BEST TIME TO DISCOVER ONESELF

In last 2-3 days, a lot of people have called me and asked for advice as to what they should do in next 15 days when they are working from home and the work load is not much.

My straight forward answer is to start taking on the strategic thinking we have been doing over years and could never even start because we have been busy with all tactical things and things for survival. We have a lot of thoughts, ideas, things to do, but every thing has been in back burner because we never had time.

So, here is a laundry list of the things one can look into…

 1.    Engage with Family – This would be the right time to engage with the family. In our day to day routine, we have been so occupied that family has been most neglected part. However, we do always strategically think about the family. There are plans which are in thoughts about kids, spouses, parents etc. that have never seen the light. Now is the time to engage with the family and discuss these thoughts.

a.    One of the best things to do is to engage with the kids. There would be hardly any time when both kids and us are going to be free from our routines for this long. Engage with kids to understand them, understand their needs, understand their thought process. Help them to de-clutter their thoughts

b.    Think about a project and work with them. Get them a feeler of our life. Let them become what they want to be and help them to create something around it.

2.    Another important thing to do is to sit down and list one personal aim or personal goal or universal goal or our life purpose or our vision. Most of us are working not based on our own goals and aims but what our business or job requires. Now is the time to create that dashboard of what we want to be.

3.    If one is a business owner, there are lot of things that one plans or visualise. However, because of our day to day micro-wars, we never get to work on them. We have always being thinking of experimenting new things, new business models, new way of doing business. Now is the time to take action. List all the things that we know we need to do. And start making plans for the same. Since now we are not involved in our day to day operational challenges, we can create a plan and start executing when the things open up.

4.    If one is in job, sit down and think what one is really looking forward to. Create one’s self plan. Figure out what I have been doing in last so many years and how this has impacted my life. Am I looking forward to doing the same thing for years to come? Think about it and create a plan.

5.    We all have certain passions. These have buried over the years. This is the time to get them out. Get to know ourselves. Get to know what gives us kick, pleasure and satisfaction. If we combine this with #2, then we can create a plan where we can club our passion with what we do for living. One can think of music, poetry, reading, cooking, gardening, writing.. what ever it is.

6.    Go over the learnings of the past. For years we have been attending seminars, trainings, learnings which gave us kick for 24-48 hours. But thereafter these have been dunked in our cupboards. Take them out and refresh ourselves. Start creating the plan to take actions based on what we have learnt.

7.    Writing – Think of writing what we know. It can be our knowledge, our life, our understanding of things. We will never get this time again for putting our thoughts onto paper.

8.    Upgrade oneself. Use this time to read, watch videos and upgrade our skills. There is a lot that we need to learn. Use this time.

9.    Make a list of all friends and family about whom we think about from time to time but have not got a time to talk or engage. This is the time to call and talk to most of our friends and family. We may not get another chance in life to do so. This time everyone may be available, except for the people who are involved in emergency services

10. Create a habit. Pick one habit that we have been longing to get into, but could not do due to paucity of time. If we can do something for next 15 days, chances are high that this can become a habit. For me one I am looking forward to is MEDITATE…..

Guys let us not think that we have nothing to do.. this is time for taking action on the laundry list of things that we have been longing to do. Let us not waste time. THINK THAT THIS IS MOST PRECIOUS AND CRUCIAL TIME OF LIFE... INVEST WISELY. TIME TO TRANSITION OUR VISION INTO REALITY.

 In case anyone needs any help in taking their strategic actions or facing any help to overcome their challenge in personal or career or business, I am available for online meeting to help you get to know yourself and get to take actions. In case anyone is feeling low due to being at home, pls. don’t hesitate to drop a message and we can schedule a call over zoom or skype. LET US NOT WASTE TIME… TAKE ACTION.

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