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1 TheCATChroniclesnefinedayoutofnowheretikurecieve
anemailfromamysteriousguycalledk
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tofthisnowinsteadofreadingthisyou
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The CAT Chronicles
A journey into the last month of CAT
AbhishekThakore
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The CAT Chronicles
AjourneyinthelastmonthofCAT
Dedicatedto
You
forundertakingthisbravejourneytowardsactualizingyourdreams
TheCATChronicles
Version1.0
E-Book
(c)AbhishekThakore,2009asoriginalauthor.
CopyrightLisence-(cc)(sa)(nc)
ThisbookisunderaCreativeCommonslicence.Youmayfreelydistributethisbookfornon
commercialpurposes.Ifyoudomodifyitormakederivativeworks,theytooshouldbeunderthe
samelicence.
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Preface
IdlovetowritealongprefacetothisbookbutIwilljustgettothepoint.
Readthisbook.
Thenapplyit.
Thenreaditagain.
Thenapplyitevenmore.
Theentireideaofgyaanisthatitneedstobeappliedforresults.Elseitsjustasheerwasteofyour
time.Andthattime,inthislastonemonthofCATisprecious.
Thatsit.
AbhishekThakore
Mumbai
November2009
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ContentsPreface................................................................................................................................................... 3
Ch1:Theend......................................................................................................................................... 5
Ch2:Thechecklist ................................................................................................................................. 6
Ch3:TheMail ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Ch4:TheChat....................................................................................................................................... 8
Ch5:Takewhatapplies...................................................................................................................... 10
Ch6Itsnotonlyinthehead............................................................................................................. 11
Ch7:Thegamechangesnow ........................................................................................................... 12
Ch8:Pushv/sacceptance .................................................................................................................. 13
Ch8:Thestrategyahead .................................................................................................................... 14
Ch9:Onthedaytips........................................................................................................................... 16
Ch10:Youcandoit!........................................................................................................................... 17
Ch11:Thebeginning ........................................................................................................................... 18
Aboutthebook.................................................................................................................................... 19
Epilogue ............................................................................................................................................... 20
TheInnerGameofCAT.................................................................................................................... 20
AboutAbhishekThakore ..................................................................................................................... 24
AboutTheLearningCompany ............................................................................................................. 25
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Ch 1: The end
Ashewalkedoutoftheexamhall,Tikugaveasatisfyinglookbackatthecenter.Therewasasmile
onhisface.TheCATwasoveratlast!
Theeffortthathehadputinforalongyearhadatlastfructified.Lifewasgoodagain.
Hishandsreachedhispocket.
GottapickupthemobilephoneandcallupKuttyhesaid
MovingoutofhiscenteratJaiHind,hestartedtowalktowardshisfavouritemarinedrive.The
afternoonsunshonemercilesslyonthestretch.Thewindwascooling.
Phoneunavailable.
Tikusthoughtsracedback...
Hewasontracktopreparationlikeanyothertypicalstudent.
HeopenedhisjournaltothefirstpagehehadstartedtorecordprogressonlyafterKehsihbahad
comeintohislife.
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Ch 2: The checklist
Nov1st
ThechallengesIface:
- Fluctuatingmarksmakemetensedup- Idontfeelmotivatedenough- Iwastemytimeawaydoingotherthings- Idontfeelthatmyprepisenough- Thepressureisjustincreasing- Idontknowwhoseadvicetolisten- IamnotdoingwellatQuantbutwellinVerbal
Hewaslikeatypicalstudent.ButthiswasnowonlyamonthbeforeCATandthatmeantthathe
neededtodosomethingurgentlytosolvetheseissues!
Actuallyhealreadyknewmostofhisissues.
ButhewasdoingthisbecausehiseldersisterAkuhadaskedhimtodoit.Shesaidthatsomeone
calledKehsihbawillmailhim.
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Ch 3 : The Mail
DearTiku,
ThisisKehsihba.YoudontknowmebutIamrelatedtoyoubyachain.
Thischainisachainofpeoplewhohavepassedonsomeveryimportantideastoeachother.These
ideasarecalledtheCATChronicles.
Iknowyouthroughyoursisterwhoisagoodfriend.
ButbeforeIstartalittlebitaboutme.
