Become an Inverse Paranoid : Principle 6 (The Success Principles - Jack Canfield)

 Principle 6: Become an Inverse Paranoid

'I’ve always been the opposite of a paranoid.I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being. - STAN DALE, Founder of the Human Awareness Institute and author of Fantasies Can Set You Free

W. Clement Stone, was once described as an inverse paranoid. Instead of believing the world was plotting to do him harm, he chose to believe the world was plotting to do him good. Instead of seeing every difficult or challenging event as a negative, he saw it for what it could be—something that was meant to enrich him, empower him, or advance his causes.

What an incredibly positive belief!

Imagine how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity.

In fact, there is growing research that the vibrations of positive expectation that successful people give off actually attract to them the very experiences they believe they are going to get. Suddenly, obstacles and negatives are seen not as just another example of “Gee, the world hates me,” but as opportunities to grow and change and succeed. If your car suddenly breaks down on the side of the road, instead of imagining a serial rapist pulling over to take advantage of you, think of the possibility that the guy who stops to help you will be the man you fall in love with and marry. If your company downsizes you out of a job, suddenly the chances are good that you’ll find your dream job with more opportunity at much better pay. If you develop cancer, the possibility exists that in the process of reorganizing your life to effect a cure, you’ll create a more healthy balance in your life and rediscover what’s important to you.

Think about it.

Was there a time in your life when something terrible happened that later became a blessing in disguise?

Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.- NAPOLEON HILL, Author of the success classic Think and Grow Rich

I’m sure that you, too, can think back to several times in your life when you thought what had happened was the end of the world—you flunked a class, lost your job, got divorced, experienced the death of a friend or a business failure, had a catastrophic injury or illness, your house burned down—and later you realized it was a blessing in disguise. The trick is to realize that whatever you are goingthrough now is going to turn out better in the future as well. So look for the lemonade in the lemons.

The more you begin to look for the good, the sooner and more often you will find it. And if you take the attitude that it is coming, the less upset and discouraged you’ll get while you’re waiting for it.

How Do I Use This Experience to My Advantage?

When life hands you a lemon, squeeze it and make lemonade.

W. CLEMENT STONE : Self-made multimillionaire and former publisher of Success Magazine

Look for the Opportunity in Everything

What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question “What’s the potential opportunity that this is?” The supersuccessful approach every experience as an opportunity. They enter every conversation with the idea that something good will come from it. And they know that what they seek and expect, they will find.

If you take the approach that “good” is not an accident—that everyone and everything that shows up in your life is there for a reason—and that the universe is moving you toward your ultimate destiny for learning, growth, and achievement, you’ll begin to see every event—no matter how difficult or challenging—as a chance for enrichment and advancement in your life.

Make a small sign or poster with the words What’s the opportunity that this is? and put it on your desk or above your computer, so you will be constantly reminded to look for the good in every event.

You might also want to start each day by repeating the phrase, “I believe the world is plotting to do me good today. I can’t wait to see what it is.” And then look for the opportunities and the miracles. He Saw the Opportunity.

God Must Have Something Better in Store for Me.

Believe : Principle 4 & 5 (The Success Principles - Jack Canfield)

Principle 4 : Believe It’s Possible

Napoleon Hill once said, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” In fact, the mind is such a powerful instrument, it can deliver to you literally everything you want. But you have to believe that what you want is possible.

You Get What You Expect

Scientists used to believe that humans responded to information flowing into the brain from the outside world. But today, they’re learning instead that we respond to what the brain, on the basis of previous experience, expects to happen next.

This is why it’s so important to hold positive expectations in your mind. When you replace your old negative expectations with more positive ones—when you begin to believe that what you want is possible—your brain will actually take over the job of accomplishing that possibility for you. Better than that, your brain will actually expect to achieve that outcome.

“You Gotta Believe”

You can be anything you want to be, if only you believe with suf icient conviction and act in accordance with your faith; for whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve. - NAPOLEON HILL , Best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich

Believe in Yourself and Go for It

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. - RICHARD BACH  Best-selling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull

It Helps to Have Someone Else Believe in You First

It’s amazing what happens to your self-confidence when you get eyeball to eyeball with yourself and you forcefully tell yourself what you’re going to do. Whatever your dream is, look at yourself in the mirror and declare that you are indeed going to achieve it—no matter what the price.

