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MULTIDIMENSIONAL
SUCCESS
How to Make it Your Way of Life
By
Hina Siddiqui
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Dedication
To my Mom for all her love and support
Table of Contents
FOREWORD............................................................ xiii
CHAPTER 1: Making Peace with Yourself.............1
Restlessness & Anxiety – Modern Ailments...........1
Accept Reality .............................................................3
Breathe for Life............................................................4
A very simple Breathing Practice to try at
Home: Belly Breathing...............................................7
Fighting Internal Battles ............................................8
Self-Reconciliation to Find Internal Peace...............9
Detach Yourself.........................................................10
Media & Social Media..............................................10
Disconnecting Chord with your Past.....................10
A Magical Method to Handle Difficult
Situations ...................................................................11
Managing Insecurities..............................................12
Enhance the Confidence ..........................................13
Keep Check on Your Negative Emotions..............15
CHAPTER 2: Positive Food for Subconscious......16
The Mystical Law of Attraction..............................16
CHAPTER: 3 Breaking the Monotony in your
Daily Life....................................................................29
CHAPTER 4: You are not a Victim of the
World..........................................................................35
Create a Different Mindset......................................36
The Awful Blame Game...........................................36
CHAPTER 5: Dealing with others’ Opinions &
Behaviors....................................................................40
Think that you are a Bank Note..............................41
Self worth cannot be verified by others.................43
Rejection makes you stronger.................................43
Stop Interacting with people who are not
positive influences in your life................................44
CHAPTER 6: Harmonize with Surroundings ......45
Be Gentle with the souls around you
&Appreciate them often ..........................................45
Two best weapons: Patience & Tolerance.............46
Fall in love with Nature...........................................48
Go spend some time into nature every day..........51
CHAPTER 7: Relationship of Happiness &
Success with Money .................................................52
Living Debt Free .......................................................56
CHAPTER 8: Is it that Difficult to Stay Happy ....60
Concluding Thoughts ..............................................64
About The Author ....................................................68
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FOREWORD
All of us often dream of a life where all good
things fall into our life effortlessly, we get all
the opportunities at work and move far ahead
in our careers, have the freedom and time to
pursue our passions enjoying each moment in
life, be spiritual and yet have a healthy
relationship with money, consistently live
fantastically passionate and blissful
relationships and remain always in the pink of
health. If you are one of those who want to
make this a reality, this book is just for you.
You can possibly achieve all good in life if you
are in the best of your mental state, if you are
comfortable with yourself and your
surroundings, if you are at peace with yourself
and the others. You can learn skills better if you
are in a relaxed mode. You can handle people
well if you are in a healthy state of mind. You
can reach your maximum potential if you are in
harmony with everything around. You can go
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much more ahead from where you currently
are, if you don’t hold negative energies
anymore. Flowing into an ocean of positivity
can win many battles for you just automatically.
Because being comfortable with yourself and
your surroundings is the first step to making
progress in all walks of life.
I am going to take you through this journey of
self-transformation, on the way to be super
productive at work and in your personal life, in
the succeeding chapters.
You might have a question who am I and why
have I written these lines. How do I qualify to
make such big statements? I want to take a few
moments to tell you that a large part of the
content covered in this book is the extract of my
own personal experiences, what I applied on
myself to make a life which I would never
exchange for anything in this world. Many
years back, I was struggling with making my
own life peaceful and happy. I was trying to
exploit my true potential and wondering why
things never fall in place, constantly thinking
why everything I did was going wrong, why
was I feeling restless and anxious most of the
times? Then came a day when a powerful
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thought struck me and I made a positive and
firm decision to untangle the chords of my life. I
feel proud to have taken that brightest decision
of my life as this just one single thought
transformed everything around. I could
successfully create a life space that was worth
to celebrate every minute.
This work is my endeavor to guide you through
various steps for you to achieve your maximum
potential in all walks of life. Above all, living a
blissful life which is worth living, without
having to wait for those special moments that
rarely arrive, where each day is a life to
celebrate for.
If you follow the steps, processes and tips given
in this book, achieving your goals will be much
more easy and simple. You would be able to
blossom every day reaching optimal heights in
all walks of your life. Be it personal,
professional, financial, health, relationships or
anything else. I can guarantee you that. So let’s
go ahead. Let’s begin….
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« CHAPTER 1 »
Making Peace with
Yourself
 Restlessness & Anxiety – Modern
Ailments
ne of the biggest modern ailments that we
often find as a hurdle in achieving what
we aim for is “Restlessness” which is one of the
most common symptoms of Anxiety. Why is
that most of us are restless at all times? We find
it to be a byproduct of our modern lifestyle.
Setting ourselves on the racing track with the
others running in the same direction,
unfortunately with no destination, no end and
where rules of the game have very less or
almost no ethical values. You can imagine the
complexity of this race where no one wins. All
of us loose by the end of our lives. We are so
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much indulged in our own selfish interests that
we don’t care if we are hurting the others in this
process. Why only others, our own selves too,
even more. Our level of obsession for winning
is so high that we even make our innocent small
children the part of this game.
The very visible result of this quest is
“Restlessness” – a palpable, throbbing entity
that lives with us almost all the time. You feel
lonely and anxious most of the times. It is one
of the reasons of the mental games people play,
seeking small victories.
This feeling of missing out on something
undefined does not let you rest in peace. You
are constantly searching for an ideal life that
keeps slipping from your grasp.
You try different solutions. You try to settle
this anxiety and restlessness by seeking
excitement, throwing yourself challenges. It
may be drug abuse, drinking or sex for young.
Some challenge themselves with more work.
Seeking distraction for a short while from your
real problems can never be the solution. You
can just distance your attention for a short
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period of time making you even more restless
later.
What is the way out?
“Get out of your head and get into your heart.
Think less, feel more.” - Osho
Most often in our life, we are not satisfied
with what we are, what we are doing. We feel
inadequate and insecure. This feeling of not
being good enough or not having enough is
what kills us a little every day. We want to do
something else. We want to be someone else.
The gap between expectations and reality is
what causes the great restlessness.
 Accept Reality
Accept what is at hand at the moment. If you
have certain limitations or weaknesses, that is
fine. Everyone has. We are often so obsessed by
images of idealistic lives that we don’t pay
attention to what can actually be done to
improve the current situation.
I believe that was enough read on the
context. Now Stop. Relax. Breathe. If you want
to experience a fulfilling, joyful life, start with a
slow and deep breath.
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 Breathe for Life
Breath is the only chord that connects you
with life.
So Breath is life. Isn’t it? However, we take it for
granted. It is indeed a way too powerful tool to
calm the mind. Breathing is closely connected
to our emotions. That is the reason breathing
can change how we feel. If you slow your
breath and breathe evenly and fully, your
emotions will calm down. We have quite often
told someone or ourselves to take a deep
breath. Almost all of us have experienced the
magic of deep breathing especially in the
challenging times. Studies and researches
suggest that breathing practices reduce cortisol,
the stress hormone.
According to a research study made by
Pierre Phillipot, different emotional states are
associated with distinct respiration patterns. In
this study, participants were instructed to
generate emotions like sadness, fear and
happiness to the best of their ability. The
participants were requested to observe their
respiration patterns, while they were
experiencing the emotions. The research team
found that each emotion was associated with a
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distinct pattern of breath. For example, when
the participants felt anxious or afraid, they
breathed more quickly and shallowly and when
they felt happy, they breathed slowly and fully.
Even more interesting was the follow-up study
in which the researchers invited a different
group of participants into their lab and
instructed them to breathe in the patterns they
had observed corresponding to emotions. The
researchers literally told the participants how to
breathe and then asked them how they felt. Lo
and behold, the participants started to feel the
emotions that corresponded to the breathing
patterns!
This finding is revolutionary. We can control
our breath to change the way we feel. After
participating in a 6-day workshop, veterans
who said they had felt “dead” since returning
from Iraq said they felt alive again. Two years
later, they are spokespeople for the program,
volunteering to encourage other veterans to
learn to breathe again.
We have an intuitive understanding that the
breath can regulate our mind and emotions.
Most clinical psychologists use some kind of
breathing practice with patients. However,
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because breathing happens automatically,
many of us don’t give the breath as much
attention as it deserves nor have we learned to
harness its full potential to calm our minds.
Breathe Fresh air! We all love it, but many of us
don’t get enough of it. Today, take some time –
even five minutes will do, but fifteen or twenty
would be better – to step outdoors. Take a short
walk, breathe deeply and really notice your
surroundings. It’s a great way to break up your
routine and get a new perspective.
More Benefits of Learning Breathing Practices
Several studies suggest that controlled
breathing has immediate and remarkable
impact on psychological well-being, as well as
on physiological markers of well-being, such as
blood pressure and heart rate. The long-term
effects of a daily breathing practice are even
more pronounced. By activating the part of our
nervous system associated with “resting and
digesting” (the parasympathetic nervous
system), breathing practices may “train” the
body to be calmer. For example, preliminary
studies have found that regularly practicing
breathing exercises lowers one’s level of cortisol
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— the “stress hormone.” Having lower levels of
this hormone may be indicative of an overall
calmer state of being, which may translate into
less reactivity in the face of inevitable life
stressors and less risk of heart disease.
Although substantial studies of yogic breathing
and the brain have yet to emerge, preliminary
brain studies of meditation and the breath
suggest that they activate brain areas involved
in the control of the autonomic system, such as
the insula. Control of the breath appears to
activate brain regions that guide the
parasympathetic, or “rest and digest,”
processes of the body, perhaps thereby
inducing its calming effects. Deep breathing has
even been found to reduce pain.
 A very simple Breathing Practice
to try at Home: Belly Breathing
The first thing you need to learn to do is what’s
called Belly Breathing. This is the most basic of
the breathing methods we have at our disposal,
and therefore is the one you should master
before trying out the others. It’s very simple,
and requires just a few steps:
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1. Sit down comfortably, or lay down on a yoga
mat, depending on your personal preference.
2. Place one of your hands on your stomach, just
below your ribcage. Place the second hand
over your chest.
3. Breathe in deeply through your nostrils, letting
your first hand be pushed out by your
stomach. You should find that your chest stays
stationary.
4. Breathe out through your mouth, pursing your
lips as if you were about to whistle. Gently
guide the hand on your stomach inwards,
helping to press out the breath.
5. Slowly repeat between 3 and 10 times.
You should begin to feel relaxed as soon as you
have repeated the Belly Breathing exercise two or
three times, but keep going for as long as you feel
you need to.
 Fighting Internal Battles
No matter how big we grow, there is always a
small enemy within us reminding us of our
weaknesses, incapabilities, fears, and
insecurities. Beating this enemy is too
complicated a task, which needs you to practice
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a great deal. You would need to defeat it every
time it raises its voice. The next time you hear
it, stop yourself.
• Take three deep breaths.
• Inhale power with each breath and
exhale fear.
• Inhale strength and let go of something
that is laming you or holding you back.
• Remind yourself of your achievements
and qualities you are proud of.
• Think about what you want in your life.
And you will be all set.
 Self-Reconciliation to Find
Internal Peace
As a result of our negative conditioning, a large
number of negative sentiments stay within us -
frustration, disappointment, anger, dejection,
disgust and much more. We are very often in
conflict with our own selves, making harmony
a difficult task. We need to change the way we
look at it. Respect yourself as you are. Your self-
esteem is extremely important for you find the
peace with your inner self.
 Detach Yourself
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Avoid taking everything too personally. A
certain degree of emotional and mental
detachment is extremely helpful. We come
across so many occasions where our reaction or
involvement makes them bad or even worse at
times. However, if you have to, react positively.
The negative situations can only be reduced by
handling them positively. When you can focus
your mind, you can more easily reject worries.
 Media & Social Media
Minimize the time you spend on social media,
reading newspapers or even watching the news
on TV. I find most of them negative. Can you
do anything about it? So, why think about it
and make yourself stressed or anxious.
 Disconnecting Chord with
your Past
Dwelling on the past can make you feel awful
at times. The good memories that remind you
of beautiful times that you passed are good to
cherish though. The past is no longer here.
Bygones must go. Forget the yesterday that
makes you unhappy today. Evoking unpleasant
memories and getting immersed in them is
sadism. However, the positive thing you can
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take from the past is the experience. The past
experiences can teach you good lessons to
handle different situations.
