This document provides an overview of a book about success written by Dr. Mridula Agarwal. The book outlines 10 rules for success, including having faith in yourself, identifying goals, taking challenges, and being disciplined. It suggests that success has a different meaning for everyone and requires hard work, dedication, and learning from failures. The book aims to help readers make their life meaningful and overcome problems by providing suggestions to achieve success.

1. W r i tten by:
Dr. Mridula Agarwal
SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

2. ISBN -978-81-291-0119-8
PAGE-115
DATE-1ST PUBLISHED IN 2003
BY
RUCHI KUMARI
B817

3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in 1949,Mridula Agarwal is a
keen student of human Psychology.
Graduate in Psychology and
English Literature, she is also a
trained teacher. She has been
freelancing for several national
newspapers for nearly two decades.
This is her first book.

4. ABOUT THE BOOK
Tell us about Success and ways
to achieve them
Help us to make our life
meaningful
It gives suggestions to overcome
problems

5. CONTENTS
Rule One—Success Has A Different Meaning For All
Rule Two—Have Faith in yourself
Rule Three--Change, Learn and Improve
Rule Four—Identify Your Goals
Rule Five—Take Challenges
Rule Six—Conquer Your Limits
Rule Seven—Take Initiative
Rule Eight—Accept Yourself
Rule Nine—Be Disciplined
Rule Ten—Be a Victor, Not a Victim

6. RULE ONE—SUCCESS HAS A
DIFFERENT MEANING FOR ALL
Success as a relative term
Success depends on planning and its execution
Success requires hard work and dedication
Success is a journey, not a destination

7. RULE TWO—HAVE FAITH IN
YOURSELF
Confidence is key to all success
big enemy of success is fear
Clear your mind of all negative thoughts and
concentrate on your achievement
Don’t be afraid of dreaming big

8. RULE THREE – CHANGE LEARN AND
IMPROVE.
If you don’t change you will become Obsolete
Remember, no progress can take place without change
The difference between a looser and a winner --willingness
and readiness to change and improve

9. RULE FOUR – IDENTIFY YOUR
GOALS
Be specific about your aim
A goal is an aim towards which our efforts are directed
Establishing a goal is essential to success

10. RULE FIVE – TAKE
CHBe ApreLpaLredE toN faiGl ES
Learn from mistakes
When you learn from failures they pave the way to success
Facing challenge is essential to success
It is better to attempt and fail than not to try at all

11. RULE SIX – CONQUER YOUR LIMITS
Turn minus into plus.
If we do not set any limits on our self we won’t have
any.
Harnessing profit is no big deal; anyone can do it.
Turning losses into profit is what makes us a winner.
To be a winner we must know that nothing is
impossible.

12. RULE SEVEN – TAKE INITIATIVE
Be a man of action, do not hesitate to take the first
step.
A good idea has no meaning unless it has been acted
upon.
The worst enemy of initiative is lack of courage.
Do today what you plan for tomorrow.

13. RULE EIGHT – ACCEPT YOURSELF
Always have a high regard for yourself
Having high self-esteem is knowing your truth and
honouring it.
Never try to be what you are not.
Outside forces never satisfy inner needs.
Its our personal perception of personality.

14. RULE NINE – BE
DISCIPLINED
You cannot achieve anything significant in life till
you are committed to your work
To be committed to your work you have to be
disciplined with your values and be focused on
them
You should respect yourself and your work

15. RULE TEN – BE A VICTOR NOT A VICTIM
Take charge of yourself
Do not let others or circumstances control you
Always know that your life is your life and no one is
accountable for it
Never play the victim, it never helps
Analyze your past situation and how you can change
for the future
It is up to you to understand your role in your life and
work on it
Don’t blame others, blame your own self to improve

16. CONCLUSION
Analyse your past situation and see how you could be
responsible for what happened and how you can
change for the future.
It is up to you to understand your role in life and work
on it. When you have your life in your control, you
can march to success.