Friday, November 18, 2005

PEP TALK

Howard Whitman said, "Success is no straitjacket. It is no mold into which all must be poured. It is no rigid stamp. It is as individual as our fingerprints or the look in our eyes. All we need is the courage to be - and realize - ourselves." What a truly powerful reminder that thought is of how important each one of us is in the universe.

With the competitiveness that we all deal with every day in our fast-paced society, it is too easy to feel inferior when you compare yourself with someone else. Yet the truth of the matter is that we should never compare ourselves with other people. The only person you should be competing with is yourself. Do YOU feel fulfilled? Do YOU feel successful? Do YOU enjoy your life no matter how much money you have or don't have?

Life tends to be a series of moving two steps forward and one step back. There will always be challenges to face no matter what stage of your life you are experiencing right now.

"Success in life comes not from holding a good hand but in playing a poor hand well."

When you allow yourself to think of the thirty-five tasks you have to do instead of focusing on just one, you simply cannot get anything done. Your mind is
like a mirror ball going in a hundred different directions except for in the direction you want and need it to go. This is when you need to stop and mentally make a firm choice to just focus on one thing at a time

Stop beating yourself up for the past. No matter how painful it was or how poor of a decision you made, if you do not let go of it your life will be in the bondage of unnecessary emotional baggage. Everyone has made mistakes, some more severe than others, but learn from the mistakes and move on. However, it is important that you do not casually shrug off your indiscretions as meaningless. Realize what was not right so you can correct it in the future along with helping others to avoid
the same mistakes.

2 comments:

Unknown!!! said...

Hey we have a lot incommon ..in way of thhinking...and even am taking CAT this sunday...lets see..whats gona happen..this is my third attempt..and am shameless for a 4th also..;)
did my btech..in civil engg at IITm... and currently working for TCS...

Nikita Merchant & Sriharsh Mallela said...

Jsut saw you comment , hope you had a good CAT .. mine was screwy