Understanding the dip. The Dip is one of the shortest book written by Seth Godin. If we understand the dip, we can go through it with intent. Anything that’s worth doing has a dip where the efforts we put do not show results for a period of time. Whether it is doing
What's next? Forget passion, tell me what’s next for you? What are you scared of? What are you running away from? That’s what’s next? Start doing that. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already a subscriber, do share with your friends.
Getting used to the pain. When we adjust to the status quo, we become quite used to the pain. We start rationalising it. We start accepting it. And getting out of the situation becomes even more difficult. What we need to do is to start becoming serious about changing the status quo. To visualise it,
Writing a blog. Why? Why should one write a blog. Because we have to express. Because when we express, we become creative. We start looking around at the world, at our day with curiosity. We take our experiences and convert them into a readable story for someone, maybe even ourselves, to learn from.
Hours, not years. It’s the hours that matter, not the years. The hours you have spent building the skill, practicing it, mastering it. It could have been through reading, through writing, sketching, watching movies, creating music and whatnot. But the things that come naturally to you, those are the things in which
Send that email. There’s no point delaying it. It is not going to become magically better later. Let the other person say no. Don’t reject yourself. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already a subscriber, do share with your friends.
Solitude and loneliness. Loneliness happens when we feel alone in a group of people. Solitude happens when we are connected with ourselves. Being alone is a good way of finding solitude. Creativity thrives in solitude. How can you find and create more space for solitude in your life? — If you liked reading this,
Being a professional. Being a professional entails self-discipline. The discipline to start work at a pre-set time and to end work at a pre-set time. The discipline to cut short the momentum of Resistance. The discipline of sleeping well and on time and of waking up on time. A professional is not concerned
Doing the difficult work. The work that can change the status quo, can make things better, can make things effortless. That’s the work that brings about Resistance at its worst. It’s almost impossible to sit down and do the work. Everything else seems tempting. But to do the work, despite all the
We are all creative. We might be telling ourselves a story that we are not. A story that may have shaped due to fear of criticism. But given a safe environment and community, our creativity will show up in our own idiosyncratic way. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already
Not showing up. Because you are not feeling like it. That’s not a choice. A bad blog entry is better than no blog entry. Not writing today is not going to make tomorrow’s writing better. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already a subscriber, do share with
The true self-image. Is it the one that you believe? Or the one that others believe about you? Is it static or is it dynamic? Can you proactively work on it, through action, through positivity, through showing up? The more you work on your self-image, the better your life becomes. — If you liked
Connection & exploration. Exploration happens when we embrace the unknown, the unexplored. Through exploration we can move beyond the mundane and into the sublime. The connection we form through exploration is with our true selves and with infinity. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already a subscriber, do share
Kindness is a skill. Bit by bit, we build it. By being kind to others. And to ourselves. We will slip. We will make mistakes. But we will learn and become better. The more kind we become to ourselves, the better our life becomes. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are
Cleaning up. The dust that settles on our desk. The mess that creeps up in our cupboards. The dishes that pile up in the sink. The tabs that choke our browser. The thoughts that clutter our nervous system. It’s a good idea to clean up every now and then. You won’
No one can take your practice. When you put in the hours, no one can take them away from you. You don’t need a certificate, you don’t need permission. Whatever it is that matters to you, start putting in the hours. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already a subscriber,
A drowning person can't be generous... Whether we are actually drowning or if we are telling ourselves a story that we are drowning, we lose our capability to be generous, to be of value to others. Playing the victim card creates incapacity. It is impossible to be creative with a victim mindset. If you are drowning,
Clarity. Clarity in one sphere leads to clarity in the others. Clarity comes from pausing, connecting and then doing again. The more we act in momentum and are disconnected to our self, the less are the chances of gaining clarity. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are already
Pause. It makes sense to break the momentum by taking a pause. When we pause, we breathe, we can connect and start again. Whether we are talking, or thinking, or writing, pausing every now and then is a habit worth trying out. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you
We are our idiosyncrasies. What is different about you? What is weird about you? What are you finicky about? What will you fight for? We find ourselves at the edges. When we say we like movies, we are trying to be safe, to be average, to fit in. But when we obsess over “Fight
Investing in yourself. We sure know how to invest in others. Our time, energy, attention, money. Trying to make others happy. We also know how to spend on ourselves. Eating out, drinks, clothes, whatnot. But what about investing in yourself. What about taking care of yourself? What about you? Do you take action
Which voice are you listening to? The one which is propelling you forward, or the one which is holding you back? The voice of trust or the voice of doubt? The more you listen to the serpent voice, the voice of reason, the voice which explains why you shouldn’t take action, the more your life
Just keep typing. It’s okay. It doesn’t have to make sense. Not to you. Not now. All you have to do is to keep typing. Keep taking it out of your system. Don’t analyse, don’t judge. Just keep typing. — If you liked reading this, consider subscribing. If you are
Social beings We are social beings. Even when we are in isolation, we are working on something for someone else. All our joys, our emotions, our experiences come through other people. We can take the people around us, those who enrol in the journey, on a better path. We can’t worry
Done for the day list. Before beginning your work, it makes sense to make a clear ordered “done for the day” list. It is important that each task on the list is “done-able”. If you make a task like “Finalise website”, it is not possible to get done. Instead, you can be more specific and
