IMPULSE

    Each one of us wants to succeed in each and every aspect of our life. When we try hard, to achieve something we desire, and are not able to succeed, the situation results in disappointment and may even result in the person thinking of quitting. Disappointment is often a result of our own expectations.   The famous Author James Clear in his book Atomic Habits explains the cause of disappointment as, " We often expect progress to be linear but in reality the results of our efforts are often delayed "     The difference between what we think should happen and what actually happens results in the valley of disappointment due to which we feel discouraged after putting weeks or months of hard work without experiencing any result, but according to the Author James Clear, this work is never wasted. It is simply being stored.     When working on achieving goals, disappointment is common, as failure is the essential phase of the journey to success, which res...

"If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with REPITITION not PERFECTION"              Do you believe in the power of consistency?        Do you think consistency can make people succeed?              If we ask a person, what are the things which really successful people have that others are not having, the most expected answer to this question would be genes, luck, talent... But, do you believe that, doing the same things over and over again can result in the person  mastering that particular skill?      Let's explore this with the help of the Polgar Sisters Experiment     A Hungarian man named Laszlo Polgar was a firm believer of hard work. He completely rejected the idea of innate talent and claimed that with deliberate practice and the development of good habits, a child could become a genius in any field. His mantra was "A genius is not born, ...

      It was an usual Monday morning....   Birds chirping outside and a fairly sunny day. It was too quiet for the clock's tick-tock sound to be heard all over the room. The clock's hour hand was closer to 8 and minute hand approaching towards 12. Suddenly, the alarm started ringing. Riya, too lazy to wake up, was snoozing it over and over again after every 10 minutes. Now, the minute hand has reached somewhere between 7 and 8. Still not in the mood, Riya came out of the bed frustrated realizing that, It was Monday!      Riya was lacking motivation to work. She decided to listen to a motivational song which made her work for the day. The next day again she was not in the mood to do the daily chores. Today, she decided to watch some motivational videos on YouTube, which made her stay motivated for the next 3-4 days.       After 3-4 days again comes the same story. Riya was again lacking motivation as she was not feeling motiva...