By means of this first post would like to mention that this blog site is for preachers and seekers of motivation.In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives each one of us look forward for that shot of motivation and inspiration to re-energize ourselves in order to carry on our daily chores. With lessons learnt from numerous self help and motivational best sellers let us prepare ourselves to embark on the journey towards fulfillment.
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Practice Karma Yoga
The Art of Karma Yoga
I am a firm believer of Karma and more so Karma Yoga. If you strive hard and do good work with the best of intentions, benefits of doing so, in some form and shape, will be visible sooner or later.
In the book The Power of Now, we are enlightened on this concept from Bhagavad Gita. Practicing Karma Yoga means doing work the best you can without being obsessed about results.
This not only helps you focus on the current moment, but also drives away and anxiety and fear from your lives, as mentioned below.
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Emotional Circuit Breaker for Anxiety
The concept of the Emotional Circuit Breaker as the antidote for Anxiety as mentioned is something I found very interesting.
The author mentions about a simplistic 3 step approach to focus on the present moment to drive away anxiety.
This is an insight inspired from Daniel Chidiac’s book Stop Letting Everything Affect You, mentioned below.
For another interesting insight from the same book, please visit this link:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/stay-away-from-such-people-2/
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State of Flow is Self Care
Be in Full Flow for Self Care
The more you remain in the state of flow, the more you realize that it is self care. This is something I have realized ever since I got enlightened on the concept of Flow.
As mentioned in the iconic book Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, I have understood that the best tip to remain happy is to spend more time with self doing things that lead to fufillment.
These are moments when you remain focused on the present moment without worrying about the future or regretting the past.
As mentioned in this insight inspired from the book, these are the characteristics that enable flow in our lives thus ensuring self care.
For another interesting insight from the same book, please visit this link:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/flow-experiences-enliven-us/
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The Power of Right Brain
Daily writing promptWhat’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life?Do you practice Right Brain thinking?
The importance of the right brain is something I learnt at a late age. I wish I knew about this secret at an early age. This is because though most of us are left brain oriented with proper training and habit we can change our orientation.
The importance of Right Brain thinking was wonderfully illustrated by Dan Pink in his book A Whole New Mind.
He mentions at length about the following skills that would rule in the new age namely:
- Design
- Story
- Play
- Empathy
- Symphony
- Meaning
As you can see none of these skills can be replicated by an AI model and hence assume huge amount of significance in the modern era.
So if you are still young, this blog post should inspire you to start training your brain on these skills.
This insight shows how our brain has evolved over ages.
For another interesting insight from the same book of Daniel Pink, please read this post:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/right-brain-skills-are-the-dearest-skills/
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Feeling of Inferiority is Healthy
Feeling of Inferiority vs Inferiority Complex
Feeling of inferiority is indeed healthy and is a far cry from inferiority complex as mentioned in the book, The Courage to be Disliked.
Feeling of inferiority happens irrespective of competition when we try to make ourselves a better version everyday.
Hence this is healthy and should be encouraged for self improvement.
Inferiority complex happens only when we compare ourselves with others and ends up in anxiety.
As mentioned in this insight inspired from the same book, we need to encourage this feeling and not run away from it.
For another insightful post from the same book, please visit:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/dare-to-choose-your-lifestyle/
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Dare to Choose your Lifestyle
Your Lifestyle your way
Dare to choose your lifestyle the way you want. Once you change your mind life becomes a better place to live in as mentioned in this post.
The below insight inspire from the book The Courage to be Disliked throws more light on this topic and inspires us to be brave enough to choose our lifestyle our own way.
For another such insightful post inspired from the same book, pleas visit the following link:
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Do Not CHASE RECOGNITION
Let Recognition not Bother you
DO not Chase Recognition is the central theme of this blog post. This post is inspired from the book, The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.
When you choose external recognition from others, you are living your life to satisfy being the person others want you to be. In doing this we miss out on unleashing our own unique strenghts to leading a happy and fulfilling life.
The same has been captured in the insight inspired from this best selling book.
To know about another interesting insight inspired from the same book, please visit this link:
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Architect of your Own Life
Are your leading someone else’s Life?
Very frequently we compare ourselves with others, run after external recognition over internal peace leading to anxiety and worry in our lives. This blog post would inspire you to be the architect of your Own Life.
Rather than leading a life of someone else by comparing with others, it is much better to unleash our natural strengths and make ourselves a better version everyday.
This is the lessons the philosopher teaches the young man in the wonderful book, The Courage to be Disliked.
The insight inspired from this book has been mentioned below:
To know more about the book, please visit this link:
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Relive the Present Moment
Daily writing promptIf you could relive one year of your life, which one would it be?The Gift of the Present
If I were asked to relive any moment of my life, I would simply relive the present moment of my life.
Knowing that the present moment is a gift is an awakening that needs to happen in us.
Very often we keep dwelling about past regrets and future worries. In doing this we forget to enjoy the present moment gifted to us by God.
Once we live in the now and exhibit mindfulness most of our anxiety and worry would reduce.
Another very important aspect along with this is to practice gratitude for whatever God has gifted.
Visit this link to understand the importance of living in the current moment.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/it-is-now-or-never-2/
Finally a wonderful insight from the book The Power of Now:
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Exhibiting Integrity needs Courage
Daily writing promptWhat’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done when no one was watching?Muster the Courage of Integrity
Exhibiting integrity needs courage and this is the bravest thing you can do even when no one is watching.
As mentioned by C S Lewis integrity demands bravery.
To know more about Simon Sinek’s definitions and work around integrity read this insight by visiting the below link:
