You
too must have heard your friends and relatives saying that we like to look
stylish. Why not? This may be their priority and it is also their prerogative.
Yes, they are fond of branded and designer collections of things – from foot
ware to dress; bike to perfume and whatnot. The list is not short. Undeniably,
to have all these things, they spend more time, energy and money for a definite
purpose. But ask them whether they get the desired advantage all the time? The
reply will mostly be negative. Interestingly, they normally fail to make
themselves stronger from within. It is because they focus on outside getup and
makeup whereas the actual improvement starts from inside. Yes, one has to grow
from the inside out. To say, they need to work sincerely and seriously to
improve their internal mechanism and strength. The famous German author Eckhart
Tolle rightly says that if you get the inside right, the outside will fall into
place. Anyway, in this age of seeing and showing by staying stylish and outwardly
attractive, people in general should also keep in mind that without making
yourself qualitatively rich from within, you will not be able to achieve much
in terms of health, happiness and real success. Now the pertinent question is
what are the fundamental things you should focus on to improve yourselves
internally?
Start your day with hope and belief. Think loudly if
anybody in this world can do anything very good and unique, I can at least try
to do something brilliant in my field of expertise in my own way. Many great
people did prove this fact through their strong belief and marvelous deeds.
Yes, once you think and decide to do anything with full force – mental,
physical and spiritual, with complete dedication and concentration, you are
bound to achieve the desired result. The famous management expert and author Norman Vincent Peale says
that to learn to believe is of primary importance. It is the basic factor of
succeeding in any undertaking. When you expect the best, you release a magnetic
force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.
But if you expect the worst, you release from your mind the power of repulsion
which tends to force the best from you. It is amazing how a sustained
expectation of the best sets in motion forces which cause the best to
materialize. To say, people don’t fail time and again because they are not
capable. They fail because they don’t believe to succeed and accordingly don’t
take appropriate efforts in that direction. Actually, nobody can fail again and
again who continues to put in the best of efforts with a firm belief to get
success. By the way, who doesn’t want to do good and look good as well? So, it
is necessary to always think and act positive so that you can move towards your
goal without being pessimistic in any situation whatsoever.
To be
specific, identify your weaknesses and start fighting against them one by one
like a true fighter with a firm resolve and effective planning. Say to yourself
that whatever task has been taken for execution, that would be completed in any
case. Naturally to make it happen and also to make your dreams come true, you
have to stay healthy and strong by keeping the engine named your body in the
absolutely best condition. To say, you have to strike a nice balance among
exercise, diet, work and rest. It is important to follow this strictly as it
has unlimited benefits. Yes, desist from being in haste. Move forward towards
your goal constantly. Don’t think that everything will be very smooth and easy.
Yes, your positive attitude will play its magical role and you will be
able to take care of the challenges to be finally on the success route. Here it
is also important not to get trapped again in those weaknesses which you have
come out from.
Besides
diminishing or eliminating your weaknesses on an on-going basis, it is also
necessary to keep on adding good habits in your daily routine. Undeniably, it
is a continuous process to increase and improve the good traits in your
personality and simultaneously try to decrease the bad ones. This would ensure
constant improvement which would reflect in your behaviour, actions and results
automatically. You need not tell everyone about this unique journey. Your
regular successes will tell loudly one and all about your growing inner
strength – physical, mental and emotional. Yes, always try to enjoy this
transformative journey.
As always, I'm keen to know what you think on this subject. Hence, I request you to post your comments to share your valuable opinion. (hellomilansinha@gmail.com)
# Published in my Sunday Column of "Morning India" daily.
