Grow within, live fully

Confidence and self esteem both are relative but different, let us understand their meaning by small example.  I couldn't speak on the podium. As I feel ... .I may not be able to speak nicely. Because, I am not good at English.  I cannot take a stand for myself… as I feel I am not qualified enough to make decisions. I am afraid… that it might upset my family. They know the world better than me.  The first case is about confidence…where I am have low confidence, as I lack good communication skills. Confidence is about having clear cut knowledge and skills.  The second case is about having low self-esteem. Where I consider myself as vulnerable and obligate person. Self esteem is about what we think of ourselves.  Both confidence and self esteem determine your growth and progress in life. Your success in life is decided by both to a larger extent.  Having confidence opens new doors to venture out. While self esteem provides us the guts to pursue our dreams and...

“The greatest gift you can give yourself is the courage to live authentically.” Once in a metro I was sitting near an uncle who was talking about his life. He spends his whole life in a job and responsibilities. Now, after his retirement he is doing things that he wanted to do when he was young….. That is travelling. But now he is facing limitations due to his age, but still he wanted to go as far as possible.              This story tells us… life is all about choices, you can start whenever you want, but it is better to start early.  And you shouldn't be afraid or feel ashamed to live a life of your choice, despite job and responsibilities.  For that you have to have courage to follow your convictions and have guts to do what makes you happy.  Here, you have to do things for yourself.  And it is your responsibility to live a happy and contentful life.  These are certain practices you can follow or can do for yourself… . ...

Stress is a state of mind, which occurs when the outcome of our or someone else's action is not coming, what and how we have imagined. Stress is caused by the gap between our expectations and reality.    Stress can be a situational thing which occurs when we are in a high pressure or tension situation. For example, during exams or in a game. But, stress also can be a long term phenomena, if we fail to recognize and manage it properly. Because continuous stress often transforms into depression and mental illness. This occurs when we are having stress over something on a regular basis.  In today's world…stress has become a common phenomena. Where each other person is affected by it.  Some of the main causes of stress in the middle income and high income countries are: stress of studies, career, relationship and social pressure to get success ASAP. Now, see what we can do on a daily basis to avoid stress in our life. So, we can live a peaceful, stable and joyous life....

“ You don't have to believe every thought your mind creates.”    When you are constantly analyzing or worrying about things, you are playing the same conversations in your mind repeatedly, you are putting extra emphasis on “what if” situations, you are struggling to make simple and easy decisions, witnessing sleepless nights, feeling mentally drained without doing any significant work. Then…  Congratulations, you are an Overthinker.  Yes! you heard it right.  Your excessive involvement with your thinking makes you a perfect Overthinker.  To overcome this you have nothing major to do, but to stop following certain habits, which are unknowingly dragging you into “Overthinking cycle.” 1.Holding past failures It is not inevitable to gain success in everything or on every path we are choosing. Failure is an important part of our business. Whether it is related to our education, relationships and career.  But, what is non- negotiable is holding these failure...

       “ Personal growth begins the moment you choose progress over comfort.” We often track our academic progress and achievement. We make clear and detailed goals. Work hard, take help and be ready to make countless sacrifices.  What about personal growth?  Though, intellectual development is also some kind of a personal growth. As it makes us more knowledgeable and broadens our horizons.  But, self growth is much deeper and reflective. Self growth is a continuous journey of making ourselves better by adopting a growth mindset, positive attitude, building upon new skills and adopting productive habits. It is a pathway to mental peace and clarity. It is more about our behavior with ourselves. It transforms the person into a more empathetic, compassionate human being.  On the journey of self growth, there are certain steps we have to take Or I must say some practices we have to immediately pursue for personal growth.  These are…  1.Cut ...

How to Regain Happiness in this lost world One thing you might all have noticed: Nowadays people live more in the virtual world than in the real world.   They are more interested in taking a picture of food, trips and uploading it on social media, than enjoying the experience and beauty of it.  They want millions of followers on social media, but not interested in making real life connections.  They want to earn fame, success and wealth. But, nobody focuses on earning happiness and contentment in life. In between all of this we lost our happiness.  This is how the lost world looks like. But why are they living like this?  They see wealth as a source to buy happiness in life. Like you all I also agree to an extent that money is important to survive. As money buys everything. It can give you a luxurious lifestyle, build connections,and sponsor your international trips. There is nothing which can't be done with money.  But, one thing I couldn't understand...