KNOW WELL WHAT LEADS YOU FORWARD

                                                                            - By Milan K Sinha

           Day in and day out , we  are in a rivalry race trying to out smart others to achieve success in life, may be, at times without knowing what that success means to us in terms of a sense of fulfillment or a feeling of happiness. Competition has been the buzz word these days wherever you go. Many a times, it is so cut throat that you find it very difficult to cope up with the situation. In our eagerness and compulsion to succeed by hook or by crook, we fail to understand  and appreciate that each individual has his own weaknesses and strengths, potential and capacity to perform. When no two persons are biologically similar, how can they be same & similar in delivering the same result, particularly when he is going through some test or other  in his daily life. Every individual is an unique entity having diverse levels of knowledge and skills. There are thousands of examples of great and successful personalities from different fields of activities, who proved by their own making that self improvement is a sure way to achieve both success & happiness in life. Pl. enjoy and emulate what great thinkers are to suggest herein below:    

• There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. -  Famous Proverb.
• Everyday ask yourself, "what would I do today if I were a better person?"- Robert Brault
• Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back and choose the path that leads to wisdom. - Buddha
• The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. - Michel de Montaigne
• Your competition is self , compete against yourself, become better and always win.- Unknown.

             There is no denying the fact that every improvement starts with 'I' and to ensure that to happen, the first step to embark up on  is to undertake an objective  self SWOT analysis. Here, as you  might know, 'S' stands for STRENGTH, 'W' for Weakness, 'O' for OPPORTUNITY  and 'T' for THREAT. One must  jot down on a piece of paper his or her position in respect of all the four parameters. Then, make reasonable assessment of his or her capacity to perform to the optimum level for consolidating and then improving the positives and  for diminishing the negatives with a well formulated  strategy & action plan to move towards the  goal of life. Learing for improving one's on performance should be a continuous process, that is to say, competing  on regular basis with your own old self for definite value addition. As Kabir says," Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.' 

                                                        Will meet again with Open Mind. All the Best.

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