Asking/Belief/Resolve (Quotes by Jim Rohn)

Jim Rohn has been one of my greatest mentors, though I couldn't meet him in person but I encountered him thousands of times reading his inspirational wisdom and insights, which really transformed my lifestyle, philosophy and values. I hope you find your mentor too...

"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals." Jim Rohn

"There are no new fundamentals. You've got to be a little suspicious of someone who says, "I've got a new fundamental." That's like someone inviting you to tour a factory where they are manufacturing antiques." Jim Rohn

"Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done." Jim Rohn

"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgements that leads us to either fortune or failure." Jim Rohn

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Quotes by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher, reprinted with permission from Jim Rohn International 2010. As a world-renowned author and success expert, Jim Rohn touched millions of lives during his 46-year career as a motivational speaker and messenger of positive life change.For more information on Jim and his popular personal achievement resources or to subscribe to the weekly Jim Rohn Newsletter, visit www.JimRohn.com.

Activity & Labor (Quotes by Jim Rohn)

Jim Rohn has been one of my greatest mentors, though I couldn't meet him in person but I encountered him thousands of times reading his inspirational wisdom and insights, which really transformed my lifestyle, philosophy and values. I hope you find your mentor too...

"You must learn to translate wisdom and strong feelings into labor." Jim Rohn

"The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor." Jim Rohn

"Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather strength." Jim Rohn

"Without constant activity, the threats of life will soon overwhelm the values." Jim Rohn

"The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch." Jim Rohn

"For every promise, there is a price to pay." Jim Rohn

Quotes by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher, reprinted with permission from Jim Rohn International 2010. As a world-renowned author and success expert, Jim Rohn touched millions of lives during his 46-year career as a motivational speaker and messenger of positive life change.
For more information on Jim and his popular personal achievement resources or to subscribe to the weekly Jim Rohn Newsletter, visit www.JimRohn.com.

The Earth Needs A New Leader!

Today I had a discussion with my friend Ravi about the need for a new kind of leadership to lead all the creatures from the planet to a sustainable and clean environment ecosystem. Out of our telephone conversation, an awareness emerged that the existing leadership in politics, business, education, health, agriculture and others won't really spearhead a new system. These leaderships are fake, superficial, corrupt, greedy, conventional and direction less. They won't figure out new ways and new technology to save the planet earth from the disaster.

So where can the leadership emerge from? The real leadership will come from outside the political circle and corporate culture. Political and corporate leaderships have failed to create a sustainable and clean earth instead they have contributed to the global catastrophe. They are in the myopic and unfit system that they can't rethink a new system to solve global issues. These people have succeeded in satisfying their own desires mutually at the expense of the earth. They have exploited the earth's resources so much that they don't mind dying when the natural calamity will strike the earth.

What the earth needs is a new breed of leaderships who are highly motivated, directed, focused and committed enough to spearhead a new society, a new civilization and new clean technology innovation. It is possible to innovate new technological tools to sustain human beings and other creatures on the planet. The fossil fuels shouldn't be the fundamental sources of energy on the planet. We must be able to produce energy from the sun for another billion years. Sun is a viable energy source and we should be committed deeply to design technology to intensify the energy harvesting.

I am quite sure when a new breed of leadership is in place, it will give way to clean environment and sustainability of living beings. The leadership will come from ordinary citizens because they are the real observers of the changing climate and weather conditions. So let's look forward for such powerful leaders who could shift the existing poles and make it look a better world of highly civilized creatures.

Let's encourage these eco-leaders and new breed of leadership because they alone can create and innovate a new system which can sustain the human existence on this earth. Leadership is important and that is the need of the hour.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

We Need A Positive, Constructive, Collective & Eco-Friendly Civilization!

There are some important questions to be answered. Are we humans the chosen ones among all existing creatures on this planet earth or are we just acting smart? Should we consider the other creatures, plants, minerals, water, gas and mountains etc in order to design growth plans or we humans should alone decide for them too? Have we reached to the pinnacle of human civilization? Why are we causing so much damage to the planet earth? Why are we so disconnected with the nature? Are we humans and the nature one?

These are astonishing questions and we need to find answers to these questions if we want to continue our human and other species. The planet earth is the only known habitable place to live in at the moment and it is our duty to take every measure to save it from destruction of every form.

The economic growth that government wants to achieve at the expense of the nature is a sad circumstance that could ever happen to human beings on this earth. A positive, constructive, collective and eco-friendly economic growth must be our purpose in life whereby the human civilization could continue to exist and live forever. The industrial revolutionary system must be shunned and give way to more environment friendly industries.

In my calculation, we humans may not survive the next natural catastrophe because we are too vulnerable to adopt to changing environment. We don't have any natural protective gears and we can be devastated just like dinosaurs of the past. It is the correct time that we humans must rethink about our human desire and include other species in consideration because we are not alone on the planet.

Let's protect our home, our planet earth and make a path for future generation equipped with green technology and growth so that our existence on earth should not be a story of extinction. Let's live, care, connect and feel one with the nature. For without the nature we are not humans and humans can't exist without the nature. We must change our thinking and behaviour about the nature. Let's build a positive, constructive, collective and eco-friendly civilization, a civilization which is sensible and intelligent enough to know the reality.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Think What You Want To Become!

It is said that people become what they think about all day long. If they think about positive things, they tend to become positive and attract all the good things that are desired.

It is important that in order to become the kind of person you want, you must first decide what you do want to become and once it is clear you must think about it as much as you can.

If you don't want disease, ill health, poverty, fear, change the thoughts and think about health, vitality, prosperity, courage and love. You are the driver now and you must drive your thoughts on roads that you want to travel.

Therefore qualify yourself in order to attract all the success and prosperity that you want in your life.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Activate Yourself For Love, Life, Happiness, Health and Prosperity.

When you look around the the school and college campus, you will notice young boys and girls hanging around with their friends talking, laughing and socializing with each other. Some of these youngsters have activated their hearts and perhaps may be in love with their friends. On the other hand some may not have succeeded in activating their hearts. By activating, here I mean having some kind of crush, love or affection towards one or a group of individuals.

Once the heart is activated by falling in love with someone, there is an electromagnetic flow of love, life, happiness, health, success, prosperity, envy, both good and bad signals travelling from both sides. The activated heart gets lot of love and good feelings at the same time negative feelings because both party sends the signal on a continuous basis. When a person wants to show one's love, love signal reaches to the other end, though a person is too far away.

When these friends or lovers get separated by physical distance, there seems to be so much longing and yearning for the other. The mind gets totally occupied with the thoughts of the loved ones and it is strange that the heart and mind communicate with each other despite its geographical distance. There may be a physical distance but that won't block the heart and mind signal reaching other person.

If you find yourself in this situation, you got to communicate the good feelings that you want to experience and you will most likely encounter and feel such goodies. It is better to keep the heart and mind activated, stirred and stimulated so that there is a strong connection.

Keep in mind, anything that you want in life, to activate your heart and mind to get them, to feel them and cherish them. It is a wonderful thing to relate with the loved ones with activated heart so that you can maintain your friendship alive and positive all the while. Activate your heart, the passion and desire to acquire love, life, peace, health, happiness and prosperity.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Stand Firm For Your Values And Integrity!

Never ever compromise on your values and principles that you stand firm. If you believe on something, you must stick to it because that will set you free or reward you at the end. Stand firm on what you believe and value because that is what you must do. It is important to believe in your philosophy, values and integrity. Your integrity will finally win you a great reward that you desire.

Why am I urging people to stand firm on what they believe and value? The reason is very obvious, we win in life only when we stand for something and that which is ethical. Sometimes, a killing doubt may arise so strongly that you may feel like giving up your values and philosophies for immediate results and outcome. But these immediate results that you seek are not permanent and lasting. They fade away as the days go by and similarly you begin to fade away too.

You should never lose your credibility and the respect for what you are and who you are. Remember to keep yourself strong enough to stand firm for what you believe.

