Hello,
Welcome to my Blog - Quality of Thought.
I believe that our quality of life is based on our quality of thoughts. Embrace the excitement of "intellectual curiosity if you continue to learn, you will find yourself always young."
My intent in this blog is to share thoughts that I hope will make a difference in your life!
Lots of Luv
Vish Iyer
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Life teaches you to be the tortoise
I'm impatient by nature. I move fast and love to get things done now. I have a dream and wish it came true last weekend. I get an idea and want it realized tomorrow. But life's not like that, is it? So, through my inner work, I am trying to slow down and accept the fact that Good Things Take Time.
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We live in a world that adores speed. But the nature of business and life is more organic. A gorgeous wine takes time to mature. A precious garden takes time to bloom. A breathtaking mountain needed time to form. And - great businesses and world-class lives take years to build. Good parenting requires considerable investment of time and the results show over time. Life is more about evolution than revolution. Those small daily improvements daily, over time, lead to stunning results. It's the small steps that matter most.
In a world of instant gratification...we at times tend to forget this reality. Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hardwork, personal sacrifice, ongoing effort and dedication to a process that is maintained over years
§So today, I invite you to be patient. Focus more on consistent and steady improvements in the way you work and in the way you live. In Life it pays to be the tortoise as slow and steady does win the race
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We live in a world that adores speed. But the nature of business and life is more organic. A gorgeous wine takes time to mature. A precious garden takes time to bloom. A breathtaking mountain needed time to form. And - great businesses and world-class lives take years to build. Good parenting requires considerable investment of time and the results show over time. Life is more about evolution than revolution. Those small daily improvements daily, over time, lead to stunning results. It's the small steps that matter most.
In a world of instant gratification...we at times tend to forget this reality. Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hardwork, personal sacrifice, ongoing effort and dedication to a process that is maintained over years
§So today, I invite you to be patient. Focus more on consistent and steady improvements in the way you work and in the way you live. In Life it pays to be the tortoise as slow and steady does win the race
Happiness and Success, the yin and yang of life ?
There are only two things in life worth striving for. One is happiness; the other is success
There are lot of happy people who aren't very successful. And there are a lot of successful people who aren't very happy.
To be happy, you need to create a positive attitude in your own mind. A powerful sense of self, so to speak.
To be successful, you need to create a positive attitude in the minds of other people. Success is what others do for you not what you do for yourself
Wish to challenge the conventional wisdom that hard work, total dedication and constant improvement deliver you success in life. Positive thinking might make you happy (the yin) and its a terrific approach to life in general but it won't bring you success.
Happiness and success, the yin and yang of life. The chinese symbols for all principles one finds in the universe, the yin and yang are diametrically opposed concepts.
How can we achieve both at the same time - comments welcome ?
There are lot of happy people who aren't very successful. And there are a lot of successful people who aren't very happy.
To be happy, you need to create a positive attitude in your own mind. A powerful sense of self, so to speak.
To be successful, you need to create a positive attitude in the minds of other people. Success is what others do for you not what you do for yourself
Wish to challenge the conventional wisdom that hard work, total dedication and constant improvement deliver you success in life. Positive thinking might make you happy (the yin) and its a terrific approach to life in general but it won't bring you success.
Happiness and success, the yin and yang of life. The chinese symbols for all principles one finds in the universe, the yin and yang are diametrically opposed concepts.
How can we achieve both at the same time - comments welcome ?
Putting others first
The real key to success in life is putting others first: Your family, friends, business associates, partners and customers.
I believe we enter this world as relatively selfish creatures and spend our entires lives trying to become less so
When I was first married, my focus was almost entirely my career. I still think that I am a good husband because I put bread on the table. I spend less time on her feelings and too much time on my own. Its no longer about me - I am beginning to spend as much time thinking about my kid's success as mine.
Let me know your thoughts on whether success in life is about putting others first or self - comments welcome ?
I believe we enter this world as relatively selfish creatures and spend our entires lives trying to become less so
When I was first married, my focus was almost entirely my career. I still think that I am a good husband because I put bread on the table. I spend less time on her feelings and too much time on my own. Its no longer about me - I am beginning to spend as much time thinking about my kid's success as mine.
Let me know your thoughts on whether success in life is about putting others first or self - comments welcome ?
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