Book review: The immortals of meluha

Name: The immortals of Meluha.
Writer : Amish
Genre: Fiction
published in : 2010

Plot:

It is the first book of the Shiva trilogy
1. The immortals of Meluha
2. The secret of the Nagas
3. The oath of the vayuputras

It is the story of an ordinary Tibetan man whom the legend turned into a God -The Neelkanth.
The story revolves in The Indus valley civilization around 1900BC. The inhabitants called this the - land of Meluha, created by Lord Ram.
The two empires of Suryavanshi ( descendants of the Sun)
and the Chandravanshi ( descendants of the Moon)  are constantly at each other's necks. The Chandravanshis are aided by the Nagas. In the midst of such circumstances Shiva finds himself falling for Sati, thus the beginning of an Epic Love story.

What I liked about this book?

I like the plot development. The writer basically keeps us all so involved that it's difficult to stop reading. Also, imagining the story is quite easy, so we hardly forget the previous chapters.
The unveiling of the simple truths of life for shiva to understand, is quite a thing here , portrayed in differently intriguing ways.

Word by me :

I totally would recommend this book for the age group 17 and above.
It's an amazing book. Also it has many good virtues to give. Totally a good time investment.
It's a must read.

Book Review. The monk who sold his ferrari.

Hey guys!! Well I'll be reviewing a few books along with the other posts.
This was the very first self help book I read. This book Did change my life.

Book: The Monk who sold his ferrari.
Genre: self help.
Author: Robin Sharma
Published in : 1997

1... What this book is about?

Its a story of a lawyer who gives away his riches to find meaning and purpose of his life. He learns the basic essence of his life in his Himalayan journey.

2. What I particularly liked about this book?

FIRSTLY the title is amazing. Its so catchy it makes everyone inquisitive about the book.
Quite a relatable story. The tone is narrative.
Easy to understand and visualize.

I really did like the symbols and their association.
The writing is quite intriguing. No doubt about that.

3. What I din't like?

                  Well a little monotonous in the middle.

4. Word by me.

I'd suggest this book for readers in their 20s and mostly those who read a lot of self help. Also for people like me.. who are quite over energetic, reading such books help channelize the energy.
Well, If I can change my life, why can't you?
A MUST READ!!!

Love.

What is love? Want, need, control? What is it!
Well there's no exact definition of the emotions we feel.

Getting those butterflies in your stomach- seeing the person you love..
Loving your work.. working hard to achieve your goals.
Your parents love you! Unconditionally.
Love has endless descriptions.

It's important to know which ones apply where.
Most important is to love yourself.
Why?
Oh come on! Loving yourself and treating yourself right is extremely important.
It's only when you love yourself can you love others.
More importantly, why do you want people to love and pamper you..
Expecting from others means giving them the control on your actions. Their response whether good or bad is definitely going to affect you.

How to love yourself?
The same way you expect others to love you. To make you understand whats right, to be with you when you are low.
Learn to analyze the situation from a third person perspective. Be impartial.

Love though is an important feeling.
Why?
We all want to be loved. Humans we are!
Loving our family, work, that special someone makes us feel lively. It makes us want to become better.  We all need love in some way or the other.

What I have learnt is..
Love is endless. You can't claim to love some one or even your work when you keep on expecting the same positive results. Loving your work is going to make you successful no doubt. But with time be patient.
Loving someone is going to make you better and contented. With time, be patient. Just learn to lose a little bit of you to find an enormous bit of that person.
Everything gets better with time.
Most importantly... love everything!
We are so scared to love but fearless to hate.
Don't fear losing out on what you love.
You'll eventually lose it with so much of negative emotions
Don't feed the need to control evryone
Set it free, if it's meant to be it will be!
( Too filmy a saying but incredibly true)

Until then,
Achieve your own little milestones. Reward yourself. Push yourself up. Love yourself enough to lift yourself up.
Be your own hero!

PS. Something I felt.. mixed emotions.

I am back!!!

Hey guys. I haven't posted in around a year. I have been in a mess thus discovering new lessons for this journey of life.
Will be posting regularly.
Do follow.

Success tips 2

WHO doesn't want success? who wants to live average?
Is only talent enough for success?
Hard work beats Talent  if Talent doesn't work hard,


1. Goal setting
            It is very important to set a goal. A LIFE GOAL! What you want to do with your life, where do you see yourself in the next 5 years or 10 years and what not.
Not working for any goal is as good as merely existing.
Don't just set life goals. Divide your goals, into monthly goals, weekly goals, daily goals.
Take a book. Think! Start writing.


2. Time table
Set up a fixed routine. FOLLOW it. BECOME AN EARLY BIRD.
Adjust if needed.

3. Analysis
Analyze yourself. Your weakness, your strength, your emotions.
Improve and grow.


4. Make a vision board. or a dream book
Whatever long time or short time goals you want to achieve. write them down on a paper in a big handwriting. decorate it. paste pictures. Write them in a book or on a bulletin board.
Making a vision board  makes you positive and focused on your goals.
Remember to write all Positive Points about your personality too.
READ IT EVERYDAY. STAY MOTIVATED.
Here's mine.

5. Pray.
Make time to calm your mind and thank GOD for the amazing gift of life...
Praying sets our frequencies on a higher point.
We feel energized.


Try implementing these for now. We'll work on more tips later.
Thanks. Do follow.

Tips to develop SELF CONFIDENCE

1. Accept yourself

                 Most teens today lack acceptance. We don't accept our body, we don't accept our looks, we don't accept ourselves for what we are. Well , its not our problem. Its how we've been brought up. 

We've always been reminded about someone who is better than us , someone who is prettier than us and what not.

