365 Days of Motivation

  #1 They know who they are Successful people know about their traits more than anyone else around them. They know how to develop their skills and they certainly know their path towards success. They don’t need motivation from outside, they are internally motivated and clear in their heads about their next step and goals. #2 They know how capable they are Another amazing trait that all successful people have is that they know what they can do. They know their limits and how far they can go. They are not derailed by others; they know their path and they also know that what it takes to walk on that path of success. What are the things they need to sacrifice and what will they get out of their goals? Their vision is clear, and no one can mislead them into misery. #3 They believe they deserve it Successful people are not often overconfident, but they are always optimistic about their moves and they know they can achieve greatness. They also believe that they are worthy of succe

Rejections are a part of life and one must live with it. People react to rejections in different ways. There are people who don’t even dare to pursue a certain thing because of the fear of rejection. Another type of people pursues things but give up after few rejections. The third category of people are rare to find because they are champions and they never give up on their dreams. They never get bobbed down by the challenges they face. They never surrender themselves under extreme circumstances. They always keep moving forward despite rejections. They never alter their goals, they never settle for less, they never lower their benchmark and they never want to quit. They will always comeback stronger after a rejection and prove their worth. When people are rejected, they often take that rejection personally. But the rejection was based on the other person’s view about you. It might not be the real you or he might have perceived you in some other way. You are the one who knows your true

This is what most people have been doing to their family, especially kids. Implanting disbelief in them and then expecting great things to happen. One of my friends was critical about his son’s studies. He was worried that his son wouldn’t score good in the upcoming final exams of fifth grade. His son is a great cricketer and plays for local district. I have seen the never-ending passion for cricket in his son’s eyes. We also know that it is not easy to make a cut in the senior Indian cricket team as millions of players every year fight for that slot. But it has been proven in the past that hard work and dedication can make it possible. My friend’s son had tremendous belief and skill level to make it to the top. But his father was more critical about his studies, so he stated implanting disbelief in his son’s mind. He started discouraging and demotivating him about the chances for him getting to the top. He constantly told him to focus more on studies and leave cricket citing fal

  “Dreaming about your goal will take you nowhere, working hard on it will.” – Darshan Singh Many people are really confused about the difference between luck and hard work. Although luck is highly dependent on hard work, but people often mistake it with some kind of a magic. People often put the blame of their failures on luck. And some give it credit as well for their success. Luck is our preconceived notion that we use as an excuse. We often depend on these kinds of societal beliefs that are often not true. Luck is nothing but a mere justification of your success and failures. Everything is in your hands and you are the one who control’s your destiny. If you believe in luck, you will waste a lot of years of your productive life depending on this fake notion. Hard work, dedication, discipline, madness to achieve something, perseverance is luck. When you work harder and better than others than naturally your luck is going to be stronger. Because you were simply better at your

  Many people these days have gone away from nature. They are happy in this materialistic world and concrete jungle environment. It is not bad to adapt to new technology in life but remaining true and respectful towards nature is need of the hour. It is our duty to remain loyal and responsible towards the nature. Nature has given us so many things and it will continue to give till the time this world thrives. It is the human that doesn’t give it back. We take more than we give. We also don’t often spend time with nature. It is crucial to spend time with nature so that we can align with it and take more benefits from it. This will also teach you to respect and take care of the nature. If we keep on extracting from nature and don’t give it back, we will destroy it. When we spend time with nature we learn a lot of things from it. We learn that how small we are in front of nature. How vulnerable we are in this environment and it is something else, something stronger than humans, some

“Doing nothing sometimes is the best thing to do.” – Darshan Singh Doing nothing is one of the easiest things to do in life. You don’t need any skill, you don’t need a specialty in that, you just need to sit idle and do nothing. Doing nothing is becoming a huge problem these days among the youngsters. People don’t want to put much efforts and expect great results. This doesn’t happen on this planet. You’ve got to fight for your things and assert your will to claim success. But sometimes lame activities like sitting idle does wonders. These days people are running behind success like a clock. They don’t want to stop and wait for the things to happen. They are impatient and always expecting for good results. Sometimes this continuous pressure on mind can result in dangerous situations. People can go into depression and their anxiety levels can shoot up if they are not able to control their pursuit. Even in the formula 1 racing, the race drivers stop for a quick break to refuel th

