

Do you think you are
ordinary? Yes, you are right; you are ordinary. Do you think you are
phenomenal? Yes, you are right here, too; you are phenomenal. You become what
you think about.
Marcus Aurelius,
the great Roman Emperor, said, "a man's life is what his thoughts make of
it.
" Ralph Waldo
Emerson, an American essayist, said, "a man is what he thinks about all
day long."
So, it is incumbent
upon you to allow only positive thoughts into your mind. Your mind is just like
a fertile garden. You may enable here to grow wilderness, or you may cultivate
in it some useful pursuits.
The famous British author wrote in his book,
As a Man Thinketh, "Man's mind is like a garden, which may be
intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild."
The man here is in the driving seat of your
mind. So, you should harness your thoughts towards focussed objects and goals.
Goal setting is critical, and we shall discuss that in the next topic.
Goal
A man who is successful once may tend to be in
the cycle of infinite success. At the same time, a man who fails once may tend
to be in the cycle of infinite failure. Do you know the reason? The reason is
the lack of concrete goals.
A person without a goal is like a life in a
deep forest without a GPS. If you are in a forest, you should know where you
are in that woods. Otherwise, you are lost forever. So, never lose your way.
People with goals know where they are heading to.
Constructive Preparation
If you are reading this
article means you are reaching near to your success. Follow every advice in
this article. You are the winner.
Preliminary
1. Set your life goal. A person without a goal is
similar to a ship without its captain. An aimless person is a disaster to
himself/herself and the society as well.
2. Control
your thoughts. Negative thoughts can break you down. Always be positive. When
the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs discarded by his associates, he started a
new company 'Next' altogether. By that time, Apple lost its glory. He merged
Next into Apple and became CEO of that company and revived the business. Would
that be possible had he moved by vengeance or negative attitude?
3. You
should possess a tremendous passion and desire for the career chosen. You shall
not choose to pursue a profession out of pressure from the parents or their
well-wishers;
4. It would
be best if you have a necessity. The necessity is the mother of all inventions.
Plato, in his book Republic, said, "our need will be the real
creator."
5. Your interest alone to aspire a career in a
particular line will take you to the pinnacle of success;
6. Once you
choose to pursue a profession, your acquaintances and experiences you acquire
will decide whether you should take-up practice or service. Your intentions
also add significant value to your choice;
7. You
should be very prompt in registration with the institutes to save a semester of
six months.
8. It would
be helpful if you also chose the right college or coaching centre; and
9. Choosing the right material for
preparation is also very important.
How to spend time during your preparation?
Follow the three-step below:
1. A focused daily study without any interruption
gives you the best result. You may spend on coaching: 2 to 3 hours,
preparation: 5 - 6 hours, and group discussion for one hour. Group discussion
will help you refresh not only your memory but also your mind.
2. Take rest properly (minimum 6 to 7 hours);
3. Take
proper diet with regular exercise or walk.
The above three focused domains are possible
only if you follow the below further tips
· Schedule your preparation;
· Prioritize the topics to score more marks;
· Prioritize the papers to score more marks to
contribute to your aggregate;
· Minimize your time spending on journeys and
local transportation;
· Watch
only great movies those helpful to your career and to get inspiration;
· Allocate some time every week to read business
daily, periodicals, and institute journals;
· Practical training will help you understand the
theory very fast. Never neglect your practical training;
· Leave
your tensions. Relax and focus on your preparation.
While preparing for your studies, remember the
below points
1. Go through the structure (index) to have a
scanty idea about the topics;
2. The
structure of the subject is like GPS to a particular unknown terrain;
3. Attend
the classes regularly;
4. Focus on
your preparation without any interruption and any disturbance from social
gatherings, social media, television, movies and celebrations.
Problems and solutions
· You should prepare well at least 4 to 5 times
each type of exercise. Each time you solve present the solution as if you write
your exam for examiner's scrutiny.
· It would be helpful if you observe an
improvement each time you solve it.
· It would
be best if you achieve proficiency in solving the problems effortlessly.
· The level of achieving great proficiency is
significant, as the time given in the examination would not allow you to think
at length, solve (working notes), and present (a solution). So, you should
thoroughly practice the problems and its presentation;
· While solving the problems, you must imbibe the
habit of presenting in three parts as
1. The solution at the beginning;
2. Assumptions to give after solution; and
3. Working
notes.
· It would be best if you also practiced
estimating the length of each type of problem. The prior knowledge of this part
will aid you in choosing the right problem during the examination.
· Choosing a quick solution during the
examination is highly important.
Theory
1. The selection of the notes is critical. Avoid
studying from more than one source. However, you may keep the reference books;
2. The
notes you have selected should read at least three to four times thoroughly.
The first time when you read the notes, know the meaning of the terms you are
unfamiliar with. You can write the meanings on the top or bottom of the pages,
where you find strange words;
3. Even if
you do not understand anything during the first round of reading do not
disappoint. You can connect the dots by further reading the other
topics/subjects or after second or third reading;
4. At this
stage itself, you should practice writing a presentation of answers, which
means short answers. The time permitted for a short answer is significantly
less. You should be able to give the crux of the topic. You should practice the
quality and quantity required to reproduce in the examination depending on the
question and the number of marks it carries;
5. Lack of
reproduction/presentation skills in the examination will trouble you with
superfluous/redundant inputs, which leads to the loss of your time. The
examiner may lose his/her attention while delving your explanation in the
depths of your content; and
6. Brevity
is the soul of wit. The lengthy and aimless solution is an indication of poor
preparation which indicates your poor presentation/reproduction skills. So,
rigorously practice presenting your knowledge in a very appropriate manner.
Important topics
1. Though many suggest not to bifurcate the topics
into important and unimportant, it is essential to do this job to save your
time. Take the help of scanners, past question papers, and suggested/guideline
answers to analyze topics into important and others;
2. You may
leave the topics you feel difficult or bored in choice. But making a choice
always associates with risk. Remember, that risk is worthier if you are
attending the exam for the first time.
3. Take the help of faculty or seniors to get
adequate clarification on important topics.
The pattern of question paper
Understand the pattern of the question paper thoroughly. You may know
this from past question papers, suggested/guideline answers, or model papers in
case of the new syllabus. Check for the compulsory questions in each part. Be
cautious during the examination, where the Institute may change the pattern of
compulsory questions some times.
RESULTS!!!
Howsoever you perform, or
whatsoever you wrote, or whosoever examine and value or wherever you wrote, the
result is the final judgment of your efforts. That certifies your efforts in
preparation as well as presentation in the examination hall.
· Do not disappoint much about the unfavorable
result;
· In case
of a negative result, make an unbiased/fair assessment, your preparation, and
presentation, to know the reasons for failure. Take constructive steps to
overcome the lacuna;
· Never hide your failures before your parents,
friends, faculty, or other well-wishers. Such tendency will categorize you as
an untrustworthy person and may lose moral support;
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