I used to watch a lot of videos, and audios related to the personal development/self-help genre. I used to be passive so far. (i.e) simply watching or listening. In recent times, I decided to follow along and act upon the concepts discussed by those personal development gurus. I began to explore so much of myself and decided to blog about it. I am not going to blog about every little video/audio. I will post only about the stuff that inspires me. So, if any of these blog posts helps at least one of you, the purpose of this blog is fulfilled.:)
Here is what I wrote in my journal, after completing the exercises mentioned in this video.
| Experiences | Growth | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Love | Read more and more | Social Activist |
| Travel | Learn Martial Arts | End Poverty in the world |
| Write Self Development Books | Become a Speaker | Unite all the nations |
| Six Pack Body | Become a Teacher | Eliminate spending on Military |
| Bring up kids with rational thoughts | Grow in Meditation | Teach Kids in poor countries |
| Long lasting friendship | Extra-ordinary physical feats | Teach the world about the right food |
Experience, Growth & Contribution - I never thought or planned my life in these terms. This seems to be a different and interesting way to look at my life goals. Even though I had only 90 seconds to think about each category, the output was surprising. Some of the items like Learning Martial Arts in the Growth category were forgotten long ago in my life. I am surprised to see that this is the second item where I want to grow. I can correlate the emotional burst I have, every time I watch an action movie and my irrational imagination of me being Achilles (from the movie Troy - I watched that movie so many times). This one trait (imagining myself as a warrior) has never changed from my childhood. I think it’s time that I feed the wild side of myself.
I could see that “Teaching” is the most repeated word in all of the categories. This is something that I love to do in my work. I teach the freshers & experienced professionals in my team anything that I know or learn new. I am proud to be able to convey the message to anyone in a clear & concise manner. However, I get very little chance to do so, when I am in the “Delivery (analyze, design, code, test & support) of projects. Once the current project is over, I would like to take up teaching. Let’s see how it goes.
Thanks, Vishen for showing me the difference between End Goals and Means Goals. (You will know these if you have watched the above video). I would like to move forward toward the end goals in a more direct manner.
Please find out yours and enjoy fulfilling them !!!
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