Hisham Sarwar
It is no doubt a travesty that the society today has gotten to a point where people are of the view that science and academia is inconsistent with a spiritual life. But the truth is that as individuals, you are interested in anything because you are interested in finding the truth. You spend most of your waking hours in your professions but if you don’t allow success in your profession to benefit from the truth that you have learned in other parts of your life, you just deprive yourself of a very important input.
The priority of your life should be to succeed in the business of your own life. Following are the ways that can help you to achieve that:
Learn more about things:
For succeeding in life, you have to open up your mind to various horizons. It is not just working and earning income to spend, it is about exercising your curiosity muscles and allows yourself to go down the path of information you never thought existed.
Face your fears:
While living a routine life, you forget to push your boundaries. When you don’t push yourself to do something you are afraid of, you remain unaware of your potential. Therefore, plan to do something that freaks you out. Do whatever scares you and then you will see the difference in your life.
Be kind:
Your life is not just about making yourself happy; it is about how much happiness you spread to the people who live around you. Make a shortlist of acts that you did to make someone else’s life better.
Plan ahead:
Life is an adventure; in which you are faced with challenges that make you learn something new every day. But even when you go on an adventure, you plan ahead for what things to take with you and what to do in case of obstacles. Therefore, plan for your life, plan for your old age, and open your mind to how to tackle with surprises that greet you on the way.
Say thank you:
There are so many people who make your life easier in one way or another. If they are not present, you will have to struggle a lot. Develop the habit of saying thank you to them even if you pay them for the work they do for you. Say thank you to every person who makes you smile or laugh and especially to the ones who care for you.
Don’t complain:
When things get complicated, people usually start complaining as things didn’t go as they planned. Don’t be someone who complains and do not find a solution of the problems that they are facing. Be the one to fix things that have gone wrong and make use of the available resources. You will see it will make you happier and live better.
Chose to be happy:
Life offers you two choices, living happily or sadly. No matter what problems you are faced with or what hectic schedule you have to follow, treat yourself with things that make you happy.
As every Monday arrives, most of the people dread the starting of the whole week. They think of the grind that is ahead of them which make it more difficult to start their day and become interested in their work. But if you greet the start of the week as an opening door to your adventure of learning new things, you won’t fear Monday mornings ever again.
