Give to Get

Give to Get: Walking down the street today I heard a man repeating this mantra to all those who passed by him: “Have you helped someone  today besides yourself?” He was trying to raise money. For his Cause. But it got me thinking about giving. You need to give to get. Giving does begin the receiving process. Give support to get it. Give praise to receive it. Give your best to attract it. Give more respect to experience it. And give more love to become beloved. (Powerful thought: If you make five people feel better about themselves each day, by the end of one year you will single handedly have elevated the lives of nearly 2,000 people. Continue this practice and—after a decade—you’ll have positively impacted 20,000 people. Factor in the number of people that those you touch, in turn, influence and you’ll quickly realize that your “little daily gestures of inspiration” can end up helping hundreds of thousands of human beings over the course of your lifetime.)  Give to get. And so staggeringly simple. All about helping others reach world class. So many people need all that knowledge and experience what you possess. Just share with them. And they’ll joyfully help you get to your cherished ideals.  You need to give to get.

The Seven forms of Wealth

The Seven forms of Wealth: In my mind, wealth isn’t just about making money. There are actually seven elements that you want to raise to world-class levels before you call yourself rich. I’ll identify them:  Inner wealth: This includes a positive mindset, high self respect, internal peace and a strong spiritual connection.  Physical Wealth: Your health is your wealth. What is the point of getting to a great place in your career you get sick doing it? Why be the best business person in the hospital ward?  Why be the richest person in the graveyard?  Family and social wealth: When your family life is happy you will perform better at work. No one gets to the end of their life and regrets making their family their first priority. Career wealth: Actualising your highest potential by reaching for your best in your career is incredibly important. Getting to greatness in your profession brings a feeling of satisfaction on a job well done. It helps you make your mark and earns you self-respect.  Economic wealth: Yes, money is very important. It absolutely makes life easier and better. Money allows you to live in a nice home, take beautiful vacations and provide well for those you love. "The more you make, the more you can give away"Adventure wealth: To be fulfilled, each of us needs mystery in our lives. Challenge is necessary for happiness. The human brain craves for novelty. And we are creative beings so we need to be creating constantly if we hope to feel joy. Lots of adventure (ranging from  meeting new people to visiting new places) is an essential element of authentic wealth. Impact wealth: Perhaps the deepest longing of the human heart is to live for something greater than itself. Each of us craves to be significant. To make a difference. To know that the world has somehow been better because we have walked the planet. I invite you to focus on each of these seven elements if you want to experience real wealth. Money alone does not define being wealthy. There are many rich people who are unhappy and unsuccessful as human beings. By focusing on elevating all seven of these areas to world-class levels, you will not only shine ever so brightly for those around you- you will also find contentment that lasts.(Excerpts from a Robin Sharma book)

22 Ways to become #Spectacularly #Inspirational

22 Ways to become Spectacularly Inspirational: I couldn't resist sharing with you Life Coach Robin Sharma's 22 ways to miraculously change your life  1. Do important work vs. merely offering opinions.2. Lift people up vs. tear others down.3. Use the words of leadership vs. the language of victimhood.4. Don’t worry about getting the credit for getting things done.5. Become part of the solution rather than part of the problem.6. Take your health to a level called superfit.7. Commit to mastery of your craft instead of accepting mediocrity in your work.8. Associate with people whose lives you want to be living.9. Study for an hour a day. Double your learning and you’ll triple your success.10. Run your own race. “No one can possibly achieve real and lasting success by being a conformist,” wrote billionaire J. Paul Getty11. Do something small yet scary every single day.12. Lead Without a Title.13. Focus on people’s strengths vs. obsessing around their weaknesses.14. Remember that potential unused turns into pain. So dedicate yourself to expressing your best.15. Smile more.16. Listen more.17. Read the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.18. Reflect on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt who said: “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”19. Persist longer than the critics suggest you should.20. Say “please” and “thank you”.21. Love your loved ones.22. Do work that matters.

