Towards Excellence Part 1: Ideas and Wisdom

Ideas stem from imagination, and have a profound impact on the future of this world. If ideas indeed do come from imagination, then why aren't all of us able to change the world in the same way?

Do they appear in a flash? Is an Idea merely a thought that inspires action? If so does every thought hold the potential to change the world?

And if it is so, then why are successful people able to emulate and demonstrate superior results with every attempt they make?

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Innovation is born of imagination and need , but manifests itself only when knowledge and skill, and effort are in harmony. Ideas improve with perspective and expertise. A person with great experience in dealing with people has his beliefs grounded in reality and his ideas become better with time.

We often say "Good things take time".....What is it about good things that takes time?
Good things do not come just from a tangential and ephemeral thought, they come from a deep insight and a greater understanding of the people's way of life. Such insights in turn inspire better thought.

But how do you explain the earth-shattering, and seemingly instantaneous success of eccentric individuals? Are they exempt from the ties that bind the average Joe?

The answer lies in the perspective. Ideas come from a sense of purpose. Ideas that make a difference require sincere effort, and conviction. An idea that makes a mark need not have taken the time but would definitely have taken the effort, insight, and a sense of purpose.

An Idea can change the world ...  Don't you notice it's "can" and not "does" ?....
.....sometimes, even great ideas fail... In fact, there's a belief that's quite infamous in even circles which promote change:
An idea is cheap, everyone's got an Idea.

What is it that stops great ideas from making change happen?


It is what we call wisdom.

Wisdom is one of the things in this world that's greatly respected but grossly misunderstood
To better understand, let's try and analyze the two beliefs mentioned above in the context of these series examples which seemingly contradict each other:

1. Should Sachin Tendulkar  have tried to to become a  bowler rather than a batsman? Would MS Dhoni have been a better footballer than a cricketer? Should Richard Branson not have made back Virgin a privately owned enterprise, and should rather have let it remain public?

2. Should Edison have focused his energy to something else when he failed to make a good bulb, the 999th time? Should JK Rowling have chosen something else to do when her seemingly unattractive childrens' books were rejected by twelve publishers?

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The answer is wisdom again.
But then, how could anyone else have the true potential of Edison's bulbs? or JKR's books?

Well, the reason this discord exists is because people misunderstand the very crux of wisdom.
People mistake the pragmatism, that both binds and supports wisdom, to be wisdom itself.

In words of the experts:
".....wisdom also calls for a higher form of surrender: the wise person abdicates certain privileges of rationality, of ordinary reason."----- La sagesse collective : principes et mécanismes (Collège de France)

True wisdom comes from strong internal dialogue.

A better understanding of the world, a better understanding of oneself, and of everything around one can be garnered by way of a strong internal dialogue.

How do you improve on your internal dialogue?...Here's how:
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/improve-internal-dialogue

Improving your internal dialogue helps you decide when it's best to play to your strengths, and when it's best to persevere, to make disproportionate efforts despite failures so that profound change inevitably follows.
I'll be back with part two next week......

Change Begins Today,

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Towards Excellence

Life's a race...but why do some people get it right, while others get it wrong?

...Because those who eventually get it right, were never taken aback by getting it wrong.

Those who dare leap, aren't afraid of crashing into the ground face-first, but rather believe in picking themselves up from the hardest of falls.

Then who are the winners, the champions?

In words of Billie Jean King:

Champions keep playing until they get it right

Excellence inspires happiness, and excellence is a habit, a way of life.

In the next few weeks, I'm going to share with the world, what I've learned in a considerably short span of time.

Here's a sneak peak of our journey towards Excellence:

1. Ideas

2. Wisdom

3. Fortune

4. The power of choice

5.Taking control- Change made simple

6.You can help the way you feel

7.The power of words

8.Using Belief

9.Emotional transformation

10. Understanding others

11. Reach out- Trident of change

12.From the self to others

13. The power of failure

14. Truth

I'll be writing on one or two ideas in every post. This is a one-time learn as you do workshop. I encourage you to hop on, and be the vehicle of change. Let's make the world what we want it to be.

Change Begins Today,

Cheers :) :) :D

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Guest article from ILL-WIT: STOP HARMING ENVIRONMENT

What a beautiful gift environment is given to us by god,what a beautiful picture comes to our mind when we think of lush green forests,birds flying and butterflies.

But today i feel disheartened to see forests cry,animals left with no place to live and the gas full of chemicals and this is all because of you.

I am writing this article to tell you that you must change your ways.I have no hidden agenda.I am fighting for my future.Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points in a stock market.

I am writing this for all generations to come.I am writing on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard.I am writing to speak for the countless animals dieing across this planet because they have nowhere left to go.

I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in our ozone.I am afraid to breathe the air because i don’t know what chemicals are in it.I used to go fishing until just a few years ago I find a fish full of cancers and now we have animals and plants going extinct,everyday vanishing forever,in my life i have dreamt of seeing a great herds of wild animals,jungles and rain forests,full of birds and butterflies but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see.