IamafirstyearstudentatIIMBangalore.DidmycommerceatNMCollegeinMumbaiandtookCAT
rightafterthat.
Itwasalmostthesametimeasyouareinnow...justamonthbeforemypreparations...whenIwas
contactedbysomeonebythenameofThakur.He,atthattimewasafirstyearIIMAstudent.Andhe
toofoundmethroughastrangeconnection.
AtthatverycriticalstagehepassedmewhathecalledtheCATChronicles.
Itsacollectionofverysimpleideasandyettheyareasprofoundastheyaresimple.
AddmeasafriendonGtalkandweshallchataboutthis.
Cheers!
Keh
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Ch 4 : The Chat
Tiku:Heyhi
Keh:HeyhiTikku,goodtoseeyou!Sowhatsup?
Tiku:Prepgoingon.Butbeforeanythingahead,tellmehowdidyouspotmeorratherhowdid
youselectmetospeakabouttheCATChronicles?Iamreallycurioustoknow....
Keh:Heheh....actuallythisislikeakindofatradition.Theseareideasthatwerepenneddownyears
agobysomeonefromIIMA.ItisrumouredthatitwasfromthefirstbatchofIIMA....Idliketo
believeitwasCKPrahladwhowrotetheseinhisdaysthere...
Tiku:WOW!Sowhatsthedealhere?
Keh:Welleversincethen,theseideashavebeenpassed.Thereisnothingneworexclusiveabout
theseideas.YetthewaytheyareexpressedintheChroniclesisunique.Andeveryyeartheyare
passedontosomeonewhoispreparingforCAT....
Tiku:Sohowdoyouchoosewhothatpersonis?
Keh:WellthewayitisinstructedintheChroniclesyouacquaintyourselfwithacircleofpeople
whoaretakingtheCATattempt.Getsomeideaaboutthem,andhowtheyareperforming.From
those,passitontoanyonepersonwhoyourgutfeelpointsoutto.
Tiku:Hmm....lifechangingsecretshypedasChronicleshuh?WhatifItellyouthatIdontneed
themeitherwaysifiamgoingtomakeitiwillandifiamnotgoingtomakeitiwont...
Keh:Sure,suityourself.Iamforbiddentoofferittoanyoneelsesoifitdoesntgetpasseditdies.
Foreveryyearsincethesestartedoutthesewerepassedandweregraciouslyacceptedtoo.You
dontneedtotakethemthough.
Butrememberatthesametimethatthesearenotsomesecretformulathatwilltransformyou
overnightintoaCATchampion.InfacttheChroniclesthemselvessaythatchangedoesnthappen
overnight.
Howeverwhatthesewilldoistohelpyourightnow.
Tiku:Amonthbeforetheexams!!
Keh:Yes.Amonthbefore.Thatswhentheyaremeanttobepassedon.Anythingearlierdoesnt
workandanythinglaterispointless
Tiku:SowhycreatethishypeofChroniclesandstuff?Whynotjustwriteanewspaperarticleand
getdonewithit?
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Keh:MaybebecauseCKPbelievedinbrandingandexclusivity!Wellseriouslyspeakingtheseideas
donotresonatewitheverybodycoznotallareresponsibleenoughtohandletheideasitspeaks
about.Youaretotallyfreetospeakabouttheseideastoothersknowledgeistobeshared.They
aresharedaschroniclesandpassedontosomeonedeserving(orwhoIbelieveisdeserving!)isso
thattheyarepreservedandpassedon....
Tiku:OkaykewlIgetit.Sowhatsthedealnow?
Keh:Nothingmuch.IpassyoutheChronicles.Youreadthem.Youapplywhatmakessensetoyou.
Youdiscardtherest.Youspeaktopeopleaboutit.Andwhenyoumakeitnextyeartoyourdream
businessschool,chooseaworthysuitorandpassitontohim.
Tiku:Ah!SothesecretformulatomakeittoIIMB?
Keh:Notreally!NotnecessarythatyougetintothebestBSchoolinthecountry...butyouwillsurely
getintowhatyoutrulydeservetheseChronicleswillstreamlineyourattemptandgiveyouthat
pushwhichyouneed.Ibelieveinyou.Andhencethisknowledgeisyourstokeep
Tiku:Hmmm...great!Sothatmakessense....Ihavemadealistofmyissuesdoyouwantmeto
sharethemwithyou?
