Your Key to Success (Paperback - 2013)

Success doesn’t come by chance. It is a achieved with earnest efforts and is the result of careful planning, regular hard work, periodic review of performance, removing the shortcomings, overcoming obstacles, maintaining certain standards, values and beliefs, and developing a willingness to shoulder responsibilities.

Positive attitude, motivation, self-esteem, trust and knowledge are the ingredients that trigger success. Positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the challenges of personal and professional life. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes and make you happier, brighter and more successful. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing.

Motivation is directly related to success. It persuades and propels us into action, and wards off complacency which can bring frustration. A person’s self-esteem has a direct bearing on his or her performance. High self-esteem leads to happy and purposeful life. Trust according to Stephen Covey is one of the most powerful forms of motivation and inspiration. People want to be trusted. They respond to trust. They thrive on trust. Since it is built on integrity and competence, we try to acquire these qualities which contribute to our success. Knowledge is the tool which turns our dreams into reality and is the base on which the structure of success is built. It gives direction to our efforts and leads us to our destination.

The book discusses all the above factors that play a key role in our success. It provides useful guidelines, concepts, ideas, tips and methodologies which are helpful in attaining a high position in any platform. The ideas given in it are highly motivational and are capable of bringing a positive change in the life of the readers.

S. Anandamurugan obtained his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Maharaja Engineering College, Avinashi under Bharathiyar University and master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering, Krishnan Koil under Madurai Kamaraj University. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in “Wireless Sensor Networks” from Anna University. Presently he is working as an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in the Department of Information Technology in Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai. He is the life member of ISTE, CSI and ACEEE. He received “Best Staff” award for the year 2007-08. He has authored books on various topics.