My Way: Success Mantras from 12 Achievers

164 Pages·2014·4.77 MB·English

by  Derek O’Brien

Success Mantras of 12 Achievers

Derek O’Brien was born in Kolkata. He began his professional
career as a journalist for Sportsworld magazine but soon shifted
to advertising. After working for a number of very successful
years as Creative Head of Ogilvy, Derek decided to focus all
his energy and talent in his passion—quizzing.
Today, Derek O’Brien is Asia’s best-known quizmaster
and the CEO of Derek O’Brien & Associates. He is the host
of the longest-running game show on Indian television, the
Bournvita Quiz Contest, for which he was voted the Best
Anchor of a Game Show at the Indian Television Academy
Awards for three years in a row. He also hosts the longest-
running corporate quiz show, the Economic Times Brand
Equity Quiz. Always innovating and keeping abreast with
the times, he is also credited with having conducted the first
quiz on Twitter in 2010.
Derek O’Brien has written over forty best-selling
reference and quiz books.
In 2011, he was voted to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of
Parliament and is the Chief Whip of the Trinamool Congress
in the Rajya Sabha and is also the national spokesperson of
the party. In 2012, he had the honour of addressing the UN
General Assembly.
Stay in touch with Derek on Twitter (his handle is
@quizderek) or through the Derek O’Brien & Associates
website www.derek.in.
Other books by Derek O’Brien
(from Rupa Publications)
Boumvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book 2012
Ultimate BQC Book of Knowledge (Volumes 1 and 2)
The Best of Boumvita Quiz Contest
Derek’s Challenge
Speak Up, Speak Out:
My Favourite Elocution Pieces and How to Deliver Them
Success Mantras of 12 Achievers
Edited by
Derek O’Brien
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Contents
Introduction ix
1. In Pursuit of Perfection 3
Abhinav Bindra
2. Success Comes from Will-power 15
Akio Morita
3. How to Succeed in Life 21
Andrew Carnegie
4. I Succeeded Because I Failed 27
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
5. Perseverance Can Make Miracles Happen 41
Azim Premji
6. How to be the Greatest Doctor 53
Dr Devi Shetty
7. Never Give Up 65
Donald Trump
8. My Passion Keeps Me Going 73
Leander Paes
9. Cricket, the Mind Game 85
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
10. 10 Life Lessons 95
N.R. Narayana Murthy
11. It’s All About Hard Work 105
Saina Nehwal
12. Enjoy this Second Chance 117
Salman Sal’ Khan
13. Learning from Mother Teresa 131
Derek O’Brien
Acknowledgements 141