Nowadays it is very common to hear from people ‘I worked 15 hours straight’, “I worked through the whole weekend”, “I can’t take a vacation, I have deadlines to meet”. People actually say this like a badge of honour, but in reality, it is affecting their life adversely. This habit of continuously pushing yourself every day will lead to burnout. Burnout is the state of exhaustion in every form viz. emotional, physical and mental; which is caused due to immense and continuous exposure to stress.

It is rightly said about Procrastination that it is like a credit card; it is lot of fun until you get the bill. Procrastinating is the kind of behaviour where we push the work to be done to a later date till it is too late. It is the behaviour where people avoid doing the daunting task and choose to do the easy task over it. All of us have procrastinated one time or another but for some people it becomes a behaviour pattern.

The dictionary meaning of self-confidence is the feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities and judgment. A self-confident person is in full control of their life, even if things go wrong, their belief in themselves will find some way or the other to come out of the situation. Self-confidence is an essential part in leading a successful life; it makes us take the right amount of risk which is required in order to succeed.

Everyone has at least one friend in their group who is chronically late; irrespective of the fact that you have informed the person about the engagement days in advance or if you are regularly traveling in Mumbai local trains, it is a very common sight to see some people always rushing in to catch the train; while the train is leaving the platform.

Good communication skills in the world of business is an essential part of being a professional. Corporates run their business through skillful communication. Be it face to face communication or through email; one has to communicate with their clients in order to get business up and running; not only clients you have to communicate with your team members in order to get things done for business to succeed.

What is the one thing great leaders and successful people constantly do? Why is one person better equipped with handling change compared to others. Successful people and great leaders are constantly in the process of renewing themselves hence they are adept at handling change or any untoward situation. No person or enterprise can sustain over a longer period of time, if they fail to reinvent themselves.

Nowadays companies are emphasizing on Learning and Development for their employees. If we take a look at the Annual Report of any company, there will be a mention of what type of training and learning and development program the company has for their employees. Organizations have realized the importance of these programs which help their employees enhance both their technical and soft skill sets.

‘Manners Maketh a Man’ says an old saying, which is so true at any given point of time. We frown upon people who are ill mannered; be it children who throw unnecessary tantrums or an adult who is rude in their behavior with others. Good manners or etiquette is essential in every walk of life especially in the corporate world. A successful business is based on good relationships with the people you work with; be it your co-workers, your clients or other important business partners.

“Be Proactive” are words which we hear time and again and we hear this word in every walk of our life. The word “Proactivity” means more than taking the initiative. It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives and our choices.