8 Brutally Honest Tips for Navigating the Path to Success

Recently, I was honoured with the Knighthood* by the President of the Republic of Finland. Loving and caring colleagues, friends, family and professionals showered their congratulations and blessings upon me. Many seek guidance on how I achieved success, and I am here to offer my brutally honest tips and advice, principles that I wholeheartedly follow myself.

1. Live with a Purpose and Cultivate a Character of Excellence: Embrace kindness, compassion, diligence, honesty, and sincerity. By aligning your actions with these virtues for your life's purpose, you will open doors to remarkable achievements.
2. Avoid Toxic Companions and Friends (so-called): At all costs, stay away and steer clear of individuals or groups that harbour negativity and envy. Avoid associating with cunning individuals who exploit others for their own gain. Their agenda is to keep you trapped in their toxic cycle. Remove these imbeciles from your life; otherwise, you will remain mired in their destructive influence. Surround yourself with upright, honest individuals who inspire you. Their positive presence will elevate your trajectory.
3. Acquire a Wealth of Skills: Become a valuable asset to others by expanding your skill set. Remember, true helpfulness lies in offering guidance, not performing favours (in Gujarati language laagvag-?????). Skilled individuals don't seek favours; they seek mentorship.
4. Approach Every Task with Passion and Dedication: Whatever endeavour you undertake, infuse it with unconditional love and unwavering commitment. If you lack proficiency in a particular area, dedicate yourself to acquiring the necessary skills. Numerous individuals have successfully mastered their crafts, and established best practices are readily available. For example, if pursuing studies or a career is your goal, prioritise focus and dedication.
5. Embrace Unconditional Integrity: Honesty and diligence are qualities you won't find in cheap individuals. Refrain from sharing personal information with such people; their lack of principles drives them to exploit others for fleeting fame (in Gujarati language Khabari - ????).
6. Seek Blessings Through Righteous Deeds: True blessings from God can be attained only through unconditional, genuine, and honest endeavours that harm none. The moment ill intentions towards others enter our hearts we becoming devil, and most importantly we deviate from our path to success. We lose sight of our true objectives and adopt a self-serving, egoistic persona offered by propaganda masters.
7. Cherish Your Family and Community Bonds: Your immediate family members are the most precious assets in your life. And second, your honest and genuine community is precious. Invest your utmost effort in fostering genuine connections with them and showering them with love and support while they are present. Once they are gone or dead, society's hypocrisy often overshadows their true value. Recognise the importance of valuing family and community members while they are alive. Any show-off drama after someone's death (in Gujarati language Haar-tora Ne Natakbaji-??????? ?? ????????) is mere hypocrisy and nothing more.
8. Continuous Improvement: Remember, understanding these principles is one thing, but putting them into practice is another. Consistent, genuine efforts will propel you closer to your goals each day.

Hopefully these tips will help you even one step closer to your purposeful life and career.

References:

(1) *Finnish Knighthood: Honour of Order by the President of the Republic of Finland, Grand Master of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland

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The author is a leading educator in international higher education with over 10,000 students and professionals trained. He is also a leader in technical fields and has generated millions of Euros in revenue for businesses internationally. Being an educator and technocrat, he has extensive experience helping students and professionals build their careers as expats abroad.

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