Principle 5 : Believe in Yourself

If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. You have to believe you have the right stuff, that you are able to pull it off. You have to believe in yourself. Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence, or selfassurance, it is a deep-seated belief that you have what it takes—the abilities, inner resources, talents, and skills to create your desired results.

Believing in Yourself is an Attitude

Believing in yourself is a choice. It is an attitude you develop over time. Although it helps if you had positive and supportive parents, the fact is that most of us had run-of-the-mill parents who inadvertently passed on to us the same limiting beliefs and negative conditioning they grew up with.

But remember, the past is the past. There is no payoff for blaming them for your current level of self-confidence. It’s now your responsibility to take charge of your own self-concept and your beliefs. You must choose to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to—anything at all—because, in fact, you can. It might help you to know that the latest brain research now indicates that with enough positive self-talk and positive visualization combined with the proper training, coaching, and practice, anyone can learn to do almost anything.

Of the hundreds of supersuccessful people I have interviewed for this and other books, almost every one of them told me, “I was not the most gifted or talented person in my field, but I chose to believe anything was possible. I studied, practiced, and worked harder than the others, and that’s how I got to where I am.” If a 20-year-old Texan can take up the luge and become an Olympic athlete, a college dropout can become a billionaire, and a dyslexic student who failed three grades can become a best-selling author and television producer, then you, too, can accomplish anything if you will simply believe it is possible.

If you assume in favor of yourself and act as if it is possible, then you will do the things that are necessary to bring about the result. If you believe it is impossible, you will not do what is necessary, and you will not produce the result. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Choice of What to Believe is up to You, 'You Have to Give up “I Can’t”

The phrase I can’t is the most powerful force of negation in the human psyche. - PAUL R. SCHEELE Chairman, Learning Strategies Corporation

If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase “I can’t” and all of its cousins, such as “I wish I were able to.” The words I can’t actually disempower you. They actually make you weaker when you say them.

Don’t Waste Your Life Believing You Can’t

It’s All About Attitude

Don’t Assume You Need a College Degree

"What Others Think About You is None of Your Business, You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That’s what makes you a winner." -  VENUS WILLIAMS, Olympic gold medalist and professional tennis champion

If having others believing in you and your dream was a requirement for success, most of us would never accomplish anything. You need to base your decisions about what you want to do on your goals and desires—not the goals, desires, opinions, and judgments of your parents, friends, spouse, children, and coworkers. 

Quit worrying what other people think about you and follow your heart.

Decide What You Want : Principle 3 (The Success Principles - Jack Canfield)

 Decide What You Want : Principle 3 (The Success Principles - Jack Canfield)

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

BEN STEIN. Actor and author

Once you have decided why you are here, you have to decide what you want to do, be, and have. What do you want to accomplish? What do you want to experience? And what possessions do you want to acquire? In the journey from where you are to where you want to be, you have to decide where you want to be. In other words, what does success look like to you?

One of the main reasons why most people don’t get what they want is they haven’t decided what they want. They haven’t defined their desires in clear and compelling detail.

Early Childhood Programming Often Gets in the Way of What You Want.

Inside of every one of us is that tiny seed of the “you” that you were meant to become. Unfortunately, you may have buried this seed in response to your parents, teachers, coaches, and other adult role models as you were growing up.

You started out as a baby knowing exactly what you wanted. You knew when you were hungry.

You spit out the foods you didn’t like and avidly devoured the ones you did. 

You had no trouble expressing your needs and wants. You simply cried loudly—with no inhibitions or holding back—until you got what you wanted. You had everything inside of you that you needed to get fed, changed, held, and rocked. As you got older, you crawled around and moved toward whatever held the most interest for you. You were clear about what you wanted, and you headed straight toward it with no fear.

So what happened?

Somewhere along the way, someone said…

Don’t touch that!