Keh:Nothatwasforyourownreference...keepitwithyouandseehowthesechroniclesworkon
those
Tiku:Wellthankssohowwillyoupassittome
Keh:Iwillsendittoyoubyemailasanattachmentwithapassword.Youwillreceivethepassword
bySMS.
Tiku:wellyouaremakingitsoundtotallymumbojumbocryptic
Keh:Wellthatshowitsmeanttobedone
Tiku:Great!
Keh:Socoolthen...stayintouchbyemail...andapplythem!
Tiku:Yeahcheers!
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Ch 5 : Take what applies
Tikuunzippedtheattachmenthereceived.Itopenedintomultipleworddocuments.Heopenedthe
onemarked01.doc
AsyoucomeclosertoCAT,theamountofadvicethrownatyouwillincrease...dramatically...
Therewillbenewsarticles,friends,familymembers,teachers,siblings,bschoolgradsandeveryone
around....
Andthenyoursituationactuallymakessurethatyouwilltryandactoneachoneofthem.
Advicehoweverisquitearetrospectiveinsight.Peopledowhattheydoandthentrytoprovideexplanationsforwhathappenedthatswhatadviceboilsdownto.
Sothebasicideaistobeverycarefulwithwhatyouapply.Ifyoukeeplisteningtoandtryingout
differentsuggestions,youwillkeepswinginglikeapendulum.
Bythistimeyoushouldhavehadafairideaofwhatworksforyouandwhatdoesnt.
Andwhatworksforyouwillnotbealonglistitwillonlybeoneortwothings,andthosethings
onlyyouknow.
ItsusefultoreadtopperspeakwhatpeoplewhocrackedCATdid.Butwhattheydidworkedforthem.Itstotallynotnecessarythatitshouldworkforyouatall.
Itslikethis.SomeonecouldsaythatIscratchedmynosewithmylefthandeachtimeItookthe
paper.Thecauseeffectrelationshipmayappearbutmaynotbetrueatall.Atleast,youscratching
yournosewithyourlefthandwillnotwork!
Therearetwowaysyoucantrytounderstandwhatisworkingforyouoneisusingyourgutfeel.
Askyourselfwhatyoufeelcomfortablewith.Whatstrategyseemstobeworking.
Theotherwayistogobydatalookatyouractualperformancetounderstandwhatishappening.
Remembertofilterallthatyouhear,seeandreadfromthelensofcommonsense
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Ch 6 Its not only in the head
CATisnotwhathappensinyourheadalone.Itiswhathappensinyourgut.
ThemotivationforCATwillkeepmovingitwillkeepdwindlingandrising.Butwhatwillretainitis
theconstantdesiretomakeitthere.
Ifyourmotivationisfluctuatingitonlymeansthatyourvisionforyourselfisnotclear.
Insteadofbeatingyourselfup,tryandfindoutwhyyourmotivationhasdwindled.Refocusonwhat
isyourvisionforyourself.
Whatwillmoveyou?Whatwillmoveyoutowakeupeverydayinthemorningwithanunstoppabledesiretomakeithappen?Whatwillmakesurethatyouareatthebestofyourperformanceinthe
exam?
Itsnotyourthoughts,yourintellectualization.
Itisyouremotions.
Soalso,beverycarefuloftheemotionsthatyouexperienceclosertoCAT.
Jelouslyguardyourbrain,yourpsychefromnegativeandunwantedemotions.
Nofightswithgirlfriend/boyfriend.Noargumentswithfriends.Nodisturbingmovies.Noirritating
conversations.
Handleyouremotionswithkidglovessothatyouareinthepeakemotionalstatewhenyouappear
fortheexam.
Remember,asimportantasthinkingandintellectisyourheartandgut.
Oftenthatdifferentiatespeoplewhomakethedifferencefromthosewhodont.
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Ch 7 : The game changes now
ItsthelastmonthofCATandthisiswhenthegamechanges.Theoldrulesnolongerapply.The
sameprinciplesdonotmakeanysense.Itstimetorevisestrategy.
Itisnowtoolatetolearnanythingnew.Ifyouexpecttolearnsomethingdramaticinthelastone
month,forgetit.
Thattimehasgone.
