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“Articles on this page are contributed by V. Nagaraju, an Engineer by education, an aspirant who made it to the interview in the first two attempts is now an entrepreneur by choice who runs a company called Royal Mysore Walks and, is an ardent lover of motivation. His love comes through his articles and posts, more of which can be found at www.inspire99.com – It is all about your emotions”.

Despite his busy schedule he writes for Insights to motivate its readers. You can read all his articles below.

• MOTIVATION for Prelims: By Khushboo Gupta – AIR 80 in CSE 2018
• MOTIVATION: Handling the (UPSC Civil Services) Final Result
• Big MOTIVATIONAL Story: JAMIR SHAIKH, RANK 18 – IFOS 2018, Interview – 180 Marks, InsightsIAS OFFLINE Student
• MOTIVATION: Civil Services Mains Exam – 2018
• 10 Days to Mains: Don’t Be Intimidated. Be Inspired. – by Anudeep Durishetty, Rank – 1 CSE-2017
• TOPPER’S STRATEGY: Jayantika Singh, AIR 286, Law Optional, Self Study and 5 years work experience, First Mains
• MOTIVATION: Control your Day, Every Day
• MOTIVATION: Rising like a Phoenix — “Failure” and CSE – Megha Arora, Rank 108, CSE 2017
• MOTIVATION & STRATEGY: Gopal Krishna B – An Inspirational Story of Patience and Perseverance, Rank 265 CSE-2017, Optional – Medical Science
• MOTIVATION: My UPSC Journey- From Despair to Destiny, Anudeep Durishetty, Rank – 1 UPSC CSE-2017
• MOTIVATION (For CS Prelims – 2018): Fear is Just a Figment of Your Imagination
• Motivation for UPSC Civil Services Prelims-2018: Ashima (Rank 12) and Purna Borah (Rank 149)
• Swetha M (Insights Offline Student): Rank 119: Preparation Strategy – UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
• MOTIVATION: This exam is just not about knowledge or studying it’s also about holding one’s own nerve in tough times – By Sachin Gupta Rank – 3, CSE-2017
• SACHIN GUPTA Rank – 3 UPSC CSE-2017 (Insights Offline Student): Preparation Strategy – UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination – Mains Strategy and Experience at Insights Offline Test Series (Mains)
• SACHIN GUPTA Rank – 3 UPSC CSE-2017 (Insights Offline Student): Preparation Strategy – UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
• MOTIVATION: COMPETITION A Boon or Bane? – By an IPS Officer
• MOTIVATION: Don’t Give Up Yet (Especially Looking at UPSC Civil Services Exam 2018 Notification)
• MOTIVATION: Topper’s Story – Nishant Jain, Rank – 13 CSE-2014 : Story of Inspiration and Hard Work
• MOTIVATION: Road to Success
• MOTIVATION for Mains 2017 – Next Seven Days will Decide your Fate
• MOTIVATION: An open letter to those who couldn’t clear Prelims – Mittali Sethi, Rank 56, CSE-2016
• MOTIVATION: Emotional Intelligence
• Motivation & Topper’s Strategy: UPSC IAS Topper NANDINI K R, Rank – 1, CSE – 2016, Insights Offline Student
• MOTIVATION: Nikhil B, Rank 107, Second Attempt, Essay Score 45 to 158, Insights Offline Student
• MOTIVATION: Emotional Intelligence
• MOTIVATION: Three Failed Prelims, Rank 287 – Tips for Prelims
• MOTIVATION: Preliminary Examination – How to Conquer Your Fear?
• MOTIVATION: Suruchi Chaudhary, Rank 152, Proud Mother of Two Young Boys, Quit Corporate Job of 7 Years, Had Only 2 Attempts and Rank in Last Attempt, Commerce & Accountancy Optional
• TOPPER’S STRATEGY: Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, Rank 10, J&K, Veterinary Science, Failed in 3 Prelims, 10th Rank in Fourth Attempt
• MOTIVATION: Kiran S, Rank 310, Last Attempt, 3 Interviews, Story of Determination and Hope
• MOTIVATION: MITTALI SETHI – AIR 56, The Journey of a Married, Working Woman into Civil Services – Truly Inspiring!
• Motivation: REVISION TIMETABLE for Prelims 2017 – Don’t worry if you are not able to keep up with it.
• MOTIVATION: Ground Realities – Why IAS is Worth all the Sacrifices
• MOTIVATION: Karma Yoga
• MOTIVATION: Keep calm & carry on!
• MOTIVATION: Just do it, anyway!
• MOTIVATION: Race Against Time
• MOTIVATION: HOPING AGAINST HOPE – “got selected in the 2013 exam as IRTS and have consistently been unable to clear Mains since then”
• MOTIVATION – MINDSETS
• MOTIVATION: Courage, dear heart!
