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HOW SHOULD YOU

USE THIS GUIDE?

The primary intention of going to a coaching academy or reading a guide

such as this is because you have found some inadequacy in yourself that is

preventing your successful recommendation by an SSB. Keeping this inade-

quacy in mind, the first chapter of this guide contains a number of carefully

and deliberately handpicked personality development essays and articles

which will take you on a tour of self-analysis and instruction. The content has

been chosen after years of study, practice, and experimentation in various

capacities as a soldier, leader, and SSB selector. From taking full responsibili-

ty of yourself and your life to the productive and effective utilisation of you

time, the fist chapter covers it all. Do not skip it, for a building is only as

strong as its foundation!

Once the strong foundation is built, you can move forward to the subsequent

chapters. Each of them deal with certain SSB specific factors. You will see

that, if your core personality is sound, the demands made from the compli-

ance of each of the SSB factors will come as second nature to you. There will

then be no need of any pretence or facade that needs constant care and at-

tention from you. The subsequent chapters will make you aware of what is

required and empower you to be prepared for what you will soon face in

your SSB. The chapter dedicated to the busting of SSB myths will help you

stay focused in the face of misinformation. Lastly, the included series of

unique success stories will keep you motivated and inspire confidence in

your own abilities to achieve your dream of donning the coveted uniforms

one day.

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