Nowisthetimetoconsolidate.Tobecertainaboutwhatyouknowandwhatyoudont.
Therewillbesometopicsthatyouareabsolutelycertainabout.Youaretotallyclearontheseconceptsandyoucanmostlytackleanyquestioninthissubject.Markthosetopicsout.
Ontheotherhandtherewillbetopicsthatyouareabsolutelydismalat.Maybeyoumissedthe
conceptclasses.Maybeyoucouldneverfigureoutwhatthewholethingreallymeant.Eitherways
thereisnotimenowtoworkonthis.
Justreviseyourbasicconceptstomakesurethatyoudontmissanysittersinthesubject.But
beyondthatanyfurtherinvestmentisawasteoftimeandenergy.Alotofresearchinself
developmentshowsthatwemustfocusonourstrengths.Sofocusonyourstrengthstomakeit
happenforyou.
Thisistimeforrevisionandtesttaking.
Youalsoneedtobecarefulnottooverpractice.
Wewilltalkaboutthisinthecomingchapters.
Butonethingiscertaintherulesofthegamehavechangedandwontremainthesame.Whatyou
havebeendoingsofarisnotagreatideatodointhelastonemonth.
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Ch 8 : Push v/s acceptance
Overthelastmonthsyouhavebeenveryhardonyourself.Youhaveshoutedatyourselffornot
performing.Youhavetriedtopushyourselftodomoreandmore.
Nowistimetostopbeingharshonyourself.Itistimetoaccept.
Ifyourperformance/preparationforCATrightnowstandsat6,youhavebeenaimingfor10.But
nowitstimetoberealistic.Aimingfor10willonlyaddpressure,tensionandfrustrationtoyou.
Instead,aimfora7oran8.Itisnowrealistic.
Veryoften,andtypicallyachieverstendtopushthemselvesveryhardtoachieveanddoreallywellforthemselves.Howevercomingveryclosetotheexams,toomuchpushingcanactuallyhavea
countereffect.
Thechallengethusistobalancethepushingwithacceptance.Whenyouacceptyourlimitations,
suddenlyyouarefreetofocusonyourstrengths.
AnentirebranchofpsychologycalledAcceptanceCommitmentTherapyisbasedonmindful
acceptanceoflimitationssoitsscientificallyproventowork.
MentallytellyourselfIacceptmyselfasIamandIwillgivemybest
Themereactofgivingyourbestwilltransformyouyouwillbeabletolookatyourselfintheeye,
whenyoulookintothemirror.Youwillrespectyourself.Youwillhavenoregretsallbecauseyou
gaveyourbesttothesituation,towhateverexisted.
Thefirststeptogivingyourbestistostopbeingoverlyharshonyourself.
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Ch 8 : The strategy ahead
PeoplespendovernightsstudyingforCAT.Thatsagreatideabutnotclosertotheexam.
Lookatthislastmonthasanetpracticetotheexams.Thinkaboutitassomethingthatwillgetyou
preparedfortherealexams.
Havingsaidthat,youdontwanttoburnoutorinjureyourselfonthenets.
SotheactualCATpracticeneedstocomedownmaybeatest+analysiseveryday+alittlebitof
touchingonconcepts.Typically6hoursadayshouldsuffice.
Whatdoyoudointherestofthetime?Donotletyourmindrestforsureletitbeactive.Readnewspapereditorials.SolveSudokusandpuzzles.Doanythingthatrelaxesyou.
AlsothenavoidanythingthatstoomuchofaneyestrainlikeusingthecomputerorTV.Thesewill
automaticallyaffectyourenergylevelandhencetheenergythatyoubringintothetest.
Itisimportantthatyougiveyourselfphysicalexerciseaswellsomakesureyoutakebriskwalksfor
atleast30minseachinthemorningandevening.
Anotherpracticethatwilldoyoureallygoodistomeditatejustcloseyoureyesandsitatarelaxed
place.Beverystillandconcentrateonyourbreath.Ifyourminddeviates,gentlybringitbacktothe
breath.
Thetimeofthemeditationeverydayshouldbejustbeforeyouractualtesttakingtime.Soforeg.If
youplantotakeatestinthe10amslot,youshouldmeditate930everyday.