This is a fact that you can’t control everything in life. There are always factors that manipulate your circumstances and existence. Some factors are controllable, and some are out of hands. Therefore, it must be accepted that you can’t always control your plight and you should stop worrying about it. When people face a problem in life, they get bamboozled by it most of the times. They behave in a different manner as compared to their normal mode. People often make more blunders when they face problems as they want to get rid of that situation as quickly as possible. Decisions made is haste are mostly impractical. So that person suffers further and gets stuck in that issue. This is where the reactions are important. Champions are always calm and collective in most of the situations in life. Whenever they face failures or obstacles, they react to their problems differently as opposed to a normal being. No one wants problems, but they can creep into your life unannounced. Thus, y

Learning is in failure, learning is in victory, learning is in struggle, learning is in everything and everywhere where we look. – Darshan Singh You can learn from every situation of life. You can learn from everyone and everything only if there is an intention to learn. A person must remain a student all his/her life. One must try to learn from different circumstances. When you learn, you are always expanding your horizon and knowledge of this world. You also remain humble and keen when you have the intention of learning. You can learn so much when you want to learn. It is all up to you whether you want to learn or not. Some people just close their door of learning, so they don’t find anything worth learning. They assume that they know everything and there is no requirement of further learning. But this is the most common misconception that many people live with. They just can’t get out of this bubble and remain in this imaginary world. They have learning everywhere around them,

  Many people have an action plan for their future, but seldom do they act on it. Champions not only have an action plan, but they also have a great intent of executing those plans and aims.  You must have seen many people claiming to achieve greatness in future or achieving something extraordinary. But do they really work on their plans or do they have a blueprint to achieve their goals? In most of the cases, people claim big things but fail to put enough efforts to attain their them.  You don't want to be someone who has great dreams but lack the courage to pursue them. You don't want to be one of those who desire of being the best but can't work hard enough to pull off greatness. You want to be a person who commits to his words and his own dreams and not cheat on them.  You've got to be disciplined and focused in order to follow your action plan. It is not an easy task to do. Because when you plan great things, you must be ready to sacrifice great things as w

  Fear is an enemy inside you, in your mind, in your thoughts and in your actions. – Darshan Singh Everyone has a fear of something. Some people fear bankruptcy, some fear animals, some fear failures, some fear people, some fear embarrassment and some fear enemies. Fear is something that we all have, and no one can deny its existence in life. The technical definition of fear is ‘an unpleasant feeling triggered by the perception of danger, real or imagined.’ So, you can clearly see that the fear also comes from imaginary things and if you observe yourself, most of your fears are self-made and illusionary. What if I reach late to the office? What if I am not able to propose that girl on Sunday? What will happen if I don’t do my homework? How will I manage the business all alone when my parents are not there? How will I finish my work on time? Will I be able to become successful? Will I have enough money when I am 40? So, you can clearly observe that most of our fears are not real

Be a person of value and create it for others as well. – Darshan Singh What is your mission of life? What is your purpose of life? How is your journey meant to be on this Earth? How do you want to be remembered as? What impact do you want to create in other’s life and to this world? These are some serious questions that one should ask to oneself every now and then. Asking yourself these questions will keep you humble and helpful towards others. You’ve got to figure out your importance in this world. There are more than seven billion people currently living on this planet, but you can’t compare yourself with anyone else. You are unique and you’ve got to carve a niche for yourself. To start with, your competition is fierce as you have seven billion people to compete with. On the contrary, if you figure out your path and destination then your competition is only with you. It is important to find purpose of life as early as possible. Once you find that, you start working on yourself

Look! If you can’t trust yourself, then you can’t trust others either. And if you can’t trust others, you will never be able to form a circle of yours that help you to become successful. Yes! It is right. You are not the only one responsible for your success. Your conscience, people around you, friends, family are all part of your success. You can make the most out of these people and of course yourself, if you place trust on others and on you especially. If you have trust issues with yourself then you can’t be confident enough in life. You can’t live a champion’s life if you don’t trust yourself. You will lead an average life if you are unable to trust yourself. When you don’t have trust in yourself, you are always delusional and bamboozled in your approach towards a certain task. This will also ooze from your personality and body language. When you don’t trust yourself, you literally don’t trust anything and anyone. This is one of the most dangerous traits to have in life. You