Here is an example of what can happen when a doubt in mind arises. My wife applied for a driving license and I suggested her to go directly without the help of any agents because we didn't want to bribe anyone. She agreed and filled the form on her own. She couldn't pass the test at first attempt while others who had failed in the test passed despite failing because they had arranged some ways to clear the test by paying some bribes. Anyway, we didn't pay any money and my decided to appear for the second time.

On the second day of her test, my wife began to doubt whether she would be able to clear the test or not. I assured her that she would be able to pass the test. But there was a strong feeling to give the values and philosophy that we stand for all these years just for the immediate results. We did inquire people who had applied for license through some agents and they charged them some big money. We hesitated to pay them because it was against our values and integrity.

I would say there was a war within our mind. Whether to give up what we stand for and clear the test by paying some amount. There was a temptation because we never wanted to waste our time the whole day. Anyway, we sat down quietly and then closed our eyes to think about it. We realised that we were not firm instead we were shaken up by the crowds who have no integrity and values.

We decided not to give up our values and philosophy. Instead, I encouraged my wife to give the test and to our surprise she passed her driving test. It was a great moment of joy and happiness. We felt better and relaxed because it was a war within us.

The lesson we learned here is that we should never give up what we believe to be true and real. The values and philosophies do come to our rescue and when we stand firm for the truth, we win. We become victorious and gain much confidence. We are strong in our beliefs now and we want to stand firmly for our integrity, credibility and philosophy. You can too stand firm for the truth that you believe and surely it will make you a winner.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Are Your Own God And Saviour!

In the ancient time people looked up in the sky and waited for Gods to come and save them from natural calamities and dangerous situations. They thought and believed that Gods from above would descend to rescue them from all kinds of evils in the society. It seemed that Gods didn't listen to their prayers and didn't come down to save them from dangers and still people continue to believe in Gods. When Gods didn't come down in chariots to rescue them, they thought Gods were angry and so they performed many ritualistic sacrifices, penance and fasting, yet their Gods wouldn't come to deliver them. Finally people who expected Gods to save them died believing that they would enter into heavens and be with Gods on the right hand side.

This phenomena is still not finished yet. Those who profess their faith in Gods and are the followers of some religions today are still waiting for Gods to descend and deliver them from all kinds of diseases and dangers. Some humans prayed and offered sacrifices so much that they became very religious as a result many people were moved by their godly characteristics and began to take them as Gods from above. Some even called such religious people as sons and daughters of Gods sent from above to deliver the mankind. These people too didn't succeed in delivering people from the evils and died a mortal death. But people were so hungry and thirsty for Gods that they made them alive and believed that their Gods would come again as promised by the scriptures, prophets and sages.

Until now not even a single God has come down from heaven to deliver the mankind from poverty, recession, hyper inflation, deflation, unemployment, sickness, injustice, wars and death. If there were Gods according to the understanding of believers, Gods would have certainly descended to redeem people from bondage and sufferings. Why do people think that Gods are up above the sky and He/She will descend in chariots to save the world?

Gods can never save and deliver people because they are very busy creating the multi-universes. Today you are your own God and saviour so you must save and protect yourself from all kinds of dangers. Don't ever expect that Gods from above will deliver you from lions' dens. It is a wrong perception that has misled people to believe in Gods which no longer exist in a way that majority of humans know and understand.

I am sure, even the governments are not gods who can't deliver us from depression, recession, hyper inflation, deflation and bad economy. The big institutes like Banks, FED, IMF, World Bank, NASA, UN and many other organizations too won't come to your rescue when depression or recession strikes you. The recession has hit people all over the world since 2007 and now 2011 is coming soon. The economic condition will not improve so quickly as people think because there is nobody out there to take into account the ordinary citizens of the world. The governments or banks won't deliver us because they are too not gods but they act like gods here on earth and the ignorant people believe them to be their saviours.

The real and true God is you the individual being. You have everything you need to keep things under control for your future. You possess the talents, skills, expertise and knowledge to deliver yourself from great depression, recession, inflation, deflation and injustice. Believe that you are truly the living messiah and there is no another one. As long as you consider others to be your Gods, then you will not be saved and redeemed. You will be cursed and crushed to death.

Ignorant people have gods up in the sky, but you should never have gods in the form of governments and banks because they haven't succeeded in rescuing people from great inflation that we have today. As you know, four years have passed since the recession has hit the global economy and people are suffering because they have no jobs and no money to take care of themselves. How can you leave your future in others' hands? Be your own saviour and deliver yourself from the evils of modern banking and government systems. The best way to be your own saviour to educate yourself about financial matter. Learn to play with the new rules of money and it can deliver you from all evil.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Is Your Life Meaningful?

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." William James

Daily human experiences at times suggest that our life is useless and meaningless. Thousands upon thousands of people have felt and commented bad about themselves. Life is not meaningless. Your life is not useless. Your life has a purpose, a goal and a mission to accomplish if you realize that you are special and your life is meaningful.

The other day my close friend Ravi shared some nice insights about life. He said that he used to see his life as meaningless. He even thought of committing suicide and getting rid of his life because he didn't find any meaning in life. There was no clear idea what he should do or use his life for. Then he came to a big realization that his life was meaningless because he was doing what he really didn't want to do. His life seemed meaningless to him because he was not doing anything different. In other words, if you find your life to be meaningless, it is only because you are doing meaningless tasks and nothing more than that. Life becomes meaningless if you do what you don't want to do yet you happen to do it. The best thing is to avoid doing what you don't want and do what you do want. This way you can find your life to be meaningful and useful.

Life is meaningful if you do what you want to do. If you do what you want to accomplish, you can be sure that life will be interesting and useful for you. There are many people who find their lives meaningless for reason they fail to do what they are supposed to do. Do you find yourself less interested and useful to contribute something to the society? You must never consider your life meaningless. Walk with your head straight and up so that you can be sure there will be some goodness and happiness.

My best friend realized that he was doing wrong things and that made him to feel life meaningless. He was not focused and disciplined. But once he learned a valuable lesson, he considers his life has a great meaning and worth living. You can be sure to find your life meaningful in this world though your present situation may not prove to be promising and encouraging. Just keep in mind that life seems meaningless when we do meaningless things while life appears to be meaningful when we follow meaningful activities.

This is where the personal passion, niche and interest come to once rescue. You can learn to find meanings in small things no matter what you do corresponds to what you really desire. Do meaningful things and you will see your life to be meaningful and shining.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

What Is Wrong With Humans?

When I think about how the world has turned out to be today and how it will be in the future, one big question really keeps coming to my mind over and over again is this: is there anything wrong with people today? What is wrong with people? Why have we failed to design and create a system that cares for the earth and its creatures? The earth is injured crying for help and asking people to be merciful and kind. Why don't we listen to and do something about it? In my opinion, there is something wrong with us. Let's see how.

The earth is being abused and exploited massively beyond its capacity to sustain life on this earth that within a short span of time we will be facing extinction of all species on this earth. During the industrial revolution, in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the industrialists extracted resources from the earth so much in order to make a huge margin of profit that they degraded and destroyed the environment to the brink of non-existence. They didn't bother to show some modesty in their drives to extract the resources and throw the industrial wastes in the nature causing air, water and land pollution. This process is continuing at accelerated speed. It is good to make huge profits but if there is any profit, we are paying the price and the price is very high- human and animal extinction.

The industries, companies and governments of the world are behaving in a strange way with the earth's resources. The governments are supporting the industries and companies to extract resources and finish off everything just to make a big profit. Today governments of the world are not big, they have shrunk as a result they have to obey what the big corporations demand and dictate. How can we the citizens of the world allow the irresponsible people to exploit and abuse the resources so badly that hardly there will be any resources left for our future children? Where will our children go and live with their families if we exploit and use them all now?

The trees are being cut everyday in thousands just to make profits and live a luxurious life at somebody's expenses. The water which belongs to everyone is rationed and bottled in order to tap the potentiality of making huge profits. Oil is extracted from the nature and used for multi-purpose causing a lot of pollution in the air, land and water as a result we are suffering from various diseases which we don't know. We know those diseases only when we get sick and have to pay the medical bills. It is very strange why people have to design this way and follow even in this 21st century?

