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confident about its approach would not waste time in
demeaning its competitor; rather it would work towards
strengthening its own approach and agenda in order to
win.

Similarly, one needs to develop a sense of self-confidence.
The sense must be so strong that nothing that anyone says
– positive or negative – should leave behind an impact on
one’s personality. In doing so, one trains one’s mind to
remain positive and strengthens its intellectual abilities.

9 How can a person identify
his shortcomings?

n order to identify one’s own shortcomings, we
Imust possess an objective mindset and should not get
offended by what another person tells us about ourselves.
We should imagine the other person to be like a mirror,
which gives us an exact reflection of ourselves.

Either one becomes angry on criticism or overjoyed
upon being praised; both these situations are improper.
Criticism should be welcomed and due thought should be
given to the message being conveyed without becoming
disturbed by its tenor. However, one gets offended when
one’s ego is touched and that happens even when someone
speaks the truth.
Being a realist does not only mean to not react, as our
dormant ego may still get aroused on provocation. A
true realist is one who has an awakened mind, one that

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