Stress can be Stepping Stone if used as Creative Force of Life

 Be Stressful to Be Successful

Mansi, a young and dynamic Chief Technology Officer of a Chicago based digital consultancy, often complains of having job stress. She adds that whenever she has to report to the Board Members about the latest updates and clients reports, she feels as if she isn’t able to cope with certain demands of her job profile. We all know, we are breathing in a very competitive era where each and every job profile is equally demanding and challenging. Pressure of targets, review meetings, presentations or managing events of the organization, every task feels like an elephant of stress.  Until it gets over, one can’t get rid of the suffocating stress.

We all feel stress at some or the other point in LIFE; it can be due to work, relationships, financial pressure, public speaking, presentations or any toxic situation in life. In a nutshell we can say that, anything that poses a real or preconceived fear or threat to one’s Happiness and well-being is defined as stress in one’s life. We all take stress as bad, negative and perturbed state of mind, we try to relax and calm down when feel stress but we never think of having and welcoming stress as our motivator which is essential to a certain level for our personal and professional growth. Undoubtedly, Stress can be stepping stone if used as creative force of life.

How stress takes birth? Let’s read- British Philosopher, Bertrand Russell rightly says this, people have a habit of taking their professional problems and worries to bed with them and instead of having a good night’s sleep they keep brooding about those worries which can’t be solved during the midnight. These worries triumphantly and joyously give birth to STRESS and this stress doesn’t let them have a restful relaxing night which is essential to gain strength to cope with the next day’s challenges. This midnight madness and stress continue to haunt them till the morning, shattering their equanimity and shrouding their Decision-Making.

 Stress, when unmanaged, causes worry, and worry is a form of fear; this unwanted and unwelcomed Fear Impedes your growth and keeps constantly killing your potential and efficiency.

Everybody is tormented with some kind of stress and anxiety but wise are those who utilize them as stepping stones for success in their life. Stress teaches you living in attunement with life and developing a rhythm with the work pressure, assignments and deadlines.

How to Deal with Stress

The best way to deal with stress is to embrace it positively and think about it with a rational mind. Keep calm and concentrate on the source of the stress until it becomes familiar. Once you understand your stress completely, you can pull out its roots which cause fear and anxiety in you. Simultaneously, you realize how easily you can stop your thoughts dwell on it for longer. Because you are no longer interested in its worries and fears rather you want to crumple it with your equanimity and energy to work harder and to get aligned with the performance pressure as well as the pressure of meeting the deadlines or dealing a toxic Relationship.

Stress must be loved, taken care of and observed patiently so that it can be dealt efficiently and eliminated; it shouldn’t be inflated by thoughts of worries and fear.

Practice Confidence and Faith

When you start practicing confidence in yourself and faith in the Supreme Power, you can conquer all the fears and insecurities within you. A stronger Self-Confidence helps you cultivate an orderly mind that can think about the stress at an adequate time and find solutions to subdue it. Stress can be overpowered easily by working with less expenditure on thoughts and more focus on efficiency levels. Your confidence bolsters the conscious efforts to uplift yourself as a better individual. It trains your mind how to respond to the given circumstances and make better choices. A well-trained Mind remains indifferent to stress and faces it with much fortitude by turning it into the stepping stones paving the way to success.   

 

Cultivate Mental Discipline

We always relate discipline with physical activities along with a well organized daily routine and following a code of conduct, seldom we feel the need of mental discipline to keep the disarray of routine conundrum at bay. Mental discipline refers to engaging your mind in various mental practices in accordance with self control which empowers you to take charge of your mind. It helps you abolish self-doubt which hinders both- material and spiritual growth. Our beliefs about SELF and life turn out to be the exact mirror experience we live. Mental discipline can be imbibed through committed efforts, maintaining a healthy attitude and building the kind of emotions that serve you well bringing an emotional equilibrium to turn your stress into strength and help you win every race of life.