We have the linear system of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and dumping but this linear system has destroyed our nature and ecology so much that we can see it and feel every day. Why not adopt and design some sustainable, green, zero waste and reliable system to allow life to exist on this earth? It is possible to create and make a system which can cater to all people in the world.

The recent recession has brought a disaster for people. It has killed people, left people jobless, hungry and broke. How can a system that is not supporting people to survive and live be protected and continued even in this century? It has become obsolete and we must never take that as a foundation to draw a future course of existence on earth. We got to be more constructive, sustainable, wise and innovative in using our resources for years to come.

The earth is crying for help because it is suffering. Let's do something and contribute whatever we have to save our planet earth from those industrialists, profit mongers and the governments who protect and promote them by making laws and rules. We must be able to create a world, which no king or queen or president had ever thought of.

The earth is filled with toxins, chemicals, diseases and myopic people who are thinking and acting small and short. They should not be allowed to destroy our earth. We must save our earth from those few humans who are putting all of us into extinction. I think they should be responsible humans to apologize and correct their ways to save the earth for all to live, move and multiply.

If human beings were good and right in their behaviours and actions, they would have protected the earth from the brink of destruction. We should take the step now before it is too late to act and do something. Something is always wrong with people over the years. People have killed, maimed, kidnapped, tortured and destroyed the human civilization and the nature. So obviously it proves that there is something wrong with people. Mahatma Gandhi, wouldn't have approved people destroying the earth at an accelerating speed. Let's stand together and save the earth. Find some solutions for there are solutions to save the earth.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Innovate Your Existing Relationship!

Being in a relationship with your partner, wife, husband, children, parents, friends, neighbours and citizens from other countries requires a constant innovation and creation. It demands one to be creative and innovative if you desire strongly to make the best of your association. It is good to teach oneself how to innovate the existing relationship and friendship with people who we connect.

The modern civilization has moved to a new phase of human evolutionary process in terms of social connection. We are no longer bound by the traditional teachings, beliefs and philosophies about relationship. Many people denounce having one partner in their life time and seek a separation from a wife or husband if any obstacles arise. They want to be free and independent as they don't want to be intense in their relationship because of some differences in values and beliefs that arise. It is a new trend that has caught the world red handed and many people feel that they should explore this independence and new development.

I am not against the independence and freedom or nice feeling that comes while seeking separation from one's spouse or a partner. There are benefits involved in it but it causes a lot of pain and stress to go through. I have read and seen people who have walked away from their partners or wife and husband but it is a cumbersome process. I am not here to discuss about the separation process or the separation. I want to emphasize how people can be creative and innovative in order to maintain their existing relationship.

People walk away from their existing relationship for good reasons and bad reasons but there are enough reasons. In my opinion, married couples should try to innovate ways to continue their existing relationship and make the best of it. The last option shouldn't be the separation but the innovation and discovery.

The trees shed their old leaves and wear new and fresh leaves every year and you can see how beautiful they look. The trees are the same, but they bring some newness to themselves and that makes them look beautiful and attractive. This creative nature enables the tree to maintain its existence for a long time. I wonder why can't married men and women do some kind of innovation in their relationship every year or every time to sharpen their romance and love?

It is possible to innovate and create new areas of interests and hobbies. If couples can sit together and work on their old habits and beliefs they can easily change and transform their lifestyle for better. I think people must not consider separation as quickly as their thoughts. They should explore as many options as they can to solve their differences.

Live your life to the full with your existing partner by innovating ways to sparkle your relationship and every bit of romance. Add some creativity and patience to look into the other person and share a good life.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Try Not To Neglect Your Health!

"Every human being is the author of his own health or disease." Buddha

Keeping a good health all the time is very important today. We should never take for granted or never compromise our health. In other words never ever neglect your health. A good health provides many things and many ways it can support you to enjoy your life. So decide today never to neglect your health.

Yesterday, I happened to eat stale foods without my knowledge and it caused me a great deal of suffering and pain. I had a severe loose tool, which lasted for two days and nights. I couldn't control my motion and there was no immediate relief from any medicines. I found out that medicines are just temporary and they don't really cure the disease. They only facilitate one to feel better for some time. Being healthy and fit is the need of the hour. So please don't ever neglect your health. Eat wisely with your brain and check whether what you are about to consume are good, healthy and fresh.

When you don't have a good health, no dreams, goals or desires seem possible. When you fall sick, things seem very difficult and impossible. A bad health comes on your way to achieving and pursuing your goals and dreams so try as much as you can to stay healthy. Try to avoid eating the fast food, junk food, pizzas, or hamburgers. They are not really suitable for living a healthy life.

I fell sick yesterday and it took away my activities, time, energy and interrupted my entire schedules. I was left disappointed for having failed to do something. I even couldn't write my blogs and it was painful for me. Anyway, I have recovered now and feel better so I hope to continue my blogging everyday. It is my interest to blog on a daily basis. Yesterday, I could not write my blog.

Falling sick once in a while is good and important because it is a feedback to one's lifestyle. Sometimes we don't learn any lessons when we are in good health. We learn better things about life, only when we fall sick or something bad happens. We begin to think over it and make some course corrections. This is how I take my sudden sickness. It is not a big deal but important for me to correct my habits of eating outside. Be watchful what you eat and eat wisely.

With a good health, you can accomplish any goals, any dreams and climb any heights. So preserve your health and maintain a good health. If you keep your health good then you can be sure to enjoy many good things of life. You can move around freely, do your work as you want and spend your time with family and friends.

So I urge all my readers to maintain a good health. NEVER COMPROMISE AND NEVER NEGLECT IT.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Forgive Yourself And Others To Receive Health, Wealth, Happiness and Peace!

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” Catherine Ponder

To forgive yourself and others is not a religious thing. It is an spiritual act and you must consider it to be a tonic for good health, wealth, happiness and peace. Forgiveness is a very powerful tool to let go pent up emotions, grudges, anger, doubts, enmity and other bitter experiences of life. It essential to learn how to forgive people everyday so that there will be an empty space for good things to come in.

Forgiveness is a law and when applied can solve any daunting problems and heal any health issues. People suffer from poverty, lack and misfortune because they hoard within them all the grudge, anger, bitterness and ill-feelings that they encounter sometime or the other in life. You must never store the negative energies because negative energies will drive away all the good things that are on your way.

Learn to empty yourself of all the negative experiences and release them completely by forgiving. You don't need the negative energy to keep you alive. You need the positive energy to provide you all that you desire to have. So there is no goodness in having all that you don't desire to have.

For instance, people suffer from various illnesses because they have within them the negative energies which turn into poisonous toxins and eat up the cells and erode the immune system slowly. People don't know why they are falling sick or why their illness is not getting healed.

When there is no discord in the body, there can be harmony and positive flow of energies and they can create only health, happiness and peace. You must make a separate time, may be half an hour everyday to release your negative toxins from body by forgiving those who hurt you or make you feel unworthy.

Empty yourself as much as you can to welcome the prosperity, abundance, health, wealth, peace and happiness. Foster the positive energies, the positive experiences and the positive thoughts to avoid disease, anger and toxins. Anger, grudges and negative emotions are more powerful destructive tools than allowing love, friendship, peace, understanding and forgiveness to control your life.

Forgive yourself first. Forgive others second but do forgive in order to experience health, wealth, love, happiness and peace. If you don't enjoy a good health, wealth, happiness, love and peace, it is only because you are not releasing the negative energies to go from you. When the room is full and cluttered, nothing new can come in or stay. It is important that you got to release the things that you don't want and welcome the things that you do want.

Keep forgiving every day and you will keep receiving all the good health, wealth, happiness, peace and love. Try this simple principle but hard to do. However if you want to experience good things, you need to release the hard feelings and emotions. Don't ever hold on for a day or two because it will multiply in numbers and become a heavy load to carry. With such a heavy load you will be defeated and dejected in life. So better learn to forgive as much as you can everyday.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Are The Light!

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr.