Did you have to worry of these things when u were of my age.All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions.I am only a 19 year old and I don’t have all the solution but I want you to realise,now its upto you. You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer.You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct and you can’t bring back the forest the world’s grew which is now a desert.

If you don’t know how to fix it please stop breaking it.

You meet delegates of your government,businesspeople,organisers,reporters and politicians but really you are mothers and fathers,brothers and sisters,aunts and uncles and all of you are someone’s child.I am only a 19 year old yet I know we all are part of a family 5 billion strong,infact 30 million species strong and partitions and government will never change that.I am only a 19 year old yet I know we are all in this together and we should act as one single world towards one single goal.

In my anger I am not wild and in my fear I am not afraid of telling the world how i feel.In my country we make so much waste,we buy and throw away,buy and throw away,buy and throw away and yet no one bothers to share with the needy even when we have more than enough we are afraid to share, we are afraid to let go of some other wealth.You live the privilege life with plenty of food,water and shelter.You have watches,bicycle,computers and television sets,well this could go on for two days.

Few days ago I was shocked to spend time with some children living on streets.This is what one child told me ‘I wish I was rich and if I were I would give all the street children food,medicine and clothes.I would arrange for them proper schools and institutions  to study.But all this if I was rich.’

If you can’t love them just don’t ignore them,they are also a part of a family and you please start taking care of the beautiful environment otherwise in 2030 our world would look like a videogame full of machines and buildings with nothing green to cherish about.You love to celebrate valentine every year,this is a humble request atleast try and plant a tree every alternate year on environment day,even this would make a lot of difference in your life and your child’s life.

A little poem to go with !

We the freaks , yes we

Don’t even care to plant a tree !

To discover new our greediness grew ,

Can’t we be a little true ??

Mother earth is the one ,

Who nourishes u like a son !

We freaks do nothing but point a gun !

Mould your ways , it’s now our turn ,

We should not give her even a single burn !

Let’s take a pledge to devote a little time from this run ,

Let’s save our mother and let her cherish the beautiful sun !!

http://illwit.com/creativity/articles/stop-harming-environment/

Inhibitions of today

"You haven't lived my life, and you don't understand anything about me."


Isn't this a pseudo favorite phrase today?


Do we not use our circumstances as an excuse for our inability, our shortcomings, rather than assuming responsibility for our actions?


Do you have a full time job that doesn't let you chase your dreams? Do you have a huge family to support that doesn't let you do so? Are you physically challenged, and feel defeated thanks to the unfair footing?

Do you feel incompetent because of your upbringing?


Well..I'm not some one who can empathize, but that doesn't mean I can't help.


***Enter the experts***

1. You think chasing your dreams is difficult ? Time to meet Leo Babauta, who does it with a family of eight:


2. You don't suck, but your excuses do --What's your excuse today?

Do you feel this is not pragmatic, time to recapitulate:

3. http://hcdg.org/famous.htm -- Proof of disability

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEVTrIDWhg&feature=related Disabled, but fully able.

** *****************

You don't need more time or money. You just need to have faith in what you believe.

Life is not easy.

But you can make it simple.

Don't let inability become your disability


Change Begins today :) :) :D

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Declare

I want to be a writer one day. That’s what I used to think. Every time I wanted to write, I’d procrastinate.

I’d say it’s for people who can write really well. Turns out that the only people who can write well today are

the ones who began writing despite their faults



And then I began writing. (They say you don’t begin with a conjunction …Well… Let them say so ;) :) )

The first page took an eternity to pen.


There are times when I feel like quitting, taking a break, there are times when my writing gets incoherent. Back then, I didn’t know what kept me going. I didn’t know what helped me resume writing every time I shunned it away.

But I know now. I realized there’s nothing like an aspiring writer. Either you write or you don’t. Either you dream or you don’t. There’s nothing in the middle.


I don’t feel ashamed of calling myself a writer today.

Is that not arrogant?

It’s not. When people ask you how you’re doing, you remember you’re responsible to them. It’s not just about you.


Doesn't matter if it’s fear, responsibility, pain or just the raw desire that get’s you to do what you want. Tell everyone. Do it today. Be accountable to someone (or everyone )


Declare what you are and what you want to be

To yourself.

And then to the world.


Cheers,

Change begins today ;) :) :D

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Don't let pain go in vain

When we lose someone dear, things go blur. Comprehending anything or anyone seems useless. Consoling ourselves might appear pointless.

But do you want to let the pain go in vain?

Do you want to grieve the loss? Or do you want to celebrate their life?

We need to be strong. Become responsible. Do it for others, do it for ourselves.

It's alright to be hurt. It'a alright to fall, to bleed, but you ought to make sure that when you get up, you try and run. Use the pain as the reason not to let go, not the excuse to let go.

Appreciate things better. Make sure you change when there's time. Don't let it happen again.

