HOW TO GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT? –HUSTLE!

You know what stands between you and success today? Your mind-set, your perception.

You are laid back because you believe that things will happen naturally if they are supposed to happen. You have un-prioritized yourself because you don’t want a reality check. You have undervalued your existence because you know that if you desire for more, you will have to act on it.

You believe that success is a long shot in this cut-throat competition because you are afraid. You are afraid to hustle. You know you will have to work hard and get disciplined to achieve greatness. You won’t have excuses to make because you will be accountable for your life. Staying stationary feels comfortable. So instead of taking up the challenge and achieving milestones, you find comfort in sitting back and dwelling on what could have been. Instead of bringing a change in your life, you settle for wishing that your life would change. You want success to fall on your lap while you sit on that couch, pondering over the possibilities of a good life and complaining about things gone wrong.

But guess what, it doesn’t really work that way.

The fear, the comfort zone, everything is in your mind.

Life doesn’t change when you are comfortable. You have to be absolutely uncomfortable to desperately want change and desperation makes you work towards your goals. This desperation of wanting to achieve something, changes your mindset and when your mind is set, there is no stopping you. You have to start moving to cover the distance. You can’t stand still and expect to cross mountains. Stillness is death and death is absolute.

Either get up and change the things that you do or stay in the frustration of not being able to do anything. You have the power to choose and it is common sense to choose the best. A decision as simple as getting a paper and making a plan can change your life in a split second. It is not the plan that changes your life but because now your mind-set has changed, your life will definitely follow suit.

When you become passionate about making the best out of this one life, you start to look at the bigger picture. Then you are left with no option but to move, upwards and onwards. Look around yourself right now, this very exact moment is your own. You own it. You can do anything with it. You may not have a sponsorship, profit or popularity right away but you will never have them if you do not start. When you want something, you reach out and get it.

You change your mindset.
You hustle.

HOW TO PERMANENTLY REDUCE YOUR SUFFERING?

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Marcus Aurelius says that every day you must dip into thoughts that put you at immediate and complete ease.

Seneca says people are troubled more due their own imaginative creations than due to reality. Think better. Here is how:

Thinking is work. It is true that we do not always choose our thoughts and some negative thoughts would pop up out of nowhere to trouble our tranquil minds. Yet, it is also true that we can create our own thoughts. But very few people actually practice this act of creating your own thoughts. Most people simply follow their stream of consciousness to the extent of wasting a lot of their time on things that matter very little.

Think better means to inject fresh new thoughts into your mind yourself. It is this act of creating your own favorite thoughts when you realize your mind is cluttered with negativity. It requires visualization and some powerful words that immediately put you at ease.

Marcus Aurelius says that every day you must dip into thoughts that put you at immediate and complete ease. You must always have at your disposal few fundamental thoughts that wash away all your pain and renew you for action. Whenever negativity gets hold of you, immediately return to these few fundamental thoughts and renew yourself.

I started practicing it recently and I’m way happier than I used to be. Earlier, I would fall into the trap of my own thoughts telling me that life is meaningless and there is no point in trying to accomplish anything because death equals it all. Basically, I would think myself into nihilism & would chuckle at it, thereby WASTING a lot of time.

I still get some such thoughts. But now I tackle them better. As soon as I acknowledge that I’m going down the nihilistic spiral, I deliberately inject some very powerful words and images into my mind that puts me at immediate ease. These images are usually pulled up from my past achievements: moments of sheer joy & excitement. I also tell myself that I’m no more the same person who used to self sabotage my capabilities. Instead, I’m someone who is growing to be a very strong & powerful.

Such thoughts fuel me for more productive action and I stay elated almost 100% of the time.

You can do the same. Always remember that you can always choose what to think. Why not think better?

STARTING COMPLETELY OVER IN YOUR 30s

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Someone asked this question on REDDIT: What was it like for you to start completely over when you were over 30? —

MY ANSWER: It was incredible. I’ve already done it twice & I’m planning to do it a third time.