• MOTIVATION: Your Attitude Matters
• What to do when UPSC delays announcing result?
• MOTIVATION: Improving Productivity
• MOTIVATION: Starting Point
• MOTIVATION: LOVING THE PROCESS AS MUCH AS THE END
• MOTIVATION: Keep the Fire Alive
• MOTIVATION: FOCUS
• Last Lap : Preparing for the Interview – By Artika Shukla IAS, Rank 4 CSE-2015
• MOTIVATION: KE SERA SERA!
• INTERVIEW-2017: Tips by CSE 2015 Interview Top Scorer (209/275) and Rank 58 (Nazuk Kumar)
• MOTIVATION: Got Motivation?
• MOTIVATION: YOU ARE YOUR WORD!
• MOTIVATION: Yet again, next year!
• MOTIVATION: Discipline vs. Regrets
• MOTIVATION: Walk Your Way
• MOTIVATION: Fear of Failure
• MOTIVATION: How to Conquer Mains?
• MOTIVATION: The Checklist
• MOTIVATION: You for Yourself
• MOTIVATION: The Big Question
• MOTIVATION: One Day at a Time
• MOTIVATION: It’s Always Possible to Reach Your Goal
• MOTIVATION: Inside the Ivory Tower, By Raju Mishra IAS
• MOTIVATION: Prelims is Over. What next?
• MOTIVATION: ‘In this Life Full of Struggles, Tomorrow is Just another Day’
• Motivation and Practical Tips for Prelims by Topper – Abhishek Gupta IPS
• MOTIVATION: Too much to Study and Too less Time – What Should I Do Now?
• MOTIVATION: ‘I am Nervous and Tensed’ – How can I give my Best on August 7th (Prelims Exam)?
• MOTIVATION: You Can Still Clear Prelims
• MOTIVATION: Strategy for UPSC Mains and Tips for Answer Writing – Kumar Ashirwad, Rank 35 CSE – 2015
• MOTIVATION: Follow Timetable and Avoid Procrastination
• UPSC IAS RANK – 4 ARTIKA SHUKLA: Preparation Strategy – First Attempt, Self Study, Followed Insights from Prelims to Interview
• MOTIVATION: Overcome Failure and Try to become a Topper
• UPSC IAS ESSAY STRATEGY, and MOTIVATION by Ms Gazal Bharadwaj – Rank 40: Marks Jumped from 74 in CSE 2013 to 147 in CSE 2015
• MOTIVATION: Failed in 4 Prelims, Rank 300 in 6th Attempt – Amazing Story of Vivek Chauhan, a Insights Follower
• MOTIVATION: The Winners and the Learners
• MOTIVATION: Getting the Top Rank – Dream or Reality?
• MOTIVATION: Moving Ahead in this Arduous Journey by Raju Mishra (IAS)
• [MOTIVATION] Procrastination – How to Avoid it?
• MOTIVATION: You Can Still be a Topper!
• Few More Days to Go: Getting Ready for Mains – 2015 + Some Tips
• [MOTIVATION] Dealing With Sleepless Nights and Daily Tensions
• MOTIVATION: Don’t Neglect Essay Paper – It Can Land You Either in Top 50 or Out of the List
• MOTIVATION: It’s No Time to Worry – It’s Time to Focus Again on Getting a Rank
• Fear of Prelims: It Will Only make Things Worse. Please Overcome It.
• Stay Motivated And Get A Rank. But How?
• [MOTIVATION] Madhusudhan Hulgi Rank 392, CSE – 2014: Three Times Failed to Clear Prelims, Fourth Time Secured a Rank
• Clarification Regarding Our Offline Classes and Other Thoughts
• Feeling Low Despite Preparing Well for this Exam?
• MSI (MOHD SAMEER ISLAM) Rank 564: Preparation Strategy
• MOTIVATION: Failed Last Year and Topped This Year – A Remarkable Journey
• Are You Scared of UPSC Prelims – 2015?
• MOTIVATION: Juggling A Job And UPSC Preparation
• MOTIVATION: For The Freshers
• MOTIVATION: Handling The Mounting Tension
• MOTIVATION: After A Long Hiatus
• Motivation: A Week Before The Exams
• Are You Buying Too Many Books? Study Material?
• MOTIVATION: Spending A Lot Of Time On Introduction In An Answer
• MOTIVATION: The Art Of Making Notes
• MOTIVATION: Less Than A Month To Go
• MOTIVATION: Opinions In An Answer
• Motivation: Sardar Vallabhai Patel – inspiration
• MOTIVATION: The Trick To Get You In
• MOTIVATION: Don’t Read Success Stories!