 

Nothing is more difficult in this world than being successful because success comes with a barrage of stressful situations. Vice-versa, more stress means more success, don’t you agree? Trust me if you have stress_ means you are doing something very challenging, if you are doing something challenging_ you are surely learning new Skills and becoming resilient, and if you are strong with all the skills_ Success is certainly going to embrace you. So next time if you feel stress, just remember you are at the stepping stone of success, just go ahead, enjoy the journey at its best and Celebrate Your Victory!

Age is Just a Number and Numbers Don’t Determine Your Life

 Numbers Don’t Determine Your Life, Age is Just One of Them

A mother of two, Bhavna Tokekar, 50-year –old, a power lifter, sets phenomenal four records in the World Powerlifting Championships at Manchestar, UK. For this championship, she competed in the 50-54 years category and performed miraculously. In the squat, she lifted 102.5 kg (the previous record- 90 kg), in benchpressed, 80 kg (the previous record- 40 kg) and she finished a deadlift 132.5 kg while the previous record was 105 kg. She was beaming with joy and elation after smashing all the three records with one more added feather in her cap, of accomplishing a combined lift of 315 kg. which beat the earlier record of 235 kg, set by Bunton Donna (90+40+105Kg) from the USA in 2012.

Bhavna, born in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh is a super mom and inspiration for those who think that dreams come with an expiry date, if you are growing older, you should leave your dreams behind as they are meant to be fulfilled in certain age limit. Once you cross that age you should stop thinking about new dreams, new aspirations and new beginning in LIFE. A feeling of loneliness wells up within that forces you to retrospect how many chapters of life you have written the best and what’s left to write anyore.

In Indian society, people take retirement as their end phase of life, as if working for some organization and getting a fixed amount called salary (and not the pension) credited in your bank account is the only purpose of life, in our society, we define everything with regard to numbers. If you are at a certain age, you must start a job, at this age, you should marry, by that age you must have kids- and the number definition goes on. So when one grows older he/she starts accepting that now there’s no scope for learning a new skill or developing a new habit and certainly there’s no question to start a new venture or getting engaged in something thrilling. Aging means slowly and gradually wait for the end of your life with countless complaints of deteriorating health and body strength. But do we really work hard throughout our young age for this type of life? And I know, most of you will agree with me- Certainly not! We aren’t working tirelessly with this aim.

After having run behind the lofty goals, ageing is like enjoying a halt; the time one can unwind, relax and process one’s thoughts and emotions what went good in life and what remained hollow. Age is just a number and you are always younger than those biggest dreams of yours which are yet to achieve. At any age you can start a new journey, set a new target and write a new, fresh chapter of your life. Age never has limitations; it’s you who set these limitations for yourself.

 

Conquer the Mountain in You-

Know Thyself is the best therapy, we often overlook our desires, demands or inner ambitions and undermine our capabilities especially with growing age. Knowingly or unknowingly we make wrong choices and block our dreams that lead us to the feelings of depression and incompetence. So, the most important thing is to know yourself and the expectations from yourself. When you know, what do you expect from yourself you understand better how to conquer the mountain in you and to achieve the pinnacle. Definitely, growing age comes with certain physical changes so the best practice is to respect your body and its responses, subtilize your physical and emotional equilibrium and stay present with it.

 

Charge Your Immunity and Creativity-

As we have already discussed that aging comes with so many physical and emotional CHANGES but one should embrace change willy nilly as its inevitable for growth but if you are well connected with yourself nothing can make you surf for long. Indulging in creative habits and new hobbies can boost your immunity at any age. Right food, perfect routine, healthy lifestyle, natural immunity boosters and enough sleep can be of great help. When you are happy and energized from within you get involved in more creative activities which are beneficial for both mental health and over all well-being. Set everyday creative goals for yourself and spending time on them will bring higher activated positive effect. Such positive effects can help you experience different emotions like- joy, happiness, pride, gratitude, serenity, blissfulness etc. which eventually lower stress levels and instills optimism in your personality. Learning music, playing an instrument or photography can be a few creative hobbies which keeps you at bay from monotony and boredom.

