Ajay Shesh's Blog, page 10

organizing every aspect of your life; what does prioritizing really mean

I am acquainted with several theories and ideas put forward by several motivational thinkers but there is one simple phrase whose deep philosophy and meaning amazes me every second of my life. Stephen Covey says, organize and execute around priorities. By internalizing this mantra, you can perfectly understand the essence of time management and this will definitely help you.

Purpose is what defines our life, and gives it meaning. And from our purpose, emerges our day to day priorities and the...

How to achieve a vision; a three-step guide to greatness

A vision is a time-bound goal which requires a definite strategy, planning, preparation and purposeful action to attain fulfillment. I believe that there are three very fundamental tricks that can help you. If you execute them, they instill you in a fire will extract the best performance and this greatly improves the chances of your vision being successful. Let’s have a look at these three techniques.

Importance of a deadline

Nothing of consequence can be achieved if you don’t set a deadlin...

DREAM, VISION AND MISSION: WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE?

While dreaming is a wonderful thing, life requires us to realize the one true passion whose perusal will guide us throughout our journey of life. Greatness is not something you can force on someone. It can only be achieved by the individuals who understand their unique strengths and then works on constantly improving it, treating it as the single greatest priority of his or her life. We can be great in only one area and this is the place where we can leave an indelible mark on posterity.

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the importance of being focused

I always say that identifying your ambition is crucial but after that comes a lifetime of focused action, perseverance and passion for fulfilling your vision. But more often than not, I find people faltering when it comes to either identifying their desire or after identifying, there is a huge degree of procrastination, lack of focus and absence of interest that comes into the picture.

To enunciate this, I shall take help of a theory posited by Zig Ziegler and I find this a very powerful ide...

Bidding goodbye to logic and embracing the unknown

Every parent, sibling, friend, colleague and well-wisher asks us to be reasonable and as an extension of that, follow the rules of logic before taking a major or even a minor decision. For most, logic can’t go wrong. For most, being reasonable is the way out. To reason is to think or argue in a logical manner and to form arguments, judgements or decisions based on past facts and context. If you note carefully, all reasoning is based on past experiences, mindsets and events. A small group of i...

Realizing the uniqueness of our potential: being world-class

We are now venturing into the second section of my book which revolves on understanding your personal religion and being world-class.

Now, what do I mean by the term world-class? Before going to exact explanations, I want to establish the uniqueness of each individual. Considering the many generations that came before you and the many generations that will come after your time, there will absolutely be no one like you. Yes, you may look like someone or they may be a few straw commonalities....

success in synergy; coming together of positive influences

In my many blog posts, I have explained the internal and external factors separately for the sake of in-depth knowledge and a detailed understanding. But in reality, I stress on the coming together of the different dimensions that make up life and extracting strength and power from their synergy. The absence of any one of them or undue focus given to only one aspect at the expense of all others will take one nowhere and only cause severe hindrances.

Through the intermingling of passion, purpo...

THE FINAL P: WHY SHOULD ONE ALWAYS PERSIST?

Have you noticed that so many of the words intimately connect with our emotional and psychological dimensions in our life begin with the letter “P?” We have come across passion, purpose, penance, pashchaatap, praayashchit and parimaarjan. Allow me to add another important aspect of success in this list and that would be persistence.

If you search for the dictionary meaning of persistence, semantics would define it as “refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately; firm or determine...

A right for every wrong; the importance of penance

Penance

For many, it may sound like a word which is too philosophical and heavy but very few know its impact on leading a positive life. No life is perfect and everyone makes mistakes, leaving one with remorse, sadness and the ever lingering question of what if we hadn’t done it. But there is something that you can do about your past mistakes and that is called penance.

According to the dictionary, penance is an act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to express sorrow f...

Why do I need a passion in my life?

It is important to identify the purpose of your life but it is equally important to have a passion for fulfilling it and a zest to pursue it doggedly. You have to be enthusiastic for the path that leads you to your destination. The word enthusiasm is very intimately connected to passion. The ancient meaning of is ecstasy arising from the supposed possession by a God. I always maintain that God is the highest ideal or our ultimate purpose in life.  I hope now I can bring the meaning into persp...