Stay away from there.

Keep your hands off that.

Eat everything on your plate whether you like it or not!

You don’t really feel that way.

You don’t really want that.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

Stop crying. Don’t be such a baby.

As you got older, you heard…

You can’t have everything you want simply because you want it.

Money doesn’t grow on trees

Don’t Live Someone Else’s Dreams

After many years of these kinds of sanctions, most of us eventually lost touch with the needs of our

bodies and the desires of our hearts and somehow got stuck trying to figure out what other people

wanted us to do. We learned how to act and how to be to get their approval. As a result, we now do a

lot of things we don’t want to do but that please a lot of other people:

• We go to medical school because that is what Dad wanted for us.

• We get married to please our mother.

• We get a “real job” instead of pursuing our dream career in the arts.

• We go straight into graduate school instead of taking a year off and backpacking through Europe.

In the name of being sensible, we end up becoming numb to our own desires. It’s no wonder that when we ask many teenagers what they want to do or be, they honestly answer, “I don’t know.” There are too many layers of “should’s,” “ought to’s,” and “you’d better’s” piled on top of and suffocating what they really want.

So how do you reclaim yourself and your true desires? How do you get back to what you really want with no fear, shame, or inhibition? How do you reconnect with your real passion?

You start on the smallest level by honoring your preferences in every situation—no matter how large or small. Don’t think of them as petty. They might be inconsequential to someone else, but they are not to you.

Stop Settling for Less than You Want

If you are going to reown your power and get what you really want out of life, you will have to stop saying, “I don’t know; I don’t care; it doesn’t matter to me”—or the current favorite of teenagers, “Whatever.” When you are confronted with a choice, no matter how small or insignificant, act as if you have a preference. Ask yourself, If I did know, what would it be? If I did care, which would I prefer? If it did matter, what would I rather do?

Not being clear about what you want and making other people’s needs and desires more important than your own is simply a habit. You can break it by practicing the opposite habit.

The Yellow Notebook

Many years ago, I took a workshop with self-esteem and motivational expert Chérie Carter-Scott, author of If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules. As the 24 of us entered the training room on the first morning, we were directed to take a seat in one of the chairs facing the front of the room. There was aspiral-bound notebook on every chair. Some were blue, some were yellow, some were red. The one on my chair was yellow. I remember thinking, I hate yellow. I wish I had a blue one.

Then Chérie said something that changed my life forever: “If you don’t like the color of the notebook you have, trade with someone else and get the one you want. You deserve to have everything in your life exactly the way you want it.”

Wow, what a radical concept! For 20-some years, I had not operated from that premise. I had settled, thinking I couldn’t have everything I wanted.

So I turned to the person to my right and said, “Would you mind trading your blue notebook for my yellow one?”

She responded, “Not at all. I prefer yellow. I like the brightness of the color. It fits my mood.” I now had my blue notebook. Not a huge success in the greater scheme of things, but it was the beginning of reclaiming my birthright to acknowledge my preferences and get exactly what I want. Up until then, I would have discounted my preference as petty and not worth acting on. I would have continued to numb out my awareness of what I wanted. That day was a turning point for me—the beginning of allowing myself to know and act on my wants and desires in a much more powerful way.

Make an “I Want” List One of the easiest ways to begin clarifying what you truly want is to make a list of 30 things you want to do, 30 things you want to have, and 30 things you want to be before you die. This is a great way to get the ball rolling.

Another powerful technique to unearth your wants is to ask a friend to help you make an “I Want” list. Have your friend continually ask, “What do you want? What do you want?” for 10 to 15 minutes, and jot down your answers. You’ll find the first wants aren’t all that profound. In fact, most people usually hear themselves saying, “I want a Mercedes. I want a big house on the ocean.” And so on.

However, by the end of the 15-minute exercise, the real you begins to speak: “I want people to love me. I want to express myself. I want to make a difference. I want to feel powerful”…wants that are true expressions of your core values.

Is Worrying About Making a Living Stopping You?

What often stops people from expressing their true desire is they don’t think they can make a living doing what they love to do.

