You can’t live on ifs – if I make loads of money I’ll be happy. If-people are unfulfilled, stressed, ailing, unable to escape from the honey-trap of more money, more things, more meaninglessness. After all, money comes from your genius, money doesn’t make you a genius.
So, discard the if and nurture yourself – stay physically healthy, emotionally stable, mentally positive. When you get these fundas right, you exude quality in the way you learn, work, play, participate in seminars, public life. When you learn how to be your best, you give strong wings to your dreams.
EMOTIONS We need not shy away from our emotions as they inspire us, power us to forge ahead. Ah, but don’t let emotions alone make your decisions – let your intellect stabilise them and participate in the process.
Gyaan Awesome decisions come from sitting in a quiet place with a calm mind waiting…until whoosh! your intuition tweets the answer. It’s the right one if you feel comfortable with it.
MIND Know this: an open, positive, free mind is a powerful magnet for ideas. To keep it in mint condition: *Meditate daily. *Applaud somebody who doesn’t think like you. *Read voraciously. *Don’t always be over-eager to conform. Society may demand conformity, but life offers many choices. Unfold your own story. *When you come up against a wall, don’t quit; have fun thinking up ways to go around it, over it, through it. *Let every fall be an incentive to improve the speed with which you can get up.
Gyaan Don’t skip meals, skip negativism. Live your dream passionately. Be fit, be fulfilled. The money will come.
(The writer is co-author of the book Fitness for Life .)