Two thousand years ago, a great spiritual leader Jesus of Nazareth, taught the common people to believe themselves by saying,"You are the light of the world." There is not a slight doubt about it and nobody can ever debate say that it is not true. It is true and we are indeed the light. You are the brightly shining light who cast away all the darkness and unclear path. Believe, you are the light to cast away all darkness and invisibility.

In India, there is a festival called 'Diwali' - a festival of light. It casts away the darkness and shadows that stand as obstacles to good life. I personally like the symbolic meaning of this festival because it is a celebration of light and not darkness. People in India on the occasion of Diwali light their houses and yards with earthen lamps and it signifies a great meaning for those who understand the celebration in true spirit.

Since the age of human civilization, light or fire has played a very significant role in people's life and it is this light which is present in each of us guides, directs and helps people to live a better life. Somewhere on the way, people lost the sense of awareness and didn't believe themselves that they were indeed the light.

You have within you the light that can shine and brighten your future and the path if you really believe that you are the light. Each one must light one's lamp and carry the light to shine so that there won't be darkness spreading all over the world. Today people have forgotten the truth that they are the light who can actually brighten their future. So search for your light and go ahead in illuminating your life and the life of others.

Recognize your light and use your light to brighten the world, people's lives, your life and your family's life. See the light and not the wrong things. Forgive the errors to welcome the light so that there will be light everywhere. You may not be successful now but you will become soon if you believe you have the light to shine brightly. The sun light penetrates every soul and there is light within you. You don't lack that light or sparkle to make your future bright.

"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Eleanor Roosevelt

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Government's Power Is Shrinking While Private Corporations Increasing!

After the success of Industrial age, the big industry heads no longer wanted the Governments to dictate and make legal laws for the industries to do any kinds of business. The big industries didn't want to comply and regulated with the laws made by the governments so they decided to be agents for law making themselves. The governments are no longer the most powerful organization in the world. They don't have power and authority today that they enjoyed once. The government's power is shrinking while private corporations are increasing. The private corporations control and make the laws for the citizens to comply with.

Think about for a minute, who are invited to board meetings or strategic meetings organized by Governments all over the world? Think also, who are not invited and not included in the discussion forum? Next, take into consideration, who has the final verdict or say? You may think that governments have the power to decide and make laws. It is wrong, the industry heads who are invited to discuss and draw strategic plans, are the ones who have more say and power. The ordinary citizens are not invited to the meeting. The common people know the outcome of meetings through the media channels and you know who owns these media news and channels.

The common people think and still believe that their government is going to save them from recession, inflation and job loss but actually it is not so. The governments all over the world have become puppets in the hands of the few big private organizations. These large organizations are no longer concerned about the welfare of entire humanity. They only mind their own profits and earnings.

The governments all over the world have lost their actual place and they don't know whether to take care of the masses or the few. These government officials have their own families and they want to protect their family members so they are ready to sacrifice the masses for the sake of few of their family members' well-being. It is heartening to know that majority of people are ignorant about the foolishness of the government yet they place their trust in them for protection and solution.

Keeping the environment clean, free from pollution, toxins and other hazardous substances should be their first priority, but the government doesn't form any major laws to disqualify industries that pollute and endanger animals and people's lives. The governments from all over the world come together to discuss about climate change and global warming, but it is only a show and there is nothing deeper there. They don't find any viable alternative ways to solve people's demands though there are some ways.

Today we pay for everything, water, air, oil, goods and the services. The hospitals use gas cylinders for the treatment of the patients and it is charged. We pay for bottled water today because big industries say that the tap water is not fit for drinking. It will not be so long when we will buy oxygen bag and mask for our daily breathing. The pollution rate is very high all over the world that people have diseases like asthma, cancer and other illnesses.

The question arises, if the governments all over the world had power in their hands, they would have certainly found new ways to lead people to live and exist in this 21st century. Why not choose health and wellness over exploiting the earth for resources which cannot sustain all humans for a long time if things continue to accelerate at the present speed, then sure human existence on earth would be a total extinction.

The governments have lost their power by favouring the few over the masses but they go to the masses to beg for votes because they know the few people they profess allegiance to, don't really choose them through ballots. The masses are ignorant and they don't know much and they will never know much because they don't bother about it until one day when things would be too late they will wake up and by then nothing much could be changed and prevented.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

The Great I Am!

I am what I think. I am what I feel. I am what I say. I am what I do. I am what I see. I am what I believe. I am what I understand. I am what I mean. I am what I eat. I am what I drink. I am what I like. I am what I listen to. I am what I choose. I am what I want to become. I am what I dream.

I am how I respond. I am how I think. I am how I feel. I am how I do. I am how I challenge. I am how I take. I am how I understand. I am how I listen. I am how I choose. I am how I learn. I am how I believe. I am how I work. I am how I sow. I am how I see. I am how I practice. I am how I walk.

I am where I live. I am where I sleep. I am where I work. I am where I study. I am where I sow. I am where I go. I am where I want to go.

I am when I think. I am when I feel. I am when I say. I am when I do. I am when I believe. I am when I understand. I am when I mean. I am when I eat. I am when I eat. I am when I like. I am when I listen. I am when I choose. I am when I decide. I am when I want. I am when I sit. I am when share.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Learn To Control Your Emotions!

"A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them." Oscar Wilde“

People come under the influence of many kinds of emotions on a daily basis and it is at times very hard to keep them under control. Humans are emotional beings and if they are not matured and educated, they can easily be misled by emotions that don't serve our purpose. It is very important to detach oneself from some negative emotions that control us yet don't serve us well.

Vincent Van Gogh said, "Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it." Many people are ruled by negative emotions more than the positive emotions of joy, love, peace, health. So why not learn to have those feelings and emotions which you want to express on the daily basis. If you don't do your homework to control and understand your emotions, you can easily lose your control and thus your moods can be influenced negatively.

On a daily basis, you may be encountering many people and different events at odd hours of the day and you will never feel the same all the time. Sometimes, your anger may take hold of you suddenly when others don't agree with your ideas and opinions. You may scream at them and only to feel sorry later for the sudden outburst. There is a way to control your emotion and you can easily respond positively to any events at any point of time.

Steven Covey writes in his book, 'The seven habits of highly effective people' that we should not react to an event negatively rather we should be proactive meaning we should respond positively to any circumstances. In other words, if somebody suddenly cuts in front of you while driving, you don't have to yell or vent your anger, you just need to be cool, calm and happy. Here you have a choice to vent your anger or show a big smile. If you smile at them, that will make a big difference to you and others.

Instead of reacting to criticism, negative remarks and disagreement, you must choose to be proactive. You can choose to be polite, cool and gentle. This way you can control your emotions and lead a happy life always. Carl W. Buechner once said, "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." This is very important in life because this is what you want to feel and experience in your life.

In order to conclude, I would like to quote here Lakshmi Mittal, a billionaire who said this, "At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away." Learn to control your emotions that don't serve your purpose and revive those emotions that spur you to positive action. Be proactive and be responsible. Act and don't react to any events abruptly. Take a deep breath and respond politely. Show a sign of maturity.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Can Overcome Your Low Self-Esteem(Part-3 Concluded)

It is said that people have self-concept about themselves. This self-concept determines every thing a person wants to do in life. Self-concept is a bundle of beliefs about oneself and about every part of life and the world. The self-concept here is the master program and is in your subconscious computer.

You are where you and what you are because of what you believe yourself to be on the daily basis. Whether you are rich or poor, fat or thin, healthy or sick, successful or unsuccessful, your beliefs, the self-concept control your life. It is very clear, your outer world is an expression of your inner world. If you want to change, you must work on your self-concept and make a correction there.

You should never allow your poor self-esteem to control your inner mind and if it controls your subconscious computer then you are sure to feel low and have low esteem through out your lifetime. However you can easily come out of this problem if you change your inner beliefs about yourself and be open to have a positive attitude about it.

Self-concept is made up of three parts and number one is Self-Ideal. Self-ideal means the vision you have for life, the picture and images that you hold about yourself to be in the real world. If you form an ideal self and you want to be that you can be because it is internal thing. It seems that people who overcome low-esteem, have very clear self-ideal. While those who are struggling and unsuccessful have unclear ideals in most cases.

