Tag: Inspiration

optimism, Personal Excellence, Teamwork

Repeat your thoughts to actions

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Actions speak louder than words. The phrase that we had heard multiple times. The phrase that had grown with us, irrespective of our understanding about the same. Have you ever looked into your actions? What made you to act? What pushed you to perform a task?

As you deep dive into this, you would understand that, its your thoughts. Think about a simple scenario. Cleaning of your house. There is an upcoming long holiday. You would have said to yourself, that you would clean the house during that time. You would have repeated the same with your family members or friends, whomever you share you accommodation with. If you had been staying alone, like me, you would say it to yourself.

When the holiday comes, you would feel bit lazy. You would think, let me do it tomorrow. But suddenly, when you think that you would clean the house, which you had said to yourself, you quickly swing into action. The action is a result of your repeated thoughts. Thus, once you had cleaned your house, you feel a sense of fulfillment. It clearly proves, that when you repeat your thoughts again and again, it gets into action. This remains the same across any field. In a relationship, the heated arguments happen just because of the repeated thoughts that ran in our brain. That’s the reason, we burst out one fine day. Similarly, politicians and media uses the same strategy to repeat their agenda or advertisement again and again. This gets registered and connected in our life as thoughts. When there is a call to action like supporting a cause or buying a product, these thoughts quickly push us to action. Thats when you buy a specific brand of chocolate or that ticket to support a cause.

When you have a work to do or task to complete, visualize the same as an end result. How that task would benefit you or your office upon completion? How much workload for that, day would have got reduced. The moment you happened to do so, you would have realised that the one which you procrastinated during the first half of the day, you would start to work in the second half post that coffee. We attribute it to the coffee, which made you brisk to complete the task. But actually, it’s the thought that got that spark in your subconscious mind to get the job done. Coffee was just an instrument. Had you been drinking tea, it would have been tea too.

Your only limit is your thoughts. The way you think, defines your action.

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History, Personal Excellence

History is by most motivated

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I remember the lines by Marthin Luther King, when I think about History.

We are not makers of History. We are made by History.

This quote is of significant importance to our title today. Martin Luther King felt the pain of racism. He fought for the civil rights. He understood, that the current situation of him at his point in time in America, was because of the past history. That’s were this quote by him makes a splash.

However, he didn’t accept the history to push him down. He wanted to change it. He dreamt about a better future. A better society with equal rights. A society without racism. That’s how “I have a dream” his remarkable speech was born. Today, if we all are enjoying the fruits of better life, better education, better livelihood compared to the past, it’s because of leaders like Martin Luther King who changed the course of History. Gandhi was motivated enough with his ahimsa principle to bring in freedom to India. Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, was awarded noble prize for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. The burmese people feel the freedom of life in their country, its because of Suu Kyi.

History doesn’t mean the larger cause alone. If you are living a life of better livelihood, had opportunity to have good education and a comfortable life, then somewhere along the line, it might be your parents or grandparents who took the challenge upon themselves of writing a better life for you. Motivation is intrinsic. However, when you are clear as to what it can benefit others, then you create history within your circle of influence. 

As a quote says,

We are here to create history. Not repeat it.

Lets be motivated enough to create history. A history that shall be good to other others. 

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Personal Excellence

Manage Time not Time to Manage you.

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Manage time not time to manage you

The important aspect for all of us is, how to manage time. Have you realized, when you don’t plan your activities properly; you will always find you are running short of time. During that course, you will realize that with the limited time in hand, you had been forced to deliver your task. You would also realize, that when you have time in hand you could have delivered a better work. Hence, it leads to the fundamental aspect about planning. Plan well, so that you can manage time rather than time managing you.

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Professional Growth

Your work speaks for yourself

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What you recall when you think Apple? It’s iPhone. What you recall when you think Nike? It’s sports shoes. The reason you were able to recall is its the product that speaks. The product is the outcome of the work that had been done over the years. So, when your colleagues think about your name, they should be able to recall the work or your speciality. Let your work speak for yourself. Build your mastery in the work you do.

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Personal Excellence, Professional Growth

3P’ of Luck

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3P's of luck

Most of the times, we think, luck is something that we need to be blessed with. The way luck work is good luck follows hard work around. So in order to be lucky you have 3P’s within you. The 3P’s are Practice, Perseverance, Patience. To reach your goal, you need to  be skilled at it. That happens by practice. Then you follow your goal continuously. The same passion with which you started at the initial go. That’s perseverance. During the perseverance stage, you might get diluted or distracted. Be patient enough, for you will achieve your goal.

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Professional Growth, Task delivery

Treat your task as delivering an art

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The unique strength of any craftsman is that, they deliver their work as an art. Have you seen, pottery craftsman in action. You can visibly see that, his fingers and hand swiftly as well as smoothly play with the clay before it transforms into a pot. The reason is that, though it is his work, his practice towards the work had made him a craftsman. The craftsman who makes beautiful pots continuously. Similarly, when you practice your task, you become adopted to it. That’s when your working style, should be like delivering an art work.

Treat your task as art

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Personal Excellence

Influence. Influenced. Influencer.

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Influence. Influenced. Influencer.

When you wish to make a change or an impact, you need to know what you want to do. The best way is to get influenced in the subject. When you wish to become an artist, learn about artistry. You obviously get influenced by specific artists in the domain. Once you adopt, learn, practice and evolve you will become an influencer. Thus, when you wish to make a change, get influenced by the change.

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Personal Excellence

You are your own Brand

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Most of the times we confuse between the accessories and brands. The so-called brand cannot be in existence, if you as a buyer doesn’t exist. Actually, you are the brand these brands are after. Once you understand, you can clearly build your brand value. All other brands, you will understand are just accessories.

You are your own brand

 

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