The Science of Success
29-Dec-2024
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L Biren Singh
Contd from previous issue
It starts analyzing the various pros and cons, the final outcome, the consequences of taking action, challenging not taking action and consequently stimulates all the cells of your body to get into action and makes one decisive determination.
The state which has been represented by the word “Awake”, and by the third striking phrase “Stop not till the goal is reached” clearly indicates for putting of constant efforts; coming out of the “comfort zone” which is the most dangerous state which incapacitates one and is also putting the best foot forward.
a) Action requires courage, decisive determinations and a lot of effort to achieve goal. If we don’t execute and apply these, both planning and knowledge are a waste.
“Action is life and its opposite is death”
Where (i) skills :- Essential in life and is achieved through constant practices.
(ii) Virtue:- Innate or developed by time and also depends upon one’s conditioning
(iii) Belief :- The power develops through conditioning and experience.
(iv) Success :- Accomplishments.
(iv) Action :- The core of everything.
The above figure is resembling to our solar system and is similar to the importance of the planet Sun which is necessary for every existence of life. Without action, there will be no achievement possible.
“Action is the core of everything”.
b) How to become action oriented?
“Do what you can, with what you have where you are” – Theodore Roosvelt
“End of procrastination is the beginning of action”. We all have some tasks or goals to complete or achieve. It is only possible through instinctive action. In fact, procrastination is an impediment to progress.
If we have to be in action, we must know about the followings :-
i) Courage :- “Destiny is created by the courage you show.” Courage to take action, courage to come out of the comfort zone which is created by yourself and courage to face the challenges posed by the life. These are courages required to defeat the procrastination. When you decide to act rather than being passive and keep your efforts consistently towards your goal. As such, you are starting to move a step ahead on the way to create your destiny.
ii) Determination :- It is a factor which plays a very important role in achieving success. When you are determined towards something, your brain starts passing a clear cut message to your body. It says “Act and achieve”, “act and achieve” and “act and achieve”.
iii) Find alike :- Like attracts like. If you want the defeat procrastination start keeping a company of action oriented people; it will give you the ways to proceed in the right direction and to make strategies to move forward.
iv) Comfort zone = Coffin box : Comfort zone is like a coffin that one develops for himself. It does not allow one to look at the realistic and keeps him in fallacy. In fact, the hides himself from the challenges of life and losses his instinctive will to resist and survive. He stops fighting, the challenges and feel safe in his comfort zone. But in reality, he makes himself vulnerable to the threats and challenges of life and suffers for the rest of his life in self-made coffin.
v) Appraisal : - Self appraisal and peer review is the key to move to the next stage of our goal-achievement. The writer is former Chief Executive Officer of Manipur Khadi & Village Industries Board, Lam-phelpat (To be contd)