 

Stop Behaving Like a Chained Elephant-

An elephant is tied to a pillar with a chain since it’s a calf; and it is conditioned to accept that he can never set himself free from this chain. When he grows up, he acquires enough strength to pull the pillar out and walk free yet he never tries to do so, as he has accepted that he can’t break the chain. This is how mental conditioning works with humans also; we think that whatever boundaries or limits the society or the aging factors have set for us; we can never break them free. Thus we never attempt to do, what we like. Running behind career, family, children and all the social and professional responsibility deprive us of the ME time and taking care of our individual choices; we get stuck with the daily hustle and ignore our emotional needs, old age is the best time to explore and relive all those experiences that we missed in this race of life. We all have the capabilities to break the chains that we are tied up with and enjoy the bounty of life.

Remember!  Age is just a number and a number cannot determine when you start and when you will end it!

Guru is The GPS of Your Life to Navigate Successfully

A teacher, a guru or a mentor is just like the GPS of your life who helps you navigate successfully and broaden your vision and wisdom to distinguish between good and bad, real and unreal, knowledge and ignorance and truth and myth. Indubitably, a guru gifts you life changing inspiration and thus, is worshipped with high reverence, equal to God. Right from the relationship of Sadashiv and Adi Shankara to Sachin Tendulkar and Ajit Acharekar, teacher-disciple tradition is not just a part of Indian Vedic culture but it’s all-pervading since the beginning of human civilization on earth. It is the Guru who elevates the pupil to his maximum potential and helps him rendezvous with his real Self, his core. A Guru teaches how to brave the storms of life while maintaining equipoise and a composed state of mind. A Guru’s Teachings not necessarily determine your accomplishments or awards but will certainly guide you to wade through all ups and downs, highs and lows, and the gaiety and glooms of your life.

Let the Guru Guide You How to Navigate Your Life

It’s very surprising to realize that sometimes it takes just a moment to find the Guru who takes you to the turning point of your life while sometimes it requires whole life to identify one such inspiring figure. The person may or not be with you in a long companionship or any elder, an experienced preacher or highly revered and knowledgeable person; he/she may be just a person next door or an acquaintance that can change the entire course of your life.

Today, at Eduemeralds let’s discuss the story of Alexander and his Guru who helped him develop an inclination to self-control, spiritual enlightenment and detachment towards material might.

Alexander the Great, one of the greatest rulers of the world, who conquered one-third of the known world at the age of 32, expressed three unusual wishes on his deathbed. These three wishes were:

·                      My physicians should carry my body for the burial.

·                    The path leading to my grave must be strewn with gold, silver and all precious stones from my treasury.

·                    Both my hands should be dangling out of the coffin and palms towards the sky.

The generals were confused, they wondered what could be the reason behind their emperor’s last wishes and here the story begins how Alexander the Great found a real Guru in his life who transformed him completely.

Alexander, in his pursuit to change and unite the world with his ideas, inspired by Greek philosophers, established many cities called Alexandrias along the way of conquest. When he reached the North Western borders of India, he happened to meet a group of naked ascetic, called gymnosophist in Greek. They were Jain saints and didn’t flee at the sight of Alexander’s fierce army. They remained firm and fearless and replied when asked, “Every man possesses as much of the land as we are standing here right now, but you are only an over-ambitious and arrogant man who’s travelling for the sake of troubling both thyself and others.”

Alexander was stunned and spellbound to hear this, he had never met such a person who could talk to him like that, and that very moment, he decided to bow down and make the saint his new Guru. He requested them to accompany him to Macedonia but all refused as it was against their code of conduct. Finally, despite the vehement disagreement of the senior mendicants, Kalyan Muni, later known as Calanus, agreed to go with them. Alexander took Calanus as his mentor, his new Guru in replacement of his boyhood tutor Aristotle in 325 BC, as estimated, two years before Alexander’s death.  While marching back, the Macedonian army lost an Indian battle and was compelled to march through Makran- a deadly desert. This retreat cost three quarters of Alexander’s forces and Calanus grew severely ill. He didn’t want to burden his fellow travelers so he decided to embrace death by self-immolation as per the traditional manner of his sect. Calanus taught all the rare skills and LIFE lessons to Alexander. The bond and affection between the naked Guru and the hunter warrior was inexplicable for the people around as described by Lysimachus, the penultimate survivor of Alexander’s marshals. Despite his debilitating condition he kept giving lessons and illustrations of life rules, even on his funeral pyre he did not leave the opportunity to teach his avid pupil, the great admirer of wisdom and philosophy.

