Monday, March 21, 2011

The Importance of Persistence

In this hyperturbulent world everyone is in a hurry to do something or the other, but very few survive the shock waves.

When one decides to take up something new and master it, most of times it so happens that one does it with an abrupt start without much pre-planning.When we do something haphazardly then progress does not come gradually and steadily, there are these spurts of ups n downs in the learning curve, called plateaus and these definitely form a stumbling block which finally make you loose your confidence and give up on the task of accomplishing a new skill,sport,technology,language etc.

To overcome these blocks one needs to perfom "Consistenly with Persistence" and needs to keep track of the progress.Only people with grit and persistence will survive these initial hurdles and achieve thier goals by smoothening out the meandering learning curve.Only then one will rise way above these plateaus.

Ideas must seek development, production, refinement before they reach fruition.This process takes time and effort but with Persistence one can definitely achieve their set goals. So freinds learn to experiment and relearn from the mistakes rather than pushing yourself too hard whereby in the process you loose ground. Take it one step at a time and that too with a big stroke of persistence.

©®Chitra Lele

Friday, October 29, 2010

Self hypnosis: Focus on the unseen 90% to achieve 100% affirmative beliefs

Where do your beliefs come from?

Most of us have beliefs we want to deprecate and we also try hard on doing so. But what many don't realize that our mind is like an iceberg. We work on the 10% we see, but simply ignore the 90% tucked away beneath layers and layers of irrational beliefs.

Any type of belief stems from the deep recesses of your mind. The best way is to unearth it from there. And how do you do that? Self hypnosis is the answer. What should worry us is ‘irrational beliefs’ and self hypnosis helps to eliminate them.

With Self hypnosis as a catharsis technique in your emotional toolkit you will be able to access the information that gives you the ability to overcome all these irrational beliefs. It will let you tap into your brainwaves to your own advantage.

The main aim of any self hypnosis technique is to allow the individual to distance himself from anxiety, frustration and fear, and only concentrate on ways that can be used to leverage his strengths. The main preparation for self hypnosis is to convince the subconscious mind that you want a positive change in your belief system. Strange but true, the subconscious mind takes in whatever you show it. Programming and reprogramming it is entirely your duty. A typical self hypnosis session will begin with relaxation followed by a dose of affirmations and visualization. Then this is followed by association, wherein you connect the affirmations or visual imagery with a positive emotion. The last step is the most critical one…..Take Action. Once you do this a couple of times then your subconscious system will automatically spring up in times when you recede into the irrational mode. It will pull back into the rational belief system.

Life is always unfolding and sometimes in ways we can never anticipate and prepare for. But with Self hypnosis you can stride ahead and get through all the tumultuous twists and turns of life, smoothly.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Up, up, and through the roof!

Up, up, and through the roof!


Isn’t it sad that despite all the country-wide protests against the price rise, nothing really went down except the hopes of the junta. In the midst of all this political drama, who are the real losers, both money wise and morale wise - We. There are several pertinent questions to be asked and answered by each one of us. Are these protests a mere political farce? Why are such protests after the fact phenomenon? What about the spiraling food prices? Why aren’t people affected the most, i.e., we all, joining in actively and that too with an agenda in place (raising our voices, at the right time, and in the right way).

Earlier such protests and agitations were led by the common man and yes his voice did make a minimal impact. But now, the same common man has become democratically inactive. Is it because we are so much consumed by the E-culture that we are not able to focus on the main issue of bringing down prices of basic amenities, and not just luxurious items! For some people the 5th July Bharat Bandh was a way of beating the Monday blues, but for most others, it was a day of grueling brainstorming as to how they were going to compensate their loss of business.

More than the prices, bandhs, and government ineptitude, I think it is our complacency in wielding our common strength as a democratic unit that has gone up, up, and through the roof. With such events, all we have gained is more immobilization in terms of loss of daily wages, loss of public property, loss of opportunities, and above all loss of peace of mind. Striking a balance between this immobilization and political hypocrisy is like swallowing a bitter pill.

The irony of bandhs is that they are staged for protecting the interests of the common man, but in reality the common man has to pay a heavy price (for this untoward protection) ->

Loss(Price Hike) + Loss(Economic Loss) = A Double Loss for the Aam Aadmi

One final question - Are bandhs the right way to protest (against anything)? For me, the word ‘bandh’ itself is self-explanatory – total shutdown. Rather the term ‘Bandhutva’ is something which will get us through this chaos and prevent others from paralyzing our lives. The political forces are concerned with only opposition unity, whereas we all need to be concerned with only and only unity.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Unleash the Creative Corner(CC)

Creativity is Channelizing Radiant Energetic Activity thru' Intelligent and Vivacious Initiative taken by You.