 Accept What Cannot Be Changed
This saves a lot of time, energy and worries.
Every day, we encounter numerous
inconveniences, irritations and situations that
are way beyond our control. This is not always
possible to change them in our favor. Learn to
put up such things and accept them cheerfully.
 A Magical Method to Handle
Difficult Situations
Severe situations can throw us into a state of
fear and anxiety. I am going to share with you
an incredible method to deal with such
situations I read in one of the books written by
Dale Carnegie. I am a huge fan of his writings.
The first book I read by this author was “How
to Stop Worrying and Start Living”. It had a
big impact on how I dealt with the worry
situations. I use this formula whenever I get
stuck in a tough situation.
I would like to take this opportunity to
remark this astonishing method worked out by
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Willis H. Carrier, stated in one of the chapters
of “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”.
If you have a worry problem, apply the
magic formula of Willis H. Carrier, the brilliant
engineer who launched the air-conditioning
industry, by doing these three things
1. Ask yourself,' 'What is the worst that can
possibly happen?"
2. Prepare to accept it if you have to.
3. Then calmly proceed to improve on the
worst.
 Managing Insecurities
A lot many times I have observed the situations
where the people try to sabotage others. I have
seen managers rejecting the potential
employees just because they find them better
than themselves. Insecurities are directly
connected to the low self esteem and eventually
lead to many more negative traits. We feel
insecure because of our own self image. We feel
inferior and unworthy & hence we struggle
within our own selves and the impact gets on to
the surrounding people.
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The solution is to raise your self esteem by
enhancing your confidence. Now, you might
ask how to do it? Though this subject calls for
another detailed guide book, I would certainly
give you a brief description and the tricks that
you can apply to make them work for you
favorably.
 Enhance the Confidence
Build your confidence and keep on
strengthening it with each passing day. One of
the great sources of confidence is knowledge. (I
have come across a lot of people who show
amazing confidence without having sufficient
knowledge in their respective fields though).
• When you have an adequate amount of
knowledge in your chosen fields, and
you are fully aware of this fact, it will
surely intensify your confidence.
• Develop new skills that you feel are
necessary to heighten your productivity.
• Be of some use to the people who cannot
pay you back anything in any form. Do
that on the regular basis. (I had
volunteered to spend time with the
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children of an orphanage at one point
when I was trying it for myself.)
• Do your work properly. A work done
well empowers your confidence quite
well. Don’t forget to deal with the
Procrastination (if you too suffer from
this ailment).
• Don’t compare yourself with the others.
You are unique. No one on this earth can
be exactly like you. If you have some
flaws, you definitely possess some great
qualities. Respect yourself, value
yourself. Degrading your own self will
open the opportunity to the people who
are waiting to put you down.
• Make goals in all areas of life and work
at least a bit each day or week while
monitoring the progress regularly.
• Generally, we have an ideal image about
ourselves. We compare the real us with
that ideal image. I have experienced it
with those close to me. This leads to lack
of confidence. Overcome it as fast as you
can.
• Set yourself on the path of personal
development & growth. Take stock of
your skill set and polish it. Develop new
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skills in line with your interests and
passions.
 Keep Check on Your Negative
Emotions
Now step back. Take a slow, deep breath again.
Close your eyes and think if you hold grudges
for someone. Holding grudges, nurturing ill
feelings and grievances hurt you and cause
anxiety and discomfort. So just see above it. I
am not asking you to be friends with them. Life
is full of wonderful people matching your taste.
Replace these people with those you really love
and care about.
Being jealous of others shows your self-
esteem in bad light. You are no way inferior to
others. Refuse to think negative thoughts, and
reduce the constant chatter of your mind.
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« CHAPTER: 2 »
Positive Food for
Subconscious
 The Mystical Law of Attraction
“The vast majority of people are born, grow
up, struggle, and go through life in misery and
failure, not realizing that it would be just as
easy to switch over and get exactly what they
want out of life, not recognizing that the mind
attracts the thing it dwells upon.” Dr.
Napolean Hill
f you have skipped the foreword of this book,
I would like to tell you that this guide is a
collection of the techniques and tips that I used
to translate my miserable life into the one that I
would definitely never like to trade for
anything in the world. I owe to the Law of
I
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Attraction a great deal for making this magic
happen for me.
In case you are not familiar with this
astonishing law, allow me to introduce it a bit.
In new Thought philosophy, it states that we
can bring positive or negative experiences into
our lives by focusing on positive or negative
thoughts.
We get what we constantly concentrate on. I
have closely observed that when we focus on
others’ weaknesses, we end up developing
those negative traits in ourselves, over a period
of time. The opposite is also true. If we focus
on other’s strengths, we develop those in
ourselves.
Subconscious - An Extremely Powerful
Resource
Your subconscious is your extremely powerful
resource which can bring you what you want.
Let me give you a brief context here.
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Sigmund Freud, the famous Austrian
psychologist created a useful model of the
mind, which he divided into 3 tiers or sections
the conscious mind or ego, the preconscious,
and the unconscious mind.
The top layer of the triangle is your
conscious mind. It occupies only a small
portion of space at the top. The conscious mind
communicates to the outside world and the
inner self through speech, pictures, writing,
physical movement, and thought. It probably
represents about 10% of your brain capacity.
Below this is a slightly larger section that
Freud called the preconscious, or what we
usually call the subconscious. It is much larger
than the conscious mind and accounts for
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around 50-60% of your brain capabilities. This
part is somewhat as the RAM in your computer
and in charge of our recent memories, and is in
continuous contact with the resources of the
unconscious mind.
The section below this is the unconscious
mind and acts as the storehouse of all memories
and past experiences. It fills out the other 30-
40% of the triangle. It is vast and deep and
largely inaccessible to conscious thought, a bit
like the dark depths of the ocean.
Your subconscious is the work desk of your
mind. You need to control and direct it to
effect a personal change.
One of the truly great things about the
subconscious (and one which we need to take
advantage of to affect change) is …it obeys
orders. It follows the instructions given by your
conscience mind that is logical & rational.
Those instructions are your thoughts and
beliefs. Your subconscious is always at work
creating your life.
What you regularly think and believe is what
your subconscious simply creates. It doesn't
decide what is good or bad for you. It doesn't
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decide what you should and what you should
not do.That's something you decide.
Your subconscious simply follows your
thoughts and beliefs. If you have negative
thoughts and negative beliefs you’ll end up
having more negativity in your life. You’ll
struggle more, your relationships will be
difficult, you won’t make as much money as
you want, and you simply won’t be happy.
You may want something but if your
thoughts and beliefs don’t allow you to have
what you want, then you’ll just struggle and
fail.
Here’s an example:
You want to pursue a simple and peaceful
life. But you think that it’s hard, life is not
simple, it’s complicated. Good things don’t
come easily to us. In fact we have grown up
listening to all that and no wonder our life
becomes complicated. Our Life is a reflection of
our belief system. And our belief system is
shaped by our subconscious mind.
You may have seen your parents struggle to
make money and so you now think and believe
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that it’s hard to make money. Or maybe you
think and believe that you can’t make more
money, or that money is the root of all evil
(we’ve all heard that one before).
Over time these negative thoughts and
negative beliefs are planted on your
subconscious mind. Your subconscious just
follows them and creates your life based on
these thoughts and beliefs.
Your life is a mirror of your thoughts and
beliefs.
I personally know a large number of people
who are experiencing the struggling
relationships because they possess negative
thoughts and negative beliefs about
relationships. You might think and believe that
it’s hard to meet the right person, so you just
keep meeting the wrong kind of people and get
into the wrong relationships. It gets harder and
harder to meet the right person – because you
think and believe that it’s hard to meet the right
person.
If you can’t find the right job, take a look at
your thoughts and beliefs. You might think and
believe that it’s hard to get the right job, or that
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there are no good jobs. Your subconscious picks
up on these thoughts and beliefs and just makes
it harder for you get the right job. Your own
negative thoughts and beliefs are working
against you.
So what do you do?
Change the instructions that you give to your
subconscious mind. Give your subconscious
new thoughts and new beliefs. So that it brings
you what you want and not what you don’t
want.
Think about what you want, what you really
want. Get focused and clarity. Once you know
what you want, track your thoughts and
uncover what youreally think and believe about
what you want.
Get started today and get rid of those negative
thoughts one at a time
The first step in the process is to take control of
your thoughts. Find out what negative thoughts
and negative beliefs are holding you back. Then
replace them and give yourself new thoughts
and new beliefs.
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Do this for any area of your life that you’re
not happy with. I guarantee you’ll uncover a
number of negative thoughts and negative
beliefs.
By eliminating the negative thinking that’s
holding you back and preventing you from
succeeding, you’ll get your subconscious
working for you.
You’ll give your subconscious new directions
and new instructions. Once your subconscious
picks up on those new instructions, once it
accepts those new thoughts and new beliefs,
you’ll see a complete turnaround. You’ll get
what you want and you’ll keep getting what
you want.
Negative thinking blocks your success, it
makes you feel bad, you feel like you can’t get
ahead and you never get what you want.
When you have a pattern of regular negative
thinking, when you think of the worst, when
you focus on why you can’t do something, and
when you’re just negative, you’ll attract and
have more negative situations in your life.
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That’s because as you continue to hold on to
your negative thoughts, they become beliefs.
These beliefs are picked up by your
subconscious mind, which then brings you
situations and opportunities that match with
your negative thoughts and negative beliefs.
Many years ago I was constantly feeding my
subconscious with the negative self talks,
limiting beliefs about myself and as a result, I
was living a miserable life. Then one day a
friend gave me some light over this concept.
This was the first time I seriously realized that
negative thoughts & limiting belief system are
the true culprits for creating so much mess in
our lives. I started keeping check on my
thoughts & the language I used. And trust me
most of the times I was saying:
“I can’t…”
“I don’t know how…”
“I’m not good enough…”
“It will never work…”
“There’s no way to…”
“It’s too difficult/hard…”
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“I’m not smart enough…”
“I have to work harder…”
“It’s not easy…”
I constantly and deliberately worked to put
true efforts into changing my thought process
until it became a habit, till the time positive
beliefs, thoughts and self talk became way of
life. Rest was easy. Things were not the same. I
started to gain tremendous results in almost
everything I did. It was that magical.
If you have any of these kinds of thoughts,
then you have some negative thinking that’s
creating negative beliefs.
The more negative thoughts you have, the
more negative beliefs you’ll have and the
harder life you will get. That’s because your
subconscious mind will just make sure that
your life reflects your thoughts and beliefs.
You need to get rid of the negative thinking
and the negative beliefs, the sooner the better.
Now one or two negative thoughts once in a
while will not harm you and won’t have much
of an impact.
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It’s those negative thoughts that are repeated
over and over again that become beliefs and
that really get in the way of your success.
Remove the negative thoughts one at a time.
You can do this for any thought. I suggest you
think about your goals and remove any
negative thoughts that you have when it comes
to achieving those goals.
Don’t try to remove all of them at one time.
Else you will get frustrated, your mind will put
up a fight and you are more likely to give up.
You won’t be able to get rid of all your
negative thoughts right away. You will need to
have some patience and persistence. Keep at it
because your future depends on your ability to
get rid of the negative thoughts.
Remember: if you keep those negative
thoughts, life will only get worse. So put an end
to the negativity today.
You’ll enjoy a much better, happier and more
rewarding life.
Here’s an example:
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You want to make more money. So you think
about making more money.
Then you have a thought that says: “it’s too
hard to make more money.”
You talk to a friend, who says: “Yeah, it’s
tough to make money these days"
Your earlier negative thought just got re-
enforced.
So now you start to believe that it’s hard to
make money.
Then one day you talk to another friend who
gives you some suggestions on how to make
more money, but instead of following up you
think:
"that will never work, I’ll just end up losing
money.”
So you walk away from the opportunity.
Do you see what just happened?
You had one negative thought about money,
that was re-enforced and created a negative
belief about money and you then turned away
an opportunity to make some money because of
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more negative thoughts and negative beliefs
which held you back.
This is how negative thinking destroys your
life. Isn’t that alarming? Take ACTION now.