While bidding adieu to the rest of his entourage and moving towards the pile of wood he kissed everyone’s hands except Alexander and said, “I will meet you soon in Babylon”. This was his last prophecy which came true in a matter of days when Alexander died due to some unknown and incurable disease in Babylon. His sudden demise has remained an unraveled mystery till today. But his death became even larger than his life after his realization of the true essence of life, after he had learnt the most important lesson of his life under the precious guidance of his Guru, Calanus. He learnt that running after power and wealth is a complete waste of life as none can carry even an iota of that treasure to their journey to heaven. What’s more important is –living your life to its fullest and attaining happiness and contentment in whatever you do. He wanted both his hands dangling out of his coffin because he wanted his people to know that everyone comes empty-handed and goes the same, so accumulation of anything is sheer waste of one’s precious life.

Alexander the Great, who conquered the whole world, found his Guru just a couple of years before his death, but the teachings of his Guru helped him turning a new leaf of his life with a complete transformation from an ambitious conqueror to a spiritual seeker. Finding and appreciating the presence of a mentor is always intellectually stimulating and plays a predominant role in our life. But most often, it is we who waste a lot of time to identify one. It might be due to the wide ambit of influences we have in this fast-paced era, leading us to the Conundrum of what’s right and what’s the best for us. Let’s identify the Guru, the GPS of our life to navigate successfully.

Hope you find your Guru, who can take you to the turning point of your life.

What Hinders Your Path of Success- Failures or Forgetfulness

Every Failure In Life Should Bring a Stronger Action Plan

An all-pervading human tendency is to desire for more- wealth, luxury, success or fame; even a mountain equivalent to all these will look like a minuscule to a hedonistic human existence. A human heart and mind keep yearning in want of all these and the quest remains boundless and insatiable. Is it bad to be behind success? No, but how to chase is a more important factor to discuss. Today, Eduemeralds talks about how long one should run behind success and what hinders your path of success- failures or forgetfulness?

Abraham Lincoln, the greatest among the great global Leaders, had persistently suffered failures in his life; not the smaller ones but massive failures, year after year. Born in a humble family he struggled hard to sustain himself and his family. In his growing years he often felt sad and dejected due to the lack of emotional support and the meagre financial sources. His mother left him when he was only nine. In the year 1832, he lost his job and the very next year failed in business. He lost his fiancée in 1835 when they were about to marry and this emotional shock caused him nervous breakdown in 1836, he was bedridden for six months. He lost the elections and was defeated for the Speaker in 1838. In all he lost total 8 elections yet he didn’t quit and never forgot the lessons that he learnt after each of his failures till he became the President of the United States of America in the year 1860 proving to the world that the setbacks or the obstructions never hinder your path of success, what does is- when you forget the lesson that has been taught by your failures in life. 

The only Incurable Disease is Disappointment

When you experience failure, you are engulfed by a sense of disappointment which incapacitates you for a period of time till you forget about it. You forget about the incident and overcome your disappointment associated with it but ironically you forget to take the lesson from that failure which could be an important milestone in your journey of accomplishments. The Fear of Failure and disappointment loom large when you plunge into the pit of this so-called ‘self-image’ which makes you judge yourself by others’ perspectives and you become oblivious of your own strengths and potential.  At this moment, one needs to be very careful, abandon giving importance to others’ perception about you and being crazy to win their appreciation because this craziness can influence or control your life and will give birth to nervousness and you will never be able to transform your disappointment or nervousness into your intelligence and capabilities.