One thing that we must understand is everyone runs a different race, everyone undergoes different situations, everyone is unique.

Hence, Acceptance is important. Its the first step to a higher self esteem.
Once you accept yourself completely, the people around you and going to accept you completely too.

The more you accept yourself, the more you flourish.

2. Have a good SELF IMAGE

              How the world sees you is not important, how YOU see yourself is. Self image is our personal opinion about ourselves. It is our perception about us. Always see oneself full of self confidence and achieving the things one wants. Always believe that You can and you will.

Once we start seeing ourselves as a strong, independent person , our self confidence increases tremendously.

3. Never under-estimate yourself.

                                            Most people under estimate their abilities, mostly because of their past failures. Well, past failures are our stepping stones to success.
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” ― Thomas A. Edison.
Its  important  to know your true potentials and that can be done by exploring the different opportunities  or challenges you face daily. 



4.  Never compare yourself.
                                      Everyone out here has a different story to tell. Don't compare your life with theirs.
Their circumstances are very different than yours. Everyone faces problems in some form or the other.
So if you are having a really tough time and your friends aren't Its absolutely OK.  Just keep working hard for yourself.

5. Detach from negative environment.

                                  Our environment, the people we are in contact with daily, play an important role in shaping our personality. If you are surrounded by a crowd of people with low self- esteem, it won't take you long to lose yours. If you are surrounded by people who are focused on their goals, it wont't take long for you to focus on yours.

If the people around you discourage you, its time to let them go. Stop investing your time and efforts in people who won't value it.
Make yourself your best investment.


6. Know your strengths and weaknesses.

                     Knowing yourself is the best tool to develop your self confidence.

Know the things you are good at, know the things you are bad at, know the things that irritate you, know the things that make you happy. Once you know yourself , you are going to work accordingly. You are going to improve. You are not going to be ashamed of your flaws and you are going to be proud of your imperfections. This will help you improve your self image and gain a lot of confidence.

 Be positive and keep improving. :)

Success tips

Now is the moment to get up and really work for what you want, now is the moment to do what you really WANT  to do. NOW NOW NOW!!!
What better moment than NOW? The future?
Not really. Wouldn't the future be ' the present ' by the time you actually reach it?

I always emphasize on the importance of thoughts.
Thoughts + Present = Better Future.

Use every moment wisely by implementing the following -

1. Desire + Passion

Every one of us has certain long term and short term goals. However most of us take the long term ones very lightly. All you  need to do is ask yourself, " Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?"   And " How are you planning to achieve your goals?"
Not all are going to have the undying desire to take the pain to actually work for your goals.
There are two types of people-
1. people who work passionately and are extremely focused on what they want.
2. the other who work recklessly to help the type 1 people complete their goals. i.e they work for the type 1 people
Which one are you?


Is only desire enough?
Not every desire is fulfilled unless its worked upon with endless passion.
Passion is a quality that keeps you going. Its the innate, compelling emotion of  achieving what you want no matter how hard be it.

Hence, always Work your desires with endless passion.

2. Time.
 
Time and Tide waits for none, a stitch in time saves nine. so many proverbs we have written essays on. Did we actually act on it?
Time is the only capital a human being has and only thing he can't afford to lose - Thomas Edison
Any activity practiced over a long time gives us an expertise in it.
Time perfects us.
Hence use your time wisely now and reap the benefits in future.




3. Setting out our priorities.

There are a number of things you do daily, out of which some are unwanted and some are absolutely necessary while the others are not important right now but are important in the near future.
Not all of us are very patient to put in regular efforts.
Setting your priorities help you focus on your short term as well as long term goals.
Most of the self help books do recommend this habit for success As it helps you to actually get what you want. Always strive for a balance between your leisure time and your study time etc.
You cannot achieve anything if you just study 12-14 hours a day without proper breaks and other activities.
Hence list out your priorities and start working.


4. Self Discipline.
         

Most of the people can be very good till step 3 i.e - setting their priorities , however most of them lack the ability to actually stick to them and work accordingly.
Its easier to list out our priorities but we can never actually implement them without self discipline.
Well, when you know what you really want to do with your life, Self discipline is just another habit.
Sir Robin Sharma calls it TOUGH LOVE. As we have to be strict with ourselves so that life's a little easy on us.
Prepare a time table consisting of the tasks or hobbies you want to cultivate and give specific time to each. Follow it for over a week and analyse yourself weekly. List out the things you've missed and add on some corrections to your time table.
And Over time you'll truly master whatever you wanted.


5. Learn to say NO

Always learn to say NO to things that are really not helping you grow.
You may have a bunch of friends who won't let you invest your time on yourself, or you may be into too much gaming etc.
Learn to say NO to such things right now so that you can enjoy them later.


6. Will power

In order to achieve anything your Will power is the thing that won't let you quit. Some people are so eager to achieve their goal that their will power helps them to persist in extreme situations. They could stay up all night without tea or coffee and have full dedication to their work. They would not watch TV or check their Whtsapp for days and still not feel the urge to waste their time.
Will power won't let you QUIT.


7. Dedication and Focus

Always be focused on what you need and how you need  your life to be.
There are ups and downs in everyone's life. You cannot focus on your downs and stop working for your better future. Always focus on the bright side of your dreams and work hard with full dedication to achieve it. Nothing in life is constant , not even your troubles.
Things might seem too hard right now but every cloud has a silver lining.
These harsh things are going to brush your skills and make you worthy enough of your life goals.


8. Believe in yourself.

Always believe in yourself no matter what.
What you think of yourself is way more important than what people think of you.
How you picture yourself is way more important than how people picture you.
You know yourself the best. Never stop believing in yourself and the beauty of your dreams.


Good Luck!