Keep check on your negative thoughts &
replace them with POSITIVE THOUGHTS
ONLY. I agree, initially you will need to put in
some efforts, but when it becomes a habit, the
results will amaze you.
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« CHAPTER 3 »
Breaking the Monotony
in your Daily Life
ost of us today are stuck in some form of
monotony. Stop for 5 minutes. Think
how you start your day? What is the first thing
that usually hits your mind when you open
your eyes in bed on Monday morning? Do you
feel butterflies in your stomach to pass one
more week at work before the next weekend
arrives or you feel excited to go to work? I
know a big number of people who are so
nervous about “Monday Blues”. I am sure you
won’t have to go far to search around such
people. They are prevalent everywhere. Is your
story similar to taking a quick shower and
rushing for the office with gloomy heart?
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Once upon a time I used to work 6 or 7 days
a week. I was a robot. I woke up, got dressed,
ate breakfast and went to work only to crash
when I came home at night. My scenery never
changed. And it actually matters. We need to
wake up our brains and our senses in order to
feel inspired.
Change the view. You can start simply by
driving to work on a new route or take a walk
in different neighborhoods. Right now, start
thinking about places that inspire you.
Is it the beach where your toes can dig into
the sand? Is it a nearby park with laughing
children? Is it a hike through a magical forest?
Or could you redecorate your home to wake up
senses?
Sometimes it can be as easy as flipping
through a magazine. Do something new today
to change the view and allow the internal
adventure of inspiration to begin.
Life is so precious and short. Every day is a
valuable jewel making it this precious. So, just
sit comfortably in a quite surrounding and
figure out the ways that can make your daily
life interesting. I understand you might need to
prepare that boring report to be presented at
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the table of your boss and this might be awfully
tedious a task to finish, however, you can still
add some fun to it. There is always more than
one way of getting from point A to point B. As
humans, we are not programmed to work on
auto-pilot like machines- experimenting and
exploring new avenues is always a good idea to
infuse freshness even in the most mundane
daily routines.
Do you feel trapped in a life of soul crushing
routines and monotony?
Screw routines. It’s not good for me. It’s not
good for you either. Don’t get me wrong please.
I don’t mean to say that you should stop going
to the office or preparing the meals during the
day. I am certainly not advocating that all
routines are evil. There must be few that excite
you. It can be starting your day with a cup of
coffee or tea, or glance through the newspaper
in the morning at the breakfast table.
Breaking the monotony each day is the key
to have an exciting life. If you are in the habit of
scheduling the week or the day, you have to be
creative and invent the ways you are going to
perform each task in a different way. You can
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produce awesome results only if you enjoy the
task. Your objective should be to enjoy each
task you are doing. Here are few ways you can
try out to add some spice to your stale routine:
• We all need something to look forward to.
Excitement keeps us moving positively.
Anticipating things makes us happy,
whether it’s a vacation, dinner at a new
restaurant, Christmas or the release of the
new Hunger Games movie. It’s natural to
feel a bit sad when those events are over,
so make a point of planning ahead. Don’t
let the excitement get killed. Fill your life
with energizing plans. Make a lunch date
with a friend for the day after you return
from a trip or sign up for a class that starts
right after Christmas. In fact, try to have
something to look forward to each day. It
will increase your happiness quotient
immediately.
• Create & accomplish Goals & regularly
review them. Try 3 different things each
day for your major goals.
• Set few fitness goals & work around them
each day. It can be as simple as eating few
fresh curry leaves following a glass of
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water first thing in the morning. (This is
what I tried before I started on some
serious routines and trust me it surprised
me with the amazing results)
• Every day is a new life. So live each day
differently. Be it the fitness exercises or
food, different motivational activities, set
new challenges to the same set of tasks to
add fun factor, do unusual things each
day. Talking to an old friend or someone
close who you have not spoken to since
long, try different activities on weekends,
watch different kind of cinema or
television series. Hang out with different
people from different walks of life. Fresh
perspectives and thought-provoking
viewpoints are a convenient side-effect of
interacting with people from all walks of
life. Bring spice to your everyday life.
Dabble with a new genre of music.
• Remember that less routines in life give
you more flexibility, open up
the possibility to adjust your activities to
your moods, can lead to new streams of
creativity, can make your life overall more
exciting and interesting. Experiment
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with anti-routine days. Mix things up, go
nuts.
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« CHAPTER 4 »
You are not a Victim of
the World
“If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility
for it. If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll
always be its victim.” Richard Bach
eople develop such mentality over a period
of time when they constantly think
themselves to be victims of the situations, when
they think life is too harsh to them, so are the
people, when taking action is more difficult
than being killed by the happenings. This
whole problem starts when we stop taking
responsibility for our own actions. Our reality is
nothing but the byproduct of the choices we
make on the daily basis. If you name “right
decision making” “correct timing” the good
luck factors, the good news is that you can
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bring this fortune into your life with constant
right practices and correct efforts.
 Create a Different Mindset
Follow your own path. We are often the victim
of our own thought process, our own actions.
No one can make you unhappy, it’s you and no
one but you who creates your own reality. So
take responsibility of your thoughts and
actions. It only takes to change your action and
thought process. Remember that you are a
victor and not a victim.
 The Awful Blame Game
A victim mentality will always find someone or
something to put blame on. If you are not
satisfied with the quality of your life, it’s
entirely due to the choices that you have made
so far in your life. So it’s unfair to blame others
for what has gone wrong in your life. You are
the master of your life. Controlling your life is
your responsibility. Letting others control our
life is truly a bad idea.
The only problem is that you think this is a
problem
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Quite often, we are our own worst enemies.
Good fortune depends on the perspective and
the way how we see the reality. If you tell
yourself that this is a problem, it is most likely
that your thoughts will be totally negative. If
you tell yourself that this is an exciting
experience, a challenge that can help you learn
a valuable lesson in life, suddenly the problem
transforms into a positive element and of
course acceptable.
The external world is nothing but the
projection of our internal world. Both interact
as a sort of mirror. I know many people who
struggle with life constantly. Not because they
have a bad fortune but because they are
stressed out internally. So, trust the people
around you. The world is full of good souls, we
have conditioned ourselves in such way that we
look for only negative.
Delete the word “Failure” from your
dictionary. This term actually does not exist.
If you don’t get what you want, something
better is going to reach you. I understand that
this is difficult to believe but it’s certainly true.
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Don’t attach yourself to a particular desire.
Make a wish or set a goal. Work yourself
towards it, but please don’t get obsessed with
it. Try to stay happy on the journey.
Do you compare yourself to others? Do you
feel that the nature is not missing a chance to
play against you? Every time you start
something new, all your efforts seem to get
wasted? You feel quite often that the life is
conspiring against you. If the answer is yes,
please read on and try the tricks to feel better
whenever you are beaten by the harsh
situations.
But before you come to that section, I would
like to tell you that I understand completely
how it feels to be trapped in such feelings. I
have mentioned above that I have really
struggled through my situations to make what
my life is at this moment. I have greatly
suffered from this disease of “feeling victimized
of the situations” Hence, I can tell you by
experience that it is actually a disease – a big
mental trap. If you don’t deal with it, it will
only grow to make your life even more
miserable in the years to come.
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So, whenever you feel stuck, take
responsibility of what has happened. I truly am
a firm believer that each one of us is a walking
example of our own manifestations. We have
manifested it some way or the other to make it
happen. Thus, this is our responsibility to
trigger the transformation, to change
EVERYTHING around.
• Write down everything that’s weighing
you down mentally and then burn it as a
form of letting go.
• Write down everything you’ve learned
from a difficult experience so you can see
it as something useful and empowering
instead of something to stress you out.
• Take 100 deep breaths, counting “and
one,” “and two,” and so on, with “and”
on the inhalations and the numbers on
the exhalations.
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« CHAPTER 5 »
Dealing with others’
Opinions & Behaviors
“When another person makes you suffer, it is
because he suffers deeply within himself, and
his suffering is spilling over. He does not need
punishment; he needs help. That's the message
he is sending.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
ong time back I read this line somewhere
which I would like to quote in this context
– “I am not what I think I am, I am what I think
you think I am”. This is so true. Most of us are
too obsessed with what others think about us
that we forget to focus on what we think we are
capable of. A large part of our actions is
inspired by what opinion the people around us
will form about us. This is such deep rooted in
our minds. People grade us on the basis of their
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expectation or norms. It has nothing to do with
our potential or capabilities. I know of many
friends who would try to pull you down at
various occasions and take our success as their
defeat. True friends will try to strengthen your
positive forces. Cherish them. Don’t let them go
away. Such people are quite few in number. So
here, a very important question arises that are
we surrounded with the right kind of people?
Take a few minutes and think about them. If
you can’t recall even a couple of them, it’s time
to move on and replace them with positive
people. Look for new friends and relationships.
Stay away from negative influences. You don’t
need to justify keeping distance from the
negative people around you. You are not here
to modify the mental state of everyone you
come across. Making a positive difference to
others’ lives will not harm you though, & it
might help them to improve their quality of life.
However, you won’t be able to help them if
they are not serious about it.
 Think that you are a Bank Note
All of us feel hurt or humiliated many a times.
Recall such incident where someone either
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ignored you or didn’t pay you the attention that
you expected or been rude to you or any action
that truly hurt you. There are times where
someone says one thing and suddenly you can't
get it out of your head?
How did you deal with such situation? Did
this stuck? And it remained stuck, though it
didn’t make much sense? As you are not sitting
in that person’s mind, so you cannot be sure
whether it was a deliberate act or just a normal
behavioral mistake. There is a beautiful term
“Benefit of doubt”. You can easily give it to
anyone. And trust me this makes your life so
chilled out. You don’t think it was a behavioral
error? Imagine the excess amount of negativity
in that person’s life that forced him to pour it on
you. You don’t need to take revenge from him.
He is already doing this job. Shouldn’t you
sympathize with such soul who is already
playing an enemy to himself?
We should think ourselves as a bank note - it
can be crumbled, trampled or get dirty, it still
has the same value. Even if you have been
criticized or humiliated, no one can change
your value or qualities.
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 Self worth cannot be verified by
others
If you constantly seek outside yourself for
approval and validation, you will never be
happy. We are all different and we all perceive
things in different ways but your reputation is
not something you can really control. Your
reputation is not really in your hands, so stop
trying to please everyone around you and start
pleasing your own SELF. You are the person
who matters the most and if you yourself are
not happy with who you are, chances are that
others won’t be happy with YOU either!
"Self-worth cannot be verified by others. You
are worthy because you say it is so. If you
depend on others for your value it is other-
worth.” - Wayne Dyer
 Rejection makes you stronger
If you trust and listen to your own heart and
intuition, you will always know where to go
and what to do with your life. No matter how
many doors will close on your face, you will not
give up and you will allow rejection to make
you stronger and better but not bitter.
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"Be grateful to all those people who told you
no. It's because of them that you managed to do
it all yourself.” - Wayne Dyer
 Stop Interacting with people
who are not positive influences
in your life
If they want to call you rude or unkind, so be it.
You are under no obligation to make other
people comfortable at the expense of your own
sanity.
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« CHAPTER 6 »
Harmonize with
Surroundings
“How is it they live in such harmony the
billions of stars - when most men can barely go
a minute without declaring war in their minds
about someone they know” ― Thomas
Aquinas
 Be Gentle with the souls
around you & Appreciate them
often
n awesome quote by Benjamin Franklin
goes like “When you are good to others,
you are best to yourself”. Here, I would like to
share a very recent experience with you. A
couple of weeks back, I went to a salon with my
mother to have a pedicure done. The boy did an
amazing job with all his good efforts and he
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truly made it a wonderful experience for her.
At the time of billing, a lady who happened to
be the owner of this place asked about the
service quality. My mother gave an excellent
feedback and gave this boy a good tip. I can still
recall the expressions on his face. It appeared as
it made his day, made him the hero in the eyes
of his boss and the other staff members. Just a
small gesture & the other person feels at the
top. Why not try it regularly? Put some effort
until it becomes a habit.
 Two best weapons: Patience &
Tolerance
I am sure none of us can deny the value of these
two awesome traits in our lives. I would not say
much over this but just like to share my own
experience citing the magical impact of these
miraculous qualities on our personality &
overall happiness and success.
