Never Ever Give Up On Your Dreams And Passions!!!

“Never, never, never, never give up.”

Winston Churchil

These days there are some financial challenges occurring all over the world and people are finding tough to move forward but I am here very optimistic enough to say to all my readers that even though going is tough, let tough get going. Never ever give up on your dreams and passions no matter what. If you are convinced on your dreams and passions, MARCH forward.

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim,
have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high,
one which sometimes seemed impossible."
Orison Swett Marden

Financial crisis began in 2007 and it will go on till 2016 or more and for that we must be vigilant and prepared to face the challenges. And it is the best time to pursue your own passions and interests. I hope that more and more people who are dissatisfied and desperate about life, follow their dreams and passions so that they can really live in abundance even in this economic downturn.

Many guides, coaches, mentors, trainers and leaders have often repeated this statement again and again, therefore you should remind yourself too when you face difficult challenges. Best thing is to believe in yourself, believe in your abilities, believe in your untapped potentials, believe in your goals, plans and you will shine and thrive surely.

"Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is nothing much to say except this: never give up, hold on, keep going, you have strength, you possess the ultimate talent, you are valuable and wonderful. Go after your passion and never look back. Follow the path to your freedom. You are the solution and you are the problem. So be part of the solution and solve the problem.

Here are some excellent quotes to uplift your souls: I love them.

"Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily.
Never tell yourself this is too much for me.
It's no use. I can't go on.
If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too.
Keep believing and keep on keeping on."
Norman Vincent Peale

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas Edison

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never;
never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense
- Winston Churchill

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
~Albert Einstein

Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.
~Author Unknown

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
~Robert Schuller

Don't let the fear of the time it will take
to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it.
The time will pass anyway;
we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
~Earl Nightingale

You don't become enormously successful
without encountering and overcoming
a number of extremely challenging problems."
Mark Victor

"Great works are performed,
not by strength, but by perseverance."
Dr. Samuel Johnson

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Don't Ever Lose The Sight Of Your Fortune!!!

Many students join the schools, colleges and universities with a goal and focus to study and graduate with good grades hoping to have a better lifestyle. Every year fresh students apply for jobs with good intentions to excel in life but there is one common factor that disables these people and that is lack of focus on the sight of their fortune.

Almost all people seek to make their future brighter but they lose the sight of their fortune because many other entertaining activities derail their attention and focus as a result they all falter and fail in realizing their fortune. By fortune here I mean the freedom to pursue their independent goals and ambitions.

I wonder if these people persist long enough in focusing on their fortune, goal or purpose, they can truly surprise themselves. Many people go off course because there are many silly things that take their energy and focus for example the short-term entertainment, fun, friends, short-term gratification etc. These activities appear so alluring to the students that they get carried away by the immediate pleasure gratification.

My only advice is never to lose the sight of one's fortune because fortune will offer great lifestyle for the rest of life and thereby live in freedom, peace, happiness and health. People do fall down once in a while but they should never lose the sight of their fortune. There are many great men and women who never lost the sight of their fortune such as Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Wright Brothers, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others. These people held on to their fortune, purpose, mission and goals until they achieved them though it was not so easy to keep the focus.

Maintain your focus on your goals no matter what because that is what you want to get, be, have and enjoy in life. Don't ever lose the sight of your fortune because you won't be happy any longer than you think so. Pursue your fortune rather than the fake fortune which allures us so easily by being full of fun and pleasure for a brief time. But always remember that you don't give in to such immediate notion of fortune or fun.

In the long run, what really matters is how close you come to your destiny and what it offers you in the long run. Don't get fooled by little things that seem to be promising but they don't have long term guarantee for your fortune.

Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor

Where Are We Heading To?

Human destiny on this planet is easily predictable and at the same time controllable because our repeated habits of past history don't change over time. The past habits and grave errors continue to outlast our memory and knowledge. At this point of history, a question that arises in mind often is "where are we heading to?" Are we heading towards inevitable doom and gloom or vigorous economic boom and prosperity?

Human fate on earth is not at all unpredictable today. If we understand and recall to mind the past history of yesteryears we can easily know what is going to happen to the mankind here on earth. Even a small child can predict what is the future going to be in this 21st century if we continue to behave as we have been used to for such a long period of time.

As long as we pay less attention to the lessons that we could learn from our past mistakes, it is obvious where we would all end up. Our fate will be the same as Babylonians, Egyptians, Mayans, Peru and Indus valley civilization who no longer exist today. These people flourished, grew, developed and had a great civilization but they all perished in time and space. We can discover only their remains of artifacts, arts, city designs and monuments. They became a history of the past for us. Are we not going to become a history of the past for the new generation who are to come?

I wonder why our government representatives and self-made leaders can't act responsibly to write a history which could define humans as real children of God created in the same image and likeness? The recent recession has engulfed the whole world like a full solar eclipse where only darkness seems to pervade though there is light, hope and faith. This economic crisis is not the first one to occur in the history of human existence. Our forefathers witnessed it before and today we are witnessing it again and I am afraid our children won't have to see this gloom time.