The second part is the self-image. It is the way you see yourself, and the way you think about yourself as you live your daily life. It is the inner mirror and shows you what you are. Make an effort to change it deliberately. Think about yourself as the most competent, talented and efficient individual to achieve your goals. If you behave consistently according to the picture that you hold of yourself on the inside you can feel, talk, walk, think and achieve better things in life.

The third part is self-esteem. Your self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. It is the emotional aspect of your personality and it is the key to happiness, success and wealth. It gives energy, enthusiasm, vitality, optimism and power to make you a high performing and high-achieving man or woman.

How valuable and worthwhile you feel about yourself, how much you like and accept yourself as a good person, talented person will determine your outside success. Remember you got to believe yourself, accept yourself, love yourself, see yourself as a victor and value yourself to be, do, have and enjoy life.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Can Overcome Your Low Self-Esteem(Part-2)

"Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality." Les Brown

A good self-esteem is very important in life because without it, one can easily sabotage one's success, happiness and lifestyle. You have to recognize your ability to become what you desire and wish. When you know yourself well, no negative words or remarks can influence you. Yesterday, I discussed here about one of the first ways to improve one's esteem level.

2. See yourself as a victor and not a victim.

Many people who suffer from low self-esteem see themselves as victims of some circumstances and they don't feel they have a power to control them. Circumstances reveal to us who we are actually and any circumstances can help us become a better person. You must dwell on what you can do and what you have; don't dwell on what you didn't do or what you could have done. People think mostly on their negative happenings more than the positive meaning. You must learn to perceive your bad circumstances in a better way.

Mahatma Gandhi, when he was fighting for independence, he went through many challenges and dehumanizing situation yet he never lost his self-esteem. He was thrown out of the train in South Africa, yet he didn't feel bad or didn't see himself as a man of less worth rather he was motivated to be a great worthwhile person. And today, he is respected, remembered and loved by many people for spreading the non-violence.

You may encounter failures, setbacks and loss, but they should never make you feel inferior or incapable because external things don't make us happy and strong. It is your internal things that will make you strong and healthy. Feel better inside of you and you will be happy to live another day. People fail in their endeavours and they give up completely and as a result their self-esteem goes down. Yes, chances are there, but you should never allow your esteem to go low. Abraham Lincoln failed many times. Thomas Edison failed thousand times, NASA scientists have failed many times and many other successful people failed many times but they never allowed their self-esteem to remain low. Instead such incidents made them to be strong and upbeat.

3. Self-esteem comes when you respect and value yourself.

Majority of population, all over the world feel that others should show them respect and honour. However they don't think that they should first respect and value themselves. Many don't consider themselves as respectful, valuable and priceless for many reasons but why not think oneself as very respectful indeed? If you truly respect yourself, you will value or empower yourself and then you will begin to see yourself as someone capable and talented.

Nobody really knows what they are worth until some interests or hobbies stand out in their lives. For instance, Bill Gates had some peculiar interests towards computer and he went after it as a result his self-esteem improved because he improved as a student. Similarly, Oprah didn't know she would be so successful in hosting her shows until the day came when she got the opportunity and that uplifted her soul and standard. She felt better because respected and valued herself for what she was capable of doing.

Great people respect themselves, they value themselves and they understand their capabilities. So learn to respect yourself and value what you possess. "It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."Sidney J. Harris

When people are broke or heart broken, they lose their hopes and begin to have low self-esteem. Their esteem level comes down drastically that they no longer feel energetic to begin all over again. When you are broke, it is because of a reason; perhaps you are broke for developing some aspects of your life. If your loved one, broke away from you then there should be some valid reason and for that you don't need to feel low because obviously that wasn't supposed to be for you. Learn to keep things in right perspectives.

Alwed Ekka

Guide Coach Mentor

You Can Overcome Your Low Self-Esteem(Part-1)

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -- Buddha.

Almost all people in the world suffer from low-esteem at some point of time in life though everybody is born with a perfect self-image or idea about oneself. Children are born with all beauty, goodness, talents, abilities, love, health, wealth and happiness but as they grow up they get influenced through their associations that they lose their originality. Because of this they feel low about their self-worth. Low self-esteem drains their energy and enthusiasm that they feel depressed and angry.

A healthy self-esteem can be cultivated within oneself by right understanding and education. There are many kinds of disguises where people usually hide themselves today in the world. They hide in cosmetic products, plastic surgery, fine dresses, shoes, cars, houses, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and jobs. These things temporarily help them feel better but again the feeling of low self-worth overpowers them. Here are some ways to heal oneself.

1. Accept and Love yourself from within first.

When you were formed in your mother's womb, your parents designed you with lots of love, care, ability, enthusiasm and energy. Your mom carried you wherever she went for nearly 9 months and she talked to you telling you how much she loved and waited to see you. At first, you didn't lack anything. I can relate this because our son was conceived with lots of love and care. My wife and I loved him so much when our son was in the womb. We would talk to him, play with him, and he would respond by kicking the stomach and we could feel that. It was a wonderful experience for us. Our son didn't lack anything. He got all our love and care. And even now, he is getting enough love and attention from us. He is two and half doing excellent. So there is no point that you lack love or attention. But why should there be low self-esteem?

You have got to accept and love yourself from within first so that your internal representation of yourself will be corrected and reflected outside what you are inside. When you see yourself from within you are marvellous and wonderful and same thing will be displayed outside. You must love yourself first and accept what you are, how you are because you are uniquely created.

People don't accept themselves and don't love because they compare themselves with others. They don't feel confident when something is crooked. You must never be afraid of other's opinions or ideas about you because they are different and they may perceive you differently and make comments about you. You shouldn't feel bad or take their opinions to heart because they don't tell the truth. They don't know you. External beauty, figure is a hype created by the media. Media is biased and undemocratic. You must accept and believe yourself for what you are. Never question your worthiness.

Don't fear whether others will accept and love you or not, instead love yourself, treat yourself and value yourself as a priceless gift. "The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others." Dr Sonya Friedman. As long as you have a positive and healthy outlook about yourself, nobody will dare to intimidate you. You must act confidently, talk confidently and conduct your daily business confidently without any fear.

Many times, others' opinions or remarks are the mirrors of what we internally represent within us, what we self-talk within us and what we fear. To your astonishment, the same things are presented to us as a response of your own internal representation. What happens to us occurs because we attract them knowingly or non-deliberately. Learn to love yourself from within and see yourself as the most confident person. You are valuable, priceless and precious.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Traditions Don't Liberate People!

Traditions will never liberate people as long as people adhere to them because they are outdated and obsolete. Traditions don't help people anywhere in the world to live in freedom with modern values. What old traditions are doing to innocent people all over the world is a pathetic situation. People are still holding on to the traditions as if they are helpful genes. These traditions are not genes they are memes- a collective opinions.

Old traditions have brutalized millions of innocent people.
Old practices and rituals which are part of a tradition have not contributed to the well being of humanity. Instead it has brutalized the innocent people. Traditions have maimed people, mutilated children and even claimed many lives in the name of keeping up the tradition. Why do people hold on to the old traditions which don't help people to grow, develop and improve their lifestyle? Old traditions should be done away in order to welcome the new tradition based on new time, space and trend. Tradition by itself is not bad, but not updating or upgrading it can be fatal to the community and the world. To illustrate this point, I ask you to visit any African nations and you will realize how millions of people are tortured in the name of traditions. How can elders decide for children who are minor and perform some rituals over them? Some rituals and practices are barbaric and inhumane in this 21st century. They are not acceptable because they don't liberate people rather it is enslaving and mutilating their bodies. We must shun traditions which don't liberate and educate people to live a better and happy life.

Traditions have become habits.
Traditions have become deep-seated habits that can't be easily gotten rid of. The children are born into new generation and century and they should be allowed to have their own modern traditions or habits that would suit their time and period. For instance, we should not decide for the children what they should be doing according to our old traditional beliefs and systems. We can't decide for them even when they are minors instead we must allow them to reach to certain maturity and suggest them if they are interested to embrace any practices or rituals and if they deny, we should not force them to accept any traditions. Forcing traditions on children is a crime and it is dangerous to the modern civilization.

