10 Habits of Mind to Achieve Success In Student Life and Work Life

'Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have'. 

- Dale Carnegie

Change is the law of nature and so is true in us too.

A Habit is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.

The American Journal of Psychology (1903) defined a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, as a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience."

Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Old habits are hard to break and new habits are hard to form.

A present scenario of student life and an adult's work life is demanding on growth every moment and every second. The One who is well organised and practises good habits of mind is able to survive and pass through this phase with joy and happiness throughout the journey till the destination is reached or goals are accomplished. Habits of mind once inculcated and practiced in everyday life, helps us to achieve our goals in future too without much pain and disturbance. Initially to start these habits and make it a routine might seem to be difficult but as the time progresses it starts to work automatically without you yourselves knowing it. 

Student life and Work life of an adult is so much pressurized in this 21st century that every second they have to run behind some or the other things to achieve. This situation creates a huge pressure on the minds of an individual. Because of which they tend to fail and focus on the achievement of their goals and finally give up. There are many factors that affect the life of a student and the working professionals, which if controlled properly by self can bring success all the way. 

BENEFITS OF DEVELOPING HABITS OF MIND:

1. Helps to be Active: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to be active all the time and be enthusiastically energetic to achieve the goal in a positive way.
2. Helps to be Alert: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to be alert of the pros and cons of any risk taken and building a proper plan to minimise the risk factors and develop good skills.
3. Helps to be Responsible: Developing Habits Of Mind helps a person to become more responsible towards their work and accomplish it with utmost devotion and dedication.
4. Helps to be Keen Observer: Developing Habits Of Mind helps a person to be a keen observer in everything that they do, be it any observation towards self or our competitors.
5. Helps to be Healthy: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to engage in a healthy Lifestyle.
6. Helps to be Discipline: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to be more disciplined in attitude and approach towards the work.
7. Helps to be Mentally Balanced: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to remain mentally balanced and stable to take any quick action even at the eleventh hour.
8. Helps to be Stress Free: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to be relaxed and stress free and be compatible with any kind of work.
9. Helps to be Organized: Developing Habits of Mind helps a person to be more systematic and organized in the approach towards decision making and work completion.

Here is the list of 10 Habits of Mind to achieve success in student life and work life:

1. Be Open For Change:  One should be Open towards any kind of change. The college life and work life demands a person to mould himself as per the requirements of a specific organization. Change should be encouraged in every step to boost the performance indicator. Change in your way of understanding a particular thing, change in the way of your working style, change in the way you dress up, change in the way of your thinking etc.

2. Accept the Diversity around you:

Soon after schooling we enter college life and then later we step into work life, in this journey of ours we come across millions of people around us with different cultures, different religions, different social backgrounds. Few develop good relations, whereas few are always at the opposite poles. The best way to be approachable is to accept everyone with love irrespective of their background. Appreciate the diversity seen around you.

3. Stay Healthy:

Lifestyle of a person is greatly affected soon after they finish schooling. Stressful work, Night outs to finish our work, tension roaring if work remains incomplete, Absent minded, forgetting things easily etc are some factors which affects our health. If we establish  the habit of practising Yoga and Meditation early in the morning, it helps to boost our morale and keeps us at peace of mind.

4. Possess Humility: One should be modest and respectful. One should know the fact that you 'don't know it all'. Experienced professionals and Administrators are always ready to guide and share the wisdom that they possess who are passionate about doing it. 

5. Seek Help: At times we feel embarrassed and shy to ask for help. The thought, that what other people will think about me if I do it this way or if I ask such stupid and silly questions. Remember always that when we ask for help, it will help us to clear our doubts though it be a silly one. Because it requires enough courage to stand among the crowd and ask for help. Never be over smart and avoid taking help. 

6. Be healthy friendships: The one thing which is common after schooling that we easily fall prey to bad friendship, dragging us towards disturbed life, loss of attention towards our work, and leading us towards failure. Be smart and choose smart friends who can guide you and stay by you in all your ups and downs. 

7. Manage Time: Students and working professionals fail to achieve success because they do not utilise the ample time available in their hand. Lack of proper planning and mismanagement leads to wastage of time. Time once gone can never come back. One should learn to make daily routine task chart and allot the time properly so that much of the time is utilised in doing constructive things. And at the end of the day you satisfied that you have achieved what you planned for.

8. Judge your Behaviour: Our Behaviour towards other reveals most the hidden thought that we have towards a particular person. Our behaviour towards others should be very subtle so that no person should be hurted because of our ill treatment and misbehavior. Greet every one in your circle with a warm message so that you are capable enough of making someone's else day too. Always have a habit of going back and recollecting if you misbehaved with anyone irrespective of any reason, go back to that person and say 'Sorry' and experience the wonders.

9. Be a hidden topper: Most Students and working professionals carry a tag of being so talented, scholar, or smart etc. that  we feel uncomfortable to express our hidden talents. Remember friends, always keep yourself at the bay, don't get disturbed with such people but focus on to give your best in everything. Don't get discouraged or underestimate yourself. Every one is blessed with a unique talent. Try your best everytime. Hard work and consistency towards our goal will definitely help you to be a hidden topper.

10. Learn lessons from your competitors: Competition is everywhere and one has to cross this phase with their unique skills. One should be very careful observer towards the working style and skills of their competitor. Our competitors have a lot to teach us. And One never mock the competitors but be very close and friendly with them to learn things very easily and directly.

I know these are just the tip of an iceberg. But definitely will help you to achieve greater success if practised with full dedication and devotion in your everyday life.

'You'll never change your life untill you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine'.

- John C. Maxwell

Enjoy success all the way. All the Best.

By Shobha Joy Gaddam

(Academician & Educator)