Life

Self discipline a continuous struggle…

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Nearly everyone struggles with self-discipline on some days.
 
However, consistently making high-quality choices (which is the essence of self-discipline) is critical for success.
 
It’s the daily choice between…
 
… making a healthy meal or ordering pizza
 
… going for a workout or sleeping in
 
… reading a business book or watching Netflix 
 
… working hard on your goals or playing video games
 
The more the number of days you are disciplined the more successful you are…

A platform with leverage…

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That’s something worth building.
 
Electricity is a platform with leverage. Once communities have access to a little electricity, a solar lantern, say, they quickly discover that they want/need more electricity. The productivity increases create more income which gives them more money to buy more electricity. The leverage that this productivity and income give them (combined with the actual power at their disposal) creates a one-way route toward the future.
 
The same thinking applies to a personal career.
 
The first speech you’ll give will be difficult. The tenth one will be easier. Each speech, well-delivered, creates more demand for more speeches. Each speech given gives you more leverage to give better speeches. Better speeches create more demand…
 
This is the opposite of shoplifting. Shoplifting isn’t a platform or leverage. The system actually pushes back harder and harder the more you do it. And it has no leverage.
 
Some businesses work at scale because they’re a platform (they cause motion in one direction) and they’re able to reinvest from that platform to create more leverage. Amazon is certainly the most shining example of this simple process.
 
But it can also work for the local university. A little learning creates a demand for more learning. Useful degrees as a label for effort offer leverage to those that receive them, and the demand for more learning and more leverage gives the university resources to expand and do it even more.
 
When in doubt, look for the platform and look for leverage.

May be you should talk to someone…

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Why we should shy away talking about our problems with our friends or nearby people?
 
Follow these simple steps to make sure you talk to someone when depressed or down.
 
#Write down what u want to talk about in a piece of paper, keep it handy when required.
 
#When u meet the person u want to talk to, open the paper and give it to them and wait for them to start asking questions.
 
These two steps never fail to start the conversion with someone u want to talk to…
 
So don’t struggle alone…take help..talk to someone…

Make Ur Job…

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You can try to make your job have more. More impact, more responsibility, more leverage.
 
Or you can be industrial about it and try to have your job involve less. Less risk, less effort, less to fear.
Is your ideal job one where you get paid but no one even knows you work there… or is it to bring your hopes and dreams and talents to a position where you can change things for the better?
 
You can make or break ur job..so make it.

अग्निपथ

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वृक्ष हों भले खड़े,
हों घने हों बड़े,
एक पत्र छाँह भी,
माँग मत, माँग मत, माँग मत,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।

तू न थकेगा कभी,
तू न रुकेगा कभी,
तू न मुड़ेगा कभी,
कर शपथ, कर शपथ, कर शपथ,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।

यह महान दृश्य है,
चल रहा मनुष्य है,
अश्रु स्वेद रक्त से,
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।

What is this feeling?

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Once in every two hours (Or a regular interval) do this:
 
Sit calmly for 2 minutes (I know it’s difficult) and try to understand what feeling u r going thru.
 
Is it anger, guilt, pity or angst what is it? And why?
 
Maybe its bad breakfast u had or someone didn’t do as per ur expectations or someone let u down…
 
Now try and put urself in their shoes to understand. Empathize with the person for 2 minutes ignoring your negative feeling…
 
Is the feeling joyful, happy? And why?
Keep the feeling as long as possible, try to understand how this feeling came and repeat doing it if possible…
 
Sometimes we cannot identify the feelings and its a bit confusing. Still, try to name the feeling if it’s possible and after some practice, it will start coming.
 
Try the above on daily basis, to lead much fulfilling and forgiving life, rather than always feeling muddled and anxious!

As long as I have deadlines, I’ll always feel guilty when I’m not working…

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If you’re diligent in what you do, you know this feeling. You’re committed to doing the best job you can, but the job is never-ending or next one comes along.
 
With daily or weekly deadlines, there’s always another one coming up soon, and it’s usually enough to keep us spinning in circles in our mind, even if off duty.
 
Reducing deadlines has helped, but then need to find more sustainable long-term that we can do for the rest of life.