Thursday, January 3, 2008
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Motivation is the Key
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." - Zig Ziglar.
As per the quote we really need the motivation daily to get focused or get achieved the works or goals we need to do. And like bathing it does something like refresh our souls and revitalize our inner capabilities.
And which problem you're facing now is a very common problem to all of us. Relating
to your problem, to me there is no negative motivation exists. All we have is the positive. I explain. Suppose, you're just fired up from you company and what will be your thinking, yes it's dissapointing, it's frustating. But believe me, this is your big opportunity to prove yourself, to make yourself world-class. Because, every rejection, pain, loss, sorrow are just shaping us through out our lives. So, after being fired up from the organization,if you ask yourself - "What's the gift here?".... I know you'll certainly get the answer and that answer may act as your motivation as that very moment. So I'm asking you, will you now refer it as negative incident or negative motivation? Always remember - God will not give you anything you can't handle." May be it's loss, pain, win a race among others.
You may ask me that may be I've not comprehended your question properly. But, I did. Let me clear you that the main problem of yours is not lack of motivation( because we can be motivated by our simplest daily incidents, even if it is not our cup of tea also). You need something which rekindle your spirit again to achieve your dreams. So, I suggest you some simple steps by which you can get the needed boost.
1. When you feel frustrated, or demotivated, just close your eyes and take 3-4 deep breaths and concentrate in between your two eyebrows for 5 minutes. You can see the result. It's a practical one.
2. It's a principle of dying daily. Ask yourself a single most powerful question and see the result - " What would I do, if this was the last night of my life?" This is a question which does wonders for the Apple CEO Steve Jobs. It;s a powerful question which will keep yourself focused and help yourself to prioritize your most important works.
3. Write 2 or 3 quotations which attract you, inspire you , motivate you on a blank piece of paper and place that paper in your purse and where ever you go, just check out those every half an hour. And see the result.
4. After waking up from bed, close your eyes and affirm " Thank you God for giving me this day, this 24 hours, this very minute and all the blessings (may be it's your family, your understandable partner, your communication skills, your leadership ability among others) that you gave me." This is for a perfect start of your day. It will fill up postivity into your days and move you to the level of extraordinary.
5. Do one thing atleast everyday, which fills your heart with enormous joy and which love to do the most. May be it's listening to soothing music, singing a good note, playing badminton, riding bicycles etc. Because that injects more unforgettable moments into your days and your days will not be the same.
I've explained the 5 rules which I think can have the power to motivete you daily and get to you to the next level. I'm really eager to know that whether you're benefited from my suggestion or not. If I can help you to increase your motivation even upto 1%, then I think I'll be honoured. So pls do inform me about the results. I'll just love to hear that.
As per the quote we really need the motivation daily to get focused or get achieved the works or goals we need to do. And like bathing it does something like refresh our souls and revitalize our inner capabilities.
And which problem you're facing now is a very common problem to all of us. Relating
to your problem, to me there is no negative motivation exists. All we have is the positive. I explain. Suppose, you're just fired up from you company and what will be your thinking, yes it's dissapointing, it's frustating. But believe me, this is your big opportunity to prove yourself, to make yourself world-class. Because, every rejection, pain, loss, sorrow are just shaping us through out our lives. So, after being fired up from the organization,if you ask yourself - "What's the gift here?".... I know you'll certainly get the answer and that answer may act as your motivation as that very moment. So I'm asking you, will you now refer it as negative incident or negative motivation? Always remember - God will not give you anything you can't handle." May be it's loss, pain, win a race among others.
You may ask me that may be I've not comprehended your question properly. But, I did. Let me clear you that the main problem of yours is not lack of motivation( because we can be motivated by our simplest daily incidents, even if it is not our cup of tea also). You need something which rekindle your spirit again to achieve your dreams. So, I suggest you some simple steps by which you can get the needed boost.
1. When you feel frustrated, or demotivated, just close your eyes and take 3-4 deep breaths and concentrate in between your two eyebrows for 5 minutes. You can see the result. It's a practical one.
2. It's a principle of dying daily. Ask yourself a single most powerful question and see the result - " What would I do, if this was the last night of my life?" This is a question which does wonders for the Apple CEO Steve Jobs. It;s a powerful question which will keep yourself focused and help yourself to prioritize your most important works.
3. Write 2 or 3 quotations which attract you, inspire you , motivate you on a blank piece of paper and place that paper in your purse and where ever you go, just check out those every half an hour. And see the result.
4. After waking up from bed, close your eyes and affirm " Thank you God for giving me this day, this 24 hours, this very minute and all the blessings (may be it's your family, your understandable partner, your communication skills, your leadership ability among others) that you gave me." This is for a perfect start of your day. It will fill up postivity into your days and move you to the level of extraordinary.
5. Do one thing atleast everyday, which fills your heart with enormous joy and which love to do the most. May be it's listening to soothing music, singing a good note, playing badminton, riding bicycles etc. Because that injects more unforgettable moments into your days and your days will not be the same.
I've explained the 5 rules which I think can have the power to motivete you daily and get to you to the next level. I'm really eager to know that whether you're benefited from my suggestion or not. If I can help you to increase your motivation even upto 1%, then I think I'll be honoured. So pls do inform me about the results. I'll just love to hear that.
Love, Wealth and Success
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No", she said. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in," he said.
The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a house together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"
"Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No", she said. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in," he said.
The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a house together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"
How Balanced is Your Life?
Success in life is never ONLY about money, or relationships, or having a perfect career. Success is being happy with your life because your life is well balanced and meaningful. Most of us do not have balanced lives however because there is one or more areas that are lacking and it's our job to find out how to reallocate our focus and energy to balance out our lives so that we can remain strong as individuals.
