"Managing Life Creatively"
''Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.''
This two-day workshop chaired by Swami
Sukhbodhananda, better known as "Corporate Guru" and "International
Spiritual Guru" was for the first time hosted in Lucknow, the capital city
of Uttar Pradesh. I was quite lucky to be a part of this interactive
workshop and get some valuable insights to lead a balanced and fulfilling life.
I will share these valuable inputs with you which will help transform your life,
assisting you to make the most of this divine life and revel in the beauty of
the nature, the ultimate creation of the Lord.
There are five basic zones that
as an individual we need to manage to lead a satisfying life. We will discuss
each one of them separately. Let's start with the "Family Zone" which
has been your pillar of strength and support throughout. Family does not simply
imply your parents, siblings and spouse, but it also broadly incorporates your
friends, relations, and your social circle. Apart from fulfilling your
designated responsibilities towards them, you must take some time out from your
busy schedule to spend with them and have fun. This will help in generating a
positive aura and blissful surroundings with happy and joyful faces all around.
The next zone that we have to
manage tactfully is the "Work Zone". There is a very well-known idiom, "Work is Worship" but that does not mean that you become a workaholic.
This means that whatever work you undertake or is assigned to you, you must do
it with complete dedication and give it your 100 percent. Your focus should be on finishing your
official responsibilities within the stipulated working hours, post which you
are free to do what you want. Many a times I see that during the working hours,
people while away their time in unproductive activities such as gossiping with co-workers or spending time in the cafeteria;
and when it is time to leave they suddenly get charged-up, promoting late or
extended working hours. This leads to a dis-balanced routine impacting all the
spheres of your life. Whether you are self-employed or employed with an
enterprise, self-discipline and commitment go a long way in helping you to
manage the work zone. At times, late working is required based on work
contingencies, but a regular with it is a strict "NO". Never say "YES" for
it if you are asked to stay back on a daily basis.
Now we will talk about one of the
very important areas of our life, that is the "Financial Zone".
Finance is very important to manage our day-to-day affairs. But it is not wise
if you spend all your energy in doubling and tripling your financial gain. It
is absolutely okay as long as it does not interfere with the other important
aspects of your life. Making yourself financially sound and taking care of your
family's financial needs is a pre-requisite, no doubt, but it should not have an adverse effect on your other focus areas. Always
remember that "Finance is a means of life, not an end of life".
There are times when each one of
us wants to spend some time alone, introspect on the past incidents, think
about the future course of action with respect to any activity, or simply sit
in silence and just be yourself. This is the "Intimate Zone" in which
we are only aware of our own self or being. Whenever I sit in silence alone in
my room, it gives clarity to my thoughts, fills me with joy and makes me feel
lighter. With our lifestyles being so hectic and demanding, we are always in a
rush, doing something or the other, in the midst of which, forget our own self.
Taking out some time for yourself from your busy schedule will prove to be a
very satisfying and enriching experience.
Last but not the least, there is
the "Spiritual Zone", which is the mother of all zones. Practicing
meditation daily will keep you calm, composed, relaxed, make you more
productive so that you are able to fulfill all the responsibilities and duties
with perfection, enabling you to manage all the spheres of life successfully;
thus leading a complete, satisfying and fulfilling life.
These five zones in totality, sum
up our entire life and we should give equal attention to all these zones so as to
strike a balance among them, and manage life creatively making creative
adjustments.
So, are you all set to rock
the world?????
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