Dare to Dream by Mirza Yawar Baig

1. Dare to Dream
What is your dream?

2. Mirza Yawar Baig
Opening the world, one mind at a time©
Work Experience:
 International Speaker, Trainer, Author, Coach, Leadership
Consultant with 16 years in Corporate General Management,
31 years in Training & Organizational Development, Family
Business & Entrepreneurship
Director / Professional Member:
 Center for Conflict Resolution & Human Security
 Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science
Entrepreneur:
 1994: Founded
Education:
 IIM-A , P-CMM®, MBTI©, WSA©, ISABS
Books:
 It’s my Life
 The Business of Family Business
 An Entrepreneur’s Diary
 Hiring Winners
 20.10.2010-55 – Life Lessons of 55 years
 Leadership is a Personal Choice
Member Consultant Panel:
USA
 GE Corporate University, Crotonville
 Oracle Corporate University, CA
 AMA International, New York
 Andersen Corporate University, MN
India
 SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad
 AP Police Academy, Hyderabad
 SSB Academy, Gwaldam, Uttar Akhand
 LBS Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
Clients Include:
GE, Oracle, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM, Digital-Compaq, National Semiconductor,
Unilever, BSNL, Tata Indicom, Colgate, Asian Paints, Siemens, Wartsila, MphasiS,
CavinKare, EXL Service, World Bank, ICRISAT, World Fish, Tata Corporate, J & J,
Accenture, Zeneca Seeds, Shanta Biotech, Advanta, Reuters, Air India, Yusuf Bin
Ahmed Kanoo, Olam, Regal Beloit, Reliance World, NIS Sparta, AMKA, Emami
Group,
Suzlon, JP Morgan, SEW Infrastructure, LANCO, KAR Group, Expolanka, Brandix
yawarbaig@gmail.com
www.yawarbaig.com

3. If you want to be successful you must respect one
rule: never lie to yourself.
~ Paulo Coelho
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4. Perspective
“Perspective is the ability to holdtwo pictures simultaneously in your
mind…where you are andwhere you want to be.”
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The differential fuels growth

5. Dream
 What is Your dream?
 Write it down
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Don’t evaluate. Just write

6. Dream
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It
is because we do not dare, that they are difficult. ~ Seneca

7. How much do you want it?
 Think about why your ‘dream’ is attractive to you
 What are you doing to achieve it?
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The stronger your desire
The stronger your drive

9. Passion
ExpertiseReturn
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Integrity

10.  Integrity defines you, distinguishes you and differentiates you in the
environment.
 Integrity is one of several paths, but it is the only one on which you will
never be lost.
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Integrity is about you,
Not about them

11. Passion…
 You will findtrue success only in those efforts that captivate your heart.
 Belief fuels passion andpassion rarely fails.
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-lights the dark road of
heartbreaking effort

12. Expertise…
 Push for excellence: Make your mark
 Become ‘Best in the World’ in your area
 Continuously seek improvement
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-Is repeatability

13. Return
 Be clear about the ‘return’ for your effort
 Be thankful and seek to increase it
 Always ensure that you give more than you receive
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Sacrifice is what the chicken does for you
Everything else has a return

14. Window of Opportunity
 In the life of every man andwoman comes a time when they have a
unique opportunity to make an impact andinfluence others.
 When it closes your life is over, even if you remain alive
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Our window is open now

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16. Price of Success
 Success, like everything else, has a price.
 It is essential therefore that we:
Define ‘Success’
Are clear about the investment
Are willing to pay that price
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Because nothing in life is free

17.  What is the investment that you need to make in order to
succeed?
 Have you written this down?
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In the last 3 months
what investment did you make?
What’s the price of my success?

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19. My success depends on
 How serious amI about success?
 Am I willing to invest?
 Am I willing to change?
 Can I stick through the pain?
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Success is inevitable but only for those who really want it

20. Learning Curve
Current
Desired
Pain

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22. Build your Strategy
 Time table
 What do you needto do and by when?
 Resource table
 What resources do you need and when?
 Monitor progress
 Howdo you know how youare doing?
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23. 3 – Drivers of Failure
And their solutions

24. 1. Complacency
 “Goodenough, never is”
 The only use of history is to learn from it. Gloating or lamenting about
past glory is the surest way of ensuring that it remains in the past.
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People who don’t learn from their history
are condemned to repeat it

25. 2. Not working together
 Look in the mirror for mistakes
 Look out of the window to give credit
 Your virtue is not enhanced by someone else’s weakness
 There is not a single instance in history where someone succeeded entirely on
their own
Disagree without being disagreeable

26. 3. Excuses and blaming
 Stop blaming others for your situation
 Analyze what went wrong and create a plan to avoid it in the future.
 Being objective, even hard, on yourself is the best way to avoid repeating
mistakes.
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Adversity comes to strengthen

27. Only action gets results
 Ask yourself,
 “What amI givingup my dreamfor?
 “What is the real price that I am paying?”
 What are my metrics to measure progress?
 “What do I want to do about all this?”
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“If you want to see what someone values, see what
they measure.” ~ Mikel Harry

28. Success is a process of
connecting aspirations to reality
Performance
Investment
Commitment
Adaptability
Ambivalence Passion

29. ‘SMART’ Goals
1. Specific
2. Measurable
3. Actionable
4. Realistic
5. Time bound
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31. yawarbaig@gmail.com
www.yawarbaig.com
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