I started working with this organization. (Let
me not share the name of it just to keep it
confidential). I loved this job and was putting
all the efforts to do it well. I got many
appreciation mails from the foreign clients.
(Never received even a small acknowledgement
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from my manager though). I felt disheartened
at times. I tried to take some initiatives at my
job to try new things during the non-productive
hours, and it was entirely in the favor of the
organization. I spoke to my reporting manager
about it. He hardly cared and never took it
seriously.
At times I felt that I should not bother about
my job and do just least to save it. However,
that was against my nature. So I wore the
patience on my sleeve & kept on trying. Then
this Director – HR joined the organization & I
spoke to her about how I could fill my non-
productive time with the new tasks. These tasks
were quite in the interest of the company. So
after some research, talks & presentations, she
gave me the opportunity to try this out. It was a
good trial. The idea clicked and everyone
welcomed it. Later, I got the “Best Employee
Award” for taking this initiative.
This incident made me more firm believer of
this term “Patience”. It always pays great
rewards. Just keep at what you are doing and
aiming at. Make your best efforts. Use your
energies positively and you can simply change
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the situation in your favor & emerge as a
WINNER.
“When you lose your ego, you win. It really
is that simple.” Shannon L. Alder
 Fall in love with Nature
Just imagine the olden days. People were living
a natural life, breathing fresh and unpolluted
air, drinking the pristine drops of mountain
water and waking up to the birds’ chirps
during dawn. So fantastic! Do you think that
anything can beat this? Nature is our ultimate
utopia: It refreshes us, inspires us, even heals
us. One of the known theories, the “biophilia
hypothesis,” suggests that we love nature
because we evolved in it. We need it for our
psychological well-being because it’s in our
DNA.
We behold the beauty of nature. How is such
majesty possible? The strength of that
mountain, standing there for all those years!
The miracle of this single flower, infused with
sunlight. The revelation of a tree, rooted deep in
the earth, stretching to the sky, and bearing
silent witness to the world around it! You feel
awe and joy and are whole again.
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Learn Harmony from Nature
Eco systems embody harmony and balance.
Trees grow to a height that reflects the nutrients
and water immediately available. Squirrels
store the right amount of food to get them
through the winter. (Imagine how absurd it
would be if squirrels expected their collection of
nuts to grow exponentially without any effort
on their part—as we do with our investments!)
Quietly witnessing this balance and harmony is
like salve in the wound of over consumption.
Health Benefits of being in Nature
Why not take the path less travelled and
explore something green today? Your health
will thank you for it. All of us witness majority
of the population going to malls, multiplexes
and supermarkets regularly. Do you know
people who spend their time in gardens, parks
or somewhere nature? You don’t need to cross
the seven seas to be close to nature.
If you still find artificial world better, allow
me to explain a little more on the benefits of
being with nature for the sake of your physical
& mental well being.
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Studies suggest that when people spend time
in natural surroundings — forests, parks and
other places with plenty of trees — they
experience increased immune function. One
reason for this is phytoncides, the airborne
chemicals that plants emit to protect themselves
from rotting and from insects, and which also
seem to benefit humans.
On the physical side, time in nature is
associated with a welcome decrease in blood
pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic nerve
activity. There’s the dramatic increase of anti-
cancer protein expression and natural killer
cells to fight off infection and cancer growth.
Studies report greater revitalization, increased
energy, and more positive engagement, along
with less depression, anger, confusion, and
tension when people exercised outdoors in
comparison with indoor workouts.
Then, there are the other mental benefits,
including the overall reduction in stress as well
as cognitive advantages such as
the replenishing of voluntary
attention that enhance connectivity in the brain
and allows us to focus efficiently. And don’t
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forget the opportunity to experience deep joy
and transcendental connectedness.
 Go spend some time into nature
every day
Go to a natural area. Walk slowly. Open all
senses. Experience calming, rejuvenating and
restorative benefits.
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« CHAPTER 7 »
Relationship of
Happiness & Success with
Money
e normally associate success with huge
amount of money and fame. A known
personality having millions in his bank account
is considered to be successful even if he is
bankrupt in the other areas of life. Really? I
agree that definition of success varies from
person to person. This is as personal as one’s
own finger prints. However, shouldn’t we
relate it to the true inner happiness? In the
nutshell, most of our actions are targeted to
attain happiness ideally. But when we put
ourselves in this kind of competition with our
peers, true happiness gets lost in the journey.
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We then depend on the fabricated things to be
happy.
I personally feel & believe that life is way
beyond the possession of large amounts of
money, being at the top of your career, living
with the pressure of staying ahead of others &
proving to the world that you are the best. To
me, it is all about being excited about what you
really want to do & achieve. Write your own
success story. It should not be influenced by
any peer pressure.
Our culture teaches us that we never have
enough. We strive to make more money, buy
more things, eat more delicious food.
Mainstream culture also encourages us not to
think about how this over-consumption affects
others, such as the sweatshop laborers who
make our clothes, or the people and animals
who depend on a climate in balance.
How much in your bank account can keep
you happy?
There is unbelievable power in simplicity,
keeping things simple, eliminating extras from
our lives and coming over the money
syndrome. All of us need money to live a
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comfortable life. But still, money is not
everything. You would agree that it cannot buy
everything. While we are ignoring so many
valuable aspects in our lives just to chase it, we
might not get back what we are leaving behind.
Why are we running after it? This never ending
race is not taking us anywhere. What amount
of money is sitting on my bank account on the
day I die? Does it really matter? Please don’t
get me wrong. I am not against possession of
money and completely understand its value to
lead a comfortable life. However, losing the
inner true happiness to gain the materials is not
a profit deal.
A few days ago, I got a message on
whatsapp that touched me profoundly. It goes
like this:
“Are we earning to pay builders and interior
designers, caterers and decorators?
Whom do we want to impress with our highly
inflated house properties and fat weddings?
Do you remember for more than two days what
you ate at someone’s marriage?
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Why are we working like dogs in our prime years
of life?
How many generations do we want to feed?
Most of us have two kids. Many have a single kid.
How much is the “need” and how much do we
actually “want”? Think about it.
Would our next generation be incapable to earn,
that we save so much for them?
Can not we spare one and a half days a week for
friends, family and self?
Do you spend even 5% of your monthly income
for your self enjoyment? Usually.. No
Why can’t we enjoy simultaneously while we
earn?
Spare time to enjoy before you have slipped discs
and large prostates.
We don’t own properties, we just have temporary
name on documents.
God laughs sarcastically, when someone says. “I
am the owner of this land”!
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Do not judge a person only by the length of his
car.
Many of our science and maths teachers were
great personalities riding on scooters!
It is not bad to be rich, but it is very unfair, to be
only rich.
Let’s get a LIFE, before life gets us, instead…..
One day all of us will get separated from each
other, we will miss our conversations of everything
& nothing, the dreams that we had.
Days will pass by, months, years, until this
contact becomes rare…
One day our children will see our pictures and
ask “Who are these people?” And we will smile with
invisible tears because a heart is touched with a
strong word and you will say. “IT WAS THEM
THAT I HAD THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
WITH.
There is nothing wrong in having a healthy
relationship with money, but if you are sleeping
over it, is definitely a concern.
 Living Debt Free
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In today’s world where we find prestige in
keeping multiple credit cards and lavish
materials be it big cars, luxury furniture or
super expensive branded clothing, all it takes to
buy it all - just a high limit credit card or a loan.
I have seen many friends paying off a large part
of their salaries to return the debt. It may be
good way to buy things instantly, but, doesn’t it
snatch away all the freedom from you?
Let us see what happens when we owe a lot
of money:
• All of our income goes to living
expenses and debt payments.
• We neglect proper funding of
retirement accounts.
• We have to give up or downgrade
vacations.
• We stay in jobs we hate.
Now, let us see some benefits of living a debt
free life:
The Freedom to Choose
Being free of owing others money puts a spring
in your step, because you know that you’re not
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obligated. Instead of pouring any extra earnings
into debt, you can spend the money on
whatever you choose, such as travelling or
anything that you like to.
Stress-Free Living
When we are expected to pay a certain amount
on bills like credit cards and loans, it creates
stress, especially if our budget is tight. We can
easily survive even if our income becomes
limited if we don’t have to pay the debt
payments.
Increased Savings & Better Financial
Health
No debt also means paying no interest and no
interest means you can funnel a significant
amount of money into your savings account.
Additional savings allow you to build an
emergency fund and save for retirement. You
can invest your money to better your financial
health.
Extra Fun
You can fund your dreams when you have no
debt. It allows you to enjoy life and do things
that you wish to spend on.
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More Security
You don’t have to worry much if you lose your
job. If you do become unemployed, you’ll have
the security to look for the ideal position rather
than grabbing the first thing that comes along
because you have to pay off your debt. Living
free-and-clear also means that you can leave a
job that you don’t like without worrying about
your finances.
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« CHAPTER 8 »
Is it that Difficult to
Stay Happy
am sure you don’t have to go far to see the
sad faces. I observe them every now and
then. Feeling happy or sad is just the state of
mind. Happiness comes from within. It is not a
matter of externals. If you depend on the
external factors to make yourself happy, this is
very likely that you end up in disappointment.
All of us have certain desires and we wish to
reach our destination as fast as possible. My
point is that why don’t we pay attention to the
journey.
Let me share an example with you. A couple
of years ago, one of my colleagues called me
and shared this with me. (I am one of those
fortunate few the people contact often to
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confide in and seek advice). She had problems
at her workplace with her manager. (A very
common & ordinary situation, isn’t it?) After
having a detailed conversation on the subject, I
could find out that there were performance
issues. The manager was not happy with the
results she produced. Most of the time during
our conversation, she emphasized on how little
she was paid. She didn’t like the nature of work
she was entitled to. I asked her to leave the job
if she was not satisfied with anything – the
salary, the manager and the nature of job. She
didn’t want to leave this job as she was used to
get a good amount of money every month. She
had other interests, but didn’t want to risk her
comfort zone.
The problem seems complicated, but the
solution is simple. We just need to pay
attention. There are two ways you can deal with
a situation. Either you change the situation in
your favor or come out of it. But we become so
adamant that we don’t want to execute a
solution even if we know it. I have quoted this
example because I have observed that this is a
very common scenario while working at
various places. Work is the most important
Hina Siddiqui
62
part of our lives. This makes our living, our
bread and butter. Our work occupies our 40
hours per week normally. You are not happy
for most of those hours. And not only this, we
bring our unhappiness home and are stressed
out even during our personal hours.
I have heard many a times people saying that
we should keep our personal and professional
lives separate. I salute to the people who are
actually able to do it. What I feel is that each
one of us is a whole individual. How can we
split ourselves into two or even more parts? We
go to work as one full single person and come
back just as a single individual. If I am stressed
out or filled up with negative energies, how
much possible is that to turn on a switch and
absorb all the positivity once out of the work
place or vice versa. Instead, if we could put
these negative emotions about our work on the
shelf and sort our work problems positively,
won’t it produce better results both at work and
in our personal lives?
If you face something similar, I would like to
request you to do the following exercise. You
need a pen, a paper and the quietest part of
your home or anywhere else.
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS
63
• Take few slow, steady and deep breaths.
Think about the problems you face at
workplace and write them down on the
paper.
• Now take some time more and think
about the solutions. I recommend
finding and executing solution to one
problem at a time.
• Be totally honest. If you think that you
are being unfair while performing your
duties at times then accept it and
consider it while exploring different
solutions. This will give you better
insight to deal with it the best way.
• You can take help of a friend or someone
you really trust. It might need you leave
your comfort zone. But that is going to
be truly rewarding.
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”
Neale Donald Walsch
64
Concluding Thoughts
Now let me congratulate you for completing
this book.
keep hearing lots and lots of people saying
that life is difficult. It is a test, a struggle.
Nothing comes to us easily. This world is full of
bad people. With no offense to anyone, I would
simply disagree with all these thoughts. To me,
LIFE IS VERY SIMPLE. This is complicated
until you perceive it like that. Taking pleasure
in every moment is just the matter of choice.
Either you frown at being stuck up in the traffic
or take it as the time to enjoy your favorite
music. Find pain in solving small hassles at
work or think it to be the opportunity to learn
handle new situations. Look for dark in the
early dawn or apprehend it as a new beginning
of life. This is entirely your choice.