Get Excited or get Upset

Get Excited or get Upset: The most important of all of our human traits is the power we have to choose. To choose how we live. To choose what we will do. To choose how we will view and consider a circumstance.  I was once up there in the mountains on a quick trekking trip with my kids. Day before, it rained and continued through the next day. We could have grumbled because our plan was gone for a toss. We could have complained. We could have got frustrated. Instead, we stepped back, decided to make a better choice and then viewed the whole  thing as a giant adventure. We got excited versus upset. We donned  the plastic covers that the resort provided. Suited up. And danced in the rain like there was no tomorrow. Guess What? The trekking trip actually became amazing. Nice weather. Feeling the rain water falling on you is a great fun. And you know what? It was totally unplanned. It was hard to for me to wipe the smile off my face. Each day we have the opportunity to make choices. And the way we choose shapes our  destiny. Get excited. As author Paul Theroux  once observed, “Only a fool blames his bad vacation on the rain.” It is rightly said: whenever there is a storm...don't get upset...rather learn to dance in the rain.

Relationships

Relationships: Since time began, we have been told by the wise that giving is much more beneficial than receiving. There have probably been many occasions on which you had a good reason to question that advice, but even in those moments, your higher self would probably have agreed with the concept.l came across something that suggests there is something you can give every day ... something that would provide you with great compensation. It costs nothing but creates much. lt enriches those who receive. It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich that they can get along without it, and none are so poor who can't give this. It creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in a business, and is the countersign of friends.Your gift will provide rest for the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet, it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody until it is given away!This is a bit of a riddle, isn’t it? What on earth could provide so much for so little?  A SMILE. That’s right, a smile!  Make up your mind to give a big one to every person you come in contact with today. A smile . . . from ear to ear. And pay particular attention to the reaction you get from every person you give one to. A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never last; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. (Excerpts from a Bob Proctor book)

26th January

26th January: What does 26th January mean to us? A holiday...if it comes close to a weekend then probably a long weekend holiday? No, its much more than that.India got freedom from the British Rule on 15th August 1947. As a sovereign country, our democracy needed a Constitution (A constitution  is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed).Let us understand the meaning of 'Republic': It means "A sovereign state or country which is organised with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law." That's why India is called 'Republic of India'Preamble (an introduction) to the Constitution of IndiaThese are the opening words of the preamble of the Indian Constitution:“WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:JUSTICE, social, economic and political;LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them allFRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION"  The Constitution was passed on 26 November 1949 in the Constituent Assembly. It was adopted on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, when the country became a republic in true sense. 26 January was selected, because it was this day in 1930 when the Declaration of Indian Independence was passed.(Source: Wikipedia)But how many of us truly beleive in this? How many of us understand our Rights and Duties toward each other?Do we truly get justice, liberty, equality and fraternity? We need to think about it seriuosly and start raising our voice against injustice, denial, inequality and intolerence. We need to do whatever each one of us can do... even though a little would make a lot of difference. Elected government is the representative of people... of you. If they don't give you your Fundamental Rights, fight for them because your constitution has given you those Rights... your own constitution. Start thinking about Republic Day beyond it being a mere holiday!

What happened to “Please”?

What happened to “Please”?: I was just in Starbucks getting a coffee and the woman next to me collects her coffee from the counter and then says: “Can I have a tray?” She didn’t say it rudely—she just wasn’t polite. That got me thinking... Whatever happened to “please”?  To me, “please” means “I respect you.” “Thank you” means “I appreciate you.” Good manners are powerful in showing those around you that you care about them. I love Frankie Byrne’s line that “respect is love in plain clothes.” How often have you bought something at a store or ordered something in a restaurant and just ached to hear some good manners?  Authentic success is not complicated. It comes down to consistently following a series of fundamentals. Those who get to greatness just run the basics—bit by bit, day by day over many months and years. It’s not hard at all. It just takes small acts of daily discipline around a few important things. But when done over time, amazing results appear. The  best among us just do the things most of us already know we should do to live an extraordinary life really well. And they do it consistently. One of the key things they do is say “please” a lot.  Good manners are a stepping stone to being a remarkable human being, whether as a mother, a father, a salesperson or the CEO. They really do show people that you respect them. Yes, having good manners is common sense. But as the French philosopher Voltaire once said: “Common sense is anything but common.” And if all this stuff is so obvious, how come most people don’t do it? Good manners are a stepping stone to being a remarkable human being.