An Opening Mind

  From staying up late, or waking up early, It's you, who decides, From basic routine, or no routine, It's you, who decides, From doing things right, or not doing them, It's you, who decides, From less entertainment, or over entertainment, It's you, who decides, From picking up the drink, or not having one, It's you, who decides, From a healthy diet, or junkies & snacks, It's you, who decides, From a couch potato, or one with a motto, It's you, who decides, From working a snitch, or working on self, It's you, who decides, From sternly showing up, or just showing off, It's you, who decides, From a downright fight, or a sneaky flight, It's you, who decides, Every decision, Is a change of direction, The choices you make, is the path you take The path or process, the peak or pit For better or worse, A boon or a curse It is what it is because of you, and the power to change is still within you So...

Mistake, a considerable proof of a try being made. A proof that either you did something which was not supposed to be done or something that just didn’t happen correctly this time. Mistakes are always unwanted unless they produce a result which is a variant of the expected result or something extra-ordinarily positive. But we human beings, as prone as we are to making mistakes, we try to avoid them because mistakes bring uncertainty. So, can we avoid making mistakes? Not entirely, of all the tries we make, we are bound to commit them. The absurdity comes when as more we try to avoid them, the more prone we are to making them. Mistakes come in all variety from throwing stuff around the room to bringing ego into relationships. A wise man would be considered as such when not only he tries to avoid the mistakes but also strives to correct the ones that have already occurred. The attitude of fixing something is the starting point of developing a problem-solving skill which is valued much...

Potential means possession of capability to perform a certain task or in general terms to achieve success. Presence of potential in a person is directly linked to the probability of its success but it is not the only factor which leads to success. In fact, there is no guarantee that a person having potential will ever be successful and there are many examples where despite having potential the person is nowhere near success. So, it is good to have potential but it is of utmost importance to convert the potential into something useful either for oneself or for others. Converting is important because HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO WIN AND WINNING IN ACTUAL ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS . What use is the potential if it cannot be converted to something useful. People possess some skill and talent but is it of any value if not being used, how good is Cristiano Ronaldo or Leo Messi for you on the bench. They became who they are by not sitting on the bench but by playing and utilizing their talent ...

To get your presence acknowledged among others can be referred to being recognizable. We all want attention or recognition. Human being is an attention seeker, always craving for recognition and it comes as a part of parcel for being a social animal. It is the key because of which all these social media platforms are running. The underlying yearning, or should I say the craving to be famous , the intense desire to be known among people, to possess an image of value in the society is what has made the social media an eminent part of our life. It is the reason why everyone uses social media, it has everything to do with likes, comments, and followers that gives us a feeling of importance and being recognized. And this attention seeking is everywhere around us, it is the reason for selling of beauty products, it is in attractive packaging so that product can get attention of customer, it is in designing of products so that people can recognize the product within a blink of an eye. This cr...

Start. One of the most, if not the most essential step to achieve a goal. For successful completion of any activity, the way how activity was started is of utmost importance. To complete, it is important to start but it is even more crucial- how we start and when we start. You either start right or start wrong, and you either start early or late. The process one passes through is also important but the process gets diverted with the type of start you have. The context is of any task you take on in day-to-day life or also some specific tasks like a project on job, but more significantly life in general, what you do for long term goals, your thoughts about where you want to be 5 years or 10 years from now will remain only thoughts until you start doing something about it. To understand each type of start you will face, look at the following matrix carefully and think about the outcome: I call this the “Start Matrix”. What each cell-block means is: 1. Starting Early & Right : T...

A process, an occurrence, something unique, something different, something out of the ordinary is change . Some changes are such that we can enforce them, but many happen spontaneously and constantly. Thanos from Avengers movie might say he is inevitable, but  change  in real is  inevitable . Therefore, accepting this inevitable is the only option that we as individuals possess. So, can we change the CHANGE? Surely, we can! after all we are the drivers of change and it happens around us and because of us. So, if you don’t like your car, change it. If you don’t like your house, change it. If you don’t like your job, change it. If you don’t like your spouse, well! not many options you have there. But we can surely change the mentality and our behavior, which would be an excellent example of adapting to the situation. As the famous saying goes, IMPROVISE, ADAPT & OVERCOME. When you take the liberty to change the situation, or the context of the situation to get ...