“What I love to do is hang out and talk with people,” you might say.

Make a list of 20 things you love to do, and then think of ways you can make a living doing some of those things. If you love sports, you could play sports, be a sportswriter or photographer, or work in sports management as an agent or in the front office of a professional team. 

Clarify Your Vision of Your Ideal Life

The theme of this book is how to get from where you are to where you want to be. To accomplish this, you have to know two things—where you are and where you want to get to. Your vision is a detailed description of where you want to get to. It describes in detail what your destination looks like and feels like. To create a balanced and successful life, your vision needs to include the following seven areas: work and career, finances, recreation and free time, health and fitness, relationships, personal goals, and contribution to the larger community.

At this stage in the journey, it is not necessary to know exactly how you are going to get there. All that is important is that you figure out where there is. If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.

Your Inner Global Positioning System

The process of getting from where you are to where you want to be is like using the navigational system with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology in a newer-model car. For the system to work, it simply needs to know where you are and where you want to go. The navigation system figures out where you are by the use of an onboard computer that receives signals from three satellites and calculates your exact position. When you type in your destination, the navigational system plots a perfect course for you. All you have to do is follow the instructions.

Success in life works the same way. All you have to do is decide where you want to go by clarifying your vision, lock in the destination through goal-setting, affirmations, and visualization, and start moving in the right direction. Your inner GPS will keep unfolding your route as you continue to move forward. In other words, once you clarify and stay focused on your vision 

“I’m wealthy beyond my wildest dreams! Unfortunately, my dreams were never very wild.”

High Achievers Have Bigger Visions

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

MICHELANGELO

I want to encourage you not to limit your vision in any way. Let it be as big as it is. 

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.

ROBERT FRITZ

Author of The Path of Least Resistance

Don’t Let Anyone Talk You Out of Your Vision

There are people who will try to talk you out of your vision. They will tell you that you are crazy and that it can’t be done. There will be those who will laugh at you and try to bring you down to their level. My friend Monty Roberts, the author of The Man Who Listens to Horses, calls these people dream-stealers. Don’t listen to them.

The Vision Exercise

Create your future from your future, not your past.

WERNER ERHARD - Founder of EST training and the Landmark Forum

The following exercise is designed to help you clarify your vision. Although you could do this as a strictly mental exercise by just thinking about the answers and then writing them down, I want to encourage you to go deeper than that. If you do, you’ll get deeper answers that serve you better.

Start by putting on some relaxing music and sitting quietly in a comfortable environment where you won’t be disturbed. Then, close your eyes and ask your subconscious mind to give you images of what your ideal life would look like if you could have it exactly the way you want it, in each of the following categories:

1. First, focus on the financial area of your life. What is your annual income? What does your cash flow look like? How much money do you have in savings and investments? What is your total net worth?

Next…what does your home look like? Where is it located? Does it have a view? What kind of yard and landscaping does it have? Is there a pool or a stable for horses? What color are the walls? What does the furniture look like? Are there paintings hanging in the rooms? What do they look like? Walk through your perfect house, filling in all of the details.

At this point, don’t worry about how you’ll get that house. Don’t sabotage yourself by saying, “I can’t live in Malibu because I don’t make enough money.” Once you give your mind’s eye the picture, your mind will solve the “not enough money” challenge.

Next, visualize what kind of car you are driving and any other important possessions your finances have provided.

2. Next, visualize your ideal job or career. Where are you working? What are you doing? With whom are you working? What kind of clients or customers do you have? What is your compensation like? Is it your own business?

3. Then, focus on your free time, your recreation time. What are you doing with your family and friends in the free time you’ve created for yourself? What hobbies are you pursuing? What kinds of vacations do you take? What do you do for fun?

4. Next, what is your ideal vision of your body and your physical health? Are you free of all disease? How long do you live to? Are you open, relaxed, in an ecstatic state of bliss all day long? Are you full of vitality? Are you flexible as well as strong? Do you exercise, eat good food, and drink lots of water?

