Build a Better YOU | No Knockdown in Lockdown
Saravanaguru (Guru) Kumaraguru
Head of Compliance & Security at Intergy | AISA Member | ISO 27001 & 9001 Lead Implementer | PMP | Agile | Cloud | DevSecOps | Six Sigma Black Belt | ITIL
“When you decide to be better than you were yesterday and maintain this attitude, you are going to the peak.” - Israelmore Ayivor
Each one of us had a talk in the mirror. “Ok, you really need to do this and get yourself together!”. This fast-paced world doesn’t stop for anyone. It just keeps going with the time. You must be the one who needs to grab the opportunity and invest in yourself to Build a Better YOU.
Never Too Late
Every day, you don’t feel the same way. Sometimes you are feeling on top of the world, or sometimes you are caught in a bubble with no way out. Whichever category you fall into, it's never too late or a bad idea to make a march in building a better you. Measuring your success in terms of material things will lower your self-esteem. Fortunately, there are myriad things that can be performed every day to improve the quality of life.
With that in mind, one thing that we should always strive for is looking for ways to refine ourselves and grab all those opportunities that come on our way.
Never Miss an Opportunity - The Bill Gates way!
Bill Gates, an American business magnate, was asked in an interview, “Mr Gates, what is the secret of your success?”. Bill Gates didn’t answer the question of the journalist and handed over the cheque in her hand. The journalist got angry with his unexpected move and re-framed the same question. Bill Gates did precisely the same thing as earlier. This time the journalist took the cheque and tore it into two pieces.
Bill Gates replied, “The secret of my success is that I do not miss opportunities as just you did. If you would have grabbed this opportunity, you might be the richest journalist in the world today.”
Past, Future & Present
The fall of this interview clearly highlights seizing every golden opportunity is the key. Be willing to take a chance and push yourself out of your comfort zone, and you may be surprised at what you find. Your past and future are inter-connected with the present. Analyzing and evaluating past plans to create better future can help you to know where you are sabotaging yourself and your day. This can open many ways to improve and become a better person.
Border Yourself
There is a famous saying, “If you surround yourself with whom you want to become, and you will become them.” Well, this saying has immense truth in it. If you’re looking to build a better version of yourself, it's time to surround yourself among those individuals that can boost your inner strength.
Set Goal
The critical key point that will contribute to your growth is your Goal. Set your goal beforehand and work hard towards it. This will enable you to peep into your future and will lead you to the road where you will meet the better person in you.
It’s YOU
So, building a better you lie within you. You must strive for it using the above techniques or maybe others. Grab the opportunities that you find in your way, and you will discover the better you.
Make the Change happen!
---- by Guru
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Director, Agency compensation| SaaS Cloud Integration | Cyber security
4 年Nice article on how to look inside !!
General Management, International Relations, Global Peace, Business Continuity
4 年Very thought provoking! Yes, we need to utilize the precious time to upgrade our skills!
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4 年This is indeed a very insightful article! It's really important for one to take complete control of their life and still focus on improving their self image, which is a continuous process till the life time. It is needed to respect and atone oneself to keep becoming better person day by day. “self-improvement by competing with oneself and not with anyone else” to bring out extraordinary results is the need of the hour!??
Qualified Independent Director | ESG Practitioner | PMP?
4 年Very good insights... Lock, stock, and barrel!