SUCCESS

What do great men say about success?

• Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing. You will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer.
• I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. – Henry David Thoreau.

How to manage a project?

• Take ownership for your project.
• Develop a “Statement Of Work”.

1. “Statement of work” should include the following:
• Purpose
1. Background: why the project was initiated?
What happens if it’d not be done?
2. Scope of work: what you will do – a brief
statement describing the major work to be performed.
3. Strategy: how you plan to perform the work.
• Objectives
i. These are the end results to be achieved by the project.
ii. Each objective should include:
• Statement
• Measures
• Specifications

2. Meet with advisor to discuss and revise the “Statement of Work”.
• Good communication with your advisor is essential
• Make your long term goals clear.

3. Develop work breakdown structure and timeline for key events.
 Start with broad work assignments.
 Break them down into tasks.
 Divide these into discrete sub-tasks.

4. To be mentored well. should have the following:

1. Foresight.
2. roactivity.
3. Probing.
4. Respect.