Live Well

What if I am good at nothing? NOTHING.

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Absolutely. That’s the exact feeling I woke up with today.

If I ask some people who know me well what I am good at? They will undoubtedly tell me about some or other things that they feel I am good at.

But what if I am not enjoying the things that I am good at?

Shall I continue doing things that someone else thinks I am good at or shift gears and pursue different crafts?

Shall I leave the work that doesn’t feel like work or an attempt at achievement? It doesn’t feel like anything close to what I dreamt about it.

I recall the days when I decided to quit Zee in pursuit of being able to take breaks and not feel pressured to produce results constantly.

It is pretty OKAY to feel like you are good at nothing from time to time so that you can reflect on your own skills, interests, and passions to uncover what you might be good at or enjoy doing.

What do you do for self-discovery and experimentation to find your strengths and areas of expertise to find the pursuits that don’t feel like work and bring you joy?

I am WAITING for your thoughts, ideas, and actions. PLEASE.

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Three steps to become a better person

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We can become better not with living in silos and loneliness but with making connections through people, experiences, moments and environment that facilitates open interactions. We need to transform ourselves first so that others can see this transformation and inspire themselves. For me, it’s three steps that acts as my canvas to become better.

First Step: Ability to work with others with motive to learn the new perspective and expand your toolkit.

Second Step: choosing to understand other people perspective instead of feeling insecure about their own technical skills, and

Third Step: Knowing that sometime there is no answer and that is a better answer

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Want to be happy, do all (or at least some)

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Want to be happy, do all (or at least some) of these things today and everyday:

Love as if you will live forever.
Work as if you have no need for money.


Dream as if no one can say no.
Have fun as if you never have to grow up.


Sing as if no one else is listening.
Care as if everything depends on your caring.


…and raise a banner where a banner never flew.

If not now, when?

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Discovering People’s Power

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Throughout the years, I meet candidates that have overestimated as well as underestimated abilities, but to find it myself. I ask them: “Tell me something that happened at work in the last year that made it a truly great day.”


By asking this question I try to strike two goals – Gauge the kind of accomplishment that brings the glow in the eyes of the candidate that helps me make the decision by seeing it and second it helps me discover the prowess through which this candidate draws the power.

I do this because I know that , “Technology changes. Business model change.

For the long-term success of both the employee and me, I need to know the interests that fuel the person, more than their last achievement.” Try this simple trick to see where the love of work is coming from and the very depth of what inspires them.

I believe, the root of Herogiri and what makes you powerful lies in the interests that can keep you awake while dreaming.

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A dialogue in happiness

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The Infinite is only immortal and will never pass away; it remains forever; but whatever is finite is temporary and will get destroyed.

“Dad, everyone is looking for happiness. But what is meant by happiness?” a boy asked his father.
“One of the signs of happiness, son, is that a person who has it becomes active. A person who does not get afflicted by profit or loss, death or life, glory or ignominy are the true pursuer of happiness. There is no true joy in anything which is small, finite or material. I can tell you that the Infinite alone is happiness; but you must desire to understand this Infinite, my son.”
“I want to understand it, Dad,” said boy.
“Good,” said his father. “Then you listen carefully – When a person sees that nothing and no one is separate from him, that he is one with all the people, animals, and objects in the universe, when a person sees and hears and knows nothing else — that is the Infinite.
“But, if one sees or feels some other thing, obstructing him, separating him, then that is the finite. He has not yet found the Infinite.

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Well vs Lake

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You can draw water from a well and depending on it’s quality, it can can serve specific need – if water is of sub standard you can use it for cleaning or washing, if it is clean then you can use for bathing and if it is clean and sweet then you can drink it. However, if you draw water from lake you can use it for all purpose – cleaning, washing, bathing and drinking.

Similarly, you can pray to specific god to attain blessings for wealth, health and other needs or you can pray to the supreme godhead which is present in the form of ultimate wisdom in all of us and then you’re automatically served for whatever your need is.

Think and let me know what you think…

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Swim or float, else die

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Whether you are struck by mud or jump in the river, you cannot stand still. Are you feeling like you are stuck in the mud? You have to float and make a gradual effort to come out of it. On the other hand, when you’re in a river, then you have to swim.
Whenever you’re in an inescapable situation, you need to examine your situation and begin floating or swimming, depending on the situation, but you can’t just remain standstill.

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Life is what you make of it

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“Life is not about hard things and soft things; not about good or bad; or evil or gentle. Both has to coexist like two legs. It’s about what you make of it.

As soon as I was conceived in the womb of my mother, I was put behind the prison. My parents were extremely worried about my safe birth and saving my life from the curse of Kansa. I planned and prepared to handle life difficulties while I was being nursed inside the womb of my mother.

You’d have heard that I was born wearing smile. I am a rare child who’s born smiling. It was because I was fully aware of my difficulties and I was prepared to face it.

I was born inside the prison but didn’t live there even for a minute. It was raining when my father took me to Nandgaav, but I asked Sheshnag to protect me. River Narmada was overflowing with flood, but I asked her to give pathway.

I gave you option to choose whatever you want. I gave you energy and capacity to pursue whatever you wish. I tell you to live a life that is closer to your feelings and desires. I tell you not to worry about the outcome. Your life is not a destination, it’s journey. Make yourself so hard that hardship shall hardly matter to you.”

