoughts are important! . . . . . . . . . 9 Day 4 Hard work is the ticket to achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Day 5 Self-discipline is the start of my transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Day 6 Never forget your self-respect . . . . . . Day 7 Determination & perseverance keep me moving ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Day 8 Learning Focused Attitude . . . . . . . . . 36 Day 9 I pray for strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Part – 2: Mind is my powerhouse Day 10 The power of my mind . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Day 12 My mind makes me a winner . . . . . . . .

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Day 11 My mind brings happiness . . . . . . . . . . Day 13 My mind cures my worry . . . . . . . . . .

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Day 14 My mind can cure my illness . . . . . . . .

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Day 16 I think to expand my mind . . . . . . . . .

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Day 15 What I need to do for my mind? . . . . . . Day 17 Questions keep my mind ahead . . . . . . .

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Part – 3: Understanding success and successful people Day 18 Secret sauce of success . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Day 19 Personality of successful people . . . . . . 97 Day 20 Interpersonal traits of successful people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Day 21 Attitude defines successful people . . . . 109 Day 22 Barriers to success, language of success, and balance in life . . . . . . . . . 115 Part – 4: Powering my way ahead with goals Day 23 Goals are the map of my life . . . . . . . . 137 Day 24 Tricks to achieve goals . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Part – 5: Managing my time well & staying away from stress Day 25 Managing my time to squeeze more time . 151 Day 26 Secret recipe for excellent time management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Day 27 Keeping stress away from my life . . . . . 163

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Part – 6: Building Amazing Relationships with others Day 28 Winning people’s heart: power of smile & power of respect . . . . . . . . . . 173 Day 29 Power of patience & power of persuasion . 180 Day 30 Power to listen & power of sharing . . . . 186 Day 31 Power of praise & power of curiosity . . . 192 Day 32 Venoms that spoil relationships . . . . . . 197 Part – 7: Steering life ahead through habits Day 33 Habits define me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Day 34 Making habits to transform my life . . . 213 Day 35 Breaking habits to discard garbage on the way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Every good thing comes to an end… . . . . . . . . 222 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

INTRODUCTION

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Being a parent is one of the toughest jobs in this world. The constant bombardment of questions from growing children on a plethora of subjects always keeps us on our toes. My case is no different. My two adoring children keep me occupied with their questions, opinions, unconditional love, and warmth. As with any other parent, I and my wife, too, keep thinking about imbibing the right values and attitudes in our children to build their character from an early age. Being an avid reader of self-help literature in my youth, I knew the importance of systematic development of character in shaping one’s life. Although there is a huge body of self-help literature meant for adults, I hardly found any noteworthy for children. The desire to help our children develop the right attitudes, habits, and character gave birth to the idea of this book. This book is a culmination of my numerous conversations with my son and my daughter. It also includes my experience in life donning multiple roles of a son, a son-in-law, a husband, a father, a friend, and a corporate manager. It contains interesting observations about human behavior and the wisdom of hundreds of books accumulated over the last 25 years. It is a humble attempt to write an easy-to-read, interesting, and inspirational story for young readers that can help them build a strong foundation of character, the right attitude, and the winning habits in their formative years. Parents will also find the book useful in their continuous endeavor to guide their children on the right path. Following the ancient Indian tradition of seeking knowledge and wisdom through conversation, the book is in the form of a fictional conversation between a father and a son.

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I hope the readers, both young and old, will enjoy and relate to it. I am eagerly looking forward to your valuable feedback and suggestions. Mayank Krishna Mumbai [email protected]

PROLOGUE

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“Happy birthday, Mayur,” I said and hugged my son as he woke up. “Thanks, Dad.” “So, you are eleven years old now and ready to take on the world,” I said. The pride on my face was obvious. I was pleased to see my elder child growing up to become a cheerful boy. “Yes, quite grown up now,” he said. The smile on his face was brimming with confidence. “Since you are admitting that you are now a grownup person, I will need to tell you what it means to be a grown-up.” “Are there rules for this too?” He winked at me knowing well where this conversation was headed. Little boys know their father more than anyone else! “There are no rules. For a change, I will tell you about some principles that should guide you to live a content and happy life. They will also help you to become successful in whatever you do.” “Great! It looks like I will be subjected to some philosophy sessions from you,” he said in a voice that appeared curious but apprehensive. “No philosophy lessons for you. We will just have some conversation between a father and a son on real living,” I said. He smiled and his eyes twinkled. “So, what’s going to happen?” “Every day we will have a small conversation to discuss something about life.” “I hope there will be no boring monologue.”

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“Not at all. We will have a dialogue like grown-ups,” I  smiled and assured him that, now onwards, he would be treated like a grown-up. He seemed happy. “So, let’s see what we will discuss today.” “You will get to know that in the evening when we start our daily ritual after dinner,” I said to keep the suspense intact. “I love you, Dad.” “I love you too, my son.” I gave him a peck on his forehead and hugged him. *****

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