Sleepisalsoimportantyouwillhavetotakecareofsleepingpatterns.Typicallyonthedayofthe
exampeopletendtowakeupnervousandtooearly.Othersmightstillbegroggybecausetheyare
usedtowakinguplate.
Sofixupasettimetosleep,andideallynotafter11pm.Wakeupatasettimeideallytargeting8
hoursofsleep,butcustomizeddependingonyoursleeprequirement.
Finallytakecareofyourdietyouneedtomakesurethatyoustayawayfromjunkfood,refined
flourandbasicallyanythingthatcomesinapacket.Thesearedifficultforyourbodytodigest.
Instead,tryandeatdryfruit,greensandrawfoodsaswellasfruits.Thesearehealthy.
Drinkplentyofwater.
Finallydonotdiscountthepowerofprayer.Soregularlyprayforstrengthandfaith.
Nowthatsalotofsuggestionsalreadysoinsteadofreadingthem,pleaseactuallyapply
them.
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Ch 9 : On the day tips
OnthedayoftheCATyouneedtowakeupearlyinthemorning.Beinarelaxedframeofmind,and
haveanicelongbathandagoodbreakfast.
Reachthecenterearlyenoughtofamiliarizeyourselfwithit.Takesometimetogetcentereda
littlebitofbreathingmeditationwillhelp.
Getintotheframeoflookingforwardtothetestbeingreadytocrackit.
Intheactualtestalwaysmakesuretogiveafewminutestogothroughtheentirepaperand
mentallyformulateyourstrategy.
Startwithtakingthosetopicquestionswherebothyouraccuracyandattemptsarehigh.Pickthe
easyonesfirstandgetdonewiththem.Onceyoujumpintoaquestion,remembertofollowthrough
tilltheendtryandfinishthequestionbecauseyouhavealreadyinvestedtimeinit.
Havingsaidthat,itsalsoimportanttomaintainaccuracythechallengeagainistokeepgetting
questionsrightandavoidingnegatives.CATisanexamthatclearlyrewardsaccuracy.Soinsteadof
goingalloutandattempting,becarefultoonlyattemptthatwhatyouaresuretogetcorrect.
Hencethenextsetofquestionsyouwillattemptarethosewhereyouraccuracyishighandthe
attemptsarerelativelylower.
Youshouldkeepawatchforsittersifthereareanythatis
AgainIalsorecommendtakinganassessmentofwhereyouareeveryhalfanhourthatwillmake
sureyoudontgetlostinthepaperandkeepontrack.
Giveyourbesttothetest,andonGodleavetherest.
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Ch 10 : You can do it!
CATisagame.Thatswhatitis.
Andyouplayagamejusttoenjoyit.Whenyouareplayingthegameyougiveyourbesttoit.Youtry
togiveitallyouhave.Butatthesametimeyourememberthatitsonlyagame.
Whateveryouwantinlife,youwillgetifyoubelieveyoucansoonerorlater.CATornoCAT.
Butdontletthataffectyourmotivationfortheexam.Instead,lookatCATlikeagameagamethat
youareplaying.Enjoythegame.Giveityourbest.
Ultimatelythisisagreatwaytotestyourselftotesthowyoureacttopressure.Totestwhereyouaregoodandwhatyouarebadat.
CATisawonderfulexam.Itisanexamwhereyouarenotforcedtoanswereverythingyouhavea
choice.Itisalsoanexamwithlimitedtime.
Tothatextentitsprettymuchlikelife.Youhaveloadsofchoices.Andthenyouhavelimitedtime.
Thechallengeistomaketherightchoicesandfollowthroughtomakethemostoutofthem.
ThereisnoguaranteeaboutCAT.Therearesomanyfactorsthatgovernyourperformancemostof
themareoutofyourcontrol.
Butyouwillfocusonwhatsinyourcontrolandthatisyourowneffort.Whenyougivecomplete
efforttoit,youwillbesurprisedatthekindofeffectithasonyou.
NoonecantellwhattheCATpaperwillbelike.NoonecantellwhichBSchoolyouwillgetintoand
whatpercentileyouwillget.
Butonethingisforsurethatwhenyougiveyourbest,YOUCANDOIT!
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Ch 11: The beginning
Ashewalkedoutoftheexamhall,Tikugaveasatisfyinglookbackatthecenter.Therewasasmile
onhisface.TheCATwasoveratlast!
