Shiv Khera is an Indian author of self-help books and activist. While working in the US, he was
inspired by a lecture delivered by Norman Vincent Peale and followed his motivational teachings.
Khera has written several books including You Can Win. He launched a movement against castebased
reservation in India,and has founded an organization called Country First Foundation whose mission is "to
ensure freedom through education and justice."He also joined a political party as National President in India
and contested the elections in 2009.
Mr. Khera is the author of 16 books including his first book You Can Win (Jeet Aapki in Hindi) was
published in 1998. The focus of the book was on achieving success through personal growth and
positive attitude.The book made a record of international bestseller
His Trademark in this book is
"Winners don't do different things.They do things differently" Khera has written three more
books, Living With Honor about living honorably and respectably in a fractured world, Freedom Is
Not Free about the need for action to reform the Indian society and You can Sell (2010)
.
Winners don't do different things, they do things differently" - A saying which was popularized
heavily, not sure whether the author of this book, Shiv Kherawas the originator of this legendary line
or someone else, but nevertheless, it had a very deep meaning into it. The author taglines his
book 'You can win'by using the given phrase.
Mr Shiv Khera is a world reknowned enterpreneur, speaker and business consultant.He is the author
of 16 books so far and also the founder of a company named Qualified Learning Systems Inc in
the US .This book has been one among his best and one of the international best sellers, with a
million copies being sold from 1998(the year in which it was released)
For all those who have read this book, there needs no explanation and for those who haven't, this is
a book which provides a remedy for negativity or basically explains a positive angle to every
situation and circumstance which occurs and shapes our lives.
The book is divided into the following 11 chapters:-
1) The importance of Attitude
2) How to build a positive Attitude
3) Success
4) What is holding us back
5) Motivation
6) Self Esteem
7)The Importance of Interpersonal skills
8) 25 steps to building a positive personality
9)Subconscious mind and habits
10) Goal setting
11) Values and Vision
Each of the given chapters are supported by several real life examples of people who have
succeeded despite going through several hardships, obstacles, grievances but have managed to
come out of them, only through one element i.e the Right Attitude.A step by step analysis and
viewpoint of the author is provided.
The author explains in the first chapter that attitude is shaped by three factors -
environment, experience and education. It is these 3 factors which help direct/form the right/wrong
attitude. The human outlook or perception of a problem or a tragedy is indeed the big problem or
tragedy. The wise can see a door out of a problem whereas the pessimist sees that itself as a door
or block in their life. The optimist sees an opportunity in a problem whereas the pessimist sees a
problem in the opportunity For eg: In this chapter, the Biblical eg of David and Goliath is
mentioned. Goliath was a giant of the enemy Philistine army while David was a short young guy of
the Israelites .Despite the difference in size, David struck down the mighty Goliath with a sling shot.
The author here explains that the right attitude was the winning factor in this case
In the second and third chapters, he stresses that in order to achieve success, several factors such
as desire, commitment, responsibility, hard work, character, positive thinking, etc need to be
combined.
Another equally good eg was that of a person who suffered several setbacks at various stages of
life, was defeated mentally and had no hope of recovery, But, in the midst of such setbacks, he later
went on to become the US President . This man was none other than Abraham Lincoln .
In the chapter title Motivation , he explains that there are two factors which help motivate a person -
External and Internal. External motivation is due to outside factors such as peer pressure or fear of
authority such as the fear of getting spanked by one's parents or teachers. Often, external motivation
provides for an incentive such as money or reward, as provided by an organisation for completion of
targets given to employees.Internal motivation occurs when the individual has the burning desire to
achieve something without regard for the incentive.
Each of the chapters indicate that the author has researched very well into human nature and
explains the reason as to why there are people who succeed despite the odds and another set of
people when faced with the same circumstances, do not succeed or end up as failures.He has given
a solution to every of the given problems as well as important quotations of the world's famous.
Overall, this book provides a great learning experience for those who wish to achieve success and
positivity in their life.Since several practical and powerful real life examples are given, one would
easily note than becoming successful does not involve learning rocket science, only a step by step
journey of positive thinking or belief, right attitude, desire, character, patience and perseverance.
inspired by a lecture delivered by Norman Vincent Peale and followed his motivational teachings.