Traditions are alive today because of ignorance.
People are sick and fed up with observing certain traditions and still people compel them to follow and observe. These people who are sticking to the outdated traditions are ignorant, illiterate and close-minded. They are the frogs of a well unable to see the bigger and educated world. Their world is small as a result their thinking is very narrow. Traditions have survived and thrived over the years and centuries because of one reason- ignorance, inability to think big and wide. The same traditions which are mutilating people will continue to survive even in this century and it will be passed on to the next golden century too because people will act and behave out of ignorance and enforce people to practice the rituals and rites. People need to be educated and empowered to think freely, reason out openly and live in freedom according to the new world trend and civilization.

Traditions don't liberate instead they maim the society and community.
By observing certain traditional rituals and rites, people don't get any kind of liberation or freedom and enlightenment. The innocent people are misled into believing unrealistic practices, which can't even support people to live another day. Why do we have to allow some traditions, which don't liberate people to live freely exist? We must leave the old traditions behind and move ahead to find the new ones which don't claim lives and don't make people suffer under the disguise of keeping up the traditions. I strongly condemn any traditions that don't allow people to live in peace, freedom, health and wellbeing. Human beings are more important and precious than keeping the traditions. We must respect people and their freedom to live a good lifestyle. Yes tradition is a lifestyle but if it is not helping people to live freely and openly, then it is not a respectful tradition.

In the name of traditions or religions people have committed so much crime against innocent people that they have no place to hide and stay. Why not leave people alone to choose their own lifestyle rather than imposing something that doesn't serve any purpose? The innocent victims of these traditions and religions are made to suffer unnecessarily is a big crime against the humanity. It is a human rights violation should be culpable to harsh punishment.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

To Be Happy, Convert Your Childhood Love, Dreams, Interests And Hobbies Into A Reality!

"Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle

If you want to be happy in your life, you must pursue your childhood love, dreams, goals, activities, interests and hobbies because that is where your heart lies. When children are born, they are born with unique intelligence and talents. They are born with a purpose, a mission to accomplish but as they grow up over the years they lose the sight of their childhood dreams, goals, interests and hobbies. They don't fail to convert them because they get influenced by external world.

In order to be happy, you need to convert your love, dreams, interests and hobbies into a reality so that you stay true to yourself. If you don't pursue your childhood dreams then you are not being true to your calling, talents and intelligence. Many people graduate from the schools and colleges but they sacrifice their childhood hobbies and instead go after what their parents and friends expect them to do. For instance, the children listen to what their parents tell them to study and then thereby choose a profession accordingly. It is attractive to choose a profession which pays huge salary but after a while it won't make the person happy. There is no real work satisfaction. They find hard to get up in the morning to go to the office because it is not what they wanted when they were small.

These days many professionals have less and less time to enjoy a decent vacation with their families because they are very busy at their work. It doesn't seem to be their dream jobs because it doesn't make them happy. They work only with their head ignoring their hearts. These people could have easily converted their childhood fantasies, hobbies and interests if they had really pursued them. They would have been able to innovate new ways to do business or new ways to market the products, if they had followed what they loved when they were small.

Steve Jobs pursued what he loved and similarly Bill Gates followed what he loved. They were able to convert their interests, hobbies, dreams and desires into a reality and today they have become so valuable that all people dream to be like them. Wright Brothers are another great examples who pursued what they desired and dreamed as children and they succeeded in realizing their dreams. It certainly made them happy and content with what they did. Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and many other great people converted what was very close to their hearts and that in turn gave them great happiness.

Don't be dismayed by others who kill your childhood aspirations and interests. Pursue them till you convert them into a reality because this will make you happy forever. It is within your reach and your happiness depends entirely upon you. Your childhood aspirations, hobbies and interests are powerful enough to make you very successful in life.

Don't shy away from pursuing and converting your childhood dreams, desires and interests for you can turn them into a reality just like J.K. Rowling, the great novelist who transformed her life by pursuing her childhood love to write and today you know what is the real outcome or final result. Don't take your dreams and hobbies for granted. They represent you and you are on a mission to do something extraordinary in the world.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

How Do You Feel About Money?

"Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do." Dr. Wayne Dyer

First and foremost, I want to ask, "How do you feel about money? What do you think about money? Why do you think about money? When do you think about money? Many people think, talk and feel about money differently and most of the time. It makes a very important impression in minds of people who think, talk and feel about money. The question arises what do they think, talk and feel about money?

Successful men and women seem to love money and like money. They don't hate money. They like money. They see the good things that can be accomplished with the help of money. Money becomes a very important commodity for them. But most people think, talk and feel about money negatively. They have negative attitude towards money and as a result they repel it. Successful people don't chase money and they don't take their needs to the marketplace instead they attract money by following their life purpose and mission. They take their skills and talents to the marketplace and attract money.

Warren Buffet, the investment genius doesn't run after money instead his expertise and experiences go in search of better investment. Similarly, others too follow the same style of making money. They refine their skills, polish their professionalism and invest in their continuous learning.

Money is attracted to those who feel good about it. Money flows to people who think good about and talk good about it. Above all they feel good and great about having too much money. They see there is no any inherent evil in possessing money. In India people worship wealth or money because it represents Goddesses. In other words, they perceive money as something good and not evil as a matter of fact they attract what they consider to be good.

If there is poverty in the world, it is there because majority of people don't feel good about money. They think money is evil and a loathsome subject. Since they think negatively about money and feel bad about money, they repel possessing or attracting money. There is nothing wrong in attracting money, if it comes from genuine sources.

Many think money is evil because they see money coming from wrong sources and as a result they tend to think, talk and feel money as bad and evil. Money is not bad. It is good and affirmative. Money is bad when it is acquired through evil sources. Here the action is wrong and bad. However people should never consider money as evil.

If you want to attract money, abundance and prosperity in your life, you must think, talk and feel positively about money. There is something nice about it and it has the power to change one's life. Of course people feel bad about money because they were given misleading information from elders who didn't know much about money. They were well aware of the evil sources from where the money came in hand.

How do you feel about money when you spend it? What do you say to yourself when you give money to others? What do you think of accumulating money through good channels? Remember how you feel is very important in attracting money in your life and what you feel when you spend or buy something.

Feel good as much as you can about money. Love money as dearly as you can. Think about it as positive as you can and talk about its inherent qualities and power to change millions and billions of people on earth. Feel good, think good, talk good and love money to attract it in your life.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Become What You Think!

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. We are shaped by our thoughts and we become what we think." Buddha

Our thoughts are very creative and powerful. We become what we think about all the time. In other words what are your thoughts? What do you focus on? Do you choose the positive, encouraging and empowering thoughts or discouraging thoughts? It is important to make a good choice between the thoughts that will serve you and help you succeed.

This is how we live our life. First we think and as a result we get some thoughts; then we speak out what we think and share our thoughts; next we take action and perform some activities on a regular basis and when we do the action, it becomes a habit and after becoming a habit, a new character or personality is formed and this character finally determines our destiny, our success and freedom.

It is important that we think those things that we really want them to happen. If you don't want certain things, you should never try to think about them lest they will become a reality one day. The words shouldn't be spoken up if you don't desire them to come true. We create our world, our life through the thoughts that emerge from our mind so be watchful what you think because what you think gets created by default or with efforts.

Mahatma Gandhi said, "A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes." This is absolutely true and it is proven correct by many people. Your human mind is connected with the infinite mind, which is formless and colourless but it exists and we are in touch with this formless mind by our thinking. The thoughts we think, make us what we want to be. If you are experiencing any problems in your life, it is only because you have attracted them and you brought them by your own thoughts. For thoughts are powerful and creative force.

If you are not enjoying a good health, it is purely because you are not making a right choice by thinking in a certain way to attract what you want. If you choose sickness, diseases and illness seeing the sick world, then that is what you will be getting always. Similarly, if you think about good debts and assets, you will acquire them rather than being in bad debts.

