Paradox can do wonders!!!
Have you ever heard about something called ‘The power of negative thinking’? Yes guys you have heard it right; the power of NEGATIVE THINKING. Actually each one of us by nature is quiescent or passive, though I am not denying the existence of hard working & diligent people on this earth but they can still be treated as exceptions only. 🙂
When we believe in positive thinking we tend to become oblivious to the changes taking place in and around us that hampers our creativity, our productivity and our efforts to achieve our goals. We become so resilient to the negative situations that we don’t even endeavour to surpass them. When we believe in positive thinking which is often manifested as “nothing wrong can happen with me ever”; we not only lose our foresightedness but also stop acting proactively. We stop preparing ourselves for the adversities and their repercussions. Can anybody fetch you a job if you are sitting back at home & relaxing without putting any effort. ? No, nobody can!! You can get a job only if you search it, prepare for it & appear for the interview. Positive thinking is not about hoping for the best and waiting for things to happen rather it is about taking some action and improvising with every step taken forward. It’s just a tool that you can use, not a magic wand. It can surely keep you calm and composed at the time of distress but can’t provide you the key to the treasure. The treasure that is discovered only when you strive for it.
Besides negative thinking one should have some anxiety too. Yes ANXIETY!!! Be anxious, have some stress, have some restlessness in life & some dissatisfaction. Since satisfaction leads to complacency and complacency kills ambitions, stagnates growth & breeds failures. Breaking down the shackles of complacency and coming out of mediocrity is the new normal. Following the path of mediocrity will always keep us contended. When we come out of our own inhibitions and challenge our own milestones, we are actually creating a new version of ourselves. Moreover in this technologically hyper advanced world where the human beings have to compete with machines, complacency is totally an obsolete concept. You have to be on your toes 24*7. Believe me you are at your best when the competition is internal. Setting your own parameters & breaking your own records is the most wonderful experience one could ever have.
To come out of mediocrity one must start thinking out of the box. Give yourself unachievable targets, challenge yourself in day to day lives and don’t be fully satisfied ever. Since only the dreamers could become the game changers. After all who doesn’t know Dhirubhai Ambani of Reliance group, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Steve Jobs of Apple. They all dreamt big and have become humongous.
Never out grow the child in you. Yes, you have heard it right again!! I am asking you to become a child; to accept like a child, to learn like a child, to act like a child & to forgive like a child. Having a childlike perspective is not only important but also the key to inner peace. Accept everything around you without any preconceived notions, try to learn anything & everything from the scrap like a child does, accept your faults and try to improvise, forget & forgive like a child that would help you to refrain from unnecessary tensions. The childish or non serious attitude will not only help you to enjoy but would also keep you away from the pseudo images that you might have created over the period of time. Children are always original as they never use fake smiles to hide the in-sensitive feelings cropping inside. Actually they never hold grudges and are forgetful. They are quite selfish too since they don’t care about others. We should also abstain from giving undue importance to others. Half of our mental peace is sacrificed because we think too much and too often about others. Avoid this redundant process since the people who care won’t mind and those who don’t should be off your mind.
So guys don’t wait for the things to fall in place for you rather create your own place & space at your own pace and conquer the world.
From
Dr Anubha Gupta
( Author , Blogger & Educator )
