The write up is based on a talk given to students of KMBB College of Engg and Technology in the last week of Jan 2016 on the occasion of the inauguration of Apogee their Tech Fest. A translation of the same has been published in the Odia newspaper The Samaja on Feb 07, 2016. Sharing it on my blog because of the requests that have come in from English readers. A few minutes earlier when I got to know that I had to give a speech today, my thoughts went back to my college days – when I was an engineering college student like you. Aspiring for success in my life after engineering college – like the way, I am sure, you are doing now. I asked myself what are a few messages can leave with you in 10 minutes, which I have internalized over the years and which may add value for you for a lifetime. I would expect that you have heard of some or all of points or read about them somewhere before. However I feel like sha...