Make a stronger Action Plan after every Failure

Keep reminding yourself of your failures and the lessons of those Failures to progress
upon the upcoming pursuits and make sure that your action plans must be stronger than ever. Are you a person who loves to quote others’ examples always or set your own examples also? Taking inspiration from others’ undying passion and achievements is always a positive approach to life but acting passively will not help you cater to your own learning and progress in life. A Perfect  plan with a perfect timing always works so never waste your time in waiting for the right time. The words of famous Russian author, Ivan Turgenev reiterate the same, “If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.” Everything cannot fall in right place when we expect them to, so every time you fail at something, recharge yourself with a greater amount of energy and motivation to fight back and soar higher.

React and Respond with Intellect not with Impulse

Sometimes we block our path of progress by reacting in a very impulsive manner without paying heed to the consequences. Every situation comes with its own challenges and rewards so be wise and rational enough in taking advantage of worst situations also. Sometimes, due to lack of Decision-Making-Ability and impulsive reactions people face the quagmires of hindrances and roadblocks. You can’t fathom what amount of difficulties you invite for yourself when you react impulsively. Often failure is the mother of ‘blame game’, when we commit a mistake, we prefer to blame others rather than learning a lesson from it or having courage to admit. Accepting the failure will help you remember your flaws and prevent you from doing the same again. Blaming others for your blunders is a clear example of your impulsive behavior, so be wise, have patience and respond with your intellect not with impulse.

Remember 3H- Hard Work, Honesty and Happiness

Being oblivious to the lessons that were taught by mistakes and failures make you prone to bouts of anger, irritation, and Anxiety. Having a strong commitment to be honest with your work and efforts will bolster your confidence to achieve the impossible, embolden your knowledge and expand your talent. Hard work and honesty are the two most aromatic ingredients in the recipes of life pursuits. No matter, whether you succeed or fail in your endeavor; you should feel happy at the end of it. So conceptualize the ‘3H’and make maximum of it- be honest to your work, do hard work to materialize your dreams and stay happy in all situations. Keep these 3H always under your control; let nobody else be the driving force in your life.

Today’s world is the product of human’s endeavor and their capability to imagine, ignite, design and construct their life the way they wish to. So be the commander of your life, have pride in your prowess and hone your Life Skills not just inter-personal skills but inner-personal skills also. Let’s aim to equip ourselves with resilience and patience to be able to tackle every challenge life throws in our way and make a difference in the world.

Nurture the creative thinker in you; observe your today and think how can you make a better tomorrow for yourself. With your conditioned mind, creativity, Being Mindful of your failures and the lessons by them will certainly make you basking in the glory of your success and turning yourself from common to exemplary.

 

Enjoy an accomplished Life!

How You Prioritize Time Management over Life Management?

 Prioritize Your Time Management

Srishti has been trying to incorporate yoga and meditation in her daily routine due to some health issues but she ended up in the insurmountable conundrum everybody is facing today- How to spare time with home and office responsibility? “I just wish if only I could have some free time”. And I am sure you also have the same question. But do you really think that ‘free time’ kind of thing ever exists or would exist in near future. Nay, certainly never; so today at Eduemeralds we will talk about this imaginary yet pervasive roadblock in our life.

Srishti is not alone who’s struggling to take out just 45 minutes of her day to take care of her well being, there is a large number of newbies and aspirants who battle the same and in the quest 'free time' their passions and dreams never materialize and turn into reality. And the factors responsible are- this humongous monster ‘free time’ and their disavowal of the biggest hindrance in their life. Eventually, they end up as intellectual pygmies and can’t achieve anything momentous to be worthy of their Life.

What is Time Management?

We often misconstrue time management with a strict routine, a voluminous to-do list and whole day tightly scheduled as a series of events and tasks. But trust me, Time Management and Free Time are synonyms; if you don’t have free time, that means you don’t have time management if you practice time management you enjoy free time and if you wish to spend good free time on yourself you must spend time in learning the skill of time management in your life. Time management is one of those essential life skills that can transform your Life entirely by increasing your productivity in whatever you do, managing your stress level and by developing a perfect balance between your personal and professional Pursuits and your work and family life.

