A Man & A Lion

A Man and a Lion were discussing generally about the relative strengths of men and lions. Both believed their races to be stronger than that of their counterpart. The Man contended that he and his fellow beings were stronger than lions by reason of the greater intelligence possessed by the humans.

“Come now with me,” said the Man, “And I will soon prove that I am right.”

So he took the Lion with him into the public garden area and showed him a marvelous statue of Hercules overpowering the Lion and tearing his mouth into two pieces.

“That is all very well,” said the Lion, “but proves nothing, for it was a man who made this statue after all.” 

Moral of the story: We can easily dress up things in whichever way we wish to. So better get in the shoes of the other person and then judge, then come to any conclusions.

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The 10 Brain Tattoos of Legends : Robin Sharma

The following 10 brain tattoos are originally created by Robin Sharma. I have just added below each point that why I loved that particular quote. Hope you like them too. :) 

1.    You can be a victim or a titan. You can’t be both.

We all get to make our own choices every single second of our lives. At this very moment, some of us might be stressed due to an unavoidable circumstance while someone going through the same struggle might be at peace with all the turbulence around her because she knows someday everything will fit in. Titans trust the process while the victim hates it.

2.    Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.

By this quote, Robin Sharma perfectly delivers a lot of wisdom in just one simple line. Well, that’s just his awesome way! Many of us give ourselves excuses that our genius self doesn’t deserve. And then we blame someone else for it. It’s just that we know that our fears are the primary sources of the liberation of our bravest selves; still we keep on clinging to them all lifelong. Please shed them up!

3.    An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production.

The moment we shift our focus from learning to laziness, we kill the dream we have. All of us get distracted a lot by the never-ending distractions of the world. Only a few of us, rarely 5-10%, are able to be successful. The quote above by Robin Sharma is the reason why this happens. No magic here. Pure dedication.

4.    A job is only a job if you choose to see it as a job.

More than half of the people we see in our society complain about their work. We blame our work for it being so boring and lack of energy. For one week, look at your work as if it is something that will change the world. Look at your simple “boring” job as something that makes this world happy and makes you feel that you are contributing to something bigger than you think. Robin Sharma puts this so well in his quote above that you should see your job as a craft, a medium through which you could serve the humanity. Look from Robin’s viewpoint. You’ll never shift to old thinking.

5.    Every visionary was first ridiculed before she was revered.

Well, this one’s a no brainer. We all have heard about so many great leaders who walked this planet Earth who were first ridiculed of their idea. They were called crazy. But then they were revered when their legendary selves shone through the dark times. Examples are Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Kiran Bedi, Picasso etc. If you do feel like people don’t believe in you and still you are continuing to chase your dreams, then my dear friend... You are one of them ;)

6.    Dream BIG. Start small. Begin today.

Many of us procrastinate a lot. We keep on planning and planning, thinking and thinking about the ways to achieve our goals. But in doing so, we don’t realize that planning a lot is taking up too much of our time! Sometimes, you shouldn’t keep on planning, just go for it! Start small. Start now. Begin today.

7.    The job of a leader is to grow more leaders. So leave people behind better than you found them.

We all don’t know for how long we have our stay on this planet. We all are in some way or the other dependent on another person. So while we stay here, why not make this ride a fun ride for others by lifting up the gloomy ones, by respecting the poor ones, by consoling the crying ones and by helping the needy ones? Grow people. Invest your time and energy in them.

8.    Adversity is nothing more than opportunity clothed in disguise.

All adversities bear the fruit of success. Just like a butterfly has to struggle through the shell to fly freely, we all have to fight through our share of struggles to fly in the world with freedom and bravery. No pain no gain.

9.    Life is short. Enjoy the process.

Really we never know when our last moment is. So why not spend each day loving, caring and spreading faith and hope all over? In the end we all have to turn into dust. Don’t we?

10.  Today is an awesome day to reach for your best.

Period. :)

I suggest to definitely watch the video from where I got these points and share it as much as you can. :) Click HERE to watch the video.

Robin Sharma is the author of No. 1 bestselling book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. You should definitely buy the book.  Just click on the image below this article and you could buy the book. He is also an internationally sought after speaker and one of the world’s most trusted leadership advisors. 

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What is a GENIUS made of ?

You Are A Superhero !

This blog post is definitely going to change the way you think in your everyday life, so let me amp up your thinking matrix to a whole new, higher, level of amazement.

I am a big fan of superhero movies like the series of Batman, Superman, Justice League, Green Lantern, The Flash, Iron Man and so on. So, lately, was watching one of such movies and got an uber-awesome idea that somewhere down the line, we all are superheroes in our own life.

Yes, I know we don't have any superpowers like such cartoons of Marvel and DC comic superheroes, but we do inherit a superpower that resides in us without us even knowing it. This "superpower" was within us before we even existed, before any man walked this planet and before any religion existed on this planet. This unique power that resides dormant within us is very mysterious and hard to find because it is so very hard to believe that it even exists. If you will believe after reading this blog post that it even exists within you, you'll be just unstoppable!