What I believe in & what you must also give some thought to is the fact that we get only one life & that we’re going to die someday. Yet most of us live their lives like they are coming back or as if they’re immortals.

Life is short. All your desires will turn into regrets if you don’t work on them. Stop being afraid to go after the life you truly want.

A great book to read is “On the Shortness of Life” by Seneca. I go back to this book again and again in the moments of doubts & it frees me up.

What motivated me?
I’m always eager to improve my life. My main motivation has always been to get to the next level. And I’ve had a very humble childhood. I was an average boy. Very soft. Full of emotional needs. I’ve been a follower for a very long time, and so I was able to learn a lot. I always worked on my weaknesses & overcome them. So now I feel this huge urge to lead, to help others who are struggling the way I did.

How did I start?
Whenever I start over, I completely immerse myself into the new zone. I learn everything from the scratch. I give it all my time & focus. I get rid of all distractions. That’s how I did it twice and on my way to a third transformation now.

What steps I took?
1. Deep research.
2. Talking to industry experts.
3. Making sure that I complete all my previous pending stuff.

How did I feel?
Mixed feelings. When you face rejections in a new domain of work, it feels bad. But if you believe in yourself enough, you won’t give up. I didn’t. I kept moving after the rejections & setbacks. Then finally when you reach where you wanted to be, it feels so good, so amazing that you forget all the pain you had to go through reaching there.

Did I relocate?
Yes & no. I was already working away from home when I decided to switch the first time. So it was like coming back home. But I would’ve done it anyhow.

What do I wish I had known before that I know now?
I wish I had known it gets easier if you’re more mentally tough. I was a little tough anyhow, but transitions would’ve been happier if I was more tough. The rejections wouldn’t have hurt. The opinions of others wouldn’t have mattered much. It’s great when you don’t care about what others think. Mental toughness is the secret to happiness.

I no more fear anything anymore because I’ve come to the realization that fear is self induced. Danger is real but fear is a product of your imagination. Now I’m willing to go through litigation to succeed. I’m building my emotional bank account to be so strong mentally that I become limitless. I’m willing to fight and be confrontational if needed. I’ll do whatever it takes to succeed & be what I want to be.

I wish the same for everyone!

Good luck!

HOW TO GET SUPER PRODUCTIVE?

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Motivation can only get you started. It is habits that keep you going. What you need is a routine in your life. Most of us don’t have any schedule for doing the things we want to do. So we randomly pick up anything anytime and then we bore ourselves to death. It so happens that you have important unfinished tasks which need your attention but which you’re not doing because there is no time because you never made time for those tasks.

Here is what you need:

1. MAKE TWO LISTS.

On the first list, write down all your goals, pending tasks, things you want to do/ accomplish. On the second list, take inventory of how you’re spending your time everyday for one full week. Do not push yourself this first week. Just observe yourself as to how you run & keep recording on your 2nd list how you spend your time every hour for this one week.

2. MAKE A SCHEDULE.

Now put both the above lists together and see where your time is going and how much of your time is actually spent on things you wrote on list 1. Then, divide your days into time-slots. Say, work, workout, morning, evening, before bed, etc. All these are slots in a day that you will fill with activities of 1st list. Make sure to keep one day a week for leisure/ rest/ rejuvenating yourself, because the idea is to hustle hard on rest of the six days so that you can achieve more and get things done. Use a reminder app on your smartphone and schedule time for everything from sleeping to taking bath, evening walks, workouts, and everything else you do. Make sure you have a specific time for everything so that everyday, you know what you’re going to do every hour. Also take time out once a week to pre plan your week, preferably Sunday. Spend 2-3 hours planning your week every Sunday. Inform your friends and family members when you’ll be available for them and that they should not disturb you any other time unless it is a super emergency.

Claim your time. Claim your life.
Good luck!

P.S. Always modify your schedule as and when required. Nothing is permanent and when you’ll see great results from the above methods, you’ll want to get ultra productive and customize your schedule for optimum results.