Each one of us has a little creative corner somewhere within us, we just need to dig it out and unleash its power.Creativity is nothing but the diamonds dug out from the deepest of mines lying in your CC.

Now some of us are aware of where is the CC, all we need to do is tap its potential.Some of us know both where it is and how to activate it , these are the lucky ones, and few others are simply under the impression that they lack the Creative Quotient(CQ), which is not true [in reality:)]. Now here is a simple formula from my CC called RICH which will help you recharge your creative battery and level up your CQ, so read on..

1)Retrospect - Talk with your family,friends,colleagues and
2)Introspect - Think intelligent and you will see the results, probably by the time i finish writing this blog, your creative corner would have churned out something wonderful.
3)Challenge yourself to do better, try to do better than what you did last time, in short be more innovative.
4)Have Faith in yourself and your creative acumen, never get bogged down.

Hope this RICH formula gives an impetus to all the creative minds out there.Believe me my formula did work wonders for many.

©®Chitra Lele

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

M.A.S.S -> My Acronyms Shared,Sincerley

L.I.F.E -> Live It to the Fullest Extent

W.O.R.K -> Work Over, Recreation Kickstarts

F.U.N -> Friends UN-limited

P.A.L.S -> Pleasant And Lovely Souls

G.O.A.L -> Great Overall Achievement Level

J.O.Y -> Juxtapose Overenthusiam and You

S.H.A.R.E -> Should Help And Respect Each

W.E -> Win Everything

U.S -> Unlimited Success

I.P -> Intelligence Personified

A.C.E -> Always Gear-up Efficiency

P.E.N -> Positivity Eliminates Negativity

And finally i am always... @.U.S -> At Ur Service

©®Chitra Lele

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Skeptically Speaking!

The 10 Top Indications that require you to be skeptical in life
10. You take things as others perceive them to be.
9. Keep doing things, even though they don’t fulfill you.
8. You are constantly told that due to your worry with personal security you are developing a reactionary attitude.
7. When others move up the scale at your cost.
6. You get bored even with novel ways and ideas.
5. Whenever you sit down to relax or meditate, you see a series of thoughts and emotions flashing past your mind’s screen that seems virtually uncontrollable.
4. You are doing the same old tasks day in and out for months together. There is absolutely nothing new in your routine.
3. When your family members keep telling you to get off the autopilot mode.
2. When revamps that you undertake are taking you nowhere, repeatedly.
1. You think life is just a bed of thorns.

Friday, April 23, 2010

The Mindset of Indian Women

Visionary Views, Indian Roots

Financial independence, opportunities for growth and education have triggered a radical change in the mindset of Indian women, both in the positive as well negative sense.

Gradual change in social values is another major contributor affecting the mindset of the Indian women. Indian women of current times have learned to ‘Walk the Talk.’ They have come a long way from the days of dread to the days of a self-sustaining culture. Indian women have excelled in each and every field from politics to space missions. There is no field, which has remained unconquered by Indian women.

All the above changes come at a big price. The mindset of women in modern India is a sort of a paradox. On one hand, some women have truly understood the meaning of a modern mindset in terms of education, professional talent, learning to strike work-home balance and positive self transformation. They have lived up to the efforts of great social reformers. Whereas on the other hand, some others have misused the freedom and social liberty to suit their own needs, going to any lengths, deprecating morals in order to achieve their goals, and all this in the name of women liberation. In the process, they have lost out on the respect that they would have rightfully earned, if they had understood the underlying true essence of women liberation.

Urban women have come a long way, but still their rural counterparts are mutely suffering the violence and ill-treatment inflicted on them by society. Modern Indian women have learned to take bold steps to gnaw at dogma-centric notions of society - child marriage, female child abortions, etc. The mindset of Indian women has come out of the cocooned space of four walls, slogging on for hours together doing household chores. Now, they are independent thinkers and vigilant decision makers equipped with all the traits to take on the world.

To maintain a positive progressive mindset, the Indian woman herself needs to strike a balance between the two extremes - the first image is that of the uncontrolled, unabashed woman and the other prototype is that of the down trodden Sati. Modernism and freedom are equal birth rights for both men and women. The innate need of expression of freedom and independence is always a good thing, but not at the cost of doing away with well grounded traditions like family, marriage and relationships. Just as men are held responsible for maintaining the social and ethical fabric of the society, so are women. I would rather say more, as a woman is the creator of life. She is the archangel of values and morality.

Given the fact, in certain parts of society, women are humiliated even today, yet the mindset of the Indian women has grown stronger and stronger by the day. This transformation in mindset is a change to which she herself has largely contributed to. In days to come, if this personal osmosis and its dimensions transform into a progressive social mindset, then we are sure to see more and more women joining the bandwagon of positive progress and a stable society.