Tag Archives: Motivation

Enthusiasm makes the difference

In yet another chapter of the inspirational book – “अपनी क्षमताओं को पहचानें – स्किप रॉस और कैरोल सी कार्लसन”, I read about the role of enthusiasm in one’s life. Yes, the enthusiasm with which little kinder garten kids ask questions and participate in various activities. It seems that with growing age, all of us have lost the enthusiasm(at least I felt so)!

The word enthusiasm is derived from Greek word enthios which means God resides within us and He creates enthusiasm within us.  When we are enthusiastic, it shows in how we work, talk or even walk!

So let us look at various steps to bring enthusiasm in one’s life :

  1. Do your homework well

Whenever we have to do any work on any subject – be it a simple example of visiting a place, we must get complete information about how to reach, tourist places, what to do, weather and much more to make our trip most enjoyable. Similarly, whenever we want to be enthusiastic about anything, first gather complete information and interest develops and we become enthusiastic.

2. Do every task with full enthusiasm

Our enthusiasm shows in every work we do.

  • Walking : An enthusiastic person walks fast and stands straight. If you bend your eyes and shoulders while walking, it indicates you are not enthusiastic.
  • Hand Shake : A proper hand shake is one which gently presses the hand. Whenever anyone takes your hand in both his hands, it shows the person respects you and you are special for the person.
  • Smile : Yes, smile wins half the battle. A person who keeps smiling becomes the point of attraction for others. We must smile as much as we can and I do not mean laughing or giggling at others. If you are in grief and do not have any reason to smile, try to generate a reason. Look at the mirror and practice for that perfect smile. Remember, smile is generated from within and later reflects on your face. A smiling face brings smile on face of others.
  • Voice : Be enthusiastic while you talk. People love talking to enthusiastic people – clients, colleagues, family, friends – all love enthusiastic talks.  If you are making a presentation on stage, move and cover the stage while you talk- this will make your presentation more interesting and you will be sounding and showing more enthusiasm in front of your audience.

3.  Be the messenger of some good news :

We all love to hear good news from others. So try to use what a fantastic day today, what a fantastic news, what a nice strategy and things like that in your routine and see the difference for yourself.

I found today’s chapter very enlightening and interesting and I hope you liked reading it. Cheers!! 🙂

Turn your dreams into reality

Dreams of those people come true, who dare to actually dream. If we want to achieve anything in life, be it buying a car, buying a home or living luxurious life, we must first dream about it. Visualization of goals in form of dreams multiplies the probability of achieving them.

The first step is to identify what exactly do you want to achieve in life. It is very important to define a goal for yourself. Moving on without any goal is like being a traveler who has lost his way in a desert.

Second step towards achieving anything in life, is to write your goals on paper. Writing these on paper further helps you .

Next step is to describe your goals. For example, if you want to buy a home. Then you should have a fair idea – type of home – plot or flat, size, color, area and loan schemes.

You can write 10 things you want to achieve in 2011 on a play card and read it day and night. This will help you in remembering and focusing on your goals.

The power of giving

Another lesson from the inspirational book emphasized on the importance of giving. Yes, the more we give, the more we get. But the caution is that you should never give with the intention of getting else both, the charm and the fun get lost. The principle is simple and although, I have not really tried this on myself, works in the following way. If you sow maize, you will reap corn in harvest and you cannot get rice at all! Similarly, if you spend most of your time in criticizing and pointing out mistakes of others, you can expect the same to come back to you in some other form. Here comes the role of positive energy in the form of praiseworthy words for others, appreciating others, accepting and thanking others if they praise you and ignoring faults of others.

If we practice this one simple principle of only and only seeing positives in others and only appreciating them and if we pledge that we would not criticize others for 90 days, we will find a change in behavior of others around us. We shall be living a much satisfied and happier life in a relaxed environment.

I agree with this theory and intend to practice it in 2011. How about you?

Keep Smiling-Poem

When the nights are short

And the days are long

When your heart sings

A lovely song

As days pass by

And years are made

Time kills you

Like a silent spade

But you stay stong

You don’t fade

You walk in steps

You cover miles

999 reasons to cry for a while

1 small reason to keep a smile

A smile has no country

A smile knows no state

A smile is a language

Which none of us hate

So move your muscles

And learn to smile

Let all your tensions

Vanish for a while.

(By Anushka Suri)

My heart is a child, let it play – Poem

My heart is a child, let it play.. The kid in me wants me to say..

Let me flow through this journey.. Without growing much honey..

Life is too long to pray and too short to stay..

But I want to be happy and playing around each day..

I want to reach the sky and taste the moon..

I want to have food from you mom, from the same old silver spoon..

I want to laugh aloud breathlessly and say truth fearlessly..

I want to sketch a rainbow with my own imagination..

I want to break all the rules and barriers breaking the nation..

I want to be the hope of the hopeless ..

I want to be the reason to smile..

For living life is always worthwhile.

May the day come soon when everyone has to say..

“Lets live our life keeping sadness and fear far away..”

(By Anushka Suri)

Everything will be fine soon – Poem

Whether its early morning

Or its mid noon

When your heart is pulsating

Or mood is irritating

Stop stop stop

Sing and say it loud

Everything will be fine soon..

When you lose your job

and your heart begins to throb

Stop stop stop

Whisper in your heart loud

Everything will be fine soon..

When your health doesn’t seem to be fine

And you are sad, medicines steal your smile.

Stop stop stop..

Sing it again..

Everything will be fine soon..

My dear friend, we get what we believe…

We see what we want to see..

So see the good for yourself and say it loud again..

Everything will be fine soon..

(By Anushka Suri)