I
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS
65
If you think you are trapped in the life of
misery, please take a look at your perceptions.
Modify your choices. Have patience &
experience every good thing that comes to you
each day. In fact, make it a point to seize only
the marvelous moments every day, every hour,
every minute. Ignore what you don’t like.
Gratitude is the most powerful emotion. There
is de trop to be grateful for. I wish I could have
the better word to express the greatness of it.
Changing your perspective will change
everything for you. That really happens. Each
day comes with uncounted opportunities &
promises. All thanks to our attitude that we
ignore such positives and just choose to dwell
on what is not going right. What is bad. What is
painful.
I hope that this book helps you develop the new
behaviors in you. I am sure you don’t need to
modify your entire life. There is always just a
few areas to work on & everything becomes
PERFECT. We need to leave our comfort zone
many a times. But, remember, a good life starts
at the end of the comfort zone.
Come on. You can easily do it. After all you
have lived by the miseries and discomforts at
Hina Siddiqui
66
many occasions and are still surviving quite
well. You can make small sacrifices each day to
gain a LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS.
I wish you all the best. I hope you enjoyed
reading this small book. I have tried to make
this short just to make possible for you to read
it in short time. I would be the happiest person
on this earth if you could make your unpleasant
areas of life DELIGHTFUL by using the
methods, tips & principles given in this guide.
That is the ultimate aim of this book.
I thank you for purchasing this book & would
tremendously appreciate your feedback &
reviews. Kindly mail me for any questions and
comments at hinasiddiqui.2016@gmail.com or
hina@authorhina.com
Happy Living,
Hina Siddiqui
67
68
About The Author
Hina Siddiqui is a personality with diverse
passions and interests. She is an expert on
personal development & growth. She is a
Writer, French Language Professional and
Communications & Success Coach.
After having worked for more than a decade in
the corporate industry in various positions, she
ultimately found her true passion in writing &
coaching. She strongly emphasizes on
constantly improving the quality of life. Her
mission is to help people reach their maximum
potential while living a happy & stress-free life.
She aims to share the techniques that have
worked for her with the others who want to live
a healthy, blissful and complete life.
Hina is available for conducting training
sessions on the corporate and one-on-one level,
on the following topics:
69
• Maximizing productivity at workplace
• Communication for success
• Personal Development
• French Language & Culture
Website: www.authorhina.com
Email: hina@authorhina.com
hinasiddiqui.2016@gmail.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/authorhina/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hina_2016
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/authorhina
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS

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MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS

  • 1. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS How to Make it Your Way of Life By Hina Siddiqui
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  • 3. Text Copyright© 2016 by Author All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any mechanical or electronic means without permission in writing from the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
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  • 5. Disclaimer While all attempts have been made to verify information provided in this publication, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, omissions or contrary interpretations of the project matter herein. This publication is not intended as a source of legal, psychological or any other kind of professional advice. The content of each chapter is the sole expression and opinion of the author. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any physical, psychological, emotional, financial or commercial damages. The information contained in this book has been compiled from sources deemed reliable, and it is accurate to the best of the Author’s knowledge; however the Author cannot guarantee its accuracy and validity and cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions.
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  • 7. Dedication To my Mom for all her love and support
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  • 9. Table of Contents FOREWORD............................................................ xiii CHAPTER 1: Making Peace with Yourself.............1 Restlessness & Anxiety – Modern Ailments...........1 Accept Reality .............................................................3 Breathe for Life............................................................4 A very simple Breathing Practice to try at Home: Belly Breathing...............................................7 Fighting Internal Battles ............................................8 Self-Reconciliation to Find Internal Peace...............9 Detach Yourself.........................................................10 Media & Social Media..............................................10 Disconnecting Chord with your Past.....................10 A Magical Method to Handle Difficult Situations ...................................................................11 Managing Insecurities..............................................12
  • 10. Enhance the Confidence ..........................................13 Keep Check on Your Negative Emotions..............15 CHAPTER 2: Positive Food for Subconscious......16 The Mystical Law of Attraction..............................16 CHAPTER: 3 Breaking the Monotony in your Daily Life....................................................................29 CHAPTER 4: You are not a Victim of the World..........................................................................35 Create a Different Mindset......................................36 The Awful Blame Game...........................................36 CHAPTER 5: Dealing with others’ Opinions & Behaviors....................................................................40 Think that you are a Bank Note..............................41 Self worth cannot be verified by others.................43 Rejection makes you stronger.................................43 Stop Interacting with people who are not positive influences in your life................................44 CHAPTER 6: Harmonize with Surroundings ......45 Be Gentle with the souls around you &Appreciate them often ..........................................45 Two best weapons: Patience & Tolerance.............46 Fall in love with Nature...........................................48
  • 11. Go spend some time into nature every day..........51 CHAPTER 7: Relationship of Happiness & Success with Money .................................................52 Living Debt Free .......................................................56 CHAPTER 8: Is it that Difficult to Stay Happy ....60 Concluding Thoughts ..............................................64 About The Author ....................................................68
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  • 13. xiii FOREWORD All of us often dream of a life where all good things fall into our life effortlessly, we get all the opportunities at work and move far ahead in our careers, have the freedom and time to pursue our passions enjoying each moment in life, be spiritual and yet have a healthy relationship with money, consistently live fantastically passionate and blissful relationships and remain always in the pink of health. If you are one of those who want to make this a reality, this book is just for you. You can possibly achieve all good in life if you are in the best of your mental state, if you are comfortable with yourself and your surroundings, if you are at peace with yourself and the others. You can learn skills better if you are in a relaxed mode. You can handle people well if you are in a healthy state of mind. You can reach your maximum potential if you are in harmony with everything around. You can go
  • 14. xiv much more ahead from where you currently are, if you don’t hold negative energies anymore. Flowing into an ocean of positivity can win many battles for you just automatically. Because being comfortable with yourself and your surroundings is the first step to making progress in all walks of life. I am going to take you through this journey of self-transformation, on the way to be super productive at work and in your personal life, in the succeeding chapters. You might have a question who am I and why have I written these lines. How do I qualify to make such big statements? I want to take a few moments to tell you that a large part of the content covered in this book is the extract of my own personal experiences, what I applied on myself to make a life which I would never exchange for anything in this world. Many years back, I was struggling with making my own life peaceful and happy. I was trying to exploit my true potential and wondering why things never fall in place, constantly thinking why everything I did was going wrong, why was I feeling restless and anxious most of the times? Then came a day when a powerful
  • 15. xv thought struck me and I made a positive and firm decision to untangle the chords of my life. I feel proud to have taken that brightest decision of my life as this just one single thought transformed everything around. I could successfully create a life space that was worth to celebrate every minute. This work is my endeavor to guide you through various steps for you to achieve your maximum potential in all walks of life. Above all, living a blissful life which is worth living, without having to wait for those special moments that rarely arrive, where each day is a life to celebrate for. If you follow the steps, processes and tips given in this book, achieving your goals will be much more easy and simple. You would be able to blossom every day reaching optimal heights in all walks of your life. Be it personal, professional, financial, health, relationships or anything else. I can guarantee you that. So let’s go ahead. Let’s begin….
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  • 17. 1 « CHAPTER 1 » Making Peace with Yourself  Restlessness & Anxiety – Modern Ailments ne of the biggest modern ailments that we often find as a hurdle in achieving what we aim for is “Restlessness” which is one of the most common symptoms of Anxiety. Why is that most of us are restless at all times? We find it to be a byproduct of our modern lifestyle. Setting ourselves on the racing track with the others running in the same direction, unfortunately with no destination, no end and where rules of the game have very less or almost no ethical values. You can imagine the complexity of this race where no one wins. All of us loose by the end of our lives. We are so O
  • 18. Hina Siddiqui 2 much indulged in our own selfish interests that we don’t care if we are hurting the others in this process. Why only others, our own selves too, even more. Our level of obsession for winning is so high that we even make our innocent small children the part of this game. The very visible result of this quest is “Restlessness” – a palpable, throbbing entity that lives with us almost all the time. You feel lonely and anxious most of the times. It is one of the reasons of the mental games people play, seeking small victories. This feeling of missing out on something undefined does not let you rest in peace. You are constantly searching for an ideal life that keeps slipping from your grasp. You try different solutions. You try to settle this anxiety and restlessness by seeking excitement, throwing yourself challenges. It may be drug abuse, drinking or sex for young. Some challenge themselves with more work. Seeking distraction for a short while from your real problems can never be the solution. You can just distance your attention for a short
  • 19. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 3 period of time making you even more restless later. What is the way out? “Get out of your head and get into your heart. Think less, feel more.” - Osho Most often in our life, we are not satisfied with what we are, what we are doing. We feel inadequate and insecure. This feeling of not being good enough or not having enough is what kills us a little every day. We want to do something else. We want to be someone else. The gap between expectations and reality is what causes the great restlessness.  Accept Reality Accept what is at hand at the moment. If you have certain limitations or weaknesses, that is fine. Everyone has. We are often so obsessed by images of idealistic lives that we don’t pay attention to what can actually be done to improve the current situation. I believe that was enough read on the context. Now Stop. Relax. Breathe. If you want to experience a fulfilling, joyful life, start with a slow and deep breath.