Decide to think those thoughts that you want to become and achieve. Stop thoughts are negative and discouraging. I believe you will be able to become what you want simply by thinking thoughts, speaking the same words that you want to become and taking action and forming habits to become a worthwhile person, you can easily become successful and happy.

I wish to end this paragraph with Mahatma Gandhi's quote and I do hope that you get the message and practice what you desire to become in life. "Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well." Mahatma Gandhi

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

You Are Far More Magnificent Than You Realize!

"We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children." Patricia Sun

In past hundred years of time, human species have made a huge advancement in all areas of existence on earth. Today we have the capability to colonize the outer space and expand our presence in other solar system. These things are possible for us because humans are magnificent and brilliant. It is a good thing that you are far more magnificent than you realize. You can shape the future and the world very well if you recognize your magnificent power.

There is no such thing as a hopeless situation today. You can overcome these challenges that strike you and you can easily outperform the old generations. On the other hand, we use the same brilliance to sabotage our future and life. But why do we make ourselves ignorant and stupid when we can enjoy far greater things in life? You can apply your skills and knowledge for your good or for your own destruction. Majority of population use for keeping themselves ignorant and stuck at where they are.

Charles E. Wilson mentioned once, "Your future is still before you. Your land is a vast storehouse of mineral and agricultural wealth awaiting further development for the benefit of mankind. Its potentialities are magnificent." This you can't deny and can't hide from the truth because it is the truth. But we don't really believe in these vast storehouse of mineral resources and potentialities waiting to be developed and used. I always believe that humans are more capable than they actually show their brilliance. We hardly use 12% of human brains. Stephen Hawking may perhaps use his brain up to 12-13% and not all humans on this earth. We may use 2-3% of our total brain capacity. In fifty to hundred years of time, humans will be using 30-50% brain capacity and would explore the greater part of the universe.

You are magnificent and brilliant to perform any activity that you want in your life. I am sure, you will have a greater advantage in your life if you believe in your magnificence. There is no lack but magnificence. You are splendid and great. Accept and see yourself as a great and magnificent human being with unique qualities and talents and brains. Go ahead to use your brain to do good for the common people. I am certain you will be able to achieve that goal.

My purpose of writing this article is to prove to you that you are indeed magnificent and there is no doubt about it. So please let no bad situation and circumstances control you except that you rule over them and make your future potentially thriving and abounding.

Remember you are far more magnificent, brilliant and splendid than you think and believe. There is no hopeless situation because you are magnificent and wonderful enough to turn things to your advantage.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

The Lack Of Money Is The Root Of All Evils Today!

"Money is the root of all evils" is an old adage and many people believe this to be true. In my opinion, money is not evil, it is only a tool to be used for living on this earth. What is evil then? The lack of money is the root of all evils today. Having money doesn't really create as many problems as we can think of. It is the lack of money that creates a lot of problems in the society, community, country and the world. The scarcity of money, the fiat money has caused so much damaged to the mankind that we can't imagine in our lifetime.

Lack of Money Kills Sick Patients.

Today there are so many patients in the hospitals all over the world suffering from all kinds of rare diseases and they don't have enough money to pay for the treatment. Many diseases could have been treated and healed by proper medication, but they lacked money and they couldn't opt for the best treatment. Many people have lost their dear and near ones just because of lack of money. They didn't have much money to pay for the expenses. Even if they are insured, the companies wouldn't pay for the full expenses and they in turn get penalized. Lack of money is killing millions of people all over the world and nobody really notices this. The government's promise to provide better health care facility and package is only a hidden agenda to serve higher clients. Lack of money is the root of all evils if you think from this perspective. Lack of money takes away precious life and doesn't guarantee anything. The best thing you can do is to become rich legally and in a good way so that you could afford a good treatment in the best hospitals.

Lack Of Money Keeps People Hungry.

Another evil that lack of money does to the society and country is that it keeps people hungry. Because of not enough money, many people in the third world countries are dying daily out of hungry. They are dying not because the food grains are not available, the foods are available bountifully. The people are dying because they lack enough money to afford them. These people have no money to buy the food and eat. So it is not the resources that are scarce or insufficient, resources are enough for all humanity in ages to come. Only resource that is lacking is the money. The world is ruled by a commodity called currency, it is fiat approved by the governments of the world and this paper money is not enough for these people. So money is not bad, but lack of money is really bad and evil because lack of money is killing millions of people all over the world.

Lack Of Money Makes People Bad and Evil.

When people have enough and more than enough money, they don't tend to do bad things. Bill Gates has more than he needs for his life time. Is he doing anything bad? Is he killing people because he has a lot of money? Is he creating diseases so that many people would die? No, he is not doing anything of these. He has more than enough and he is doing something extraordinary things through his foundation. He is helping the AIDS and HIV patients all over the world. That means money doesn't necessarily create evils. It is the lack of money that creates evil in the society, family and country. There are so many robbers, gangs of killers etc because they don't have enough money and they end up embracing evil paths to earn money. So it is clear that lack of money indeed creates evil in the society and cummunity.

Lack Of Money Creates War Between Nations.

Countries who are rich and powerful actually should not be threatening the third world countries because they seem to have everything. But why do they control and wage war against smaller nations? There is a reason. These countries may be powerful and rich but they don't have everything they need. They lack something and only way to get is to snatch from others by declaring wars. The history is full of this examples. When David in the Bible didn't have as beautiful wife as his soldier, he snatched soldier's wife and got killed the soldier. When a nation doesn't have oil, gold, drugs and other resources, the best thing is to have them by attacking other nations. Lack of money indeed creates war between nations. It is not the other way. It is a pure psychological reason.

Lack of Money Denies Enjoyment and Vacation.

People who have enough money, they can afford best entertainment, enjoyment and vacation. They travel to far away countries and visit the most beautiful places in the world, eat the best and delicious foods, stay in the luxurious suites, party at expensive places around the world, drive luxurious and expensive cars and so on. But people who lack money, they can't afford these things. So you can examine how can you get happiness, entertainment and vacation? What gives you the happiness and peace? Money or lack of money? Lack of Money has denied many people the happiness, dreams, goals, and vacation that people wanted to have once in their life time. So please don't ever say that money is the root of all evils, it is the lack of money that is the root of all evils.

Lack Of Money Leaves People Uneducated and Illiterate.

Who can afford the best universities in the world? People who have money to pay for their universities can only go to the premier universities. So it obvious that money doesn't do bad things to the people. It is the lack of money that keeps people uneducated and illiterate. Lack of money leaves people ignorant and jobless. If people can attend the best universities, they can easily find jobs because the companies who hire employees, choose to recruit the best candidates from the best universities. So lack of money is indeed the root of all evils even in the education fields. So try to amass as much wealth as you can so that you can be happy, peaceful and have a fabulous lifestyle.

Lack Of Money Makes People Homeless.

Due to recent recession, how many people have lost their dream homes. We can't think of them losing their own house which they wanted to stay in for lifetime. The lack of money snatched and took away from these people and kept them homeless. They have no shelter to stay and no money to feed on or take care of their families. How many foreclosures have taken place during this recession, we have no clear ideas and how many people are affected by this. It is the lack of money that has caused this recession, hyper inflation and collapse of modern monetary systems. Look around you in your neighbourhood and you will notice who have lost their homes. There are many homeless people today.

The lack of money is the root of all evils in the society, family, country and the world. So don't ever believe those who say money as bad and evil. Money is a commodity today and without money you can't make any transaction. May be in the olden days, people thought differently but today you have a choice to think differently too. Decide to become rich so that you can afford all good things of life and there will be less evils in the society. Money is not creating evils, it is the lack of money that is creating evils in the world. The solution to this problem is having more money so that you can afford a good lifestyle.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

The Three Most Powerful Weapons Of Mass Destruction!

Every time the governments of different countries amend the laws and policies concerning many issues. The governments act like the protector, care-taker and provider of all kinds of human needs. It is good that this happens in all over the world. There is nothing wrong with the amendment process. But why can't people amend their beliefs, philosophies, lifestyles and education system when they step into new century and time? It is a big secret.

