MY LEARNINGS - 5 WAYS TO EVOLVE AND ACHIEVE MORE IN 2021

We all know 2020 is memorable for its own reason. Covid has impacted everyone’s life from common man to richest man on the planet. We all experienced, huge challenge and lot of changes in life. Many had tested Covid positive, most won the battle and come out of it, few lost their lives, many businesses come to halt, some of them lost their jobs. By seeing all these, one point in time we all thought that, world has come to a halt. But it’s not, life must move on. We are moving towards new year 2021 with a strong hope to see some light at end of the tunnel. 

Let’s add followings 5ways to your new year resolution to achieve more in 2021

1.      Cultivate positive and right thoughts: If you want to accomplish anything in your life, you should be able to master your thoughts, because everything starts from a thought. As per the study a man gets 6200 thoughts in a day. One can be able to recognize and pursue positive and right thought, can do wonders and achieve desired heights in life. James Allen in his very inspiring book ‘As a man thinketh’ says,” Everyman is where he is by the law of his being thought; the thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there..” 

2.      Have Written Goals and Plans: We must have life goals. To achieve life goals, we have to have long term goals (5 years goals) and short-term goals (yearly goals) as well. A goal without a plan is just a wish. Its like building a house without floor plan. Hence, we must have proper plan around to achieve desired goals, which can be reviewed and tracked every week.  

3.      Nurture Unshakable Faith:  J.M. Barrie said, “The reason birds can fly and we can't simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings..” This is very true, when we have unshakable faith on our idea or goal we can achieve it, how difficult it would be.

4.      Take an inventory of life : Self-analysis is most important in life. One goes ahead, stand still or goes backward, but it’s imperative to know where we stand. If there are any short comings, course correction to be done immediately. Following are the few sample questions to be asked yourself while self-inventory. However, you can have your own set of questions which are applicable to you most.  

a.      Have I kept up my promises?

b.      I’m I tracking my goals regularly?

c.      Have I delivered my speeches as planned?

d.      Have I loved enough? Lived enough?  

5.      Be Persistent : As Elbert Hubbard says” A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success…” Everyone faces with temporary failure, but we must not accept that as a defeat. Persistence is key to any success. As you all aware, great personalities like, Thomas Edison, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ford had sheer determination in achieving their goals. Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps. Mahatma Gandhi was sheer determined to make India free from British. He did it.  Samuel Beckett says ” "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." 

Very Happy and Prosperous New Year -2021 to you and your loved one!

 With Love

Gundappa Margutti, MRICS