SAYING NO IS IMPORTANT

 

Today when I look back at my growing up years I realize that every choice that I executed in life had a consequence.  I was fortunate that I had the discipline to say “No” to whatever was least important in life. Those are the trifles. Time flies, either use it or lose it. I realized this in class 10 when I was awaiting my board exam results. I made a silent pact with God that henceforth I will use my time productively if I am given a chance to pass! From then onwards I have not been guilty of wasting my time. Everyday is planned and put to purpose. We should not live a life of regret. We must quickly transform at the point of realization. Else we cannot rejoice our life. Treat failure or setback in life as maturity gained.

 

  Time management is not clock management, but life leadership. Our future depends on how well we utilize the time that is at our disposal. That on which you invest time grows. That which is starved of your time shrinks. Your growth comes from your investment of time for all the right purposes.  Life is full of distractions. Attend to what is important and urgent. Be selfish for yourself in terms of achieving your goal. Never take away your eyes from your goal. Let it loom large in front of you.

 

Temptations in life will pull you down if you succumb to it. We should fill our mind with the right thoughts. Never ask, “Will I be caught or not?” Ask yourself, “Am I right or not?” Choose actions that will speed up your growth. Surround yourself with the right company of friends. Your friends have the power to influence your thoughts. We tend to choose the wrong friends only when our self-image is dented. Gift yourself small victories, either in developing certain right habits, or by doing well in sports or any other activity. When you are able to look up to yourself, you will feel good about yourself and your self-image will be intact. Then you will not require endorsement from anyone. Decide to believe in yourself. Wrong company could be fatal. It is better to walk alone and be right, rather than be with a group that will make you fall in life.

 

Ensure that distractions do not become attractions in life. From where you begin has nothing to do with where you can reach. Wear blinkers like a horse and focus on your goal. Today I am able to cherish where I am and rejoice what I am doing only because my life was not driven by pain and pleasure, rather by right and wrong.  I stood corrected very early in life. I give undivided attention to my work. Work is worship for me. My workplace is my temple and my life’s my prayer unto Him. It took years of training my mind and consistent practice to reach here.  The rewards are plenty for a life well lived. Hey! What are you waiting for? Gift yourself the ability to say no to the 99 distractions in life and say yes to that 1 discipline which will skyrocket your life.

 

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