5. Then move on to your ideal vision of your relationships with your family and friends. What is your relationship with your family like? Who are your friends? What is the quality of your relationships with your friends? What do those friendships feel like? Are they loving, supportive, empowering? What kinds of things do you do together?

6. What about the personal arena of your life? Do you see yourself going back to school, getting training, attending workshops, seeking therapy for a past hurt, or growing spiritually? Do you meditate or go on spiritual retreats with your church? Do you want to learn to play an instrument or write your autobiography? Do you want to run a marathon or take an art class? Do you want to travel to other countries?

7. Finally, focus on the community you live in, the community you’ve chosen. What does it look like when it is operating perfectly? What kinds of community activities take place there? What about your charitable work? What do you do to help others and make a difference? How often do you participate in these activities? Who are you helping?

You can write down your answers as you go, or you can do the whole exercise first and then open your eyes and write them down. In either case, make sure you capture everything in writing as soon as you complete the exercise.

Every day, review the vision you have written down. This will keep your conscious and subconscious minds focused on your vision, and as you apply the other principles and tools in the book, you will begin to manifest all the different aspects of your vision.

Share Your Vision for Maximum Impact

When you’ve finished writing down your vision, share your vision with a good friend whom you can trust to be positive and supportive. You might be afraid that your friend will think your vision is too outlandish, impossible to achieve, too idealistic, unrealistic, or materialistic. Almost all people have these thoughts when they think about sharing their vision. But the truth is, most people, deep down in their hearts, want the very same things you want. Everyone wants financial abundance, a comfortable home, meaningful work they enjoy, good health, time to do the things they love, nurturing relationships with their family and friends, and an opportunity to make a difference in the world. But too few of us readily admit it.

My Prayers 🙏 Thanks Amma

 *"വിദ്യയേകണേ  വിജയമേകണേ* 

*വിശ്വദർശനമേകണേ*

*വിനയമേകണേ* *സഹനമേകണേ* 

*വിശ്വദാസനായ് തീർക്കണേ*

*അച്ഛനമ്മ ഗുരുവൃന്ദത്തേയും* 

*നിത്യം പൂജിക്കാൻ കഴിയണേ*

*സഹജരോടും* *ചരാചരത്തോടും* 

*കരുണയുള്ളിൽ* *നിറയണേ*

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*സജ്ജനങ്ങൾ കൂട്ടാകണേ*

*സുഖദു:ഖങ്ങളെ സമമായ് കാണുവാൻ* 

*സകലേശാ എന്നിൽ കനിയണേ*

*നിത്യവും* *തവനാമപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ* 

*എന്‍റെ നാവിൽ വിരിയണേ*

*മാനസത്തിൻ* *ശ്രീകോവിലിൽ ദേവാ പൂജാബിംബമായ് തീരണേ*

*നൊന്തു പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കും നേരമെപ്പോഴും* 

*നെഞ്ചിൽ സാന്ത്വനമേകണേ*

*അക്ഷയാമൃത വാരിധിയെന്നിൽ* 

*അറിവായെന്നും വിളങ്ങണേ*

*വിദ്യയേകണേ* *വിജയമേകണേ* 

*വിശ്വദർശനമേകണേ*

*വിനയമേകണേ സഹനമേകണേ* 

*വിശ്വദാസനായ് തീർക്കണേ.*🙏

The Success Principles - Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield, a renowned author and motivational speaker, has written several books on success, personal development, and achieving goals. One of his most famous books is "The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be." 

“You Can’t Hire Someone Else to Do Your Push-ups for You”

As motivational philosopher Jim Rohn has so aptly put it, “You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you.” You must do them yourself if you are to get any value out of them. Whether it is exercising, stretching, meditating, reading, studying, learning a new language, creating a mastermind group, setting measurable goals, visualizing success, repeating affirmations, or practicing a new skill, you are going to have to do it. No one else can do these things for you. We can have the road map, but we will have to drive the car. We can learn the principles, but will have to apply them. If we choose to put in the effort,  rewards will be well worth it.

How This Book is Structured

This book is organised into six sections.

