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                Till 5  class I was a very popular               how  work  is  to  be  done  by  head
                face of my school, everyone knew                 boy  and  my  name  was  written  as

                me  because  I  was  good  in  both              the  best  student  and  head  boy  of
                academics and smart activities. But              the decade, and I achieved what I
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                when  I  reached  6   class,  due  to            dreamt of.
                some  family  issues  and  my
                asthmatic problem, I lost focus on               So through this I only want to tell
                everything  in  school.  My  health              you  that  it  makes  you  lose
                was  very  critical  during  that  time          confidence  but  you  have  to
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                and  till  9   class  slowly  I  became          understand that you are not a loser
                invisible to  almost  everyone, now              and  need  to  recognize  the  way  to
                no one knows me as a topper but                  gain your confidence, my way and

                as  a  person  with  no  confidence.             my  motivation  was  my  teacher,
                Suddenly my life was changed by                  your  way  or  motivation  can  be
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                my  10   class  teacher,  she  stood             anything.  But  you  have  to
                by  me  and  motivated  me  to  do               recognize that.

                everything  which  I  used  to  do               Now how can you gain confidence,
                earlier.  And  because  of  her                  here are some tips:
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                motivation  I  got  87%  on  the  10
                and  everyone  was  shocked.  That               ●  Recognize        your      strengths.
                                                                     Reward  and  praise  yourself  for
                time  I  realized  that  if  I  could  do            your efforts and progress.
                this then there is nothing which is              When you stumble on an obstacle,
                impossible for me.
                                                                 treat  yourself  with  kindness  and

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                So  next  year  in  11   class  I  gave          compassion.
                my name for head boy. Before the                 ●  Don‟t dwell on failure.

                interview  many  students  told  me              ●  Set  realistic  and  achievable
                that you can‟t be a head boy but I                   goals. Do not expect perfection;
                didn‟t demotivate myself. After the                  it is impossible to be perfect in

                interview  the  next  day  I  became                 every aspect of life.
                the  head  boy  of  MAHARISHI                    ●  Slow down when you are feeling
                VIDYA  MANDIR  RATANPUR                              intense  emotions  and  think
                SCHOOL (2019-20).                                    logically about the situation.

                                                                 ●  Challenge  making  assumptions
                And those who were saying that I                     about  yourself,  people  and
                can‟t be a head boy, they all gave                   situations.
                me salute and clapped for  me and                ●  Recognize that past negative life

                whole year I showed everyone that                    experiences  do  not  dictate  your




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