How to achieve Success in life?

  It is well said: "Success brings people together, and failure makes them orphans". It applies everywhere and to all the circumstances. For example in the competitive exams, very few succeed and the remaining remains unsuccessful. People call the winners as "Lucky fellows", and the losers are called "bad luck people". This is human nature.  But, we can say confidently that all men are equal by nature. God has given intelligence equally to all. But success depends on how we use our intelligence. Success is not hereditary. Success is directly proportional to the hard working capacity.  Luck is described as: ‘’Hard work is another name for luck. Leave nothing to chance’’, a golden word to be adopted and followed by those who want success in their activities or programmes.  Success Quote: "Genius is nothing but 1% percent inspiration and 99% perspiration".  But one must keep it in mind that success is not so easy as it appears outwardly. Ask any successful person how he succeeded in his Endeavour, immediately he reveals the troubles he faced before he came out successfully.  The winners were relentlessly working hard, while we were sleeping. They read day and nights and sacrificed number of their happy moments and also luxuries. They also never forget, the hardships they underwent during their childhood life.  But one should not get discouraged at the time of failure. Most of the successful persons were also one time failured people.  Remember that, ‘’Failure is the stepping stone for success’’. Never stop if you fail one or two times in your attempts. But pursue it until you obtain the fruits of success i.e.; the goals in your life.  Usually the failed one says the cause of their failure … [Read more...]

Art of Living: Service and Selfishness

 Man with out emotions is like a fruit without juice. You need to make your life interesting inorder to make people to be and move with you. So nurture yourself with music, prayer and services. The way to go from the state of individualness to universal conseiousness, is to share in, the others sorrow and joy. Get rid of selfishness with in you. When you expand in knowledge with time, then you are free from depression. The way to overcome personal misery is to share it with universal misery. Instead of thinking” what about myself?” think about “what can I do for this world? “.Silence heals, rejuvenates and gives you stability and brings creativity. Service leads to the dynamic experience of leadership. Lack of service motto leads the person to depression. Pain is in inevitable with its physical nature. But suffering is optional and mental. If you are not sensitive to others’ pain, then you are not a human being. Service also can bring contentment in life. Service without spirituality will be shallow and cannot be sustained for a long period. When you help others in need, good vibrations and unexpected blessings come to you. Service opens the mind which in turn leads to meditation. Meditation brings back peace of mind and smile in the face. When you sing and pray to God sincerely, your emotions are nourished and you become “lively”.  Please share your opinion on Art of Living.  … [Read more...]

How to enhance communication skills?

  In today's competitive environment just educational knowledge is not enough to grow in life. A lot of other factors are also needed to become successful. Among all the factors our personality plays the most important role to achieve the goal of our life. Personality can’t be improved in a day's or week's or month's time; this is a continuous process. To improve your personality first of all you should aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Then focus on your strengths and improve upon your weaknesses.  Basically, personality development is the improvement of communication skills, social skill, presentation skill and positive attitude towards life and ethics. Today I’m focusing on communication skill because I think that communication is the most important factor to reflect your personality.   How to enhance one's personality?    Be Clear On Your Words: Make sure you understand what you want to say before you start. Explain the context of your point so your listener clearly understands why you're talking to them. Use simple words and language to express your point.  Do Not Talk Too Fast or Too Slow: Talking too fast shows your nervousness and the result of this people tend to perceive you as unsure of yourself. Therefore, you need to be slow and steady, while expressing your thoughts to someone. However, being too slow is also not good. Rather, develop a moderate speed for your speech. You can develop this habit by practicing at home. You should read newspapers and check your speed. Also try talking to yourself in front of mirror.  Stays Positive: Phrase your ideas and suggestions in a positive, rather than critical way. Be confident. Don't assume that what you have to say … [Read more...]