It was during year 2000 when I joined a company in New Delhi in 2000 as Associate Project

Leader. It was my first job in a people management role. Believe me I was not doing well. In
fact I even couldn’t understand what are my responsibilities in my new position. I was just
22 years old then.

I was technically good and could work for hours on computer without blinking my eyes and
produce wonderful piece of program or results. But a people manager needed to be much
more than a techie. I was clueless how should I proceed from there.

I was a very different person in those days. I never used to speak much with people or
colleagues. Always thought it is enough if we have computer skills and I am done if I finish
my assigned work. Simply put, I did not understand what professional growth is all about.

One Sunday, together with few friends I went to for sightseeing of New Delhi. It’s indeed a
beautiful city and in our journey, we came across a street where people sell used books for a
discounted price. Since I was a bookworm, I checked few books and what attracted me a
book titled ‘You can win’ with a caption which said Winners don’t do different things. They
do things differently.

I immediately bought the book.

Same evening, as usual I went to a garden where I used to spend time alone since I liked the
silent atmosphere there. I carried the book also along with me for reading it.

I started to glance through the book. Believe me, I considered myself such a lucky person to
get that book. It revealed the success strategies step by step with simple examples. I actually
read the whole book same day. But then decided, I must read it slowly and chapter by
chapter.

I have read many inspiring books and I can proudly say that this book played a major role in
shaping my career, attitude and as a person.

I thank Shiv Khera for writing such a wonderful book. Let me share the facts with you that
why this book is a bestseller.

You can win – from Shiv Khera has 8 chapters in it and is a clear winner because of its
simple language, real life examples and step by step strategies for achievers. This book is an
international best seller with 2 million copies sold in 16 languages.
With a strong introduction stating that ‘Winners don’t do different things. They do
things differently’ the author instantaneously puts the reader at the beginning of the
road to success. You know how to walk on with the help of a well-written preface, which
familiarises you with the book genre, the book contents, and how to approach them. So
now you are well on your mark and set to go. But your start is not at a normal speed but
at a lightning speed. Why? This is because the author starts with the first lap of the
race, ‘Importance of Attitude,’ with a realistic example that gives you a strong lead.
This lap talks on how your attitude is a strong contributor to your success and thus
further explains factors that determine your attitude along with a convincing explanation
on positive attitude vis-à-vis negative attitude. But he doesn’t leave you estranged on
this road of self-improvement. The next lap explains broadly on ‘How to build a
Positive Attitude.’ All with examples that you can relate to and anecdotes that inspire
you to keep looking forward. (Well, this is so good that the reader almost forgets that he
had thought about retreating before he even started reading the book. The reason, a
serious spelling error in the title of Chapter 1, ‘Impotance of Attitude’ instead of
‘Importance of Attitude.’ Publishers and author please note.) You further run with an
even stronger lead as your third lap talks about ‘Success.’ This gives the reader an
overall understanding of the term success further enforcing the qualities of a successful
individual. But now when you realize that you are lagging behind in the race you see
another helping hand coming towards you. A hand of a companion on your road to
success. Yes, like most other books this book doesn’t preach it talks to you like a
dedicated and loyal comrade. In the next lap, it tells you what is ‘Holding you back
from reaching to your desired Goal.’ A SWOT analysis is included which gives you a
complete insight to yourself. It teaches you to accentuate your strengths so that you can
move forward holding your head high. It talks about your weaknesses, the reasons for
your failures and gives the necessary solutions. It unfolds the various opportunities that
are waiting or ignored and threats you need to overcome. Now you are running but with
a stronger grip on the road. The next two laps ‘Motivate’ you and boost your ‘Self-
esteem.’ The book acts like a coach who is running with you and encouraging you to
move at an even faster pace. The next lap brushes your ‘Interpersonal Skills.’ It gives
paramount importance to them by mentioning how life is a boomerang and an echo.
How interpersonal skills can be ameliorated for maintaining relationships and further
delivering the best is also enumerated. On your 8th lap your companion tells you ‘25
steps to Building a Positive Attitude.’ Here, sense of responsibility, accepting your
mistakes and further mending them, avoiding criticism, good listening, being
enthusiastic, honest and faithful, thinking positive and smiling, is detailed by the author.
The next lap complements the earlier lap by talking about your ‘Subconcious Mind
and Habits.’ The book further takes your positivity to the peak and unmasks you to
present to you the real you. No pretense, a clean and candid you all zooming ahead to
procure your goal. The next lap takes you further by detailing on ‘Goal Setting.’ It not
only reminds you about your goal but also talks about SMART goals with a perfect
balance of reality and accomplishment. The final lap ‘Values and Vision’ ensures that
you do the right thing for the right reason. Talking about ethics, culture, commitment et
al it plunges into talking about winners. Now in your race when you can see that red
rrribbon you also know that you can actually see your goal. But when others too are
zooming ahead to reach there, the experience and advise of true winners give you that
final push. The book serves you enough energy boosters in your run by providing action
plans after every chapter that assesses you completely. You don’t get dehydrated and
are always perked up by the writer’s style, which makes even hackneyed topics
interesting. The author mentions a point, gives a logical explanation and then makes it
convincing by narrating stories, jokes, quotations, and giving testimonials for the same.
They are something you can relate to and are out of sheer experience. It does not
enervate you as it evaluates if the reader is going through life out of inspiration (playing
to win) or desperation (playing not to lose). It translates positive thinking into
ATTITUDE, AMBITION and€TION. All this in a simple and practical way. It surely gives
a winning edge. You can WIN is a recipe for success. But this one goes with the times.
It’s instant! Yes, the book promises instant results making the reader remove the word
impossible from his dictionary. That's why standing on the winners’ podium you would
not be holding your trophy high up in the sky but a book flashing the words, 'You Can
Win.' So in a nutshell like Economic Times puts it “You Can Win is a construction
manual – with the blueprints to build a rewarding life.” No doubt that the book is
also an ABSOLUTE WINNER!

Source: You Can Win http://www.shvoong.com/books/74028-win/#ixzz1HzQvgNc1