  • 20. Hina Siddiqui 4  Breathe for Life Breath is the only chord that connects you with life. So Breath is life. Isn’t it? However, we take it for granted. It is indeed a way too powerful tool to calm the mind. Breathing is closely connected to our emotions. That is the reason breathing can change how we feel. If you slow your breath and breathe evenly and fully, your emotions will calm down. We have quite often told someone or ourselves to take a deep breath. Almost all of us have experienced the magic of deep breathing especially in the challenging times. Studies and researches suggest that breathing practices reduce cortisol, the stress hormone. According to a research study made by Pierre Phillipot, different emotional states are associated with distinct respiration patterns. In this study, participants were instructed to generate emotions like sadness, fear and happiness to the best of their ability. The participants were requested to observe their respiration patterns, while they were experiencing the emotions. The research team found that each emotion was associated with a
  • 21. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 5 distinct pattern of breath. For example, when the participants felt anxious or afraid, they breathed more quickly and shallowly and when they felt happy, they breathed slowly and fully. Even more interesting was the follow-up study in which the researchers invited a different group of participants into their lab and instructed them to breathe in the patterns they had observed corresponding to emotions. The researchers literally told the participants how to breathe and then asked them how they felt. Lo and behold, the participants started to feel the emotions that corresponded to the breathing patterns! This finding is revolutionary. We can control our breath to change the way we feel. After participating in a 6-day workshop, veterans who said they had felt “dead” since returning from Iraq said they felt alive again. Two years later, they are spokespeople for the program, volunteering to encourage other veterans to learn to breathe again. We have an intuitive understanding that the breath can regulate our mind and emotions. Most clinical psychologists use some kind of breathing practice with patients. However,
  • 22. Hina Siddiqui 6 because breathing happens automatically, many of us don’t give the breath as much attention as it deserves nor have we learned to harness its full potential to calm our minds. Breathe Fresh air! We all love it, but many of us don’t get enough of it. Today, take some time – even five minutes will do, but fifteen or twenty would be better – to step outdoors. Take a short walk, breathe deeply and really notice your surroundings. It’s a great way to break up your routine and get a new perspective. More Benefits of Learning Breathing Practices Several studies suggest that controlled breathing has immediate and remarkable impact on psychological well-being, as well as on physiological markers of well-being, such as blood pressure and heart rate. The long-term effects of a daily breathing practice are even more pronounced. By activating the part of our nervous system associated with “resting and digesting” (the parasympathetic nervous system), breathing practices may “train” the body to be calmer. For example, preliminary studies have found that regularly practicing breathing exercises lowers one’s level of cortisol
  • 23. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 7 — the “stress hormone.” Having lower levels of this hormone may be indicative of an overall calmer state of being, which may translate into less reactivity in the face of inevitable life stressors and less risk of heart disease. Although substantial studies of yogic breathing and the brain have yet to emerge, preliminary brain studies of meditation and the breath suggest that they activate brain areas involved in the control of the autonomic system, such as the insula. Control of the breath appears to activate brain regions that guide the parasympathetic, or “rest and digest,” processes of the body, perhaps thereby inducing its calming effects. Deep breathing has even been found to reduce pain.  A very simple Breathing Practice to try at Home: Belly Breathing The first thing you need to learn to do is what’s called Belly Breathing. This is the most basic of the breathing methods we have at our disposal, and therefore is the one you should master before trying out the others. It’s very simple, and requires just a few steps:
  • 24. Hina Siddiqui 8 1. Sit down comfortably, or lay down on a yoga mat, depending on your personal preference. 2. Place one of your hands on your stomach, just below your ribcage. Place the second hand over your chest. 3. Breathe in deeply through your nostrils, letting your first hand be pushed out by your stomach. You should find that your chest stays stationary. 4. Breathe out through your mouth, pursing your lips as if you were about to whistle. Gently guide the hand on your stomach inwards, helping to press out the breath. 5. Slowly repeat between 3 and 10 times. You should begin to feel relaxed as soon as you have repeated the Belly Breathing exercise two or three times, but keep going for as long as you feel you need to.  Fighting Internal Battles No matter how big we grow, there is always a small enemy within us reminding us of our weaknesses, incapabilities, fears, and insecurities. Beating this enemy is too complicated a task, which needs you to practice
  • 25. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 9 a great deal. You would need to defeat it every time it raises its voice. The next time you hear it, stop yourself. • Take three deep breaths. • Inhale power with each breath and exhale fear. • Inhale strength and let go of something that is laming you or holding you back. • Remind yourself of your achievements and qualities you are proud of. • Think about what you want in your life. And you will be all set.  Self-Reconciliation to Find Internal Peace As a result of our negative conditioning, a large number of negative sentiments stay within us - frustration, disappointment, anger, dejection, disgust and much more. We are very often in conflict with our own selves, making harmony a difficult task. We need to change the way we look at it. Respect yourself as you are. Your self- esteem is extremely important for you find the peace with your inner self.  Detach Yourself
  • 26. Hina Siddiqui 10 Avoid taking everything too personally. A certain degree of emotional and mental detachment is extremely helpful. We come across so many occasions where our reaction or involvement makes them bad or even worse at times. However, if you have to, react positively. The negative situations can only be reduced by handling them positively. When you can focus your mind, you can more easily reject worries.  Media & Social Media Minimize the time you spend on social media, reading newspapers or even watching the news on TV. I find most of them negative. Can you do anything about it? So, why think about it and make yourself stressed or anxious.  Disconnecting Chord with your Past Dwelling on the past can make you feel awful at times. The good memories that remind you of beautiful times that you passed are good to cherish though. The past is no longer here. Bygones must go. Forget the yesterday that makes you unhappy today. Evoking unpleasant memories and getting immersed in them is sadism. However, the positive thing you can
  • 27. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 11 take from the past is the experience. The past experiences can teach you good lessons to handle different situations.  Accept What Cannot Be Changed This saves a lot of time, energy and worries. Every day, we encounter numerous inconveniences, irritations and situations that are way beyond our control. This is not always possible to change them in our favor. Learn to put up such things and accept them cheerfully.  A Magical Method to Handle Difficult Situations Severe situations can throw us into a state of fear and anxiety. I am going to share with you an incredible method to deal with such situations I read in one of the books written by Dale Carnegie. I am a huge fan of his writings. The first book I read by this author was “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”. It had a big impact on how I dealt with the worry situations. I use this formula whenever I get stuck in a tough situation. I would like to take this opportunity to remark this astonishing method worked out by
  • 28. Hina Siddiqui 12 Willis H. Carrier, stated in one of the chapters of “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”. If you have a worry problem, apply the magic formula of Willis H. Carrier, the brilliant engineer who launched the air-conditioning industry, by doing these three things 1. Ask yourself,' 'What is the worst that can possibly happen?" 2. Prepare to accept it if you have to. 3. Then calmly proceed to improve on the worst.  Managing Insecurities A lot many times I have observed the situations where the people try to sabotage others. I have seen managers rejecting the potential employees just because they find them better than themselves. Insecurities are directly connected to the low self esteem and eventually lead to many more negative traits. We feel insecure because of our own self image. We feel inferior and unworthy & hence we struggle within our own selves and the impact gets on to the surrounding people.
  • 29. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 13 The solution is to raise your self esteem by enhancing your confidence. Now, you might ask how to do it? Though this subject calls for another detailed guide book, I would certainly give you a brief description and the tricks that you can apply to make them work for you favorably.  Enhance the Confidence Build your confidence and keep on strengthening it with each passing day. One of the great sources of confidence is knowledge. (I have come across a lot of people who show amazing confidence without having sufficient knowledge in their respective fields though). • When you have an adequate amount of knowledge in your chosen fields, and you are fully aware of this fact, it will surely intensify your confidence. • Develop new skills that you feel are necessary to heighten your productivity. • Be of some use to the people who cannot pay you back anything in any form. Do that on the regular basis. (I had volunteered to spend time with the
  • 30. Hina Siddiqui 14 children of an orphanage at one point when I was trying it for myself.) • Do your work properly. A work done well empowers your confidence quite well. Don’t forget to deal with the Procrastination (if you too suffer from this ailment). • Don’t compare yourself with the others. You are unique. No one on this earth can be exactly like you. If you have some flaws, you definitely possess some great qualities. Respect yourself, value yourself. Degrading your own self will open the opportunity to the people who are waiting to put you down. • Make goals in all areas of life and work at least a bit each day or week while monitoring the progress regularly. • Generally, we have an ideal image about ourselves. We compare the real us with that ideal image. I have experienced it with those close to me. This leads to lack of confidence. Overcome it as fast as you can. • Set yourself on the path of personal development & growth. Take stock of your skill set and polish it. Develop new
  • 31. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 15 skills in line with your interests and passions.  Keep Check on Your Negative Emotions Now step back. Take a slow, deep breath again. Close your eyes and think if you hold grudges for someone. Holding grudges, nurturing ill feelings and grievances hurt you and cause anxiety and discomfort. So just see above it. I am not asking you to be friends with them. Life is full of wonderful people matching your taste. Replace these people with those you really love and care about. Being jealous of others shows your self- esteem in bad light. You are no way inferior to others. Refuse to think negative thoughts, and reduce the constant chatter of your mind.
  • 32. 16 « CHAPTER: 2 » Positive Food for Subconscious  The Mystical Law of Attraction “The vast majority of people are born, grow up, struggle, and go through life in misery and failure, not realizing that it would be just as easy to switch over and get exactly what they want out of life, not recognizing that the mind attracts the thing it dwells upon.” Dr. Napolean Hill f you have skipped the foreword of this book, I would like to tell you that this guide is a collection of the techniques and tips that I used to translate my miserable life into the one that I would definitely never like to trade for anything in the world. I owe to the Law of I
  • 33. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 17 Attraction a great deal for making this magic happen for me. In case you are not familiar with this astonishing law, allow me to introduce it a bit. In new Thought philosophy, it states that we can bring positive or negative experiences into our lives by focusing on positive or negative thoughts. We get what we constantly concentrate on. I have closely observed that when we focus on others’ weaknesses, we end up developing those negative traits in ourselves, over a period of time. The opposite is also true. If we focus on other’s strengths, we develop those in ourselves. Subconscious - An Extremely Powerful Resource Your subconscious is your extremely powerful resource which can bring you what you want. Let me give you a brief context here.
  • 34. Hina Siddiqui 18 Sigmund Freud, the famous Austrian psychologist created a useful model of the mind, which he divided into 3 tiers or sections the conscious mind or ego, the preconscious, and the unconscious mind. The top layer of the triangle is your conscious mind. It occupies only a small portion of space at the top. The conscious mind communicates to the outside world and the inner self through speech, pictures, writing, physical movement, and thought. It probably represents about 10% of your brain capacity. Below this is a slightly larger section that Freud called the preconscious, or what we usually call the subconscious. It is much larger than the conscious mind and accounts for
  • 35. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 19 around 50-60% of your brain capabilities. This part is somewhat as the RAM in your computer and in charge of our recent memories, and is in continuous contact with the resources of the unconscious mind. The section below this is the unconscious mind and acts as the storehouse of all memories and past experiences. It fills out the other 30- 40% of the triangle. It is vast and deep and largely inaccessible to conscious thought, a bit like the dark depths of the ocean. Your subconscious is the work desk of your mind. You need to control and direct it to effect a personal change. One of the truly great things about the subconscious (and one which we need to take advantage of to affect change) is …it obeys orders. It follows the instructions given by your conscience mind that is logical & rational. Those instructions are your thoughts and beliefs. Your subconscious is always at work creating your life. What you regularly think and believe is what your subconscious simply creates. It doesn't decide what is good or bad for you. It doesn't
  • 36. Hina Siddiqui 20 decide what you should and what you should not do.That's something you decide. Your subconscious simply follows your thoughts and beliefs. If you have negative thoughts and negative beliefs you’ll end up having more negativity in your life. You’ll struggle more, your relationships will be difficult, you won’t make as much money as you want, and you simply won’t be happy. You may want something but if your thoughts and beliefs don’t allow you to have what you want, then you’ll just struggle and fail. Here’s an example: You want to pursue a simple and peaceful life. But you think that it’s hard, life is not simple, it’s complicated. Good things don’t come easily to us. In fact we have grown up listening to all that and no wonder our life becomes complicated. Our Life is a reflection of our belief system. And our belief system is shaped by our subconscious mind. You may have seen your parents struggle to make money and so you now think and believe
  • 37. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 21 that it’s hard to make money. Or maybe you think and believe that you can’t make more money, or that money is the root of all evil (we’ve all heard that one before). Over time these negative thoughts and negative beliefs are planted on your subconscious mind. Your subconscious just follows them and creates your life based on these thoughts and beliefs. Your life is a mirror of your thoughts and beliefs. I personally know a large number of people who are experiencing the struggling relationships because they possess negative thoughts and negative beliefs about relationships. You might think and believe that it’s hard to meet the right person, so you just keep meeting the wrong kind of people and get into the wrong relationships. It gets harder and harder to meet the right person – because you think and believe that it’s hard to meet the right person. If you can’t find the right job, take a look at your thoughts and beliefs. You might think and believe that it’s hard to get the right job, or that
  • 38. Hina Siddiqui 22 there are no good jobs. Your subconscious picks up on these thoughts and beliefs and just makes it harder for you get the right job. Your own negative thoughts and beliefs are working against you. So what do you do? Change the instructions that you give to your subconscious mind. Give your subconscious new thoughts and new beliefs. So that it brings you what you want and not what you don’t want. Think about what you want, what you really want. Get focused and clarity. Once you know what you want, track your thoughts and uncover what youreally think and believe about what you want. Get started today and get rid of those negative thoughts one at a time The first step in the process is to take control of your thoughts. Find out what negative thoughts and negative beliefs are holding you back. Then replace them and give yourself new thoughts and new beliefs.
  • 39. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 23 Do this for any area of your life that you’re not happy with. I guarantee you’ll uncover a number of negative thoughts and negative beliefs. By eliminating the negative thinking that’s holding you back and preventing you from succeeding, you’ll get your subconscious working for you. You’ll give your subconscious new directions and new instructions. Once your subconscious picks up on those new instructions, once it accepts those new thoughts and new beliefs, you’ll see a complete turnaround. You’ll get what you want and you’ll keep getting what you want. Negative thinking blocks your success, it makes you feel bad, you feel like you can’t get ahead and you never get what you want. When you have a pattern of regular negative thinking, when you think of the worst, when you focus on why you can’t do something, and when you’re just negative, you’ll attract and have more negative situations in your life.