HementallythankedKehsihbaforchoosinghimtopassontheChronicles.
ItwasnowtimetostartpreparingfortheGDPI.
Asexpected,Tikugotallsixcalls.HeconvertedB,L,IandK.HewaswaitlistedforC.
HetookupIIMBangaloreandhadagreattime.ItwasaroundNovembernextyearthathe
rememberedtheChroniclesalmostaccidentially.
HedecidedtoputthemallinonebookTheCATChronicles.
Itwastimetopassthemtosomeoneworthy.Someonewhowouldapplytheknowledgeandalso
shareitwithothers.
Tikudecidedthatitsbeentoolongthatthisknowledgehasbeenexclusive.Itshouldnowgotoas
manypeople.
ItrustthattheseChronicleswillreachthepersonwhoneedsitandwillapplyittoo.
Rightnow,thatpersonisYOU.
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About the book
TheCATChronicleswasbornoutofseeingthestressandtensionofthelastonemonthofCAT.
IoftensaythatCATisagreatexcusetotalktoyoungstersaboutmoreimportantissuesinlife.Thisis
trueforthisbooktoo.
Insteadoftryingtopublishthebookthroughapublisherandwaitforittohitthemarkets,Idecided
tomakethisapost-paidebook
Itrustyoutoapplyallthatisoutlinedinthisbookandifyoudo,thisbookwillbenefityouforsure.
Onceitdoes,youcanpayitback/payitforward.Therearevariouswaysinwhichyoucandothis:
- Forwardthisbooktopeoplewhoyouthinkwillfindituseful(Idlovetosaythatforwardthisto10peopleandyourCATpercentilewillimproveby1%butIwont).
- Dropinamailtomeatabhishek.thakore@gmail.comtotellmehowithelpedyou,yourfeedbackandanythingelseyoudliketoseeaddedtothisbook.
- Payforthebook.Ordonate(ifyouliketocallitthat).Youpayingforthisbookwillletmedomoreofthiskindofwritingwhichinturnwillmeanwecantogetherhelpmorepeople.
Youcandothisinmultiplewayssimplestwouldbetocouriercashtomyhomeaddress.302A/BSonakiran,Kanderpada,Dahisar(West),Mumbai400068.
- JoinintoaworkshopthatIamrunning.Thatwillalsoensurethatwemeetfacetofaceandcanworktogether.
- OrganizeatalkatyourcollegeororganisationbyTLC.
Wearetryingtoexperimentwithaneweconomicmodelthatmovesawayfromtherationalhuman
beingassumptiontoputtrustinpeople.Thebeliefisthatgivenenoughvalue,peoplewillcontributebacktothesamesystem,andtogethercreateathrivingecosystemwhereknowledgeis
freelyshared.
Wehopeyoujoinusinthisexperiment,inwhicheverwayyoucan.
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Epilogue
TikualsoauthoredanarticletoshareideasaroundsoftskillsnoneofthiswasintheChronicles,
becauseitwasmoretodowithpreparationbeforethelastonemonth.Nonetheless,hedecidedto
attachthearticletotheChronicles.
The Inner Game of CAT
ItsinterestingthatamajorityoffactorsforCATaspirantsaresimilar.Theyareallgraduating(though
fromdifferentstreams).TheyallhaveaccesstoCATcoachingclasses.AndtotheMocktests.They
haveequaltimetoprepare.AndtherearethousandswithasimilarIQintelligencelevel.
Whatthen,makesthedifferencebetweenthosewhomakeittothebusinessschoolsoftheir
dreamsv/sthosewhodont?
Itstheirmindset.
Theexternal,visiblepartoftheCATpreparationiswhatwemaycalltheHardsideofCAT.Itssame
formost,anditsmeasurableandvisible.Henceitisalsoeveryeasytoworkonit.
Theinvisiblesideishowever,themindset.Thiscomprisesifeverythingintangiblethataffectsthe
CATprep.Itistheattitude,thebeliefs,themotivationlevels,thedisciplineetc.ThisistheSofter
sideofCAT.Itisthatpartwhichismostunaddressed,andyettheonethatmakesthegreatest
differencetotheactualperformance.Infact,itisthegreatestdifferentiatorofmediocrityv/sexcellence.