Time management is bigger than life management as it helps and empowers us lead our life the way we want to; it teaches us to spare time that we can spend on whatever enriches and enthralls us thus leading to a stress free and fulfilled life. So, your life largely depends on how you prioritize Time Management over Life Management.

How to Start Time Management

Needless to say that, “Time and tide waits for none”, yet we keep boggling at the idea of developing this skill. In fact we respond very reluctantly to countenance the practice of time management. When Eduemeralds talks about how to start learning and practicing time management, the first step would be to use a pen and paper to write your daily routine. It will give you a clear idea of how you spend your day and a ratio between the amount of time spent constructively and the amount of time wasted in frivolities. Now prioritize the Important and lesser important tasks for the day and start allocating the right time to the right activity. Effective time management will allow you to finish the planned activity in the stipulated time and you will be free to relax and reinvigorate yourself for the upcoming ones. Setting deadlines for the strenuous and demanding tasks will help you keep anxiety and stress at bay because you have already planned how and when you are about to finish that work.

Being organized at work and home saves most of your crucial time and helps you stay focused. Learn to avoid keeping stacks of files and papers at your workstation and useless, extra stuff in your wardrobes and kitchen as they annoy you when you are looking for something really important. 

  

Inculcate a habit of using planners, organizers, soft boards, and writing notes on important tasks for effective time management.

 Benefits of Time Management

Effective time management makes you punctual and disciplined; you stay happy and confident because you have divided your workload smartly and made the judicious use of your time. It makes you more productive and mentally stable as you know how your day starts and how it will end. It is observed that people become more organized and learn to manage things more effectively when they practice the skill of time management on daily basis.

It boosts your morale and makes you stand apart from the crowd. Once you start practicing time management, you can accomplish tasks within the time frame and that gifts you a sense of pride in your skills, thus you become more confident and succeed in your life. It helps you avoid indulging in irrelevant activities and teaches you Learn to Say NO because you are not ready to compromise with your time. When we are able to ward off the temptations and overindulgence such as Social Media, gossiping or binge-watching that uselessly demand our precious time, we can gain more expertise in our time management and learn to prioritize time management over life management.

           Time Management is one of those skills which are difficult to imbibe but extremely effortless to flow and flourish with. In other words, it might be difficult to sow the seed of Time Management but very easy to see it growing and enjoy the sweetness of its fruits. The possible reason could be because you Resist Making Changes in the comfortable cocoon of your life. Every time, you introduce a change, your mind produces a plethora of excuses and a barrage of obstructions as- why to do, when to do, how to do and the list is infinite. The only understanding required, is the need to bring a positive change in our thought process and cultivating the Grit and Determination to make it happen at any cost.  

In today’s fast paced era, nobody is immune to stress and anxiety, some get bogged down by the enormity of pressure while others grapple with their inner demons to get a hold on their emotions but the people who know how to manage their life and turn their difficult times into rewarding ones and emerge as winners are the ones who have mastered the skill of Time Management.

Eduemeralds hopes you will find this post thought provoking enough. Have a life with  wonderful Time Management!

Do You Resist While Making Changes in Your Life Situations?

Learning to Accept Change is the Constant Way of Life

At some or the other point in life, each one of us has tried to make a Change and the queer feeling that we had with any change in LIFE is- even if it was a positive, constructive or an enriching one- we had felt like resisting it. This strange notion about ‘change’ drives us crazy at times. It’s quite apparent that when changes are forced upon us we tend to resist despite being aware of the fact that the change is unavoidable in the end but why do we feel a little discomfort for those changes also that we honestly want for ourselves. Why do we develop a slight resistance for such desired changes also? No matter how optimistic and positive person you are, you resist if something happens different in your normal course of life as if changes insinuate us not to flow with what comes on the way.