What you can do when in pain:


1. Pain teaches us humility. Pain helps us realize how precious the things we have are. It helps us respect others, it increases our capacity for good (or evil). Understand pain.

2. When in pain, make it your motivation, let it burn your weaknesses, make it your teacher.

3. Let it help you focus, let it augment your emotional mettle, let it help you introspect. Let it help you take a break. Distractions can be good, don't let them become deviations.

4. Let it help you love, let it help you care, let it help you appreciate.

What to do when you're NOT in pain

Go and make friends  Real ones, the ones who don't need you, and don't just be with them till you need them. Be with them when you don't need them, be there with them at their worst, not just their best.

Help reduce others' pain. Don't just be satisfied with your own happiness. Look into the pain of others around you,be happy to help.  But don't help others for a sense of gratitude, do it because you care, because you want to appreciate what you have, because you want to appreciate them, and appreciate the world. Don't say they were not there for you, when you were not there for them.

Understand the importance of today Try to think, of how it was when it hurt, and understand WHY it's important you don't forget how important today is. Think of how much worse it could be, and make sure you won't later regret not acting today .

Stop saying you're grateful, start behaving like you are. Make a difference today. Rekindle the light that's gone off. In relationships, in work, in life, and in passion. Expect resistance and inertia, be ready to overcome them.

 Smile when you should be angry  Start with smiles.When people dear do something that makes you angry, irritates you, smile,and smile from within. Give them smiles if you're embarrassed to admit you care to their face. If you can't do it while things are heated make sure you do it later. Just because they understand it doesn't mean they don't need reassurance.

Helping those in pain:

Be there even if you don't understand  Be realistic. It's impossible to understand pain unless you've experienced it. Stop saying you understand when you don't .Acknowledge your inability to understand( Even if you don't say it out loud). Be there for them, despite it. Don't run.

Give strength not pain  Don't let tears go to waste. Give people strength. Talk about what they can do, or how you can help. Don't preach. Don't inquire into it in a way it's painful. Most importantly, don't break while helping others (or at  least try not breaking).

Keep reaching out to them:  Try to be part of their pain. Call them. Meet them. Make sure you're not being irritating. Show that you care, but don't interfere if they don't want to share. Don't intrude.

Stop trying to augment or belittle pain  Stop trying to project that it's a great loss. Mention and let go, don't nag. Don't keep reminding them while you console them. Also, don't try to make it look as if it's not a big deal, and even if it is, show how it can be overcome, not overlooked.

What not to do when helping others:


Stop underestimating pain: Try to imagine how bad things can get. Don't generalize. When helping others, don't say it happens to everyone if it doesn't. Help them recover, not just realize.

Don't object when they enjoy instead of being in grief  There's nothing wrong in enjoying even when in pain, even if it's against beliefs, people's happiness is more important than customs and deep rooted beliefs.

Don't keep advising,listen Give advice if and when it's needed. But don't cut the strings when it's not. Listen. Care. Help them conquer hurdles without directly suggesting how.


Change begins now, so make a difference today!!

Cheers and smiles,

See ya around :) :) :D

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The gift of giving

When we help others do something, we feel content. We help serve a higher purpose. Yet we are afraid of giving. Why is it so?

Do you feel people come to you only when they are in need?

Do they not try to give back to you in their own small way?

They do. They don't, or some times some of us fail to appreciate it.

Why do people fail at giving, or at respecting those who give

People are worried about their life, their problems, their future.

Some lack the time, some the concern.

A few lack the enthusiasm, and a few lack understanding of the difference it can make

How to make sure you give back to those who made a difference:

Look into your life, retrospect.

Have you done justice to those who made it beautiful? Those who undeniably stand by you without expecting anything in return?

Call them now, thank them today.Thank them again. If you feel embarrassed in doing so explicitly, just tell them how they made a difference,how they help you smile.

Or just greet them, share your thoughts, try and alleviate their pain, their concern, be their for them, make them a part of your happiness, for they helped you in plight. Don't just do this once do this again. And again. Help keep relationships warm (More on this later ;) )

 Apologize, Connect, Renew, Rejuvenate, don't let go, don't take them for granted ( Well..lots more later ;))

Why it makes sense to give anyway :

Don't think of people as travelers who take shade from you, the tree.

Think about the candle that illuminates the darkest of places. It takes darkness head on.

When you are the light, you need not fear darkness. The darkness in people, the darkness in ignorance. 

In absence of light, darkness comes into play. You need not explain to people why they need you. They realize it in the absence of your advice.

But we must first understand the darkness caused by our own shadow. We must understand our craving for recognition, for appreciation.

How to appreciate the gift even better

Give away something you need, something you cherish. 

There is no virtue in giving away what you don't treasure.

Treasure the innocent bliss that makes its way to you when you do this. This is more profound to the soul than the recognition you seek , understand it, feel it, and respect it.

Do not belittle the power bestowed upon you, this gift of giving.

Give, and help other give.

Cheers and smiles :) :D

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