Withtheclockticking,andCATcomingcloser,itisevenmoreimportanttomanageoneself.Thisis
typicallythetimeofupsanddownsinmotivation,slipsindisciplineandlousyfeelings.Andthisis
wherethemindsetreallycounts.
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SoletstalkaboutwhatconstitutestheCATmindset,andhowwecanapplyitinourpreparation,
startingnow.
1. ManagingfeelingsManagingyourperformanceisinalargepart,managinghowyoufeel.Therearetimes
whenyoufeellazyandalotofusarenotabletobreakoutofthisfeeling.Similarlyfeeling
tired,demotivatedornotbeingabletoconcentratearealsostatesi.e.feelings.
Essentially,astateiscreatedbymultiplefactorsfacialexpressions,posture,voice,
physicalmovementetc.Itiswidelybelievedthatourfeelingsaffectthesefactors,whichis
true.Howeverresearchhasalsoproventhatitistruetheotherwayroundaswelli.e.changesinthesefactorscanchangehowwefeel.
Similarlywhatwefocuson,inalargepartmakesabigdifferenceinhowwefeel.Hence,
insteadoffocussingonyourfailuresandmisses,itisimportanttofocusonsuccessesand
achievementsthiswillagainhelpyoufeelbetter.
Feelinglazycanforexample,beovercomebythinkingoftimeswhenyouwereactuallyactive.Similarlyifyougoforajogorexercise,yourfeelingofbeinglazywillpassaway.
2. ManagingStress
TheentireCATexamisaboutmaintainingacoolheadinfaceofimmensepressure.Theway
todothisislearningtomanagestress.
Acertainlevelofstressisactuallyconductivetothepreparationandperformance.However
thisbecomesdysfunctionalwhenthestressexceedsitsoptimallevel.
Managingstressessentiallyisaboutlearningtorelax.Agoodwaytodothisistositina
quietsecludedplacewithclosedeyes.Youmayusesomerelaxingmusic,andthenpay
attentiontoeachpartofyourbodyandrelaxitconsciously.Youcanmaintainthestateof
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relaxationbyholdingabeautifulpictureinyourheadofabeachoramountain.Having
donethisforafewminutes,comeoutslowlyofit,andgetbacktoyoursurroundings.
Deepbreathingisalsoagreatwaytorelax.Theideaistobeabletogeneratetherelaxationresponseatwillanduseittoouradvantage
3. Visioning
Alotoftimes,themotivationtomakeittoourdreamBSchooldwindles.Often,whilethere
isintenttogetintoabusinessschool,itsimplyfeelsunreal.Toworkonthis,wemustuse
thepowerofvisioning.
Tobeabletodothis,firstly,youneedafewpicturesofthedreamBschoolyouwanttobe
in.Thesearefreelyavailableonwebsitesdownloadthese,andifpossibleprintthemin
colorforyoutosee.
Atypicalvisioningexercisewillbewhereyoucompletelyrelaxyourselffirst.Youthensee
yourselfenteringthebusinessschoolofyourdreamsthroughyourowneyes,infullcolor,
motionandwithsound.Createthefeelingsthatyouwouldhave,whenyouwouldactuallybeenteringtheBSchool.Letthosefeelingstayandmagnifythem.
YoucanalsomakeatreasuremapagraffitiofpicturesthatshowyouinthedreamB
School.
Theideaistomakeitrealforthemindwiththeprinciplethatwhatyourmindcanbelieve,
youcanachieve
4. Beliefs
Abeliefisafeelingofcertaintyaboutsomething.Itsanunquestionedcommandthat
compelsustoactinacertainmanner.Theinterestingbitisthatbeliefscanbeformed
throughexperiencesthatarebothrealandimagined.
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AdisempoweringbelieflikeIambadatquantcanhamperyourperformance.Conversely,
abelieflikeIcanalwaysgivemybestandkeepimprovingonitisanempoweringbelief.
Sohowdoyouworkonyourbeliefs?Thefirststepistolistdownyourbeliefs.Typicalbeliefs
beginwithIam,Ican..,CATisetc.Afterlistingthesedowncirclethe
disempoweringones.
