BEING SMART IS NOT ENOUGH, LUCK ALSO COUNTS: SAYS NANDAN NILEKANI, CMD, INFOSYS

BEING SMART IS NOT ENOUGH, LUCK ALSO COUNTS: SAYS NANDAN NILEKANI, CMD, INFOSYS

Yea! I believe in GOD. I don’t spend a long time invoking GOD daily; I just recite the gayatri mantra everyday.

"Thought brilliance" and "hard work" are essential components to achieve success; "luck and destiny" have a definite part to play as well. It is not enough just to be smart--- you have to be in the right place at the right time. I have been extraordinarily lucky.

Having the right set of values is very important in life. To be legal and ethical at all times, to be fair to individuals, to practice the virtues of basic honesty, not to play games and to lead by example ---- these are some of the values I believe in and practice.

Some General health tips
 Drink 8-10 Glasses of Water a Day. Do not take extra salt except that is in normal cooking.
 Add Movement to Your Life. Park further so you walk between the car and the stores, take steps instead of elevators, and take longer routes to your desk.
 Think Positively.
 Take Time to Relax. Allow yourself to destress at least once a day.
 Sleep 6-10 hours a night (or until you are well rested).
 Wash your hands often. Minimally wash hands before eating and after using the restroom.
 Eat a large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.
 Belief is Something. Studies have found that people who have faith live longer.
 Eat vegetables every day. Vegetables provide vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Many are known to prevent various diseases including cancer.
 Drink water before, during and after exercise. Thirst lags behind your body's need for water. So drink water early and often.
 Laugh. Let humor enter your life. One of the easiest ways of being healthier is to find a way to relax more and have more fun.
 Find a way to bring joy into your life. Treat yourself to long baths or help a neighbor. Find a way to smile and help others smile.

• People who remember their strengths and successes more than their weaknesses and failures are happier and work harder and thus perform better.
• If you are feeling drained, now might be a good time to connect with your people and community that care for you. Tap into likeminded and other positive people and be ready for a shift in perspective .Make calls, write to an old friend. Creat an advisory group around you for yourself of selected people.
• You don’t have to do everything yourself. Do that thing that you enjoy doing. Take help of others for the other jobs. Develop a support group.
• Achievement is more to do networking and connections. Its 5Cs--- computers , contacts, contracts, correspondence, communication. Man makes his own destiny .Success comes with being honest to ones dreams and self. My success is my own making . Work hard intelligently and enjoy life. Follow a regular routine. Money will come by itself. Don’t get obsessed with money.
• Make the people as the arbiter of their own destiny to improve their lives. People have always been the solution. Don’t impose solution from the above .
• Do one thing at a time .If you can really focus on what is right before you, everything falls into place .