You gain confidence in life by doing stuff that tires you, challenges you, that scares you, that makes you anxious and nervous, that induces some healthy pain which only makes you grow. When we keep doing uncomfortable tasks, we make mistakes , through that we try to learn and improve, next we grow and become […]
Tag: Transformation
Do Things That Others Won’t Do
People who truly thrive in life are the people who are willing to do the things no one else is willing to do. Like just sit without getting distracted without touching ones smartphone or meditate, that’s including the ability to do the hardest sets in the gym. Most people are not willing to do that because […]
Forgive Your Past Self and Stick to Growth Mindset
One more thing that happens when we start to realize the benefits of our new habits is that we start to analyze why we didn’t do it in the past and why did we give up in the middle in the past. This creates a struggle in the mind which pushes us to believe that […]
Stand Tall Against Factors That Force Us to Give Up
It does not need much of a mental strength and effort to do difficult things and have self-discipline when everything is going fine. Our will power and determination will be tested when we are having hard times. It is on the days when you are physically or emotionally beaten down that determines whether you are […]
Why Do I Wake Up Daily to DO A HARD WORKOUT
To feel invigorated for the day, to be able to win self-impose challenges in the gym so that I can positively trigger my evolutionary brain reward system in a healthy way. To begin the day with right intention and take action to prepare a strong mindset for the day. To fuel my body and mind […]
Taking Action and Motivation
Motivation rarely propels us to take the right action. Feeling and being motivated continuously is not possible. Rather our consistent actions with right meanings attached to them and purpose behind them could inspire us to do the work and keep us motivated. Motivation comes from external sources. Inspiration comes internally within us. If we are […]
Seek Opportunities That Test Us
We all lead our daily lives cyclically without new challenges or opportunities that would test us. As humans we need challenges to feel empowered, to be alive and take on each day with aplomb. If we take notice of what is going on with us, we generally wake up with no specific objective in mind, […]
Be Aware – Our Brain Works Like A Thermostat
Excerpts from Dan Lok TEDx speech Thermostat = A thermostat exerts control by switching heating or cooling devices on or off, or by regulating the flow of a heat transfer fluid as needed, to maintain the correct temperature. We ALL have an IDENTITY — a set of BELIEFS that DEFINE who we are, what we can and […]
Learning and Growing
Excerpts from Jim Quick’s motivation First Show up and do not quit easily Play full out, be involved completely, commit Be curious and be ready to unlearn and learn Information + emotion = long term memory We are not logical but we are biological and emotional All learning is dependent on our state Hone your […]
Path to Failure
Giving Excuses Creating fake reasons for not doing what you must do Not showing up Giving up quickly and easily Not walking the talk – Not having Integrity Giving importance to our limiting beliefs and weaknesses Validating and justifying our laziness and procrastination Choosing easy options and shortcuts Postponing things that are important and need […]
My fitness journey as an IT professional – Redefined my life
I am an IT employee working for well reputed MNC IT company holding a senior position. I am a happily married man to a wonderful wife and a lovely kid. Mine is a typical life of any IT employee living in Bangalore city. Daily routine will be like reluctantly wake up, getting ready, commute to […]
You Will Tolerate Those Which You Do Not Hate Enough
When something does not matter to you, you would eventually try to justify and tolerate the results. If we do not detest it and hate something enough, we tend to live with it and even attach lame reasons to various excuses for not doing what we are supposed to do in life. When you are […]
Some Common Traits found in Fit People
People can achieve weight loss using any kind of diet, low fat or low carb or keto or IF, but if you observe people who achieve weight loss and keep it sustainable, we find some common attributes they have and adhere to. They are accountable – They weigh themselves often, they keep a log of […]
Fitness Mindset
How do we develop the mindset of not quitting and seeing it through the end? For instance in gym, we develop that strength and stamina based on the number of repetitions we are willing to do after we enter the state of pain. It is the attitude and the perspective that helps you in sticking […]
Rules for Body Building and Lifting Weights
Following the advice of genetically elite lifters, competitive body builders is misleading. Many top competitors have excellent physiques in spite of what they do, not because of what they do. Of course I am not saying that people who look great and also have super strength do not train hard to have a admirable physique. […]