1. Early Goal Setting

a) Educational Goal at Class 9 & 10: (decide the stream-Engineering/Medicine/Law/Social Sciences/Study abroad etc. and know- top colleges/ Universities of India and world, of choice stream and their admission process and prepare for related entrance/exam viz. JEE/NEET/CLAT/CUET-UG/ SAT/ACT/TOEFL etc). Expected output: To secure UG admission in top ranking college/university.

b) Career Goal -set by the end of 1st Year Undergraduate/Degree (viz, IAS/IPS/CSE, Judiciary, Academia, Entrepreneurship, Civil Society, etc. from 40+ career goals given above) as far as possible. Don’t get paralysed by indecision & fears. Remember: Career success is independent of academic success.
Before Goal Setting follow 4 pre- requisites of Goal Setting viz..,

(i) Self- Discovery (Knowing self: Strengths, Weaknesses, Likes, Passion etc.). (li) Know opportunities across disciplines both in india and abroad.

(ii) Decide the goal by matching Self- discovery with the avallable opportunities; and (iv) After accomplishing the set goal, remain open minded.

c) Life Goal: Give a purpose to your life-to make a positive difference in others’ lives. Always uphold Justice, Liberty, Equality & Fraternity. Become a VOICE of the voiceless and contribute to make the invisible VISIBLE.

2. Target admission & Study in best Colleges of india & the World-UG (or/& PG).

3. Developing personality – Focus on building key skills like – Critical thinking, Communication, Problem-solving, Collaboration and Leadership skills during High School and Undergraduation. It requires – Dally Newspaper reading, Improving & enriching one’s own English / Language Communication, Joining Student clubs, Reading any one Blography of eminent personality, Doing internships, Listening to best minds etc.

4. Attitude and Time management ; Be willing to study long hours with joy – with advance planning, strategy, perseverance & self-discipline. Stick to the set DREAM BIG CAREER GOAL. Have proper time management and align your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly routine to the set career goal and manage distractions, Self care: Don’t forget to invest an hour everyday for physical activity/exercise, Harvard study established that exercise boosts health, memory & thinking skills.
Remember: If you want to shine like a Sun, first burn like a Sun (During undergraduation and beyond).

5. Simplicity, Endurance & Emotional resilience: Remember-Tests/ Exams are the reality of life and career building.
Embrace it. In preparing any high intensity exam, stress, anxiety, uncertainty, self-doubt, difficulty in concentration, fear of fallure, perfectionism, peer pressure, judgement by others, procrastination, physical symptoms etc are natural. All successful candidates have gone through it. You too will. Use the stress etc. positively to challenge yourself for better preparation. Focus on the present and what’s within your control, rather than stress about what you have no control over.

Understand 2 concepts

(i) Circles of Control, Influence and Concern and

(ii) Comfort-Fear-Learning -Growth Zones, Acknowledge that achieving goal is not a straight linear path. Don’t be afrald of fallures. Be resilient and positive. Recall how many times you have stumbled while learning to walk? As many as it took. Eventually you made it. Do the same with Career Goal. Never settle for average and never ever quit. Stay in the game. Don’t Overthink. It doesn’t matter where you start, it only matters where you finish. Be unstoppable. Believe in self. Be the driver of your dream. Redefine success in your own terms. Remember: Failure is not opposite of success, rather it is a part of success.