The Dustbin Theory

In the school days, we are advised to keep notes of our subjects, to stay up-to-date and be on-track of the studies going on. Then we shift to colleges and as exams start approaching closer and closer we do run to copy notes from friends, but yes, jokes apart, we do maintain notes in colleges as well. And then comes the phase to handle your own expenses so we do the jobs. In a job also it becomes a daily part of our office life to maintain some sort of records either it could be the stock register of a clerk or it could be the books of accounts of a chartered accountant working independently or it could be the class attendance register maintained by a school teacher. All of these records have strikingly many things in common, allow me to throw some light on them.  They are : -

1.  All of these accounts are maintained and revised periodically.
2. They represent the existence of hierarchy in a particular organization.
3. They are very granular in nature, still very necessary.
4. They help the organization in making sure that the organization is on track. If any variations are identified, they are suddenly acted upon with some crystal clear, stated measures to bring the organization on track.
5. All of these documents are maintained by the organizations who want to achieve the best position in their respective industry.

HAVE YOU APPLIED THE SAME PRINCIPLE TO YOUR LIFE?

Do you maintain a daily journal or a diary where you can note down your daily progress and failures?

I presume you haven’t. Mostly don’t. So you are not the only one who doesn’t have such a dairy.

Now if you give me the most famous excuse of not getting enough time to do it then please answer my this question:-

What if your company pays you 10 $ every day to just maintain a personal diary? Would you maintain it then? Of course, you would.

Now, what if I tell you that if you maintain a diary constantly for a month, without getting a penny for doing it, would you do that?

Well, maybe don’t. So in case you are a preacher of the formula

MONEY = TIME

I do have a little secret for you in here., that will let you earn from this habit.

This habit of writing things down has been in existence since the humans were born. The great Upanishads, The Holy Bible, The Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagavad Gita, Quran etc are all in existence till date due to the simple habit of humans to write things down. Yes, of course, it would have been great if men knew when to stop writing only then could we escape from the long boring history classes! But of course, even they give some very important messages like bravery, integrity, fight for freedom, human fundamental need to be free etc.

So why is it that we have forgotten it now?

The habit of maintaining a daily personal journal has helped me in a countless number of ways.

Journaling has been my most effective tool in times of distress. Note down whatever is troubling you right now. Might be you have been through a break up with your sweetheart, might be you have gone through a divorce recently or might be you have been ridiculed regularly by your office team mates. Write it down. Let the fresh paper be your best friend. And while you're writing your problems, feel that you are telling to the most trusted person in the world. Of course, it isn't possible for the people whom you think would be there by your side, to be there always. And might be they will just say plain NO to you and leave you in those dark valleys. But you shouldn't lose hope because you have the ultimate power, the God or the Magical power which is hanging this planet Earth on merely nothing in the air. And I find journaling as the best medium to connect to that higher power. I write down my problems, seek answers and keep on writing and writing until I see an answer before me. Believe me, my dear friend, that power is ready to help you, all you need to do is to ASK for it.

 For a disease to be cured, you need to identify it beforehand. You just cannot eat the medicine as per your choice. Journaling does exactly that. Many times we get angry or frustrated due to work pressure or some outside world and we bring this stress to home and break the “tight bubble of loving atmosphere” at homes in a matter of seconds by yelling out. What we don’t realize is that we have actually transferred that same negative energy to our loved ones, ignorant of the fact that it will come hunting for you someday.

I believe journaling is the best way to express gratitude for what you have. Do you have two eyes? Be grateful for it. Do you have a roof over your head? Be grateful for it. Do you have clean water to drink? Be grateful for it. Do you have food on your table? Be grateful for it. Write down all things you are grateful for, then dump down your own worries.

I call this habit of dumping your worries as “The Dustbin Theory”. In this theory, write down your worries in a separate journal. Practice it whenever you feel like, it could be in the morning every day or at night when the world sleeps, practice it in the hour best suited to you. This theory is the best way to dump out all your work pressures, stress, anxiety, negative thoughts, fears, setbacks and rebukes that might be restraining and preoccupying your mind, chaining its freedom. When the mind will be free, you will reclaim the genius in you that so very much deserves to breathe in that rare air of ultra performers. This technique will surely help you in cleansing your mind and body because 90% of our diseases are the resultants of constant negative impulses we keep locked inside us. Am sure, when you will apply these ideas, they will help you in increasing your morale, increase happiness in your work and family life and thus your income will soar.