  What people say about you is their business, not yours. – Darshan Singh What will he say or what will they think if I do this? This thinking is one of the biggest obstacles in the path of success. We often change our behaviors and way of doing things in front of others. We are different when we are alone and behave differently when others are around. We are always conscious of our environment and surroundings. We change our way of doing things when someone is around. We become conscious about other’s opinions about us. Why is this case? Do we really need validation about our work from others? Do we really need to change our thinking and manner of doing things when people are around? No, it is not worth it. You’ve got to behave in a similar fashion whether someone is there or not. If you pay attention to others, then you can’t really concentrate on what you are doing. You can’t simply change your behavior and personality on the review of others. This is who you are, and you sh

  Visualizing is daydreaming with a purpose. – Bo Bennett. This is one of the most interesting exercises that champions do in life. It is one of their crucial routines to follow, they spend at least 5 to 10 minutes everyday on this and it helps them to stay focused towards their goals and motivated for success. Many people find visualizing things funny, so they don’t do it. This is the reason that most people are not successful and lead a normal life. I have time and again said that success is not only measured by money but many other factors. So, when you start doing things you like and do them repeatedly, you can consider yourself successful. Visualizing success is simple yet one of the trickiest and difficult things to do. Some people take years of practice and still can’t do the visualization correctly. It is something that takes a lot of practice and dedication. You must do it regularly in order to get the best results. Early morning is the best time to visualize things

  The younger generation lacks the habit of reading these days. Most of the generation z is indulged in technology and latest gadgets which is not a bad way to lead life. But learning from books is becoming a thing of the past. Books are our best friends and they give us insight into ourselves. I am afraid that books will soon vanish from this planet. Books are so helpful that they are always there to help you in every regard. When you need inspiration, you can grab a book and read it. You can read about the philosophy and ideologies of great personalities through books. There is so much to learn from these people. A book might contain 200 or 300 pages, but even if you learn a single life changing thing from that book, then consider it job done. I learned to be forgiving after reading Nelson Mandela’s book. This is my greatest learning from that book. Everyone knows that he is the epitome of reconciliation and forgiveness. Reading a book doesn’t require much time. You just need t

  You can live a great life if you are a minimalist. There is maximum output if you live your life on simpler terms. Enjoying luxuries of life is not a bad thing at all but does that really give you what you want? Does it give you the peace you are looking for? Does it make you feel blissful at the end of the day? Or is it something you do to run away from your issues and depression? I think most people don’t really understand the real meaning of living simply. The true essence of simple living is not only denoted as eating simple food, having a sub-standard car, living in a small house, not buying many clothes but should be seen as spending wisely and not wasting your cash on unnecessary things. A 500-dollar phone will do just as good as a 1000-dollar phone. So why spending that 500 dollars extra? People would often say that they can afford so spending an extra 500 dollars is not a big deal for them. But can you imagine that 500 dollars could buy 250 meals for homeless people. H

  You can learn very little from the past. The trends are always changing. There is no way that you can stick to the past and expect to move ahead. If you want to keep moving forward, then you’ve got to break your link from the past and concentrate on the present and future. You will always be reminded of your darkness when you look things in the hindsight. Seldom do we remember good things from the past. Most people who are stuck in the past will always be surrounded by the bad memories of it. If you are one of those then you’ve got to work really hard to get back on the track. You need to stop comparing your current situation to past because past was past, and present is present. They are the different phases of life, hence shouldn’t be compared. If you do so, you will not be able to take the next step and you will remain trapped in that bubble. Getting out of the past is not easy for some people. They don’t find enough encouragement and motivation to look into the eyes of th

Happiness doesn’t always come from money. There are so many other factors that need to be in in place for a person to be blissful. You may have seen people in life who have lots of money, still no patience, no happiness in life and much loneliness. It is been scientifically and psychologically proven that money alone can’t bring happiness. It is the other factors that also contribute to a person being happy. No doubt that money is also one of the factors, but we often don’t give other factors enough importance in life. That’s why despite achieving so much in life, many people are still hopeless and unsatisfied with their lives. It is not about achieving goals; it is also about what you sacrifice in achieving them. If you sacrifice your family time, an activity that freshens you up, a long drive with best friends, a dinner date with your partner, quality time with your kids, helping your elders, then you haven’t sacrificed the right thing for achieving your goals. When you sacrifi