  • 40. Hina Siddiqui 24 That’s because as you continue to hold on to your negative thoughts, they become beliefs. These beliefs are picked up by your subconscious mind, which then brings you situations and opportunities that match with your negative thoughts and negative beliefs. Many years ago I was constantly feeding my subconscious with the negative self talks, limiting beliefs about myself and as a result, I was living a miserable life. Then one day a friend gave me some light over this concept. This was the first time I seriously realized that negative thoughts & limiting belief system are the true culprits for creating so much mess in our lives. I started keeping check on my thoughts & the language I used. And trust me most of the times I was saying: “I can’t…” “I don’t know how…” “I’m not good enough…” “It will never work…” “There’s no way to…” “It’s too difficult/hard…”
  • 41. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 25 “I’m not smart enough…” “I have to work harder…” “It’s not easy…” I constantly and deliberately worked to put true efforts into changing my thought process until it became a habit, till the time positive beliefs, thoughts and self talk became way of life. Rest was easy. Things were not the same. I started to gain tremendous results in almost everything I did. It was that magical. If you have any of these kinds of thoughts, then you have some negative thinking that’s creating negative beliefs. The more negative thoughts you have, the more negative beliefs you’ll have and the harder life you will get. That’s because your subconscious mind will just make sure that your life reflects your thoughts and beliefs. You need to get rid of the negative thinking and the negative beliefs, the sooner the better. Now one or two negative thoughts once in a while will not harm you and won’t have much of an impact.
  • 42. Hina Siddiqui 26 It’s those negative thoughts that are repeated over and over again that become beliefs and that really get in the way of your success. Remove the negative thoughts one at a time. You can do this for any thought. I suggest you think about your goals and remove any negative thoughts that you have when it comes to achieving those goals. Don’t try to remove all of them at one time. Else you will get frustrated, your mind will put up a fight and you are more likely to give up. You won’t be able to get rid of all your negative thoughts right away. You will need to have some patience and persistence. Keep at it because your future depends on your ability to get rid of the negative thoughts. Remember: if you keep those negative thoughts, life will only get worse. So put an end to the negativity today. You’ll enjoy a much better, happier and more rewarding life. Here’s an example:
  • 43. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 27 You want to make more money. So you think about making more money. Then you have a thought that says: “it’s too hard to make more money.” You talk to a friend, who says: “Yeah, it’s tough to make money these days" Your earlier negative thought just got re- enforced. So now you start to believe that it’s hard to make money. Then one day you talk to another friend who gives you some suggestions on how to make more money, but instead of following up you think: "that will never work, I’ll just end up losing money.” So you walk away from the opportunity. Do you see what just happened? You had one negative thought about money, that was re-enforced and created a negative belief about money and you then turned away an opportunity to make some money because of
  • 44. Hina Siddiqui 28 more negative thoughts and negative beliefs which held you back. This is how negative thinking destroys your life. Isn’t that alarming? Take ACTION now. Keep check on your negative thoughts & replace them with POSITIVE THOUGHTS ONLY. I agree, initially you will need to put in some efforts, but when it becomes a habit, the results will amaze you.
  • 45. 29 « CHAPTER 3 » Breaking the Monotony in your Daily Life ost of us today are stuck in some form of monotony. Stop for 5 minutes. Think how you start your day? What is the first thing that usually hits your mind when you open your eyes in bed on Monday morning? Do you feel butterflies in your stomach to pass one more week at work before the next weekend arrives or you feel excited to go to work? I know a big number of people who are so nervous about “Monday Blues”. I am sure you won’t have to go far to search around such people. They are prevalent everywhere. Is your story similar to taking a quick shower and rushing for the office with gloomy heart? M
  • 46. Hina Siddiqui 30 Once upon a time I used to work 6 or 7 days a week. I was a robot. I woke up, got dressed, ate breakfast and went to work only to crash when I came home at night. My scenery never changed. And it actually matters. We need to wake up our brains and our senses in order to feel inspired. Change the view. You can start simply by driving to work on a new route or take a walk in different neighborhoods. Right now, start thinking about places that inspire you. Is it the beach where your toes can dig into the sand? Is it a nearby park with laughing children? Is it a hike through a magical forest? Or could you redecorate your home to wake up senses? Sometimes it can be as easy as flipping through a magazine. Do something new today to change the view and allow the internal adventure of inspiration to begin. Life is so precious and short. Every day is a valuable jewel making it this precious. So, just sit comfortably in a quite surrounding and figure out the ways that can make your daily life interesting. I understand you might need to prepare that boring report to be presented at
  • 47. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 31 the table of your boss and this might be awfully tedious a task to finish, however, you can still add some fun to it. There is always more than one way of getting from point A to point B. As humans, we are not programmed to work on auto-pilot like machines- experimenting and exploring new avenues is always a good idea to infuse freshness even in the most mundane daily routines. Do you feel trapped in a life of soul crushing routines and monotony? Screw routines. It’s not good for me. It’s not good for you either. Don’t get me wrong please. I don’t mean to say that you should stop going to the office or preparing the meals during the day. I am certainly not advocating that all routines are evil. There must be few that excite you. It can be starting your day with a cup of coffee or tea, or glance through the newspaper in the morning at the breakfast table. Breaking the monotony each day is the key to have an exciting life. If you are in the habit of scheduling the week or the day, you have to be creative and invent the ways you are going to perform each task in a different way. You can
  • 48. Hina Siddiqui 32 produce awesome results only if you enjoy the task. Your objective should be to enjoy each task you are doing. Here are few ways you can try out to add some spice to your stale routine: • We all need something to look forward to. Excitement keeps us moving positively. Anticipating things makes us happy, whether it’s a vacation, dinner at a new restaurant, Christmas or the release of the new Hunger Games movie. It’s natural to feel a bit sad when those events are over, so make a point of planning ahead. Don’t let the excitement get killed. Fill your life with energizing plans. Make a lunch date with a friend for the day after you return from a trip or sign up for a class that starts right after Christmas. In fact, try to have something to look forward to each day. It will increase your happiness quotient immediately. • Create & accomplish Goals & regularly review them. Try 3 different things each day for your major goals. • Set few fitness goals & work around them each day. It can be as simple as eating few fresh curry leaves following a glass of
  • 49. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 33 water first thing in the morning. (This is what I tried before I started on some serious routines and trust me it surprised me with the amazing results) • Every day is a new life. So live each day differently. Be it the fitness exercises or food, different motivational activities, set new challenges to the same set of tasks to add fun factor, do unusual things each day. Talking to an old friend or someone close who you have not spoken to since long, try different activities on weekends, watch different kind of cinema or television series. Hang out with different people from different walks of life. Fresh perspectives and thought-provoking viewpoints are a convenient side-effect of interacting with people from all walks of life. Bring spice to your everyday life. Dabble with a new genre of music. • Remember that less routines in life give you more flexibility, open up the possibility to adjust your activities to your moods, can lead to new streams of creativity, can make your life overall more exciting and interesting. Experiment
  • 50. Hina Siddiqui 34 with anti-routine days. Mix things up, go nuts.
  • 51. 35 « CHAPTER 4 » You are not a Victim of the World “If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility for it. If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll always be its victim.” Richard Bach eople develop such mentality over a period of time when they constantly think themselves to be victims of the situations, when they think life is too harsh to them, so are the people, when taking action is more difficult than being killed by the happenings. This whole problem starts when we stop taking responsibility for our own actions. Our reality is nothing but the byproduct of the choices we make on the daily basis. If you name “right decision making” “correct timing” the good luck factors, the good news is that you can P
  • 52. Hina Siddiqui 36 bring this fortune into your life with constant right practices and correct efforts.  Create a Different Mindset Follow your own path. We are often the victim of our own thought process, our own actions. No one can make you unhappy, it’s you and no one but you who creates your own reality. So take responsibility of your thoughts and actions. It only takes to change your action and thought process. Remember that you are a victor and not a victim.  The Awful Blame Game A victim mentality will always find someone or something to put blame on. If you are not satisfied with the quality of your life, it’s entirely due to the choices that you have made so far in your life. So it’s unfair to blame others for what has gone wrong in your life. You are the master of your life. Controlling your life is your responsibility. Letting others control our life is truly a bad idea. The only problem is that you think this is a problem
  • 53. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 37 Quite often, we are our own worst enemies. Good fortune depends on the perspective and the way how we see the reality. If you tell yourself that this is a problem, it is most likely that your thoughts will be totally negative. If you tell yourself that this is an exciting experience, a challenge that can help you learn a valuable lesson in life, suddenly the problem transforms into a positive element and of course acceptable. The external world is nothing but the projection of our internal world. Both interact as a sort of mirror. I know many people who struggle with life constantly. Not because they have a bad fortune but because they are stressed out internally. So, trust the people around you. The world is full of good souls, we have conditioned ourselves in such way that we look for only negative. Delete the word “Failure” from your dictionary. This term actually does not exist. If you don’t get what you want, something better is going to reach you. I understand that this is difficult to believe but it’s certainly true.
  • 54. Hina Siddiqui 38 Don’t attach yourself to a particular desire. Make a wish or set a goal. Work yourself towards it, but please don’t get obsessed with it. Try to stay happy on the journey. Do you compare yourself to others? Do you feel that the nature is not missing a chance to play against you? Every time you start something new, all your efforts seem to get wasted? You feel quite often that the life is conspiring against you. If the answer is yes, please read on and try the tricks to feel better whenever you are beaten by the harsh situations. But before you come to that section, I would like to tell you that I understand completely how it feels to be trapped in such feelings. I have mentioned above that I have really struggled through my situations to make what my life is at this moment. I have greatly suffered from this disease of “feeling victimized of the situations” Hence, I can tell you by experience that it is actually a disease – a big mental trap. If you don’t deal with it, it will only grow to make your life even more miserable in the years to come.
  • 55. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 39 So, whenever you feel stuck, take responsibility of what has happened. I truly am a firm believer that each one of us is a walking example of our own manifestations. We have manifested it some way or the other to make it happen. Thus, this is our responsibility to trigger the transformation, to change EVERYTHING around. • Write down everything that’s weighing you down mentally and then burn it as a form of letting go. • Write down everything you’ve learned from a difficult experience so you can see it as something useful and empowering instead of something to stress you out. • Take 100 deep breaths, counting “and one,” “and two,” and so on, with “and” on the inhalations and the numbers on the exhalations.
  • 56. 40 « CHAPTER 5 » Dealing with others’ Opinions & Behaviors “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh ong time back I read this line somewhere which I would like to quote in this context – “I am not what I think I am, I am what I think you think I am”. This is so true. Most of us are too obsessed with what others think about us that we forget to focus on what we think we are capable of. A large part of our actions is inspired by what opinion the people around us will form about us. This is such deep rooted in our minds. People grade us on the basis of their L
  • 57. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 41 expectation or norms. It has nothing to do with our potential or capabilities. I know of many friends who would try to pull you down at various occasions and take our success as their defeat. True friends will try to strengthen your positive forces. Cherish them. Don’t let them go away. Such people are quite few in number. So here, a very important question arises that are we surrounded with the right kind of people? Take a few minutes and think about them. If you can’t recall even a couple of them, it’s time to move on and replace them with positive people. Look for new friends and relationships. Stay away from negative influences. You don’t need to justify keeping distance from the negative people around you. You are not here to modify the mental state of everyone you come across. Making a positive difference to others’ lives will not harm you though, & it might help them to improve their quality of life. However, you won’t be able to help them if they are not serious about it.  Think that you are a Bank Note All of us feel hurt or humiliated many a times. Recall such incident where someone either
  • 58. Hina Siddiqui 42 ignored you or didn’t pay you the attention that you expected or been rude to you or any action that truly hurt you. There are times where someone says one thing and suddenly you can't get it out of your head? How did you deal with such situation? Did this stuck? And it remained stuck, though it didn’t make much sense? As you are not sitting in that person’s mind, so you cannot be sure whether it was a deliberate act or just a normal behavioral mistake. There is a beautiful term “Benefit of doubt”. You can easily give it to anyone. And trust me this makes your life so chilled out. You don’t think it was a behavioral error? Imagine the excess amount of negativity in that person’s life that forced him to pour it on you. You don’t need to take revenge from him. He is already doing this job. Shouldn’t you sympathize with such soul who is already playing an enemy to himself? We should think ourselves as a bank note - it can be crumbled, trampled or get dirty, it still has the same value. Even if you have been criticized or humiliated, no one can change your value or qualities.
  • 59. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 43  Self worth cannot be verified by others If you constantly seek outside yourself for approval and validation, you will never be happy. We are all different and we all perceive things in different ways but your reputation is not something you can really control. Your reputation is not really in your hands, so stop trying to please everyone around you and start pleasing your own SELF. You are the person who matters the most and if you yourself are not happy with who you are, chances are that others won’t be happy with YOU either! "Self-worth cannot be verified by others. You are worthy because you say it is so. If you depend on others for your value it is other- worth.” - Wayne Dyer  Rejection makes you stronger If you trust and listen to your own heart and intuition, you will always know where to go and what to do with your life. No matter how many doors will close on your face, you will not give up and you will allow rejection to make you stronger and better but not bitter.