For generations people have been worshipping different Gods and follow different religions. These religions originated in olden days when majority of the followers of today didn't witness its origin or establishment but these people follow them without questioning and findings. In my opinion, just like the amendments done by the governments of the world, the religions, beliefs and philosophies should be amended to suit today's needs. These are the most powerful weapons which are causing so much damage to the human world.

The Government Organizations.
This is not the first organization that is controlling the world. It is may be the last but yet it has become important in the world today. Governments of the world profess to take care of people but in reality they don't take care of others rather they mind their own business after they are in power. They think of taking care of their own family's needs and wants rather than the citizens of the world. Out of ignorance the mass vote for the leaders thinking that they will solve the world issues. The world issues will never be solved by these people instead when you take the responsibility to change your world, you will be successful in changing a lot more than them. The Government systems are so intertwined today in human world that we feel we can't live without them. But is one of the most powerful weapons of mass destruction.

The Financial Institutes of The World
The private organizations own the entire earth. They own the land, they own the air, they own the sea and they own over six billion people on this planet earth. Financial institutes of the world are powerful organizations and they can determine everybody's future. They plan how much the employees will earn and how much they will spend and how much they will keep. Everything is predetermined and focused in order to control the masses. The masses are like sheep without a good shepherd and when there is no good shepherd the wolf can do anything it wants. The same thing is happening today in the world. The information is not able to pass to the common people and if at all information is passing, it is filtered, censored and manipulated through cable network. When people see and hear it they begin to believe it though it may be not real. So it is a weapon of mass destruction. Remember nuclear power is less destructive than financial giants. Warren Buffet said, "Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction."

The religion and religious beliefs
Carl Marx had rightly compared religion as opium or drugs. The religions of the world have killed more people in the history than any nuclear bombs on this earth. It is killing daily because of old style of believing in Gods. The religions were started thousands of years ago and when we were not alive. Though our ancestors passed them on to us but we have every right to question its validity and truthfulness. We are in new generation and century, there is a lot technological advances and we must act, think and live like people of new developed century. Religion has intoxicated many fundamentalists that they are perpetrating violence in the name of Gods. It is an emotional game that the religious leaders who are part of the bigger conspiracy are playing everyday. The education system is another factor that could contribute to the mass destruction.

Human beings should be free but they are not free. Today people have become modern slaves in many ways that could be easily identified. The things basically remain the same but only the names have been changed to suit the needs of the time. People are confused with complex data and information. When things are kept complicated, people lose interests and they don't want to understand. They just give in to it. These are some weapons though there are many that add up to the destruction.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor



Warren Buffett

Live Your Life Confidently & Courageously!

"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence." Vince Lombardi

It is said that action breeds confidence and courage and at the same time inaction creates fear, being dependent on others too creates fear. So how to live your life confidently and courageously? There are ways to live your life with confidence and courage. You must act and try to be independent.

Yesterday night, my wife's aunt died of a heart attack on the way to the hospital. She was declared brought dead by the hospital. The children didn't know what to do other than to cry and weep for their mother. My wife's aunt celebrated her daughter's birthday with her family and after dinner around 10pm she felt restlessness and uneasy to breathe. She began sweating and then they decided to take her to the hospital and unfortunately she couldn't survive leaving her loving husband and wonderful children alone.

She managed her house very well looking after all family members. She was a perfect woman of praise, admiration and love. Today was her funeral service. It is
dark and uncertain for the family. They were dependent on their mother so much. But they must learn to live confidently and courageously. Sometimes life knocks us very hard to be responsible for every aspect of life.

This family must overcome the grief and take up the responsibility to shape their lifestyle as they want. Every day thousands of people die of different illnesses and many families have to grieve for the loss. For some loss is very big and costs a lot but while others manage to get by in life.

The point I want to make here is that no matter what is the circumstances, people must learn to have confidence and courage. At first there will be on confidence and courage but as the week and month pass, they have to assume a great responsibility. The confidence and courage will come if they really understand that nothing is over yet.

I would encourage people who have lost their dear and near ones but they have no one to support or look after, they must never lose hope and inspiration to continue to live their lives. There is a universal power which can sustain and provide everybody what we need on this earth. Have a hope and take action to look for positive points. Live everyday as a normal day and things will improve.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Procrastination Is An Insane Disease!

"Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy." Wayne Gretzky

Procrastination is deadly. It kills people's dreams. It doesn't allow the dreams to be realized. Majority of people are victims of procrastination so much that their chance of accomplishing something in life has been stunted. Make an observation around the place and you will notice how people are putting off things easily without much consideration. It pays a lot to put off things for another day.

Procrastination is indeed a disease and it is depriving people the lifestyle they deserve. People procrastinate things because they don't know the value of time and they don't know how to divide their time. People must seize and enjoy every bit of their activity that has to be done at a particular time. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination must creep in and you must never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. There are many people who are the victims of idleness and procrastination.

Almost everybody was affected by this disease of procrastination some time or the other. So everyone knows what pain it gives to people when they put off things for another day. I used to be a victim of this disease. I would put off things for another day, week, month or year and still I couldn't start off and finish things. It was bad and I hated it. The procrastination was killing my dreams and assassinating all the opportunities that were coming on my way. I decided to take action and heal myself from procrastinating. When I took action and began to finish the things on the same day, a new feeling of confidence grew within me and I found it was a great feeling. I loved it and then on nothing has stopped me ever.

I would truly recommend people to stop procrastination because you won't get anything by putting off. The precious time is not waiting for you and your age is not remaining the same. You should never allow this disease to influence and take control of you. At least start something which you like to do and do it everyday, may be you can paint, or sketch something or train your voice. Once there is momentum, you will be led to do the activity daily because it would become a habit for you.

Many dreams and goals have been killed and buried by procrastination. Procrastination is contagious and it can affect anybody who is not strong and focused. It makes easy things hard and hard things still harder. But if you decide to do something regularly, you can make hard things easy to do joyfully.

If you don't value and consider yourself and time important, you will always tend to procrastinate things. "Until you value yourself, you will not value your time.
Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it" ~ M. Scott Peck So it is important that you value yourself and time.

You may delay things but the fact is time won't wait for you. The best way to get something done is to begin and you must continue after you begin. For majority, doing nothing is a habit and they won't change because they are used to it. But it takes courage and conviction to break the habit of procrastination.

Procrastination sabotages your life and dreams. So better watch carefully and do it right the things which you want to do. I am sure you can heal yourself from this disease. You can overcome easily, if you do your work daily. Of course, procrastination is a grave where your dreams can be buried but you should never allow it. Do the things today and complete rather than putting off.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Think About What You Want!

"The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body." Mahatma

It is said that we possess a magnetic force within our mind. What we think about most of the time, tend to attract them in our lives. We are indeed magnets so be watchful about your thinking and feeling. Thinking is important but what you think all the time is a matter of concern. The things we think about and feel about do become a reality. They can't be altered once it is realized. It takes time, energy and patience to transform.

I have seen many people who engage in thinking negative things most of the time and they tend to get the negative experiences in their lives more often than they can guess. They feed their brains with negative news and information. They associate with negative people and end up criticizing others. Thinking really attracts similar group of people.

It means that you need to think right, speak right, feel right and expect right things so that they will be manifested in your life. If you think about negative situation and people, you will attract such circumstances, people and events.

If you want to change your life's circumstances and results, you got to change your habitual thoughts and feelings. Generate positive images and pictures, as surely as you think, you will attract them into your life. The more you think about sickness, lack, poverty, hurt etc you begin to reinforce the negative energy to prevail and take control of yourself

Think about success, freedom, abundance, prosperity, good health, happy relationship, love, kindness and peace; you will begin to see them coming to you. You will be able to create a harmonious, peaceful, abundant, rich and healthy lifestyle. Why should you think bad, when you can shape your life by thinking about things that you want and desire. Make an effort to think about what you want and not what you don't want. It is possible to think about what you do want and avoid entertaining negative thoughts.

Think right, think what you want and think what you can create for your life with your own efforts. Think empowering thoughts to generate good feelings of success and prosperity. Thing happy thoughts to be happy, think successful thoughts to be successful and think healthy thoughts to be healthy and great.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor