1.Don't compare yourself to others stay focused on ur own journey and leave footprints behind.
2.Hard work is more important than having genius
3.DISCIPLINE-suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret
4.start studying within the first hour of waking up .If u don't do this ur mind will forcibly push u towards negative thoughts.
5.practice,practice and practice:whether it be prelims mock papers or mains answer writing if u don't test urself u will fail even before upsc will fails u.
6.Quietly,scecretly work towards progress,not perfection.
and lastly believe on urself