Before we discuss the importance of Learning to accept changes, let’s try to understand that resistance is a normal process; it’s just a natural psychological reaction to change. In other words, it can be explained as self-protection mechanism or denying ourselves to having the bandwidth to adjust with the newness in life. We are conditioned to accept ourselves as self-contained individuals and even the smallest hitch disturbs us. Restlessness lurks whenever we expect change in our life. But, can we live without changes in our life; no, certainly NOT. It is rightly said that change is the only constant in this world so how to handle this discomfort that arouses before any change in our life, makes today’s topic to discuss at blog Eduemeralds.

Never allow the fear of change overpower your Comfort and make you frightened, it might deprive you of the excitement of newness and the achievements on your way. Change in career, switching companies, shifting house, changing marital status, and incorporating a new habit/ practice in your usual life are a few examples that may disturb your inner peace. And some of them are unavoidable so let’s ponder how can we make this change a smooth one?

Just ask yourself these questions- What will happen if I do Change? What will happen if don’t change? What won’t happen if I change? What won’t happen if I don’t change? Now write your answers and evaluate all the possibilities. You may not find these questions innocuous but these questions can unearth many of the reasons of your ordeal of a mechanical, monotonous way of life.

Why Changes Shouldn’t Scare Us?

Every change isn’t like a whammy that blows up every iota of your joy and comfort, many come with abundant opportunities to help us evolve us as more capable and resilient person. Fear of change can make us adamant and rigid in attitude; therefore we lose our flexibility in adapting new things and may end up entangled in our own Comfort Zone. Changes are always the accelerators in our life, they allow us to move forward faster and learn new things quicker, thus making life all the more exciting.

Embracing Change is a Fulfilled Way of Life

We all have our favorite stuff in both the forms; material and emotional. And we keep clinging on to them until we are forced to detach from such things and feelings. You can breathe a new life by replacing an old item with a new in your closet and feel afresh and lighter by replacing old grudges and bitterness of past by cultivating a new habit with positivity and optimism. Changes keep the river of life flowing and help us to get rid of the daily grind of life for a while. A strong resistance and reluctance to change can be a major stumbling block in our life and eventually will increase the fear for Unknown in our mind. If we persist to have the feelings of self-doubt and uncertainty we won’t be able to change our perspective of handling a change and will be deprived of all the options and possibilities that could dawn a bright and fulfilled way of life for us.

Changes and Progress are Synonymous

Monumental gains come following decisive changes in LIFE yet we consider them detrimental to our emotional health. You need to pace yourself for any gain and understand where such emotional hurdles stem from. Transcend your fear and resistance to change because your disavowal to all the expected and unexpected changes in your life may impede your growth and happiness, it may destroy the purpose of your living as a whole.   

Not all changes bring bliss and success in your life; life is not a fairytale, we face gloomy days also, but such changes teach us to be stronger and make us tougher than before. We want to improve so many facets of life like job, finances, partner, home, leisure etc. But sadly, nothing can budge until we make efforts for the change and we must understand without change, there will be no improvements in life. So one should accept that fighting or resisting change is more cumbersome than Embracing, accommodating, and flowing with it.

Do you still feel that you resist while making changes in your life situations?

Eduemeralds firmly believes that each change is a turning point in life and when you close one door, another one opens automatically and fills you with verve and vigor to adapt to that change. Changes give us a reason to live with renewed zest and energy and changes empower us with a sense that you can handle everything in life. So next time when you become resistant to any change or feel a temptation to avoid it, just take a pause, have faith in your Decision Making Ability and aim to go with the flow of that change, just glide with it! 

Wish You Happy Changes in Life!!!

It’s Never too Late to Chase and Live Your Dreams

Create Your Life The Way You Want

Today Eduemeralds talks about taking the road less travelled. Rahul Das, a boy from Assam’s Bajali district, raised solely by his mother cracked NEET in his first attempt and secured his place in undergraduate course at AIIMS, New Delhi. Rahul who left his engineering profession to chase his Dream to become a doctor has proven that it’s never too late to chase and live your dreams. It’s his perseverance that has finally paid off for him and his passion. His mother, whose countless sacrifices have paved the way for his Success, takes care of him and his younger brother with her earnings from selling tea. His father abandoned the family 11 years ago and since then his mother’s strong will and determination to raise her sons and give them good education remained indefatigable.