Hope my ideas will serve you to the fullest of their potential.

Till next time.

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy.

Why your laziness will get you nowhere?

It feels so good when you are sitting in front of your TV or playing your favorite game and a large pizza, large coke and all the tasty burgers and chips are there to give you the best possible company. You are munching on them as if they're never gonna end and the game or the movie just adds spice to the aura. No one is there to disturb you. No one gives a damn about what you're doing and neither do you give a damn about the world. You don't care about the world. The world seems to be an illusion for you and the game or the movie seems to be your sole mission of the life. You just don't care that who will pay the bills and how. The movie/game is your life. When once you got rejected by a beautiful girl you slip into the abyss of depression and the combination of the movie and pizza seems to you like the only way to escape it. Your family is fed up with you and so are you fed up with them. This way, days slip into weeks, weeks slip into months and months slip into years and one day, You're a fat ugly guy. It feels to you as if a big inflated tire is tied around your belly making you look so ugly. Then you start blaming all the people who were behind it, slipping again into that comfortable couch loaded with piles of pizzas and endless cans of coke.

And then, you welcome yourself to "Lazy Land". How does it feel to live in here? Terrible? Yes, undoubtedly.

 So you are spending endless days in front of your TV or the PlayStation and enjoying your pizzas, dude, Is that what life is? I know you'll say to me "Prateek, hell yes! That is life" and in saying this, somewhere down the line you're insecure. You're afraid to be out in the world and play your part. You're a coward. Many times our egos are the curtains to hide our insecurities and that is exactly what you're doing. If you call your couch as the most comfortable place in the world, then please get up and take a whiff of reality, because that's not what's gonna be there in your life always. That is not gonna be the medium to pay your bills.

I know a friend of mine who used to do this all day, I said him a few words and they were harsh, rude and blunt. We didn't talk for many months for the words I said to him, hurt him badly but those were the injections to his self-esteem. And he's doing pretty well in his life now. What I said to him was "R, dude what are you doing? Are you a human or a dog? A real human being works hard to earn his bread whereas a street dog just eats up whatever is thrown towards him which is mostly the leftovers of others. Who are you? I see no difference between you and the dog. You are living on your parent's checks" and then damn! He was hit. Hit like a bullet straight in his heart. I wanted to do that only. But yes, that talk changed him for life. Look at him now and he's much fitter than me! Look at this diagram below and it might give you some realistic idea about what your laziness is doing up to you.

I know I am a bit blunt in this blog post but I just have to. For your betterment. Your fitness levels showcase your mental levels to the world. Like we took the example of a girl earlier, a girl will only like you if she sees that you do take care of your health. Eating up those pizzas now is enjoying, why so? Because your parents are paying the bills. After your parents are gone who will then pay the bills of your pizzas? Ignorance isn't the solution here, awareness is.Laziness very often breeds procrastination, which is the primary reason why average people remain average all their lives. 

Deep inside we all have a longing to realize our truest potential. We all want to change the world. We all want to drive great expensive cars. We all want to live in big houses. We all want to be millionaires. But all this can't just happen with a snap! It takes hard work and dedication. 

By shedding up all the habits that make you lazy, by transcending that "lazy feel", by giving yourself constant motivation that you have to make your today better than your yesterday, you'll automatically set yourself up to win. You'll discover more amazing stuff in the world. You'll see that your PlayStation or the movie can't give you that much happiness than making yourself work harder every day to strive for your aspirations. Once the couch that felt comfortable while playing on your PlayStation will now seem to you like the most uncomfortable place. And why will this happen?because you'll realize that your couch was just a sneaky little tiny hole where you hide from the reality of the world as if it never existed.

 There's no wrong in playing games on PlayStation as well,  do it, but with regard to time. I myself love playing games. But don't play them that often. 

Now I leave you with another question...

EITHER FEED YOUR MIND WITH ALL THE EXCUSES OR FEED YOUR MIND WITH PASSION, DEDICATION, AND WILLPOWER TO STRUGGLE.

Results do vary on both the sides.

YOUR FITNESS IS 100% MENTAL, YOUR BODY WON’T GO, WHERE YOUR MIND WON’T PUSH IT.

Till next time.

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy. Stay active.