Life is Always What You Make It Not How You Get It

Make Your Life The Way You Want To Live It

Dr. K Sivan, Indian Space Scientist, the Former Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and popularly known as the Rocket Man of India has been an inspiration for many young scientists and aspiring youth of India. The glorious saga of his perseverance and attaining excellence to finally living all his dreams seems to be an incredible journey, a manifestation of this belief, life is always what you make it, not how you get it.

K. Sivan, son of a humble mango farmer, born in a small village, is the first graduate from his village. He did a lot of hard work in his father’s mango fields. He continued to help his father even during his college days. Sivan wanted to pursue engineering but due to lack of funds he couldn’t convince his father. He protested, remained on hunger strike for a week but of no avail. Finally he surrendered and took admission in B. Sc. Mathematics. When he completed his graduation, his father agreed to send him to an engineering college and he joined MIT in 1980. Sivan never had a pair of chappals till he got admission in Madras Institute of Technology, wherever he would go whether school or at relatives’ he was barefoot. Sivan struggled a lot with choices and preferences throughout his career; he wanted to join Satellite Centre but was appointed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, he wanted to be a part of Air Dynamics Group but was given PSLV Project. But whatever was assigned to him, he put his heart and soul to accomplish the same and there was no turning back. He worked on the design and development of launch vehicles for Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Under his leadership, ISRO had a successful launch of 104 satellites in one go on February 15, 2017 which is a world record and a phenomenal achievement by ISRO.

K. Sivan recalled very nostalgically, “Whatever came in front of me as a Challenge I just wanted to give my 100% perfection and dedication to it. I never spent time in thinking what I didn’t get in my life; I just gave my best to whatever assigned to me- right from the mango fields, school life or job, I never paid attention on what I was expecting. You always don’t get what you want in life, so acknowledge what life gifts you and perform your best at it. When any small or ordinary thing is done with utmost precision and perfection, it becomes extraordinary.”

This insightful story gives enough food for mind and proves life is what you make it, not how you get it. Let’s see how we can practice it with small steps:

Your Decisions Steer the Course of Your Life

Your decisions must be based on your optimistic attitude towards the future possibilities and your planning to materialize them. Everyone makes mistakes and mistakes don’t mean you should change your mindset and start living in fear and making each of your decisions under inhibitions. No matter how strong or average your profile or personality is, you always leave an impact through your decisions and how you deal with the challenges. So keep being impressive and impactful without measuring the magnitude of your achievements. Be innovative and pragmatic in your Decision Making Abilities because extraordinary people never take interest in doing simple and easy things, they develop enough resilience to accept new challenges and embrace failures in their life.

Your Body-Mind is Designed for Hard Work not Leisure

Keep pushing your body and mind beyond their limits and see the results, if you don’t feel like grinding yourself, you develop a habit of giving excuses and that’s the best time, you need to pause and question your sincerity towards your goals. The belief that thoughts have unlimited power is a much-mulled inference. Our thoughts are a constant source of infinite Emotions and energy which gradually help conditioning of subconscious mind. When thoughts dwell on leading a goal-oriented, fruitful life, we get infused with positivity and our maximum potential which in turn lead to enhanced efficiency, productive thought process and a winning approach. Just like human mind, human body is an equally amazing machine and meant to function relentlessly. Nature has given us no scope for idleness and lethargy so put your honest efforts in the hard work required to achieve all your goals and make your life the way you want to live it!

 

Lack of Self Discipline is Slavery

Any difficult task and its accomplishment is a mental challenge not physical one and to accept any competition, you need to instruct your mind before you train your body and acquire all those skills necessary to accomplish the task. Self discipline is the key to success and it takes long to train your brain so as to achieve the desired results in your pursuit. There are three important benefits of inculcating self discipline in your life- you have control over all your emotions, so if something tempts you against your goals you stay firm and focused. Secondly, you start thinking positively about your win and it keeps you consistent to strive hard for your dreams. No change, no victory, no revolution can happen in a day, it’s a long period of hard work spent with self discipline. You are not an independent person if you are not self disciplined person; you are just a slave of your own whims and fancies. Lack of self discipline is a major deterrent to becoming aware of your strengths and capabilities.

Dear Reader, life is like a roller coaster ride, punctuated by many happy, unhappy, adverse and challenging events and every punctuation mark offers us a hidden achievement- either a win or a lesson. Get rid of your self-sabotaging habits and look forward to be a better version of yourself.  Let’s practice to have the sagacity to embrace the learning at each milestone and keep carving the masterpiece-the LIFE itself, the most precious gift of God.