Ashok thoughts

  It is quite difficult to narrow it down to four. If I am forced too I would say 1.Living below your means and investing the surplus properly Not matter how much is earned, you can become broke. Ask the 70% of former professional athletes, even the elite ones like NFL players, who are said to go broke within a few years of retirement. These days, saving hard, whilst better than spending 100% of income, isn’t as useful as investing. Investing has always been better, long-term, at least, compared to saving. What has changed is 0% interest rates which means that money in the bank is losing 2%-3% every year to inflation. In previous decades, you could at least earn some money in the bank. 2. Focus Bill Gates and Buffett both said focus is the number one attribute to become successful. Focus is indirectly even related to basic questions like “what is success”. If somebody isn’t focused on what success is for themselves (financial, health, spiritual etc), it is hard to even know what yo...

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  Toxic relationships/people:  Remove them from your  life.  No bigger soul crusher than a person in your life that makes you feel like a convenience or object. Addiction:  If you smoke, drink too much, do drug, seek help. There is a better more positive life out there. Dive into why you are trying to escape yourself. Hobby:  Find something you like to do. Something your particularly good at, and focus on that and have fun. Career:  Maybe, you’re in a dead end job, maybe you are in the corporate world making decent money, but you aren’t happy. Explore other life paths. Find something you enjoy doing, a passion, then find a way to generate an income from it. Expectations:  Don’t have any, expectations can set you up for failure and disappointment. Take life as it come, while responding not reacting. Health:  Take care of yourself. Cut out most processed foods and get some form of physical activity 30 mins 5x a week. Goals:  Make a list of...

  The most famous tip for getting motivated is to simply visualize your success. But research has found that, If you imagine yourself instantly successful, it will actually sap your  motivation  to go out and achieve your goals. A better strategy would be to visualize yourself completing the steps it will take to reach your goals. So, if you’re trying to lose weight, instead of visualizing about your perfect body, visualize about eating healthy & doing workout [1]. Incentivizing things that are already enjoyable and rewarding can decrease your motivation. The Research published in 2018 suggests that, when people are given extrinsic  rewards  for tasks that they already find intrinsically motivating, then they will become less interested in the task in the future [2]. The Parkinson’s Law (your work always expands to fill the available time for its completion) works because it creates a false sense of  urgency  and gives a tangible starting point and...

1. Nobody is ORDINARY! It’s Just how you Explore your Talents “Anybody who has ever unraveled the power of inner-strength and chosen to be special can become the most extraordinary hero, after all “There is no charge for awesomeness – or attractiveness.” 2. Live in the present  “You are too concerned with what was and what will be. There is a saying: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” live your life for today, there is no past or present. 3.Explore your special talents and skills   1.  Trapped in their ordinary self . Panda thought himself to be just a big fat Panda and unworthy contestant even for proper Kung Fu training. Like Panda, ordinary people don’t find themselves fit into pursuing extraordinary dreams and hence they never taste big achievements. 2.   Too much concerned about what others think about them . Panda was completely absorbed by the criticism and was hurt for being larg...

Have you seen the movie, Kung Fu Panda?⁠ (It was released in 2008, has made over $600 million dollars to date, and was adored by nearly 90% of critics!) I have watched this movie numerous times and every time I learn something new. Yes, one may feel this movie is for kids but sometimes some movies can teach you really valuable lessons. Yes,Kung Fu Panda has all that and more ...  An ordinary panda becomes the dragon warrior. Despite facing immense adversity, Po decides not to give up and sets on a journey of self discovery. " Your strength comes from you doing your best and for that you need to find what makes you, you. " Who are you? What are you good at? What makes you, you? –Kung Fu Panda Embrace your strength, appreciate your achievements no matter how small they are. Remember you become what you believe in. It's easy to think that a certain type of movie, or book, or place couldn't teach you anything, but to have the most fulfilling business + life, we never stop...

  To be clear,  laziness is not the same as procrastination . Procrastination hides beneath it a bigger problem. That’s why it’s important to get to the bottom of WHY we procrastinate. What are some possible answers? We procrastinate because… …  We are used to being a straight A student , but we start taking a class that’s very difficult. …  We feel dread to start studying for an exam  because it seems like it will take hours, days, even weeks. …  We want to avoid having an unpleasant conversation  with someone, so there’s no point in initiating it. …  We’re not managing our budget properly  so we ignore the electricity bill and it keeps piling up for months. …  Our to-do list seems endless and we feel overwhelmed  by all of the tasks we want to complete. Ok, now it’s your turn. Take a pause from reading this answer. You’ll need a few minutes to do this exercise. Get a notebook or notepad, or open up a blank document on your laptop....

  Top bad habits to stop immediately  Stop pleasing everyone.  Follow your own convictions, NOT what others expect from you. Stop pampering yourself.  Growth is found OUTSIDE your comfort zone. Stop being distracted.  We are the most distracted generation in history. No FOCUS, no results. Stop relying on others.  Your mama won’t save you anymore. NOTHING is free in life. Take accountability for your future. Stop expecting instant satisfaction.  Patience, PERSISTENCE and perspiration are your best friends. Stop relying on motivation to act.  Create the daily HABITS that will lead to achieving your goals. Stop abusing your body.  Eat HEALTHY, and you will look healthy, feel healthy and think healthily. Eat junk and you will feel like junk. Stop surrounding yourself with negative people.  We can’t change people, but we CAN change the people that we surround ourselves with. Stop resisting change.  Staying stuck in the past has PAINFUL c...

 This Will Change The Way You Do Business If you’re not familiar with Simon Sinek, you should drop what you’re doing to watch his famous TED Talk: “ How Great Leaders Inspire Action .” In his talk, he explores what made people like Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright Brothers become the leaders they were. And his infamous TED Talk is just a sample of his work. Sinek has dedicated his career to studying leaders of all fields to find patterns in their successes and to make that knowledge accessible to everyone who aspires to become a champion in their field. Here are just a few slices of Sinek’s wisdom that will hopefully inspire you to innovate, improve and change your business to achieve better results. 1) “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.” Many companies are focused on selling the features and benefits of their products. In reality, the what motivates people the most is your mission and vision of what you’re hoping to achieve with your business. [”Peopl...