5 simple tips to a better you

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§ Embrace Failure: Learn from setbacks rather than fearing them.

In the long run, your good decisions should be more than your bad ones OR a few good decisions should amplify the wins so much that the losses are obliterated.

If you try to minimise mistakes, you will miss the chances that life is throwing at you.

📚I learnt this the hard way while investing in stocks🤓. In the beginning, I was so afraid of loosing money that I never invested (though I worked for a decade in stock markets.)

§ Say 'No' More Often: Say 'no' to commitments that don’t align with your goals or values.

📚Professionally, I have said No to clients that I know will cause trouble later. Ex. the clients won’t pay on time, have unclear objectives, we differ in values, etc. 💰 Though it’s a loss of revenue, such clients become a headache later.

But then I have worked with clients at a lower rate — as they align with my overall goal at a particular time.

§ Embrace Discomfort: Embrace discomfort as a catalyst for personal development.

📚I had a friend who introduced me to the concept of “shark in the tank”.

In this metaphorical story — Let’s assume that there’s a tank where fishes are lazing around. Say we introduce a shark in the lazy tank. This shark will escalate the problem solving, innovation , motivation of the rest of the lazy fishes!🐠

§ Go Slow, Sleep more : In a world where everyone is running in circles — intentionally slowing down will enhance your focus, productivity, and appreciation for the present moment. You will achieve more than the rest of the junta.

📚 My brother takes ages to prepare salad — he takes his time to wash,cut, season all the vegetables — almost like he’s making love to them 😀. And I have seen him taking the same approach as he deals with his finances as well as work.

Nowadays I am learning to take a bath slowly — at least once a week — and not rush through the process.

Another example is when I look at my son reading a book. I think people who read books are far more attentive than people who keep scrolling through their mobiles.

If you can’t meditate, read a book. Learn to slow down🧘‍♀️.

§ Less Choice, More Happiness. Practice Minimalism. Having fewer choices can lead to increased satisfaction and less clutter.

When I started teaching, I collected about a 100 books on Physics.

After 5 years of teaching, I realised that I needed only 5 to teach well. The rest of 95 just added to the clutter. And money is lying blocked there🔖

The less you own, the less you speak, the less you eat — more You are.

§ Done >>> Perfect. Share whatever you can.

This one is a bonus.

My son knows far more about History and Geopolitics — than I know Maths. Whereas , I keep publishing whatever little I know on my YouTube channel ; he keeps waiting for the perfect day when the stars will align and he will make the perfect video or blog 😀

We have a singing club in our locality — few people get together in the park every Sunday morning and sing songs. Though most of them are lynching the musical notes 🎶— it’s always fun to hear them.

📚 Hope you found the above useful. As a work in progress, I try to keep these in mind in daily life — do share tips from your life too.