The following assessment will help you discover how balanced your life actually is. This is a worksheet that I created that will give you a very visual feedback of where you are in your life currently. Go ahead and access the Adobe PDF using the link below and you will need to print out the worksheet. Follow the instructions provided.
When you are finished shading in all the categories, take a look at your results. Is your circle round enough to roll across the ground? Or does it not look much like a wheel at all?
The following assessment will help you discover how balanced your life actually is. This is a worksheet that I created that will give you a very visual feedback of where you are in your life currently. Go ahead and access the Adobe PDF using the link below and you will need to print out the worksheet. Follow the instructions provided.
When you are finished shading in all the categories, take a look at your results. Is your circle round enough to roll across the ground? Or does it not look much like a wheel at all?
Peace of Mind Tips
# Reduce the amount of time you read the newspapers or watch the news on TV.
# Stay away from negative conversations and from negative people.
# Don't hold grudges. Learn to forget and forgive. Nurturing ill feelings and grievances hurts you and causes lack of sleep.
# Don't be jealous of others. Being jealous means that you have low self-esteem and consider yourself inferior to others. This again, causes lack of inner peace.
# Accept what cannot be changed. This saves a lot of time, energy and worries.
# Every day we face numerous inconveniences, irritations and situations that are beyond our control. If we can change them, that's fine, but this is not always possible. We must learn to put up with such things and accept them cheerfully.
# Learn to be more patient and tolerant with people and events.
# Don't take everything too personally. Some emotional and mental detachment is desirable. Try to view your life and other people with a little detachment and less involvement. Detachment is not indifference, lack of interest or coldness. It is the ability to think and judge impartially and logically. Don't worry if again and again you fail to manifest detachment. Just keep trying.
# Let bygones be gone. Forget the past and concentrate on the present moment. There is no need to evoke unpleasant memories and immerse yourself in them.
# Practice some concentration exercises. This will help you to reject unpleasant thoughts and worries that steal away your peace of mind.
# Learn to practice meditation. Even a few minutes a day will make a change in your life.
Inner peace ultimately leads to external peace. By creating peace in our inner world, we bring it into the external world, affecting other people too.
# Stay away from negative conversations and from negative people.
# Don't hold grudges. Learn to forget and forgive. Nurturing ill feelings and grievances hurts you and causes lack of sleep.
# Don't be jealous of others. Being jealous means that you have low self-esteem and consider yourself inferior to others. This again, causes lack of inner peace.
# Accept what cannot be changed. This saves a lot of time, energy and worries.
# Every day we face numerous inconveniences, irritations and situations that are beyond our control. If we can change them, that's fine, but this is not always possible. We must learn to put up with such things and accept them cheerfully.
# Learn to be more patient and tolerant with people and events.
# Don't take everything too personally. Some emotional and mental detachment is desirable. Try to view your life and other people with a little detachment and less involvement. Detachment is not indifference, lack of interest or coldness. It is the ability to think and judge impartially and logically. Don't worry if again and again you fail to manifest detachment. Just keep trying.
# Let bygones be gone. Forget the past and concentrate on the present moment. There is no need to evoke unpleasant memories and immerse yourself in them.
# Practice some concentration exercises. This will help you to reject unpleasant thoughts and worries that steal away your peace of mind.
# Learn to practice meditation. Even a few minutes a day will make a change in your life.
Inner peace ultimately leads to external peace. By creating peace in our inner world, we bring it into the external world, affecting other people too.
The English language
The English language in totality has more than 40,000 words of which an average person uses only 3000 words. Of these 40,000 words about 5000 are the words that demonstrate an emotion and of 5000, 3500 plus words are negative emotions. Going by the law of averages, we tend to use more negative words than positive words that reduce the quality of life.
Words give us certain feeling and different words have different meanings. Let us consider few examples here…
PROBLEM against CHALLENGE: When you say you have a PROBLEM you need to fix it which you say you have a CHALLENGE, then you face it. When you say “Yes that’s a Challenge” you are giving your mind a possibility of a solution. If you say its a PROBLEM, you are shutting down possibilities and you get into a negative frame of mind.
SPEND against INVEST: If you say “I spent on the training program” it means nothing come back where as you say “I invested on the training program” means that you only invested and you need to get back something more valuable in the program.
I CAN'T DO IT against HOW CAN I DO IT?
TRY against MUST.If you say "i'll TRY to do it" there is 99 % of possiblity you'll not do the work,instead if you say "I MUST do it",am suresomehow you'll find a way to it.
..etc
Many such words are there and if they dis-empower you must stop using them now!
Let me share more on this topic depending upon the response i get...
Words give us certain feeling and different words have different meanings. Let us consider few examples here…
PROBLEM against CHALLENGE: When you say you have a PROBLEM you need to fix it which you say you have a CHALLENGE, then you face it. When you say “Yes that’s a Challenge” you are giving your mind a possibility of a solution. If you say its a PROBLEM, you are shutting down possibilities and you get into a negative frame of mind.
SPEND against INVEST: If you say “I spent on the training program” it means nothing come back where as you say “I invested on the training program” means that you only invested and you need to get back something more valuable in the program.
I CAN'T DO IT against HOW CAN I DO IT?
TRY against MUST.If you say "i'll TRY to do it" there is 99 % of possiblity you'll not do the work,instead if you say "I MUST do it",am suresomehow you'll find a way to it.
..etc
Many such words are there and if they dis-empower you must stop using them now!
Let me share more on this topic depending upon the response i get...
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