I have always viewed myself as a superhero in all areas of my life and it has helped me boundlessly to display courage, gather confidence in difficult times and have the wisdom to forgive others.

Sharing my secret with you all, I feel blessed to have the opportunity to serve you.

For better understanding, I have divided this into 5 points for your ease to digest these points and get your brain wrapped up around each one of them. Please remember to use all of them together or else they'll be of no use.

Let's dial into them now !

1)   HAVE A SUIT / COSTUME THAT DEFINES YOU AND YOUR TALENTS.

What is the costume of a doctor?
A white coat.

What is the costume/ uniform of a lawyer?

A black coat.

What is the uniform of an accountant?
A plain shirt, calculator and pen in hand.

What is the costume of a chef?
White linen shirt and white chef cap.

What is the costume of a student?

A ready mind to accept and digest all the information available in the world regarding her subject.

What is the costume of a writer?

His pen.

What is the costume of a singer or a speaker?

His voice.

You see, each one of us has that costume which we don every day to our work/profession and still we don't even realize about its existence in the way it can change the world.

Identify your costume, feel powerful whenever you don it, because that represents you. Your costume is the only way in which the world identifies you just like a superhero which cannot be recognized when they are in their normal clothes. Respect your suit/ costume/ uniform.

2)    HAVE A DRAMATIC ENTRANCE THE MOMENT YOU STEP INTO THE BATTLEFIELD OF YOUR WORKPLACE.

A business man just gets ready to crack the deal the moment he enters the conference room. More or less that is the way you should feel when you enter your clinic or your kitchen or your courtroom.

Feel that power within you.

For a few seconds before you start your work, close your eyes, believe in the unique power that you behold and speak to yourself "I command the dormant superpower in me to rise now and make me produce epic results and astonishing innovations in my work". Not mostly, you will DEFINITELY feel that power.

3)    THE MOMENT YOU FEEL YOUR POWER IN ACTION IN FRONT OF YOU, FEEL IT TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART.

 Respect it because it is the highest honor you'll be ever bestowed with. Life will then seem to you as if for a sole purpose and to change the world with your craft or skill. All the distractions, tensions, worries and regrets you earlier had, will now seem like shadows fading away in the bright sunlight of your superpower.

4)    WORK FOR THE SOCIETY.

The sole reason you are given this set of expertise in your field is to work for the good of the society and make it a better place. Whatever be your craft or area of performance, make sure each and every day you are dedicating yourself to the service of humanity because that is the path to eternal happiness in life.

5)    DIE AS A LEGEND!

Eliminate all possible wrongs you can in your lifetime so that when you die, you die as a legend. Have your death being attended by millions to cry and remember you among some of the greatest men and women that walked this planet. Leave this world with such a powerful impact that when you die, angels from the heavens passing by, look down and wonder who is that guy being cried for by so many people ?

We all have a duty to do, a responsibility to execute and a mission to fulfill on this planet Earth.

There never was, and never will be a similar you on this planet, make it count!

Like all superheroes you will face difficult times when you’ll feel like giving up but believe me, those will be the times to reach deep within and call your superpower to come into force.

Recognize your POWER.

Get ready with your SUIT.

Have those eyes of HOT RED PASSION.

Enter your battlefield with VALOR.

Showcase flawless EXECUTION in your field.

Enchant the world with your GENIUS.

 Inspire the world with your BIGNESS.

Because YOU have to save the world!

No matter what, the world deeply needs your talents and your abilities. Make it a better place for you, and others.

Till next time.

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy.

How To Be Legendary In Your Work ?

Let me ask you a question today, who according to you are Legends ?


I believe they are those who know what their life is meant about. They know that the world is a stage and they need to perform their best each and every day. They are those guys who believe that success and riches are always accumulated with dedicated hard work.

Here we are, you and me, in our, as always, one to one conversation to help you discover the secrets of the "behind the scenes" hard work that these Legends like Chris Brown, Madonna, Barack Obama and Roger Federer put in to get the respect and love from their respective audience, which they so much deserve.

So let's shift some gears and start...

1) The Legends have a high focus around their To-Dos

They know that the time once spent cannot be taken back. They are very well aware of their work and the things that matter the most to them or let me put this a more tedious way... They don't let their most important stuff be at the mercy of the least important stuff. Most of their time goes in accomplishing something great in their task. They love spending time with their craft.

2) They focus on the Basics.

All legends know this very well that a strong foundation is a necessity. Therefore, they spend a little time every day focusing on the basics, strengthening them, day by day. Basics are so very much important. Just like the way every time a world champion goes for his round of warm up before his daily practice routines, the same way we need to brush up our basics before we step into the arena.

3) They invest their time and energy well.

All of us have a limited amount of time and energy with us. What differentiates the way Bill Gates spends his set of 24 hrs and the way you and I spend our respective sets of 24 hrs is the reason why his earnings are in multiples of ours.

