{"id":1705,"date":"2024-02-08T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:00:04","slug":"count-on-csr-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/2024\/02\/08\/count-on-csr-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Count On CSR For Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The journey to eventual career success is indeed tough. There are many ups and downs on the path of success. During the course of this journey, life often resembles a roller coaster ride. But, remember that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Recall legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who actually lived this dictum. His success did not come overnight. He had slogged long and hard, for years for this\u2014both physically and mentally. He used to tell people that the secret of his success was a combination of physical and mental health training. During the course of his exasperating and arduous training, he had resolved and committed to himself: \u201c<em>Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.<\/em>\u201d His example is worth emulating by you, particularly as budding career professional going to take tough competitive tests like UPSC Civil Services Examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But do you know who coached and trained the legendary Muhammad Ali in all-but-two his fights. He was arguably none greater than Angelo Dundee. Dundee was famous for his words of positivity and encouragement that brought out the best in Ali, or \u201cthe kid\u201d as he called him. According to him, the four keys to being a successful coach were&nbsp;: (a) assist in finding solutions, (b) provide guidance based on personal experiences, (c) actively listen and heed to the candidate and ground realities, and (d) help to set goals and identify obstacles. You will find the embodiment of all what Dundee said, and even more, in your magazine <em>Competition Success Review (CSR)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your more than six-decades-old magazine <em>CSR<\/em>, which has been read from generation to generation, has guided hundreds of aspirants to successfully navigate the labyrinths of the path of ultimate success. The acknowledgement to this effect by the toppers of UPSC CSE year after year is a proof enough that the magazine has no parallel in providing holistic guidance to career aspirants. Be it the topical and focused coverage of current affairs, toppers\u2019 interviews and their first-hand actual Personality Test experience reproduced verbatim, Mock Tests by leading coaching institutes, quality and timely objective general knowledge, etc., your <em>CSR<\/em> serves as the most up-to-date and comprehensive \u2018friend, philosopher and guide\u2019 to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a psychological fact that you learn the best from the masters of the respective fields, particularly those who have themselves gone through the gruelling process of reaching the top. You tend to learn more when you read the stories of excellence or success mantras written exclusively by the super-achievers themselves. Your <em>CSR <\/em>has been very much alive to this fact for decades. As such, besides the leading coaching institutes and best of the best experts, the <em>CSR <\/em>has also been exclusively reaching out to the UPSC CSE toppers\u2014most of whom have been its readers\u2014to give first hand guidance to future aspirants. Success usually comes to those who practise hard. Learning by practice is the best way of learning, so goes a dictum. Indeed, \u2018Practice makes a man perfect\u2019. And there is no better practice for competitive exams than attempting the previous years\u2019 question papers and the Mock Tests\u2014which jointly are the unparallel, shining and veritably differentiating forte of the <em>CSR<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in spite of the best guidance, what actually matters is to effectively make use of that guidance for the ultimate success through your own determination and efforts with a positive frame of mind. While interacting with <em>CSR <\/em>in the past, most of the UPSC CSE achievers believed that success is not just one straight line but a bumpy journey filled with ups, downs and detours. They say the aspirants need to forge their own paths by making mistakes and learning from them. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln saw two business ventures fail, lost eight different elections and had a complete nervous breakdown before becoming the 16th President of the USA in 1816? His story serves as a great inspiration. It shows how if you just keep moving towards your dream despite failures and setbacks, you will eventually make it. Just like Mr. Lincoln\u2019s humble beginnings, we have seen many students having become IAS officers despite coming from humble backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard work, persistence and practice are the combined key to success in any competitive examination. Also, you have to have dreams and, more than that, have belief in your dreams. But as Mr.&nbsp;John C. Maxwell says : \u201cDreams don\u2019t work unless you do\u201d. Be persistent, and remember that \u2018persistence is failing 19 times and succeeding on the 20th\u2019. Nothing worth comes easy\u2014so practise and practise hard. And we at the <em>CSR <\/em>Group are always there by your side to help and guide you in your quest for excellence and perfection. You can count on <em>CSR <\/em>for your success. All the very best !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The journey to eventual career success is indeed tough. There are many ups and downs on the path of success. During the course of this journey, life often resembles a roller coaster ride. But, remember that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Recall legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who actually lived this dictum. 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