Finding the Right Direction

Everyone dreams but only a few dare or I would say are capable enough to really achieve them. People have different skill set and hence potential of doing certain things in certain way and also to certain limit. I believe it is not about what you are, rather it is more about what you can be. How much you can strive to unleash that potential in you, take that pain to reach the target you set for yourself, to fulfil the dreams you have dreamt of.

Like I wrote in my blog :

Impossible' is just a big word thrown around by few small men who find it easier to live in the world they have been given than to explore the power they have to change it.

Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion.

Impossible is not a declaration . It's a dare. Impossible is potential.

I believe impossible is nothing. It’s not what it is, it is how you see it is. "I m possible "

Coming back to my point, many of us make the efforts but they are scattered, and they are into pieces or into different directions. A force of a water pushed with a right pace and direction can move the turbine fast enough to produce Electricity (Goal achieved).

One can be motivated enough to achieve his goals, dreams and even put it into action, but what will make his/her dream come true is the combined action in the right direction.

When we say 'unity is strength'; It applies to an individual as well, if you prove unity in your actions and put it in the right direction, you will have enough strength to achieve your goal.

If you live for your goals you definitely need a road ahead (directions) to reach the goal that you have aimed for.

As mentioned in the great book Think and Grow Rich

"Knowledge is Potential Power , It becomes power only when if it is organised into definite plans of actions and directed to a definite end.

Knowledge is will not attract money unless it is organised and intelligently directed trough practical plans of actions to definite end of accumulation of money."

Think
+Concentrate

+Plan

+ Strategise

+ Action

+ Evaluate

+ Action

+ Revaluate
= Success

How to achieve something what you aim for - Should and Must

Everybody has a desire to achieve something or the other in life. The desires in life can be anything from reaching the top of Mt. Everest to mere just reaching the top of a hill. Most of the people do have a desire to earn more money and achieve success in their professional lives.

"Desire", "Will" and "Ability" together is needed for completing something that you aim for.

Most of the people have a desire but how strong is that desire that they are willing to take that extra step and are capable enough to do it. Some people who have studied Economics can relate to what I am talking here. Yes, I am relating to the definition of demand. When your desire is absolute must you have to have the other 2 things to support that desire i.e. Will and Ability.

Everybody has a dream and many live in it but how many of them really step out of it and take some actions willingly and achieve them in reality. Yes you are right - NOT MANY

Also what really differentiates 'should' and 'must' is - when you say you should , it is vague , doesn't have a set target , doesn't have a time limit.

But when you say it is a must - It is clear, has a set quantified target and of course has a time limit in which one needs to achieve it.

So if you desire something, desire that strong that you are willing to initiate the actions and be motivated and focussed enough to achieve it in targeted time .If the wish is not backed by burning desire than it only remains as a wish.

All the best!

Luck only follows the people who work hard.

My favourite saying - " It is in the moments of your decision that your destisny is shaped - Choose wisely (By Anthony Robbins )

Definition of Success

Definition of Success is very personal and varies from person to person. But the key attributes for success in anything remains the same.

Success demands hard work

Success demands patience

Success demands willingness

Success demands Self motivation

Success demands focus

Success demands defining priorities

Success demands belief in what you are doing and being optimistic.

Success demands change if needed

Success demands correction and improvement

Success even demands innovation (doing things out of box)

I think people who have achieved success in anything can relate to these aspects in one way or the other.

As it is rightly said "Success is a journey and not a destination"

I like the definition of success so clearly defined by Vic Conant's (chairman of Nightingale-Conant)

Success is not a matter of luck, circumstance or fate, but a direct consequence of having specific, measurable goals with a plan of action to achieve them.

So, these attributes we not only need in ourselves ,at any one point in time but at all times. And I think the  key ingredient is 'Belief' ,if you believe in something everything else will follow.

If you believe, you will be motivated enough to do the hard work and able to focus and define the priorities, and change things for better after evaluating. Also it will help you in being patient in what you do,  try to think out of box to be different and hence achieve success.