Section I, “The Fundamentals of Success,” 

It contains 25 chapters that are the absolute basics you must do to get from where you are to where you want to be. You’ll start by exploring the absolute necessity of taking 100% responsibility for your life and your results. From there, you’ll learn how to clarify your life purpose, your vision, and what you truly want. Next we’ll look at how to create an unshakable belief in yourself and your dreams. 

Then it is turning vision into a set of concrete goals and an action plan for achieving them. How to harness the incredible power of affirmations and visualization—one of the success secrets of all Olympic athletes, top entrepreneurs, world leaders, and others.

The next few chapters have to do with taking those necessary but sometimes scary action steps that are required to make your dreams come true. You’ll learn to ask for what you want, reject rejection, solicit and respond to feedback, and persevere in the face of what can sometimes seem like insurmountable obstacles.

Section II, “Transform Yourself for Success,” 

This addresses the important inner work you’ll need to do —work that will help you remove any mental and emotional blocks you may have to success. It’s not enough to know what to do. There are many books that will tell you that. You also need to understand the importance of and the methodology for removing self-defeating beliefs, fears, and habits that are holding you back. Like driving your car with the emergency brake on, these blocks can significantly slow your progress. You must learn how to release the brakes, or you will always experience life as a struggle and fall short of your intended goals.

What will you learn in Section II? You’ll learn how to surround yourself with successful people and how to acknowledge the positive past and release the negative past, face what isn’t working in your life, embrace change, and make a commitment to lifelong learning. We’ll look at how to clean up any physical and emotional messes you have created and complete all the “incompletes” in your life robbing you of valuable energy that could be better  used in the achievement of your goals. How to transform your inner critic into an inner coach and develop valuable success habits that will change your life forever.

Section III, “Build Your Success Team,” 

reveals how and why to build different kinds of support teams so you can spend your time focusing exclusively on your core genius. We’ll learn how to redefine time, find a personal coach, and access your own inner wisdom—an untapped but ultrarich resource for most people.

Section IV, “Create Successful Relationships,” 

Number of principles, as well as some very practical techniques, for building and maintaining successful relationships. In this day ofstrategic alliances and power networks, it’s literally impossible to build large-scale, long-lasting success without world-class relationship skills.

Section V is entitled “Success and Money.”

Finally, because so many people equate success with money, and because money is vital to our survival and the quality of our life,  this will help develop a more positive money consciousness, how to ensure that you have plenty of money to live the lifestyle you want, both now and after you retire, and the importance of tithing and service in guaranteeing your financial success.

Section VI, “Success Starts Now,” 

consists of two short chapters on :

• the importance of getting started now and 
• empowering others in the process. 

Reading these chapters will jump-start you in creating the life you’ve always dreamed of but up until now may not have fully known how to create.

How to Read This Book

"Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, or who said it, even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." - BUDDHA

Everyone learns differently, and you probably know how you learn best. And though there are many ways that you can read this book, I’d like to make a few suggestions that may be helpful. You may want to read this book through once just to get a feel for the total process before you start the work of creating the life you truly want, The principles are presented in an order that builds one upon the other. They are like the numbers in a combination lock—you need all the numbers, and you need them in the right order. It doesn’t matter what color, race, gender, or age you are. If you know the combination, the lock has to open for you. ask yourself, Am I currently practicing them? If not, make a commitment to put them into action—now!

Remember, the principles only work if you work the principles. The second time you read through this book, you’ll want to read one chapter at a time, then take whatever time necessary to put it into practice. If you’re already doing some of these things, keep doing them. If not, start now.

Good to do it together with others, it will help to have an accountability partner.  Success takes time, effort, perseverance, and patience. If you apply all of the principles and techniques covered in this book you will achieve your goals. You will realize your dreams. But it won’t happen overnight.