If we think over the events of the past and analyze it carefully, we find that we are only repeating the same errors, mistakes and habits even now. We haven't learned the valuable lessons from our errors. It seems as though we are cursed to fate of making same blunders over and over again. Why can't we be awakened to new light, new hope, new ways and new system to handle our human situation? I think we will be able to solve it easily.

So, where do we want to go from here? Are we making a right decision to survive and thrive or are we heading towards inevitable ruins of past civilization? Human beings have always opposed a harmonious existence on the earth since the dawn of human presence on the earth. Should we allow the same thing to continue even in this new century? The decision will depend on where we are heading to. Let's know the consequences of our decision and action well before taking any drastic decision.

Alwed Ekka

Is Your Life In Order?

There are many laws existing and are still being made on a daily basis all over the world to bring a harmony and peace in the world. We expect the world to run smoothly by following certain laws. When somebody commits crimes we punish them just to set the world in order. There are two powerful laws- man made laws and the original laws, which we know as natural laws.

When there is a chaos in the society, at human level, we control the situation by making people to observe laws and if they don't follow the man made laws we give them punishment so that harmony and order is kept intact. I don't know whether it is good to punish people when they don't follow the man made laws. According to human standard it is a crime and disrespect and we humans are quick to point out disorder and indiscipline. At human level we all agree that it is good to observe the man made laws as if they are absolute and devoid of any errors.

What about the natural laws that are very powerful in the universe? Why don't we follow the natural order and adhere to its natural disciplines? We humans don't believe that is a good idea to follow them because they don't impose such laws on us when we don't observe them. We humans have deforested the trees, the forest and land by overuse that the nature is left with no other choice than to bring orders in the human world.

Our human life is not in order. We got to put ourselves in right order. We experience limitation, discord and other irregularities because our thinking, emotions, bodies, financial affairs and all phases of our lives are not in order. If we want things to go smoothly, we need to bring order in our thinking, feeling, beliefs, bodies and emotions. Any chaos happens because we don't have an order in our philosophy of life. We don't adhere to the natural laws but we follow the man made laws to keep the world going.

Set your life in order by thinking correct, feeling positive and good, and believing that your life is wonderful and has a meaning and purpose to accomplish. I know for sure that people can live a wonderful life, if their lives are settled in order. Many people follow the higher laws, the natural order to live a harmonious life on earth. Many times our thinking is not up to the mark and that causes a rift in our order.

If you understand the natural world, we can really think, feel, believe and do good things. We are inherently good and potential so there is no way we can be toppled down from living an orderly life with ourselves. Nature corrects itself and we need to follow that order too. The trees shed their old leaves and repair their barks when there is a cut on the stem or branch. Similarly we need to mend things that are not in order and so that we can peacefully live in order with the natural laws.

If you experience limitation, negative results, sickness, relationship on the rocks, financial disaster, quarrel and unforgiving manner, then you need to know that there is no order in your thinking and feeling as a result you experience all the negative results in your life. You should not be surprised if you encounter turmoil in your life because you have attracted them by living a disorderly life. You must bring order in your life to live in harmony, peace, health and abundance.

Guide Coach Mentor
Alwed Ekka

Don't Give Away Your Powers!

We all of us face some challenging situations one time or the other. Sometimes, our association with people may not serve our purpose and in turn such association could easily influence us negatively. We experience ill health, loneliness, financial lack, depression and a sense of complete failure.

What should be done in such situations? We all need to hold on to our powers, powers that reside within us, which could redeem us from blue feelings and put us into action. Humans live on three planes and many people live only on physical plane while a few people are able to access to spiritual and mental plane. Those who live on physical plane easily give away their powers to those who question and raise doubts.

Don't lose your powers to those people who operate on physical plane. They suck your energy and drain your enthusiasm so much that nothing is left behind. When somebody talks negative, ignore and move out of such talks because that only degenerates you and makes you look little. Don't allow the negative vibes steal away your powers, the negative remarks, negative opinions and discouraging words or voices.

Try not to avoid sharing your dreams, goals and plans to those who don't have dreams and goals because they will talk you out and you will lose your powers to pursue them. It is better that you continue to go behind your dreams because you know them better than others. Have your powers to serve you reach your goals and don't allow others to steal them away.

Try to live on mental and spiritual planes because at this level you will have your powers to pursue what you want to accomplish. Your goals and dreams will appear possible and achievable. You will be motivated to go after them. I am sure, everybody knows one thing that we do possess higher powers within us, if utilized properly can work miracle for us and many who operate by physical plane seeing the positive results of mental and spiritual plane conclude them as miracles. Do hold on to your powers and use them wisely, mentally and spiritually.

Guide Coach Mentor
Alwed Ekka

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

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

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

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-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

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