POSSIBLERS Motivation

   “A relationship where you can be weird together is your best choice.” - Paulo Coelho A mother was preparing little Ramesh to go to a party. When she finished combing is hair, she straightened his shirt collar and said, “Go now son, have a good time and behave yourself”. “Come on mother please decide, what exactly do you want me to do. To have fun or to behave myself. Because both are not possible.” Ramesh said. The child’s response is really of tremendous value. He has clarity that, if you allow me to have a good time then I cannot behave if you want me to behave then I cannot have a good time. The child can see the contradiction so clearly it may not have been apparent to the mother. Are we any different? If we behave ourselves, we can’t have good time in relationships and if we want to have good time, we are no more ourselves. Isn’t it funny? We need to constantly adapt, adjust, align and accept many things to sustain the pleasantness in relationships. One of the few thin...

“Motivation is what gets you started. Commitment is what keeps you going”.  Are you interested in good health, cordial relationships, prosperity, respect, and happiness? I know the universal answer would be an emphatic ‘Yes’. Isn’t it?  Now, if I may ask you, are you committed to get all of the above?  We all want or desire all the great things and experiences, but only till the time they are convenient to get. Isn’t it? Given a choice who would not want to have a healthy body? But the challenge is to control diet, regular exercise. Isn’t it?  How many of us ever thought of learning to play some musical instrument or to play some sport at professional level? Many, I guess. But then what stopped us from achieving the goal? We were interested, but not committed. What is commitment? How do I know whether I am committed or not?  I may be interested in helping all mankind, but my family welfare is my commitment. What is the difference?  Commitment is an act of ...

In this current competitive world, passion seems to be a necessity to thrive. So much has been spoken and written about the importance of it and rightly so. However, the sign of maturity is when one attains compassion. In passion one may hurt others, but in compassion we help others. In passion, the focus is on self, in compassion the focus is on upliftment of the other. Passion is good and compassion is the best human virtue.  What kind of a person would you want in your neighborhood, passionate or compassionate? The answer is simple, compassionate. Are you a compassionate neighbor? Don’t you think that the world today needs more compassion than ever before? Most of the world problem can be solved if people, especially world leaders, start practicing compassion passionately. What exactly is compassion?  As per dictionary, ‘ sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others’ is called compassion.  Compassion motivates people to go out of ...