Here are some key principles that Jack Canfield suggests:

1. 100% Responsibility: https://arunoday.blogspot.com/2023/06/100-responsibility-for-your-life-courage.html  Take 100% responsibility: Acknowledge that you have the power to create your own success. Take responsibility for your actions, decisions, and outcomes in life.
2. Clarity : https://arunoday.blogspot.com/2023/06/clarity.html Clarify your vision: Define your goals and create a clear vision of what you want to achieve. Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
3. Believe in yourself: Cultivate a strong belief in your abilities and have confidence in your potential for success. Develop a positive mindset and overcome self-limiting beliefs. https://arunoday.blogspot.com/2023/07/believe-principle-4-5-success.html
4. Take action: Success requires consistent action. Take proactive steps towards your goals, even if they are small. Break down your goals into manageable tasks and take action every day.
5. Develop persistence and resilience: Be prepared to face setbacks and obstacles. Develop the resilience to keep going despite challenges. Learn from failures and use them as stepping stones to success.
6. Seek continuous learning: Commit to lifelong learning and personal growth. Read books, attend seminars, acquire new skills, and seek knowledge from mentors and experts in your field.
7. Surround yourself with positive influences: Surround yourself with supportive and like-minded individuals who inspire and uplift you. Build a network of mentors, coaches, and friends who can help you on your journey.
8. Practice gratitude and visualization: Cultivate an attitude of gratitude and focus on what you have rather than what you lack. Use visualization techniques to imagine your success and reinforce positive beliefs.
9. Practice time management and prioritize: Learn effective time management skills and prioritize your tasks based on their importance and impact. Avoid procrastination and focus on high-value activities.
10. Maintain a healthy work-life balance: Success is not just about professional achievements; it's also about overall well-being. Take care of your physical, mental, and emotional health. Maintain a balance between work, relationships, and self-care.

These are just a few of the success principles advocated by Jack Canfield. His book, "The Success Principles," delves deeper into each principle and provides practical strategies and insights to help individuals achieve their goals and create a successful life.

Affirmations

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1. Repeat your affirmations 3 times per day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day for course correction and around bedtime.
2. Work Consistently and in depth with a few affirmations than to occasionally repeat a lot of them.
3. Read loud if in private place else silently.
4. Visualize as if it is happening.
5. Hear the sound of people  telling  how pleased they are.
6. Feel the feeling you will have.

Other Ways to use affirmations are:

1. Print and laminate your affirmations
2. Print pictures of your affirmations
3. Repeat silently or loud your affirmations during ‘wasted time’
4. Audio record your affirmations and listen to them

Script your own ‘Action’ & ‘Goal’ Affirmations

Practise them daily. 

"I am enough".

This is one of my favourite self affirmations. 

However, it is sometimes misinterpreted as complacency. That "I do not have to grow any further."

That is not true.

The actual affirmation is "I am enough, at this moment."

It is my way of not blaming myself for where I am. 

Instead, feel responsible for what I ought to do. 

Which is to keep striving to get better. 

This quote by Sophia Bush beautifully summarises it. 

"You can be a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time. "

Don't let anyone lover your vibrations. In this journey, some people who are in lover energy will not like your higher vibration, they will try to let you down. Own your emotions and own your power. Ignore them and say your prayer and focus on your work. 

Happy Guru Poornima!

This auspicious day holds a special place in our spiritual calendar as it celebrates the revered relationship between a Guru (teacher) and Shishya (student).

(Beautiful paining by Anu)

Guru Purnima is the day when we acknowledge the immense contribution of our Gurus, the torchbearers of knowledge and wisdom, who dispel the darkness of ignorance and enlighten our minds and hearts. In the realm of Vedic astrology, our understanding of this profound science is shaped, honed, and deepened by the invaluable teachings of our Gurus.

On this sacred day, I encourage each one of you to express your gratitude towards your teachers and mentors. Their selfless dedication and teachings have not only enriched your understanding of Vedic Astrology but also guided you towards a path of self-awareness, empathy, and enlightenment.

Remember there is no Jupiter (Guru) without Mercury (Shyshya) and they both go hand & Hand hence its a"Guru Shyshya Yoga". 

To enhance the spiritual significance of Guru Purnima, I suggest you engage in the recitation of the following mantras, which will help you connect deeply with the Guru principle and seek blessings for your spiritual growth. 

Guru Mantra: 

"Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Maheshwara. Guru Sakshat Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah."

