One of the biggest challenges in UPSC preparation is not intelligence. It is not access to resources. It is not even competition. The real challenge is consistency. Almost every aspirant begins with powerful motivation. You dream of becoming an IAS officer. You imagine the impact, the authority, the purpose. But after a few weeks or …
The Art of Letting Go & Starting Over The UPSC Civil Services Examination Prelims 2024 results were announced on Monday evening. For a fortunate few thousands, it was a moment of happy tears, while for the majority, it brought tears of pain and defeat. Having been a UPSC aspirant myself, I feel …
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MOTIVATION Handling the Final Result It doesn’t matter how well or bad the Mains and Interview has gone, you will still be dreaming of seeing your name in the Final List. That’s called hope. It’s this hope that has kept you in the loop of civil services exam for many years. But today …
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MOTIVATION for Mains 2017 – Next Seven Days will Decide your Fate Despite preparing well for this year’s Mains, you will have self-doubts. Every serious candidate will have some amount of fear. The uncertainty associated with this exam will breed these self doubts no matter how much efforts you have poured in during last …
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Ground Realities – Why IAS is Worth all the Sacrifices Raju Mishra, IAS I stand here today having served nearly a year in the challenging field, away from the comforts and care free life that LBSNAA provides. In contrast to the soothing views of the mountains one sees at 5am each day en …
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MINDSETS Shreya Kabir Do you think that no matter how much hard you work in your preparation; still there will be someone more intelligent to beat your hard work? Or, Do you believe that your constant efforts to the most of your potential will help you sail through this examination? Whether you …
MOTIVATION ‘I am Nervous and Tensed’ – How can I give my Best on August 7th (Prelims Exam)? Is clearing preliminary exam your ultimate goal? You know the answer. It’s just a first step that you must climb to reach your final goal. At the same time it is a very important …
Despite putting lots of efforts, you might be having doubt about clearing this year’s prelims exam. You are not alone. Most people get this fear. Most people get these self doubts (We know it because we speak to lots of people and receive lots of mails) Always remember – in this journey, you are not alone. …
Motivation: Overcome Failures and Try to become a Topper Failures, small or big, affect us all. They dent confidence. They derail our routine. They create self-doubts. They instill fear. Well, that’s negative part. On the other hand, they make us strong. They teach us valuable lessons for life. Failures make us realise that there are …
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On the occasion of Bday of Abdul Kalam thought we would share a wonderful quote of his to start the day: Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success. We all love the success stories don’t we? It makes us feel that …
……………………. Well the exams are nearing and the uncertainty factor is certainly at its best. No one ever know what the paper is going to be like. Perhaps that is one of the best things about UPSC exams, its unpredictability. There may be more math problems or more logic or more history in the GS …
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………………………… With close to less than a month for the exams, I am sure that the tension must be mounting high and the pressures are at their extreme. It is natural to be frustrated a little, a little challenged and a little tired as well. You may also feel like stopping everything and withdrawing into …
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………………………….. Well the exams are coming close, time is very short and there is so much to finish! If you think that you are the one facing this problem – trust me, there are lots of others as well who are in the same scenario. And it is natural for you to feel overwhelmed, not …
…………………………….. It was very exciting to see the posters of the upcoming movie Mary Kom. It makes me feel quite happy that cinema is moving towards a respectable trend. That aside, talking of Mary Kom today, here are a few gems of motivation from her 1) The only woman boxer to have won a medal …
…………….. Who isn’t familiar with the voice of Shakira, the famous Hips don’t lie and of course the 8th most watched video on youtube – waka waka of the 2010 world cup or the current appearance on the world cup stage of FIFA? Of course one of the most talented singers of all time and …
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. Well! How’s the preparation going? Is it going completely as you planned or are there any hiccups along the way? I guess if you are a normal person like me, I am sure there were a few plans which worked out better than expected and a few which did not work at all and …
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………………………………….. A lot of speculations, theories, descriptions, analyses are raised about the victory of Germany in the 2o14 world cup and as it is always said about the victor, nobody deserved it better than them! It kinda makes me sound hypocritical when I write this, but I guess sometimes it is the way the world …
……………………………………. Found this fantastic brochure on how to never give up in life. Although the caption reads entrepreneur, I am sure the same rules can be applied to an IAS aspirant as well. I won’t be a staunch optimist and say that everything would be a smooth sail for you nor will I be a …
…………………………………………. I very well understand the need to procrastinate, esp when there is so much to read and so little time. The thought of sitting for more than 8Hrs a day in front of the books is a little nauseating and it doesn’t really help to find a new subject or a not so favourite …
……………………………………………………….. It’s true! I am not bluffing here or trying to feed you some fake motivation. Trust me nothing ever gets easier in this world, things are as hard as they used to be. But again something does change, yes it does and it seems like I am defeating my earlier statement. But that change …
