Uncomfortable means feeling of uneasiness or awkwardness. Growing means learning new things and evolving with new perspectives and realities.
It’s hard to say but the only time we are growing is actually when we are uncomfortable. It is when we’re struggling and facing the realities. Uncomfortability is one of the function of growing.
We all work to achieve success and we struggle for it. We always care about the end not realizing that the process is the reward.
No matter how it ends, we must enjoy the journey and the process towards it, but the hard reality is that our adventure is not going to be effortless. Its the full of blood and sweat.
So accepting our present situation, loving the process and acting according to it will be the best option available for every one of us.
What we do everyday becomes a habit and we are the reflection of what we do everyday.
The way we talk to others or to ourselves reveals our character. The way we deal with different situations shows our strength and weakness. Every step we take is the reflection of our character, our mindset, our loopholes, our worth and ourselves as a whole.
So before taking any action we got to realize and ask ourselves what does this mean to me?, is it really that important?, why is this happening?, what is the best approach to deal this situation?
Because..
we are the reflection of what we do
Ray Dalio provides three simple strategy to use and create principles in your lives to make a decision
Slow down your thinking so that you can know your circumstances/situation you are using your decision.
Write down these situation or criteria as a principles.
Acknowledge the outcome and refine them before the next "one of these" come along.
These three simple strategy works very perfect while you get stuck to make a decision.
Anything is possible. The probability of getting things done depends upon prioritization.
All the possibilities must be looked in terms of its probability and likelihood.
Sometimes people identify possibilities without studying the probability which ends up making prioritization tough.
The biggest challenge of today's world is to chose between "new" and "great". It's always a challenge to chose between new technology and the great technology. It depends on individual's likes and dislikes.
While choosing a book to read, what do you prefer? A book with a new big thing or a proven great classics?
While choosing a technology, what do yo prefer? A new tech or a great practical tech?
This is always a challenge. I always prefer "great" over "new".
The secret to make effective decision involves two important process: learning and deciding.
Learning means being able to synthesize the situation accurately by observing it as it exist and deciding means finally making the decision based on learning. Learning is the first step and deciding the second; it's not the other way around.
The important question one should ask before deciding and during the learning process are: Am I learning? Have I learned enough to make the decision? Do I have all the informations required to make the effective decision? Having answers to these questions will make decision effective and result in imperishable outcome.
Opinions are like a personal assets and nearly everyone has one. and they share theirs with you. They state them as if it's a fact. As a result most people believe in someone else's opinions. They take it as it's the only options available or it's the only thing possible.
Don't confuse someone else's opinion with the facts. Opinions are just opinions.
Steve Jobs chose Microsoft as Apple's adversary. Adversary assists opponent to focus on main purpose and mission as they do it for themselves. This also provides leverage to the opponent.
Many successful companies look up to their adversaries for their improvement and also with a goal of not getting distracted from their mission. Worthy adversaries are always worthy.
The drug we all should take is the drug of optimism and self-awareness…
We all over-judge ourselves in every chapter of our life. As result of this, most of us become overwhelmed by the situation and keep dwelling.
The only thing optimism and self-awareness bring in these situations is happiness and peace of mind and that is all we’re seeking. If we understand this little concept and prescribe this drug to ourselves, all the sufferings and dwellings come to end.