Rahul passed his Class XII exams in 2015 with excellent grades but couldn’t pursue his college study owing to his poor financial condition. Next year, in 2016, he got admission in Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology at Changsari, Guwahati and after completing his engineering, he started working with an MNC. Rahul took no time in realizing that it wasn’t his dream, he had no job satisfaction and he felt a strong desire to chase his dream of becoming a Doctor. One fine day, he resigned from his job and started preparing for NEET. He studied for around four months to prepare for NEET; coaching was never an option as he knew his mother’s meagre income couldn’t afford that. Apart from banking on the NCERT books, he availed free classes on the internet to understand concepts and to clear his doubts.

Today, Rahul is proud of his achievement and wants to become a neurologist; he has set an example to all those who are dragging their ways of life just because of the lack of the courage required to change the course of life and due to the reluctance to make sacrifices to chase their dreams. Rahul is not alone who constantly live with the aspiration for achieving self- significance and love to carry a sense of fulfillment that makes them happy, content and free from regrets in the end.

What You Think About Yourself

An acclaimed writer and highly revered philosopher, Neville Goddard popularized a vision that: everything you experience and see is the result of your own thoughts. So turn your life to the way you want to go ahead with. Ask yourself- do you really like the way you are living your life or you had dreamt something else for you. Are you really an empowered person who has the capacity to fulfill all his wishes and dreams? Have you really scaled those heights you had set the level for? Is your self-image is the same you had envisioned? Just stop for a while, think, introspect and focus on what exactly you want from yourself and your life. Sometimes the dreams are bigger and they make us apprehensive about the certainty of their fulfillment. But my dear Reader, when you start dreaming, do you bother about its size; No, not at all; then why you nurture inhibitions when you resolve to living them. It doesn’t matter how big or small your dreams are, the more important part is how big the size of your efforts, persistence and commitment to live that dream is. Create your life the way you wish to and remain restless till you make it as per your dreams.

Imagine as if You are Living Your Dreams

Create your Life the way you want and to do so one must live the way and imagine him/her in that skin because imagination has a strong power to fill your favorite colors in your life. While striving hard for your ambitions and goals try to imagine your success and immerse yourself in those moments of triumph. Learn to manifest what you want in your life and stay positive with the strongest expectations of your success and positive outcomes. Stop worrying about the difficulties or the problems and failures.

 

Be Unstoppable Once You Start Chasing Your Dreams

Fix your attention on what you want for yourself and ignore all distractions and temptations on the way, it will help you progress faster towards your goal

 

“What you put into life is what you get out of it.”

~Clint Eastwood

These words pulsate with the robust spirit expected to chart out a new life. When you start chasing your buried dreams the first challenge that you meet is battling the perceptions; perceptions of those around you who won’t hesitate in reminding you about the Comfort Zone and the cozy cocoon you are already in. And, this arouses self doubt, dear Reader doubt can never exist where there is a sense of closeness; it needs distance to appear and flourish. If you are close to yourself and listen to your aspirations, you can never doubt yourself for pursuing your passion. Break the prison walls that hinder your self-growth and hold you back from chasing your dreams. Be Mindful in your choices and never bury your dreams. Age is just a number, circumstances are fleeting situations and lame excuses don’t make any difference. 

Never see what’s done, focus on what’s yet to be done. If you love to paint, pick up your brushes and canvass to fill it with the colors of your dreams, if dancing was a childhood hobby, join a class today or start your own classes today, if you love to cook but fallen into corporate sector, dare to foray into the field of your passion, if you have a knack for music but owing to your busy schedule can’t spare time, today is the time to dust your old guitar and touch the strings, you will definitely cherish your life. Daunting efforts will be the prerequisite for breaking the boundaries drawn by self and the stereotypes set by others but sooner or later you will achieve what you dream for as it’s never too late to chase and live your dreams.

 

So, dear Reader- when are you picking your paintbrushes to color your dreams? Gear up to pluck the strings of your guitar and let the music of your fulfilled dreams reverberate in your heart.