Continuously believing in something is not an easy task because it causes a lot of pain when things go wrong and we want to quit becasue thats an easier option rather than continuosly taking the pain . We tend to see short term benefit rather than seeing what we can achieve if we pursue our dreams that we believe in. When we believe in something, we have the faith that it would give us the best of what we deserve if we keep on giving our 100 % to it. Success is usually a step away when you choose to give up, and it is ok to be tired. All big achievements came after ridiculous number of failure.

As it is said and proved time and again "Most of the people quit at 99 % "

But yes it is human to quit if things do not go right even after trying everything. Qutting is not essentially forgetting our dreams and not following them anymore. Rather, it should be about finding alternative ways , different strategies or may be doing a different thing altogether. Something that would give us the same satisfaction and success which the first one would have given , had things gone well and we would have achieved what we aimed for.

My Defintion of Success :

"If you have not succeeded that means you have not tried hard enough"

Its quite related to the quote .

Losers try and Winners do it.

or

Winners do what losers refuse to try!"

Everybody tries and not all win. Winners are those who try that extra bit ,that final bit stretching ourselves to do what will get success."Tough Times Never Last but Tough people do" and these are the people who act differently, see differently and do things differently and achieve success following and believing their Dream Path.

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Live in Today

Think about Past ----------Live in Today --------------Plan for Future

Past

Learn Lessons and Get on with your life.

Life is grey and hazzy there.

Future

Think less and give more time to act.

Life is foggy and freezing there.

Present/Today

Live every moment of your life as if there is no tomorow .

Life is green and Beautiful.

There is only so much one can do in a whole life, a whole year or a whole day for that matter. You can always do more by being efficient in what you do but still you will always have the same amount of time.

What I am trying to stress upon is that the human mind is built up of a very complex mechanism in which millions of thoughts are getting processed at the same time , some in conscious and some in the sub conscious mind. We tend to think either about the past of what happened or plan for future of what we can do. It's always good to take the learning from your past mistakes and planning the right strategy so we can get better next time.But what about today? Are we living our lives in past or in present? Are we dedicating enough time to our present...to what it is today... Now... As the song goes in hindi ( my native language)

"Aane wala pal jaane wala hain.. ho sake to isme zindagi bita lo ... pal jo yeah jane wala hain.. "

The basic theme of the song is that "Live in this very moment of life because this moment will fly away. Live your life to the fullest each moment each day"

I know what I am writing may not be true to some people , rather it is hard even for me, to preach this.

But really speaking in this race for achieving more, we even fail to remember our most important bit we have to have the time for enjoying this very moment... may be seeing it as a reward for the hard work you did in the past .....Its not necessary that one should win and only then be rewarded . You can always reward yourself by getting time out of that busy life and relax your mind. Your effieciency will improve when you come back from that break. After all we are humans, and we also need break (rest ) so that our mind can work effectively and efficiently.
So sometimes its good, not to think and Live the life which God has given you to the fullest.... the moment s which you can live in now . Like it is Said..
Life Should not be long , it should be big :-) (from the Movie Anand : Zindagi Lambi nahin Badi honi Chaiye)

Lets Face it and Make it Better

Facing the reality /truth can be hard sometimes, especially when it gives you pain and affects your financial stability. The fact that you cannot deny is that there is no undo command wherein you can make changes and rewrite the things...you wish to...

What people tend to do in life is just keep thinking about the problems and what went wrong....

You cant do much about what has happened, but you can definitely put your efforts in finding a solution to do things better next time. You don't get a second chance to do the same thing at the same time but you definitely get a chance to improve on your mistakes and get it right next time ... So my point here is, no matter what he/she does in his/her life for living, they should always try to find out the solution for a problem rather than thinking about the problem/mistakes and wasting time in remorse and blaming others.

By doing that, you are not only demotivating yourself but also giving a chance to somebody else to surpass you, who might have been miles behind when you started the race.

Thinking about the problems /mistakes is human ,but sticking on to the same and thinking them over and over again is foolish ..



The power is probably equal in all the human beings to get things done. It's just the matter of how much you unleash that power within yourself and go against all odds and make great things happen for you and your family. If you want to fly in the sky you dont need wings or a Jet over your back. What you need is the right attitude , right strategy and enough courage to take that intiative to face all the barriers and get it right with no fear, as if you have nothing to lose.

Things can only get Better in Life!!