My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Aim in Life Behind every successful venture and every inspiring career you will find an unflinching aim that was set early in life. Having an aim in life gives purpose to every action and orientation to every result. Acquire Knowledge Having an aim in life is incomplete until you are able to acquire the right knowledge needed to accomplish that aim. It is your duty to make the best use of the resources, people and networks provided to you at your schools and colleges to acquire the optimal knowledge needed to propel you towards your goal. Knowledge will give you greatness, and will help you accomplish difficult missions in life. Work Hard In order to achieve great aims one needs to work relentlessly towards the goal. Constant effort with application of proper knowledge can help overcome difficulties and to scale great heights. Managing Failure Difficult missions will bring difficult challenges which may sometimes produce temporary setbacks. The test of a human being is in accepting the failure and going on trying until he or she succeeds. Managing failure is the essence of leadership. Task that Leads to Bliss Take up whatever challenge that comes your way but also find that one task that gives you bliss. Let me explain. When we launched the first indigenous satellite launch vehicle SLV-3 in 1980, it gave me a lot of happiness. When Agni reached the target at 2,000 km in 1989, it gave me a different kind of happiness. When our team successfully tested the nuclear weapon in ...