The way Bill Gates spends his days is much better than ours. And there is one thing you would agree on as well that he is a legend. Legends like him are ruthlessly engaged in spending their time focusing on their magnificent obsessions. For you and me obsession might be a negative word, but for these legends, obsession is a positive word, because that obsession is in direct relation with their dreams.

4) Dynamic Environment, Game changing ideas.

Each and every second there is a new opponent entering the market for these legends. They know this pretty well that someday their own followers might be their biggest competitors. But since these guys are the legends, they have made a new friend who is always backing them up with game-changing ideas to beat their contemporaries. This friend is INNOVATION. The one who innovates the more, survives longer in today’s market. 

All great leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes and sports stars in today’s era are constantly striving for the best. Constantly in the back of their mind, there is a Question going on :- 
How can I improve my performance? 
How can my company outperform its last quarter’s performance? 
How can I rise to a whole new level of iconic? 
How can I add an outrageous amount of value in my personal and professional life? 

For surviving in this age of drastic changes, we need to constantly ask ourselves these questions to stay on track.

5) Fitness is their religion

You must have noticed that all these elite players of their respective fields, they all are super fit. Even today’s millionaires and big corporate people invest a considerable amount of time in gyms and attaining a balanced physical fitness level. Why so ? Because they all understand that physical fitness is mental fitness. And to get your mental fitness you need to have to be physically fit. A genius mind can only reside in a physically fit body. You really cannot put a price tag on fitness. Yes, the fees of your gym are high but would that really matter if you get some awesome ideas to amp up your work while doing your gym ? Don’t see your gym fee as an expense, see it as an investment. When you start viewing your fitness as an expense, your ingrained genius trait becomes a liability to your mind. And it will never let you access it until and unless you pay the liability by daily exercising. There are many more benefits of being fit which I’ll share with you in another blog post.

6) They celebrate their successes

This is another famous technique used by the legends. Now I know, you must be saying that how is “celebrating after success” viewed by me as a technique ?

Please allow me to share my vision with you. I’ve noticed one thing that whenever these legends achieve something they celebrate it in a grand way. You know why ? Yes, of course, to give themselves rewards for the success, but somewhere down the line they derive some form of inspiration from it. I recently read an article of a famous business tycoon and he shared that whenever he goes out to a beach with his family after working long enough for months, he does spend quality time with his loved ones but those are the place where he finds most of his business ideas. See you cannot find your game changing ideas for your job or your work, by just sitting in the cabin box. You need to get out of that place to breath some more dreams in your mind and to breath in some more inspiration, dedication, commitment, and confidence to gain what you want.

So these were the simple steps followed by the legends. They are not some very difficult steps. They’re simple but not easy and that is what differentiates the legends from the average. This gives us another small point of differentiation.. commitment. They are committed to being world-class

A special note to the reader,

My dear friend,

The world is counting on you to showcase your genius to us. We the world, are waiting. Will you steal away such a golden opportunity from us ?

Please don't. Because if you do, the world can see another genius, but not the rare genius that is hidden in you.

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy.  

What is LIFE ?

Our life is the biggest blessing given to us by the Almighty. Yet we don't know the reason why we are here and what purpose do we have? Yet many people spend their lives watching television in a subdivision and then complain of never achieving their dreams.

I believe that if you'll spend the whole of your life fretting about the problems, you'll never be able to achieve your aspirations. And that is not the real meaning of life. The real meaning of life lies in the secret of discovering who  you truly are and the reason, the mission, the vision you hold in your mind to make the dreams come true that are so very much close to your heart.

I believe life isn't a popularity contest or a competition, and it ain't even a rat race. This dogma is old. I believe that life is a challenge. But against yourself. 

Life means an act. An act of living with some solid purpose to leave the world a better place than you found it. And if you cannot do this. You're not fit to live.

Life means being in competition against yourself each and every moment of your life. Life means giving yourself the opportunity to serve others. Life means throwing away all the past hurts and living your life afresh because you just never know when it will be your last day. Life means being in sync with your deepest values and ethics. Life means working hard each and every time you face up a challenge. Life means getting back up every time you get knocked down. Life means, the moment you're drowned in your own sweat, blood, and dust and still... looking in the eye of the challenge and saying... " That's the best you can do? " and giving it a hell of a punch in the face. Life means giving yourself the freedom to be the child at heart sometimes. Life means having traits like kindness, care, and love imbibed in your DNA. Life means putting a smile on the face of a stranger. (myself done this many times, feels good) Life means giving up something you love for someone you love because you care more about the person than the product itself.

Life means showing leadership in the rough times. Life means giving out the best when the world expects the least from you. Life means expressing your innate love for your talents to the world and astonishing it. Life means being so exceptional in the world you're trying to create and the life you're trying to live that the world just has to salute YOU. Life means expressing your genius in your field of endeavor that you rise from being a professional to a legend and the world has no other option but to give you a standing ovation.

Well, that's life :)

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy. 

L  :- Live 

I   :- It

F  :- Fully

E  :- Extraordinarily