The Ripple!!!

A man was sitting by a lake. He was throwing small pebbles into it from time to time. A young boy happened to cross by. He was intrigued to see that after every few minutes or so, the man would toss a pebble into the lake. The boy went up to the man and said, "Good pastime, this stone throwing, he?" "Hmmm," said the man. He seemed to be deep in thought and obviously did not wish to be disturbed. Sometime later, the man said softly, "Look at the water, it is absolutely still." The boy said, "Yeah, it is." The man tossed a pebble into the water and continued, "Only till I toss a pebble into it now do you see the ripples?" "Yeah," said the boy, "they spread further and further." "And soon, the water is still again," offered the man. The boy said, "Sure, it becomes quiet, after a while." The man continued, "What if we want to stop the ripples? The root cause of the ripples is the stone. Lets take the stone out. Go ahead and look for it." The boy put his hand into the water and tried to take the stone out. But he only succeeded in making more ripples. He was able to take the stone out, but the number of ripples that were made in the process were a lot more than before. The wise man said, "It is not possible to stop the movement of the water once a pebble has been thrown into it. But if we can stop ourselves from throwing the pebble in the first place, the ripples can be avoided altogether! So too, it is with our minds. If a thought enters into it, it creates ripples. The only way to save the mind from getting disturbed is to block and ban the entry of every superfluous thought that could be a potential cause for disturbance. If a disturbance has entered into the mind, it will take its own time to die down. Too many conflicting thoughts just cause more and more disturbances. Once the disturbance has been caused it takes time to ebb out. Even trying to forcibly remove the thought may further increase the turmoil in the mind. Time surely is a great healer, but prevention is always better than cure." Before you allow a thought or a piece of information to enter your mind, put it through the triple filter test of authenticity, goodness and value.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

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Thanks & Best Regards,

Pay attention to the things that bring you SUCCESS!

I am a firm believer in the idea that your attention is shaped by your reality. Years ago, I decided to buy a yellow sports lancer and, surprisingly, that’s the car I would spot on a daily basis on the roads. As much as I thought they had suddenly appeared on the streets, you will agree that they were always there; I just didn’t notice them.

Since I turned my attention to it, I began to acknowledge the presence of the car in my reality. Reality, like possibilities, is extensive. Reality and possibilities are best created by virtue of your attention. Whatever you desire is already there in reality — you only have to make it a part of your reality.

I believe that energy flows where your attention goes. When you receive a call from a friend in the middle of your meeting, even though you don’t answer it, you have turned your attention to the call. Why did he call? Maybe it’s about the movie? Maybe it’s about the money? And that takes your attention away from the meeting, and may cause you to neglect some important things.

Success comes to those who pay attention to that which creates success. Simply paying attention is not the answer. Paying attention to the right things that bring you closer to success, personally and professionally, is important. And if that is the key, here are some tips to achieve it. 

Focus on the results you want to create

My sales executive would often complain, “The clients are not responding. What do you expect me to do?” So he would turn his attention to calling clients that were not responding, and then tell me that they don’t respond. If he turned his attention to creating a new and responsive client list, the results might be different.

Focus on goodness

Believe me, there always is. There are no absolutes to good or evil. Even that colleague, who you think has no good in him, actually does. It may be his taste in music, his love for dogs, or even his passion for gadgets. But there is something in everyone that you can appreciate. If you turn your attention to that, you might discover there are more things to like about the person.

Focus on creating solutions

Sometimes people get stuck at work, or get overwhelmed with the amount they have to do. Either way, they get so fixated on the problem and make it so big in their heads, that it cannot be solved. Harping on the problem and trying to fix blame is never the solution. If you want someone’s support, offer solutions. After all, solutions gather support.

Focus on possibilities

Sometimes the day does not go as planned, and sometimes events beyond our control disappoint us. Sometimes we superimpose the disappointment of the day into the days that follow. Sometimes we carry our grudges and regrets into the next day as well. Keep your attention on the new beginning and new energy the new day will bring. It’s like a lottery; you stand to win only if you buy a ticket.

You don’t really have to make yourself ‘believe’ that there is a bright side to life, because there is. You just have to turn your attention to it and make it real for yourself.

(The author is corporate trainer & best-selling author of ‘I Am Another You’)
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