Civil Services Preparation, a Mind Game!

If you are preparing for Civil Services Examination, you should have three essential qualities:

1. A strong belief in your capabilities - "I Can" attitude
2. No fear to face failures and humiliations
3. Willingness to work very hard

If you lack any of these, it will be a problem. Civil Services Preparation is a mind game - the ones who are mentally very strong, win ultimately. Intelligence and other qualities are only secondary. A hard working individual, having strong belief in his/her capabilities will surely win the race pushing back an intelligent but not-so-hardworking person.

During the preparation stage, there are quite a lot of distractions that could carry you away from your cherished goal. Mentally you must be very strong and stay focused on your goal.

The examination process is quite long; many things will happen in your family or surroundings letting your morale down. But, mentally you must remain very strong to tide over that.

Even casual comments by friends or relatives could mar your self-confidence. You must remain strong.

Since the UPSC is not revealing the cut-off marks, scaling criteria and other vital details, aspirants are not able to gauge their performance. Lot of stories doing the rounds in friends circle could dislodge your confidence. But, you must be mentally strong to overcome such negative propaganda.

So, here comes my third point on the list of DONTs:

Never let your confidence level go down. Develop highest level of mental strength and remain focused. Remember, no can make you feel let down without your mind's cooperation.