This mantra signifies that the Guru is the creator, preserver, and destroyer, representing the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The Guru is considered the supreme reality, and we offer our salutations to such a Guru.

Vyasa Mantra: 

"Vyasaya Vishnu Roopaya, Vyasa Roopaya Vishnave, Namo Vai Brahma Nidhaye, Vasishtaya Namo Namaha."

This mantra is dedicated to Sage Vyasa, the author of the great Indian epics, who is revered as the original Guru. This mantra pays tribute to his vast knowledge and wisdom.

Simple Mantra:

"Aum Gurave Namah"

Above mantra is simple and easy to do by everyone.

Sadashiva Samarambham Shankaracharya Madhyamam

Asmad Acharya Paryantam Vande Guru Paramparam.

Ishwaro Gururatmeti Murti Bheda Vibhagine, 

Vyomavad Vyapta Dehaya Dakshinamurataye Namah.

Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Gocaram Tam Agocaram

Govindam Paramanandam Sadgurum Pranato’ smyaham.

Om Sri Krishna Govinda Narayana.

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Beginning with the all-pervasive Shiva consciousness, to Adi Shankaracharya and all those teachers up to my own Guru, I bow with reverence to the entire Guru Parampara (tradition of teachers).

There is no difference between the Guru, the Self and God. Obeisance to Lord Dakshinamurthy, who is the personification of the Supreme Self that permeates through space.[1]

My salutation to Sri Sadguru Govinda who is of the nature of Bliss Absolute, who can be known only through the import of the essence of Vedanta and who is beyond the reach of the known instruments of perception.[2]

Sadashiva Samarambham

In the beginning was Consciousness. Sada Shiva means what’s always good, what never changes what’s always true, real and good, which is always available, and which is always satisfying to know. Samarambham means “in the beginning”, which means before the world is created.  The world began and the world will end, but before the world began, the world began in something and whatever that something was, that spiritual principle, (it) is here now and we want to contact it. We want to draw its attention to us because It has the power to know. It doesn’t need to know anything, but with the material principle, the Maya principle, then It’s capable of knowing.

In fact that original Consciousness principle is the only knower. Even when you think you don’t know it, it’s really the one that knows whatever is know all the time.

This Guru Purnima, let's renew our commitment to learning, expanding our horizons, and walking the path of wisdom, guided by the light of our Gurus.

Knowledge flourishes 🌱

Sorrow diminishes 😊

Without any reason, joy wells up 🤗

Lack diminishes; abundance dawns 😌

All talents manifest. 🕊️

May these qualities manifest in our lives in the  presence of our Guru🙏🏻

Happy Guru Poornima! ❤️🙏🏻

PC - Human Diamond

 

The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad - Twinkle Khanna

The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad is a collection of four stories on feminism written by the Indian newspaper columnist, film producer, film actress and interior designer Twinkle Khanna. The book was published on 7 November 2016 by Juggernaut Books. It contains four stories: "The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad", "Salam, Noni Appa", "If the Weather Permits", and "The Sanitary Man of Sacred Land".

The book was launched by Twinkle Khanna and her friend Karan Johar in an event hosted by themselves. Twinkle Khanna explained that her book is about feminism and the taboos of society. Twinkle Khanna said in an interview “I would say: People are reading many many bad books in large numbers, so read my book because it’s good!"

Story one is “The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad” which speaks about a girl who changes her village with her idea. The story speaks about society’s view on young girls.

Story two is “Salam, Noni Appa”. It is about relationships and finding love in old age. It speaks the wish of a person's heart is more important than the society's.

Story three “If the weather permits” is about women’s marriage. The story clearly states marry a woman only she is of perfect age irrespective of her wish or the society.

Story four “The Sanitary Man of Sacred Land” is about a man who produces sanitary napkins at a low cost. It is based on the true story of Tamil Nadu activist Arunachalam Muruganantham. In 2018, it has been made into a movie, Pad Man, directed by R. Balki and starring Akshay Kumar, telling how the sanitary man makes sanitary pads for his wife and solved the whole village menstrual problems at low cost.