Are you Ready to be a Champion? Then Read This

Why are majority of us are being grossly exploited by Social media companies, food industry, entertainment industry, news channels, cosmetics industry, advertising and marketing and so on. Have we become dumb or numb to our Supernormal Stimuli on a daily basis and falling prey to our evolutionary instincts.

I am no different than anyone out there as I myself am unconsciously been and being programmed by various vested interests. I keep trying my best to be curious, critical and conscious of my thoughts, feelings, emotions, behaviors, choices and decisions I make. I started to believe that anything and anyone can influence our mind. So we need to be careful about what we read, what we listen to, what we watch, what we eat to be in self-control. Everything and anything that we feel through our sensory organs like eyes, ears, skin, nose, tongue can influence our sub-conscious mind directly or indirectly.

“IF WE DO NOT HAVE A CLEAR AGENDA FOR OURSELVES, WE WILL UNCONSCIOUSLY RUN OTHER’S AGENDAS“

“IF WE DO NOT PROGRAM OUR MIND CONSCIOUSLY, WE WILL BE PROGRAMMED AND RUN PROGRAMS FOR OTHERS“

“ARE YOU LIVIING IN THIS WORLD OR THE WORLD IS LIVING IN YOU”

When I say ‘We’, I mean it is including me. I am writing this because I have been there and done that. Since a long time I am trying to pull myself out these cobwebs.

Below are some of the things we do mindlessly these days:

• We indulge ourselves with processed foods, junk foods, sugary foods and drinks, alcohol and smoking that give instant gratification. We know that it makes us miserable in an hour and most probably later we might even repent for unable to resist the temptation, yet we do it.
• We find our sense of entertainment and enjoyment in video games, binge watching online content, browsing through social networks for others approval.
• We spend our productive time at home watching addictive and mind numbing shows on Netflix, Prime and TV. We keep falling prey to the AI algorithms of various platforms like YouTube or Facebook and addictively keep watching online content. Unconsciously we lose quality time with family or compromise sleep or health.
• We find sense of reward and satisfaction in buying stuff we don’t need with money we don’t have to show to the people who don’t care about us.
• We don’t give a damn about our amazing engine called our body. We do not stimulate it with enough physical activity, we do not feed it with high quality nutritious food, we do not give it enough rest to recover. Yet we keep pushing it, use it and abuse it with our habits.
• We get programmed by media and movies to exercise and build bodies to show-off or impress others then to do it for lifelong health and well being.
• We compromise on the values like health, wellbeing, relationships, making a difference in others lives, helping and caring for others.
• Due to constant bombardment of information and ads from various sources of media, we assume our self-worth and value with spending money on material things like cars, mobiles, watches, expensive clothes, jewelry etc.
• We go on a vacation two times an year to compensate for all the missed out time with the family.
• Most importantly. We live of life of mediocrity and complacency. Just doing what everybody does and approve of, just by following the path of the masses. Whether it is achieving optimum health and fitness or choosing a profession that you love or pursuing your passion or leading a disciplined lifestyle or living a life of commitment that not only serves us but also others – The easiest route to take is to say ‘I do not deserve it’ and just give up. Many people develop ‘What’s the use’ attitude. Some people develop ‘It is not worth the effort’ attitude.
• We fight to death to support our limitations, our laziness and procrastination. When someone tries to lift us up and try to motivate us that we can do it, we twist it, turn it and manipulate it so that it would be convenient for us be where we are. Many times we don’t realize that when we say “We cannot do something, it because we do not want to do it”.

If we want to create an impact and be a leader in something, we must do the OPPOSITE of what everyone else is doing. If not always, we need to try to be different at least some times.

