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successful."Thiswas the crux of the seminar conducted by ZigZiglar,the most sought-after authority on leadership and motivation. Mr Ziglar was speaking at India, times Strategy Summit in Mumbai on March 24. The celebrated author of 24 books is

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input from negative to positive. Therefore the conclusion is, think positive and life will be positive.' The next .thing to possess is the right mental attitude. Harvard and Stand~ord University have validated that 85 % of the reason a person gets a job and.

"When you have courlige, you 1 follow through on your vision. I .. think of all the immigrants who they had vision. They gave up a: great deal in order to make the trip. Not only did they have a vi- . sion, but the vision also had:
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of knowledge and insight that has helped transform several large corporations. This is the first time ever that Mr Ziglar conducted a seminar in India. The 78-year-old Mr Ziglar spoke at length about how- a positiveattitude isthe keyto attaining a balanced successful life. Everybody needs to have balanced goalsto attain success and joy.Heexpressedthe point that positive thinking will not let you do anything but it will let you dp everything better than negative thinking will.He stressedthat it isveryimportant to define and understand what successis.Mr Ziglarsaid, "Successmust neverbe measuredby how 'much money you have: Success is where you are in comparison to where you began. Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's Success."And relationships matter a lot to be successful.Around 46% of the employees who quit their job don't feelaccepted,appreciated
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gets ahead in that job is because of their attitude. Hence, much of what we do and who we become is'controlledby our mental attitude. People with positive me'ntal attitudes are likely to respond to problems, while those with negative mental attitudes willsimplyreact. Its more satisfying to respond than to react. That's why it's important to develop and maintain the right atti.: tud~, addsMr Zigl~r. So, how can you change your attitude? Mr Ziglar exthings you can do now to change your attitude Change your mental diet, become.a good finder by not looking for other's faults and change your selftalk from negative to positive. Self-talk, h says, is the most powerf , most significant, most li changing procedure you wll ever encounter. The other important element

them. Wj.thout courage, the vi- ..~ sion would never have become:::'. reality. Courage is on display':',:'

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geous wring the most out of life,".....1 he said. He also advised that the' :T next time you are confronted~.. with a decision, weigh it careful- ,'f ly and consider heavily the right. :~:

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an organisationwhere they are acceptedand respected. He says, "Youwere born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win." Failure is an event, it is not a.person. Hisadvise is to look at life po~itively.The key to doing.so, he says is changing from a negative mindset to a positive mindset without changing the

or respected.Personnelstayin plainedthat there were three you have to be a person 0(1:

fore you can have." In short,.." character and do the rightJ, things, and then you can have.J': the thin oui'.: do' ave to be grea'tto sta '. i ~
, you have to start to be.1I J. great. He says 97% of p'eople...~ live in the comfort zone and:~ 3% of the people live in the ef-tj fective zone. The difference be-" i tween comfort and effective'" {

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