Thewaytobreakthroughtheseisthroughquestioning.Whenabeliefisquestionedenough
numberoftimes,itbeginstobecomeweak.Soforexample,thebeliefisIamlazy.You
needtoaskpiercingquestions.HaveIalwaysbeenlazy?WasthereanytimewhenIwasnot
lazyatall?Whatwillhavingthisbeliefcostmeinthefuture?
Magnifythenegativeasyouimaginetheoutcomeofhavingthedisempoweringbelief
becausethemindwillrespondtopainmuchfaster.
Whenyoutakeonanewbelief,doatleastoneactionthatiscongruenttoyournewbelief
beforeyouleavethesiteandtimeofchangingthebelief.
Withempoweringbeliefs,surprisingly,theeffortyouputintothepreparationwillbecomeeffortless.
DoingwellinCATbeginswithadecision.Andyouneedtomakethatdecisionnowtogiveyour
bestandonlyyourbest.Onceyouhavedonethis,thereisnothingthatcanstopyoufromachieving
yourdream.
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About Abhishek Thakore
AbhishekThakoreisagoldmedallistfromIIMBangalore.HeiscurrentlypursuinghisPhDfromIIT
Bombay.
AbhishekistheCEOofTheLearningCompany,anenterpriseineducationandselfdevelopment.He
ispassionateabouthelpingyoungstersfindtheirinnercallingandactualizetheirpotential.Heisthe
ChiefCatalystofBlueRibbonMovement,ayouthNGObasedinMumbai.
Heistheauthorofthreebestsellingbookswhichhavetogethersoldover50,000copies.
HehasworkedwithorganisationslikeDeutscheBankandBCG.Histrainingandconsulting
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ancillaries.
HewastheZonalRotaractRepresentativeofDist.3140inRotaract.Hehasalsowonover50different
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About The Learning Company
TheLearningCompanyexiststohelpindividualsandorganisationsactualizetheirpotential.
Itisintoabroadrangeofactivitiesrelatedtoselfandorganisationaldevelopment.
TLCconductstrainingseminarsandtalksonvariouspersonalgrowthandmanagementtopics.Its
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alsoinitiatedtheMillionSuperStudentsprogramtotakeeffectivestudiestoonemillionstudents
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chainofselfdevelopmentcenters.
Werehappytohelpgetintouchwithuswithyourissuesandwewilldoourbesttohelpyou
withthem!
Mail : [email protected]
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About CPLC
AnumberofideasofthisbookhavebeeninspiredbyProf.ParagChitalefromCPLC.
CPLCisatestprepinstitutelocatedinMumbai.Ithasbranchesalloverthecity.
CPLCisfoundedonthebasisofvalueeducation,personalizedforeachindividual.
We,atCPLCarecommittedtohelpstudentsachievetheirgoalsandthusourallactivitiesare
studentcentric.Weareproudofourstudents'achievementsandremaincommittedtobuildinga
longtermcareerplatformforeachoneofthem.
OurcoreteamiscalledtheNucleusandconsistsofbestprofessionalsfromtheindustrywithhuge
experienceofpreparingstudentsforthekindofexaminationsoneisaimingfor.
FoundedinDecember2002,ithastrainedover3000studentsforvariouscompetitivebusiness
schoolentranceexamsandwithin6yearsofitspersonalisedanddedicatedtrainingtostudents,
CPLChasestablisheditselfasoneoftheleadingtraininginstitutes.
WhyisCPLCbetterthananyotherinstitute?Whatbringsstudentsheredespitebeingbombardedby
thebiggiescompetinginthesamefield?"Thekindofattentioneverystudentenjoyshereis
unmatched",saysAnkurfromNMCollege,who'scurrentlystudyingatCPLC."Paragsirknowsevery
singlestudentpersonally.Youcanapproachhimanytime,andhewillinglytakesontheroleofa
mentor,andaveryableoneatthat",addsPooja,anotherCPLCstudent.
YoucanvisitCPLCatwww.cplc.net.inorcontactProf.ParagChitaleon9702702000
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Iwishyouallthebestforyourexamsandhopethatyouwillapplyallthatyouknowtothefullest.
DoshareyourCATstorywithmeIllbehappytohear,andtohelpyououtwithanyissuesthatyou
mighthave
Tillthen,justGOFORIT!
Cheers!
Abhishek