Just few examples below: (Worth trying out once in while at least)

• While they go to see the newest movie or go on partying, YOU spend time joyfully with your family or play with your kids in an open area or spend time on yourself.
• When others are glued to TVs watching endless news and sport tournaments, binge watch on Netflix and Prime, YOU head to bed early, so you can get a jump start on the next day, to work on yourself, to get a sense of achievement and bestow a true reward to your brain.
• When others choose to eat junk foods and sugary treats, you stick to your healthy eating habits as YOU would not care the short term pleasures for long term vitality.
• While others do not stand by their words, when it comes to diet, health, exercise, personal relationships, you keep your promise not only to others but also to yourself. Have high integrity. Do what you say and say what you do.
• While they go to bed late at night and wake up late in the morning, YOU choose to plan to sleep early and wake up early so that you could start your day with an intention and sense of achievement by doing activities like exercising, meditation, reading, praying etc.
• While other people listen to FM radio on their way to job while hating and cursing traffic, YOU listen to audiobooks, podcasts, motivational content and fill your head with knowledge.

People will call you boring, tell you work too hard when there is no need, may be try to shame you when you fail, try to say something is wrong with you, try to criticize you for being different and for not acting like them, they try to trivialize your progress and achievements saying they are insignificant and does not matter.

They try to bring you to their level saying WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, WHAT IS THE USE, HOW DOES IT MATTER, NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU DO, WHEN WILL YOU BEHAVE NORMALLY, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, WE WILL SEE WHAT CAN YOU DO, YOU ARE NOT LIVING A LIFE, IT IS NOT WORTH IT, YOU ARE WASTING LIFE. Basically people try to rub off and impose their own limitations, failures and discrepancies on you.

But really,

• Your great work ethic makes them uncomfortable.
• You remind themselves when they gave up easily at the slightest discomfort.
• You remind themselves when they did not show-up after determining to do it..
• You remind themselves of their inability to live a life worth struggling for.
• You remind themselves of their laziness and procrastinating attitude.
• You remind themselves of their self limiting mindset when they know that they themselves can do much better if they care to try hard.
• You remind themselves of their inconsistencies and broken commitments.
• You remind themselves that they are not living up their true potential.
• They demotivate you because you are moving out of the tribe. They show their frustration and anger as you move to a higher standard than they are.
• Your discipline and self-control to do the things that matter to you will make others guilty in their hearts.

I BELIEVE THAT IT’S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. BUT DO NOT CONFRONT, TRY NOT TO DEFEND YOURSELF OR JUSTIFY YOURSELF. JUST SHOW COMPASSION AND HUMBLY MOVE ON. IF POSSIBLE TAKE THEM WITH YOU

Remember,

• When they say what’s the need to work out so intensely and regularly , they want to do it themselves but don’t have the will to do it.
• When they say what’s the need to be so disciplined in eating healthy diet, they want to do it themselves but do not have the self-control to stick to a plan.
• When they say you are not living a life by not partying or watching movies or a cricket match, they wish they had the power let go of the habits that are not serving best interests but they can’t.
• When they say why are you working when everybody is relaxing, they wish they could pursue their passion like you but unable to do because of their negative attitude.
• When they demotivate you and they are already demotivated.
• When they say you can’t make a difference and create a positive impact, they are too comfortable in their mediocrity to take those small steps which lets them to progress and develop.
• When they hate you, they hate themselves for not doing the things you are doing.
• When they say no, they say no to their own strengths and capabilities.

As years pass by, I truly hope and believe that the only difference between me and others will be those LITTLE INSIGNIFICANT THINGS I do daily.

• The little extra effort I put to wake up early,
• The little extra effort I put in to workout,
• The little extra effort I put to prepare a healthy meal,
• The little extra effort to plan to go to bed on time,
• The little extra compassion I show when dealing with people who do not believe in me and mock me,
• The little extra time I spend to learn daily,
• The little extra time I commit to help and guide others towards wellbeing,
• The little extra effort I put in to play with kid when I myself am exhausted,
• The little extra patience I show to listen and talk to my wife when I myself am worn-out and exhausted at the end of the day.

I believe it is that LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT when applied on ORDINARY ACTIVITIES consistently over a time , might lead to some EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS some day. I wait and watch with patience.

I SINCERELY THANK ALL THE GREAT ACHIEVERS, EXPERTS AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS WHO HELPED ME INDIRECTLY IN COMING UP WITH THIS ARTICLE. THIS IS A COLLECTION OF WISDOM, EXPERIENCE, THOUGHTS AND IDEAS DERIVED FROM WITNESSING, WATCHING AND READING INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS.

~Praveen Jada

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