Keys to Success as a professionalWhile academic studies, one would have seriously thought on that it will be my IQ that will give me success. However “Emotional Intelligence," at best, contributes about 20 percent to the factors that determine life success, which leaves 80 percent to other forces."Goleman characterize & explain all these and called them emotional intelligence:The abilities such as being able to motivate oneself and persist in the face of frustrations;The ability to control impulse and delay gratification;The ability to regulate one's moods and keep distress from swamping the ability to think;The ability to empathize and to hope,However if one will demonstrate and master a specific set of life skills and traits he will find it difficult to find the work you want.He has yielded 11 keys to success by observing people at work place.Time and again, it is apparent that those individuals who exhibit these 11 keys and use them most productively are consistently the most successful and well-liked individuals overall.The good news is that most people are born with at least some of these keys or learned them at a very young age, and all of these keys can be developed or learned later in life.These are the 11 keys to success,1. Confidence: an unshakable belief in oneself based on a realistic understanding of one's circumstances; a trait that most people admire in others and strive to acquire themselves.2. Curiosity: being eager to know and learn; always showing interest and giving special attention to the less obvious; always being the person who says, "I want to know more about . . . ."3. Decisiveness: arriving at a final conclusion or making a choice and taking action; making decisions with determination even when you don't have all the information you think you need.4. Empathy: demonstrating caring and understanding of someone else's situation, feelings and motives; always thinking about what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes.5. Flexibility: being capable of change; responding positively to change; being pliable, adaptable, nonrigid and able to deal with ambiguity.6. Humor: viewing yourself and the world with enjoyment; not taking life or yourself too seriously; being amusing, amused and, at times, even comical.7. Intelligence: thinking and working smartly and cleverly; being sharp in your dealings; "not reinventing the wheel"; planning before acting; working efficiently and focusing on quality over quantity. (Important note: This is different from IQ, the common abbreviation for intelligence quotient.)8. Optimism: expecting the best possible outcome and dwelling on the most hopeful or positive aspects of a situation; believing that the glass is half full rather than half empty.9. Perseverance: having passion, energy, focus and the desire to get results. Motivation, persistence and hard work are all aspects of perseverance.10. Respect: remembering that it is just as easy to be nice; protecting another person's self-esteem; treating others in a considerate and courteous manner.11. Self-awareness: a sophisticated form of consciousness that enables you to regulate yourself by monitoring yourself, observing yourself and changing your thought processes and behaviors.Check & find which of these keys are among your strengths?Which of the 11 are among your weaknesses?However the Self-awareness, the 11th key, is really the foundation for understanding yourself.If you are not sure how self-aware you are, ask several people whom you trust which of these 11 keys they believe are your strengths and which are not. Again, while no one person possesses all of these keys in equal amounts, each of them can be developed and improved.I hope one will get benefitted after reading to all the keys,& other thing's is also important to get success...-- Time Management Skills-- Problem Solving Skills-- Language Skills-- Stress Management Skills-- Decision-making Skills-- Prioritization Skills-- Strategy Formulation Skills-- Confidence-- Analytical SkillsThe above skills are managerial skills. Entrance exams are looking forward for candidates with such skills. So it is not only a test on Aptitude. The aim should be to select the right kind of questions and strike a balance in performance in the various sections.
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