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Working for yourself

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“When you work simply for yourself or for your own personal gain your mind will seldom rise above the limitations of the undeveloped personal life; but when you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break bounds; your mind transcends limitations;
your consciousness expands in every direction; and you find yourself in a new world, a great world, a wonderful world;
dormant powers, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a larger man by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”

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अनमोल वचन

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किसी भी व्यक्ति के गुण दोष की आलोचना करने से परहेज करें। हमारा काम सिर्फ सेवा करना है। कर्मो का निर्णय करना नहीं।

किसी को कभी भी अगर आपकी सेवा की आवश्यकता हो तो अवश्य करें।

आपके बारे में दूसरा क्या सोचता है इसकी चिंता करने की जगह अपने विचार इस पर केंद्रित करें की आप अपने मनोबल का विकास करें, अपने दृष्टि में खुद ओ अच्छा महसूस करें, बड़ा बने। महान बने।

दुसरो की बातें सुनें, उसपर विचार करें, सोचे और ठीक लगे तो उसे मानने में हिचक मत करें।

सब का सम्मान करें, पर खुद को भी सम्मान मिले ऐसी अपेक्षा मत रखें।

उपकार के बदले उपकार की उपेक्षा करना वाणिज्य होता है। उपकार करने वाले कभी बदले की आशा नहीं रखते।

स्पष्ट बोलो। सत्य बोलो लेकिन कटु सत्य जो किसी के भावना को दुःख पहुंचाए उससे यथासंभव परहेज रखो।

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Celebrate life

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The more you praise and celebrate your life the more there in life to celebrate.

Our everyday life is quite monotonous.

Waking up, exercising, eating, going to work, rest and sleep. Living monotonous makes life boring.

In every culture, celebrations are created so that we can enjoy the joyous setting.

Holi, Diwali, Eid, Christmas and many more.

These are our opportunity to elevate our spirit by meeting, greeting, splurging and connecting with the things that brings smile on our face.

We can also celebrate everyday by doing some small things like birthdays, meeting friends, appreciating good work and also doing things that can help mood elevation.

Don’t wait for opportunities, just keep an eye on small happenings and seek ways to celebrate it.

Lets live celebrated.

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Finding happiness

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In life, each one of us think, crave and live for happiness. Its our no.1 desire. But, many of us struggle to be happy as life challenges keeps stealing away our happiness.

In my experience, if we stay connected with our near and dear ones, stand up and fight the adversity and be thankful to whatever we have can certainly be more happy.

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama

I know you’d be thinking that finding happiness is challenging but if you hate the world then its daunting. The secret of happiness lies in keep finding the moments while things keep happening around.

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जरा ठहर जाओ, विश्राम तो कर लो

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क्या आपने कभी विश्राम किया है?
भगवान शिव क्षीरसागर से निकले हलाहल का पान कर लिए। पीने के बाद देवता लोग आए और पूछे,”प्रभु आपने विष का पान किया तो आपको डर नहीं लगा?”

शिवजी ने पूछा, “यह हलाहल विष कहाँ से आयी?”
देवता बोले, “समुद्र मंथन से।”
शिवजी ने पूछा, “समुद्र मंथन किसने किया?”
देवता, “जब सारे देवता थक गए तो सागर के स्वामी भगवान विष्णु ने स्वयं।”
शिवजी, “तो आप समझो – भगवान विष्णु स्वयं ही इसे पी लेते लेकिन उन्होंने मेरे पास भेज दिया। मैं तो राम राम जाप रहा था और उन्होंने विष भेज दिया। मैं तो इसे मेरे राम का प्रसाद समझकर पी लिया और विश्राम पा लिया।”

तो आपके पास जो भी है, जो भी आए उसे भगवान का प्रसाद समझ कर पान कर लीजिए, सहजता से विश्राम की अवस्था में सदैव रहेंगे।

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Way to achieve mindfulness

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“Serenity of thought, gentleness, silence, self-control, and purity of purpose—all these are declared as the austerity of the mind.” Bhagavad Gita Ch.17.16

Not to get affected by the worldly matters which arise due to situational, social, and economical events.

Selfish act with the motive of self-profits and fulfilment of ego.

Make compassion, forgiveness and kindness a permanent residence in your heart and mind.

Always think, decide and do things for the holistic welfare of all living being.

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If you think someone will bail you out

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You expect debts, illness, poverty, sins, hunger, accidents, fear, sorrow and mental anguish may attack you and ruin your life.
Despite knowing well about the minutest chance of it coming your way, you create false hopes and expectations from your family, friends and significant others.

Burdened with these fears, you create false hopes and expectations from others. You consider them like a bulb which will shine when you face challenges. This is the root cause of all your sufferings of lost hopes and shattered dreams.

You have forgotten to lighten the bulb of your self abilities to fight and emerge a winner. You are running from one bulb to another and ruining your own power and energy.

To grow a better person you need to switch on your internal bulb, realise your self-sufficiency and be stable in the self to handle the life challenges whenever they cross your paths.
who does not crave pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
And when your inner bulb shines you will stop the craving for external pleasure, you will be free from external attachments, fear, and anger to live a life with yourself.
Do not live a stolen you.

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