• Did You Fail in 2014 Prelims? Do Not Worry – There is Always a Silver Lining
• MOTIVATION: A Great Month For India?!
• MOTIVATION: Maintaining The Momentum
• MOTIVATION: From A Security Guard To An IAS Officer!
• MOTIVATION: So Much To Do And So Little Time
• MOTIVATION: Break is Over!
• MOTIVATION: Time to strategise!
• MOTIVATION: Stuck in the Border?
• MOTIVATION: And the prelims are done!
• Prelims 2014 – Cut-off: Why It’s Futile To Discuss About It
• MOTIVATION: Wishing you the very best!
• MOTIVATION: Don’t let someone tell you YOU CANT!
• MOTIVATION: This is how close you are..
• MOTIVATION: Happy Independence Day
• MOTIVATION: You are going to ACE this!
• MOTIVATION: The Societal Pressure
• MOTIVATION: Set yourself on FIRE
• MOTIVATION: Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can!
• MOTIVATION: The Prelims strategy
• MOTIVATION: I don’t remember reading this!
• MOTIVATION: Only you can do it!
• MOTIVATION: What to believe in the crunch time!
• MOTIVATION: What holds us back!
• MOTIVATION : Self confidence is nothing more than a memory of success!
• MOTIVATION: Exam Tension!
• MOTIVATION: I will do it tomorrow!
• Motivation: What is your inner voice saying?
• MOTIVATION: Will the exams be postponed?
• MOTIVATION: It is not the load that breaks you!
• Knowledge Is Power – A Guide To UPSC Exam Preparation By Divya S Iyer, IAS
• MOTIVATION: I don’t have time!
• MOTIVATION: Stop Wishing and start doing!
• MOTIVATION : Can you give more?
• MOTIVATION: Are you a winner?
• MOTIVATION: Live like there is no midnight!
• Motivation; Dont stop when you are tired, stop when you are done!
• MOTIVATION: If you feel like quitting!
• Motivation: It’s always my fault isnt it?
• Motivation: Don’t let your mind bully your body!
• Beware of Distractions – They Not Only Kill Your Time, They Will Ruin Your Chances
• Motivation: It’s better to walk alone than follow a wrong crowd!
• Motivation : Mary Kom
• Motivation: 5 motivational stories of Shakira
• MOTIVATION: Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth!
• MOTIVATION : Why Germany Won?!
• Wake Up Before It’s Too Late
• MOTIVATION: Don’t give up!
• MOTIVATION: Do it now!
• MOTIVATION: It never gets easier!
• MOTIVATION: If you are going through hell, keep going!
• MOTIVATION: Roger Federer – Play With the Pain!
• MOTIVATION: 5 inspiring quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
• MOTIVATION: It’s difficult, I agree
• MOTIVATION: You have to believe says Nick Kyrgis
• MOTIVATION: What you do today matters!
• SECURE INITIATIVE – Now Has 2500+ Questions!
• MOTIVATION: You gotta believe in yourself!
• MOTIVATION: Are the mistakes irritating you?
• MOTIVATION: If you think you are being pushed down by the exam!
• MOTIVATION: It will Work!
• MOTIVATION: Do it anyway!
• MOTIVATION: Is the preparation making you go through a lot of pain?
• MOTIVATION : Fear
• MOTIVATION: What is your strength?
• MOTIVATION: I need a push!
• MOTIVATION: How many times should you try?
• MOTIVATION: The world is not going to be kind!
• MOTIVATION: How to handle people who keep asking you why you didn’t make it?
• MOTIVATION : The results are out!
• MOTIVATION: You want it? Well, go get it!
• MOTIVATION: Keep Going!
• MOTIVATION: Choose to be Optimistic
• MOTIVATION: FOCUS
• MOTIVATION : Are you thoroughly satisfied with your preparation?
• MOTIVATION : What factors hold you back?
• MOTIVATION: The only Good Luck you need!
• MOTIVATION : 3 Essentials to reach your goal!
• MOTIVATION : How extraordinary do you have to be?
• MOTIVATION: This is not time for ease and comfort!
• MOTIVATION : What drives you?
• MOTIVATION: Are circumstances very challenging?
• MOTIVATION : How much do you love this?
• MOTIVATION: Why should the competition be so tight?
• MOTIVATION : Do you know everything?
• MOTIVATION : What do you believe?
• MOTIVATION : What is your biggest challenge?
• MOTIVATION : It is how we see the exam!
• MOTIVATION : As long as you dont stop
• MOTIVATION : Live your successes
• MOTIVATION : Make mistakes, but make them quick
• MOTIVATION : Don’t waste your life in doubts and fears
• MOTIVATION : I agree it tires you, do it anyway!