Khera has written several books including You Can Win. He launched a movement against castebased
reservation in India,and has founded an organization called Country First Foundation whose mission is "to
ensure freedom through education and justice."He also joined a political party as National President in India
and contested the elections in 2009.
Mr. Khera is the author of 16 books including his first book You Can Win (Jeet Aapki in Hindi) was
published in 1998. The focus of the book was on achieving success through personal growth and
positive attitude.The book made a record of international bestseller
His Trademark in this book is
"Winners don't do different things.They do things differently" Khera has written three more
books, Living With Honor about living honorably and respectably in a fractured world, Freedom Is
Not Free about the need for action to reform the Indian society and You can Sell (2010)
.
Winners don't do different things, they do things differently" - A saying which was popularized
heavily, not sure whether the author of this book, Shiv Kherawas the originator of this legendary line
or someone else, but nevertheless, it had a very deep meaning into it. The author taglines his
book 'You can win'by using the given phrase.
Mr Shiv Khera is a world reknowned enterpreneur, speaker and business consultant.He is the author
of 16 books so far and also the founder of a company named Qualified Learning Systems Inc in
the US .This book has been one among his best and one of the international best sellers, with a
million copies being sold from 1998(the year in which it was released)
For all those who have read this book, there needs no explanation and for those who haven't, this is
a book which provides a remedy for negativity or basically explains a positive angle to every
situation and circumstance which occurs and shapes our lives.
The book is divided into the following 11 chapters:-
1) The importance of Attitude
2) How to build a positive Attitude
3) Success
4) What is holding us back
5) Motivation
6) Self Esteem
7)The Importance of Interpersonal skills
8) 25 steps to building a positive personality
9)Subconscious mind and habits
10) Goal setting
11) Values and Vision
Each of the given chapters are supported by several real life examples of people who have
succeeded despite going through several hardships, obstacles, grievances but have managed to
come out of them, only through one element i.e the Right Attitude.A step by step analysis and
viewpoint of the author is provided.
The author explains in the first chapter that attitude is shaped by three factors -
environment, experience and education. It is these 3 factors which help direct/form the right/wrong
attitude. The human outlook or perception of a problem or a tragedy is indeed the big problem or
tragedy. The wise can see a door out of a problem whereas the pessimist sees that itself as a door
or block in their life. The optimist sees an opportunity in a problem whereas the pessimist sees a
problem in the opportunity For eg: In this chapter, the Biblical eg of David and Goliath is
mentioned. Goliath was a giant of the enemy Philistine army while David was a short young guy of
the Israelites .Despite the difference in size, David struck down the mighty Goliath with a sling shot.
The author here explains that the right attitude was the winning factor in this case
In the second and third chapters, he stresses that in order to achieve success, several factors such
as desire, commitment, responsibility, hard work, character, positive thinking, etc need to be
combined.
Another equally good eg was that of a person who suffered several setbacks at various stages of
life, was defeated mentally and had no hope of recovery, But, in the midst of such setbacks, he later
went on to become the US President . This man was none other than Abraham Lincoln .
In the chapter title Motivation , he explains that there are two factors which help motivate a person -
External and Internal. External motivation is due to outside factors such as peer pressure or fear of
authority such as the fear of getting spanked by one's parents or teachers. Often, external motivation
provides for an incentive such as money or reward, as provided by an organisation for completion of
targets given to employees.Internal motivation occurs when the individual has the burning desire to
achieve something without regard for the incentive.
Each of the chapters indicate that the author has researched very well into human nature and
explains the reason as to why there are people who succeed despite the odds and another set of
people when faced with the same circumstances, do not succeed or end up as failures.He has given
a solution to every of the given problems as well as important quotations of the world's famous.
Overall, this book provides a great learning experience for those who wish to achieve success and
positivity in their life.Since several practical and powerful real life examples are given, one would
easily note than becoming successful does not involve learning rocket science, only a step by step
journey of positive thinking or belief, right attitude, desire, character, patience and perseverance.