• MOTIVATION : Don’t let the exam pressurize you
• MOTIVATION : Why Worry?
• MOTIVATION : Are you happy with the process?
• MOTIVATION : How scared are you of the exams?
• MOTIVATION : Is it going against you?
• MOTIVATION : Where do questions take you?
• MOTIVATION : Keeping it going
• MOTIVATION : What questions do you ask about UPSC?
• MOTIVATION: How many years would you need to prepare for IAS?
• MOTIVATION : How smart should you be to clear IAS?
• MOTIVATION : Is IAS the greatest risk you have taken?
• MOTIVATION : Frightened or Afraid?
• MOTIVATION : The dream starts with you
• MOTIVATION : Don’t worry!
• MOTIVATION : Believe you can!
• MOTIVATION : How will your results change if you keep doing the same thing?
• MOTIVATION : The way you see the problem
• MOTIVATION : The one thing you need to work on
• MOTIVATION : We all are in the same boat
• MOTIVATION : We are what we think
• MOTIVATION : what are you reacting to?
• MOTIVATION : Confidence
• MOTIVATION : The goals will take you places
• MOTIVATION : Giving up
• MOTIVATION : Money doesn’t excite me
• MOTIVATION : You are not too small to make a difference
• MOTIVATION : Do not let your fire go out
• MOTIVATION : The dream speaks for itself
• MOTIVATION : Great minds discuss ideas
• MOTIVATION: Importance of Regular Writing Practice
• MOTIVATION : There is a lot to be afraid about
• MOTIVATION : Can I clear?
• MOTIVATION : Sayers and Doers
• MOTIVATION : Knowing and Doing!
• MOTIVATION : Defining an aspirant!
• MOTIVATION : Success in Life
• MOTIVATION : Best in Life
• MOTIVATION : Beliefs
• MOTIVATION : Decisions
• MOTIVATION : Limits
• MOTIVATION : Taking Decisions
• MOTIVATION: Faults and Remedies
• MOTIVATION : Proof of failure
• MOTIVATION:Reasons are easy
• MOTIVATION: Mistakes
• MOTIVATION: Understanding your situation
• MOTIVATION: Facing society
• MOTIVATION: Start with the Desire
• MOTIVATION:Do What You Can
• MOTIVATION – A Quote From Walt Disney
• MOTIVATION- What Winning Means To Me
• MOTIVATION: Be Friends With Your Critics
• MOTIVATION – Moving Forward
• MOTIVATION – Of Future and New Beginnings
• MOTIVATION: Finding Beauty
• MOTIVATION: Self-worth
• MOTIVATION: Time Management
• MOTIVATION – Solutions in Crisis
• MOTIVATION: Heaven and Hell
• MOTIVATION – Being The Change
• MOTIVATION – Keeping Faith
• MOTIVATION – Criticism
• MOTIVATION – How To Secure?
• MOTIVATION- The Air of Success
• MOTIVATION- What is Focus?
• MOTIVATION – Point Of Power
• MOTIVATION -Tigers or Strawberries
• MOTIVATION – One More New Attempt
• MOTIVATION – I Have A Chance
• MOTIVATION – Slow Down
• MOTIVATION – Lighten Up
• MOTIVATION- Failure Adjustment
• MOTIVATION – All In Good Time
• MOTIVATION – Inner Strength
• MOTIVATION – Stand By Your Plan
• MOTIVATION: What Is Integrity?
• MOTIVATION- Mind is A Shark
• MOTIVATION – Select, Don’t Settle
• MOTIVATION – 1947=2014=Inner Independence
• MOTIVATION – The Beginning is Near
• MOTIVATION: Being Brave
• MOTIVATION – No Small Plans
• MOTIVATION: Multidimensional Thinking
• MOTIVATION: Beyond The Dark Night
• Of Dreams and Commitment
• MOTIVATION: The MSD Way
• MOTIVATION: Playing the Piano
• MOTIVATION: Sign or Shine
• MOTIVATION – Fame or Game
• MOTIVATION: Essence or Mechanics
• MOTIVATION – Snooze or Cruise
• MOTIVATION – Do Not Compare
• MOTIVATION – The New Jungle Book
• MOTIVATION – Drown or Flow
• MOTIVATION – The New House
• MOTIVATION – Clean Slate
• Letter To The Insights – Santosh Gupta
• Some Tips For Those Who Are Giving Mains For The First Time
• For A Change: Why Giving Matters!
• Shall I Prepare Only For IAS?
• How To Keep Your Motivation High?
• How Do I Manage Time For UPSC Mains Preparation?
• Agent Smith: “Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague and we… are the cure.” – Matrix
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