  • 60. Hina Siddiqui 44 "Be grateful to all those people who told you no. It's because of them that you managed to do it all yourself.” - Wayne Dyer  Stop Interacting with people who are not positive influences in your life If they want to call you rude or unkind, so be it. You are under no obligation to make other people comfortable at the expense of your own sanity.
  • 61. 45 « CHAPTER 6 » Harmonize with Surroundings “How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know” ― Thomas Aquinas  Be Gentle with the souls around you & Appreciate them often n awesome quote by Benjamin Franklin goes like “When you are good to others, you are best to yourself”. Here, I would like to share a very recent experience with you. A couple of weeks back, I went to a salon with my mother to have a pedicure done. The boy did an amazing job with all his good efforts and he A
  • 62. Hina Siddiqui 46 truly made it a wonderful experience for her. At the time of billing, a lady who happened to be the owner of this place asked about the service quality. My mother gave an excellent feedback and gave this boy a good tip. I can still recall the expressions on his face. It appeared as it made his day, made him the hero in the eyes of his boss and the other staff members. Just a small gesture & the other person feels at the top. Why not try it regularly? Put some effort until it becomes a habit.  Two best weapons: Patience & Tolerance I am sure none of us can deny the value of these two awesome traits in our lives. I would not say much over this but just like to share my own experience citing the magical impact of these miraculous qualities on our personality & overall happiness and success. I started working with this organization. (Let me not share the name of it just to keep it confidential). I loved this job and was putting all the efforts to do it well. I got many appreciation mails from the foreign clients. (Never received even a small acknowledgement
  • 63. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 47 from my manager though). I felt disheartened at times. I tried to take some initiatives at my job to try new things during the non-productive hours, and it was entirely in the favor of the organization. I spoke to my reporting manager about it. He hardly cared and never took it seriously. At times I felt that I should not bother about my job and do just least to save it. However, that was against my nature. So I wore the patience on my sleeve & kept on trying. Then this Director – HR joined the organization & I spoke to her about how I could fill my non- productive time with the new tasks. These tasks were quite in the interest of the company. So after some research, talks & presentations, she gave me the opportunity to try this out. It was a good trial. The idea clicked and everyone welcomed it. Later, I got the “Best Employee Award” for taking this initiative. This incident made me more firm believer of this term “Patience”. It always pays great rewards. Just keep at what you are doing and aiming at. Make your best efforts. Use your energies positively and you can simply change
  • 64. Hina Siddiqui 48 the situation in your favor & emerge as a WINNER. “When you lose your ego, you win. It really is that simple.” Shannon L. Alder  Fall in love with Nature Just imagine the olden days. People were living a natural life, breathing fresh and unpolluted air, drinking the pristine drops of mountain water and waking up to the birds’ chirps during dawn. So fantastic! Do you think that anything can beat this? Nature is our ultimate utopia: It refreshes us, inspires us, even heals us. One of the known theories, the “biophilia hypothesis,” suggests that we love nature because we evolved in it. We need it for our psychological well-being because it’s in our DNA. We behold the beauty of nature. How is such majesty possible? The strength of that mountain, standing there for all those years! The miracle of this single flower, infused with sunlight. The revelation of a tree, rooted deep in the earth, stretching to the sky, and bearing silent witness to the world around it! You feel awe and joy and are whole again.
  • 65. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 49 Learn Harmony from Nature Eco systems embody harmony and balance. Trees grow to a height that reflects the nutrients and water immediately available. Squirrels store the right amount of food to get them through the winter. (Imagine how absurd it would be if squirrels expected their collection of nuts to grow exponentially without any effort on their part—as we do with our investments!) Quietly witnessing this balance and harmony is like salve in the wound of over consumption. Health Benefits of being in Nature Why not take the path less travelled and explore something green today? Your health will thank you for it. All of us witness majority of the population going to malls, multiplexes and supermarkets regularly. Do you know people who spend their time in gardens, parks or somewhere nature? You don’t need to cross the seven seas to be close to nature. If you still find artificial world better, allow me to explain a little more on the benefits of being with nature for the sake of your physical & mental well being.
  • 66. Hina Siddiqui 50 Studies suggest that when people spend time in natural surroundings — forests, parks and other places with plenty of trees — they experience increased immune function. One reason for this is phytoncides, the airborne chemicals that plants emit to protect themselves from rotting and from insects, and which also seem to benefit humans. On the physical side, time in nature is associated with a welcome decrease in blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic nerve activity. There’s the dramatic increase of anti- cancer protein expression and natural killer cells to fight off infection and cancer growth. Studies report greater revitalization, increased energy, and more positive engagement, along with less depression, anger, confusion, and tension when people exercised outdoors in comparison with indoor workouts. Then, there are the other mental benefits, including the overall reduction in stress as well as cognitive advantages such as the replenishing of voluntary attention that enhance connectivity in the brain and allows us to focus efficiently. And don’t
  • 67. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 51 forget the opportunity to experience deep joy and transcendental connectedness.  Go spend some time into nature every day Go to a natural area. Walk slowly. Open all senses. Experience calming, rejuvenating and restorative benefits.
  • 68. 52 « CHAPTER 7 » Relationship of Happiness & Success with Money e normally associate success with huge amount of money and fame. A known personality having millions in his bank account is considered to be successful even if he is bankrupt in the other areas of life. Really? I agree that definition of success varies from person to person. This is as personal as one’s own finger prints. However, shouldn’t we relate it to the true inner happiness? In the nutshell, most of our actions are targeted to attain happiness ideally. But when we put ourselves in this kind of competition with our peers, true happiness gets lost in the journey. W
  • 69. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 53 We then depend on the fabricated things to be happy. I personally feel & believe that life is way beyond the possession of large amounts of money, being at the top of your career, living with the pressure of staying ahead of others & proving to the world that you are the best. To me, it is all about being excited about what you really want to do & achieve. Write your own success story. It should not be influenced by any peer pressure. Our culture teaches us that we never have enough. We strive to make more money, buy more things, eat more delicious food. Mainstream culture also encourages us not to think about how this over-consumption affects others, such as the sweatshop laborers who make our clothes, or the people and animals who depend on a climate in balance. How much in your bank account can keep you happy? There is unbelievable power in simplicity, keeping things simple, eliminating extras from our lives and coming over the money syndrome. All of us need money to live a
  • 70. Hina Siddiqui 54 comfortable life. But still, money is not everything. You would agree that it cannot buy everything. While we are ignoring so many valuable aspects in our lives just to chase it, we might not get back what we are leaving behind. Why are we running after it? This never ending race is not taking us anywhere. What amount of money is sitting on my bank account on the day I die? Does it really matter? Please don’t get me wrong. I am not against possession of money and completely understand its value to lead a comfortable life. However, losing the inner true happiness to gain the materials is not a profit deal. A few days ago, I got a message on whatsapp that touched me profoundly. It goes like this: “Are we earning to pay builders and interior designers, caterers and decorators? Whom do we want to impress with our highly inflated house properties and fat weddings? Do you remember for more than two days what you ate at someone’s marriage?
  • 71. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 55 Why are we working like dogs in our prime years of life? How many generations do we want to feed? Most of us have two kids. Many have a single kid. How much is the “need” and how much do we actually “want”? Think about it. Would our next generation be incapable to earn, that we save so much for them? Can not we spare one and a half days a week for friends, family and self? Do you spend even 5% of your monthly income for your self enjoyment? Usually.. No Why can’t we enjoy simultaneously while we earn? Spare time to enjoy before you have slipped discs and large prostates. We don’t own properties, we just have temporary name on documents. God laughs sarcastically, when someone says. “I am the owner of this land”!
  • 72. Hina Siddiqui 56 Do not judge a person only by the length of his car. Many of our science and maths teachers were great personalities riding on scooters! It is not bad to be rich, but it is very unfair, to be only rich. Let’s get a LIFE, before life gets us, instead….. One day all of us will get separated from each other, we will miss our conversations of everything & nothing, the dreams that we had. Days will pass by, months, years, until this contact becomes rare… One day our children will see our pictures and ask “Who are these people?” And we will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word and you will say. “IT WAS THEM THAT I HAD THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE WITH. There is nothing wrong in having a healthy relationship with money, but if you are sleeping over it, is definitely a concern.  Living Debt Free
  • 73. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 57 In today’s world where we find prestige in keeping multiple credit cards and lavish materials be it big cars, luxury furniture or super expensive branded clothing, all it takes to buy it all - just a high limit credit card or a loan. I have seen many friends paying off a large part of their salaries to return the debt. It may be good way to buy things instantly, but, doesn’t it snatch away all the freedom from you? Let us see what happens when we owe a lot of money: • All of our income goes to living expenses and debt payments. • We neglect proper funding of retirement accounts. • We have to give up or downgrade vacations. • We stay in jobs we hate. Now, let us see some benefits of living a debt free life: The Freedom to Choose Being free of owing others money puts a spring in your step, because you know that you’re not
  • 74. Hina Siddiqui 58 obligated. Instead of pouring any extra earnings into debt, you can spend the money on whatever you choose, such as travelling or anything that you like to. Stress-Free Living When we are expected to pay a certain amount on bills like credit cards and loans, it creates stress, especially if our budget is tight. We can easily survive even if our income becomes limited if we don’t have to pay the debt payments. Increased Savings & Better Financial Health No debt also means paying no interest and no interest means you can funnel a significant amount of money into your savings account. Additional savings allow you to build an emergency fund and save for retirement. You can invest your money to better your financial health. Extra Fun You can fund your dreams when you have no debt. It allows you to enjoy life and do things that you wish to spend on.
  • 75. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 59 More Security You don’t have to worry much if you lose your job. If you do become unemployed, you’ll have the security to look for the ideal position rather than grabbing the first thing that comes along because you have to pay off your debt. Living free-and-clear also means that you can leave a job that you don’t like without worrying about your finances.
  • 76. 60 « CHAPTER 8 » Is it that Difficult to Stay Happy am sure you don’t have to go far to see the sad faces. I observe them every now and then. Feeling happy or sad is just the state of mind. Happiness comes from within. It is not a matter of externals. If you depend on the external factors to make yourself happy, this is very likely that you end up in disappointment. All of us have certain desires and we wish to reach our destination as fast as possible. My point is that why don’t we pay attention to the journey. Let me share an example with you. A couple of years ago, one of my colleagues called me and shared this with me. (I am one of those fortunate few the people contact often to I
  • 77. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 61 confide in and seek advice). She had problems at her workplace with her manager. (A very common & ordinary situation, isn’t it?) After having a detailed conversation on the subject, I could find out that there were performance issues. The manager was not happy with the results she produced. Most of the time during our conversation, she emphasized on how little she was paid. She didn’t like the nature of work she was entitled to. I asked her to leave the job if she was not satisfied with anything – the salary, the manager and the nature of job. She didn’t want to leave this job as she was used to get a good amount of money every month. She had other interests, but didn’t want to risk her comfort zone. The problem seems complicated, but the solution is simple. We just need to pay attention. There are two ways you can deal with a situation. Either you change the situation in your favor or come out of it. But we become so adamant that we don’t want to execute a solution even if we know it. I have quoted this example because I have observed that this is a very common scenario while working at various places. Work is the most important
  • 78. Hina Siddiqui 62 part of our lives. This makes our living, our bread and butter. Our work occupies our 40 hours per week normally. You are not happy for most of those hours. And not only this, we bring our unhappiness home and are stressed out even during our personal hours. I have heard many a times people saying that we should keep our personal and professional lives separate. I salute to the people who are actually able to do it. What I feel is that each one of us is a whole individual. How can we split ourselves into two or even more parts? We go to work as one full single person and come back just as a single individual. If I am stressed out or filled up with negative energies, how much possible is that to turn on a switch and absorb all the positivity once out of the work place or vice versa. Instead, if we could put these negative emotions about our work on the shelf and sort our work problems positively, won’t it produce better results both at work and in our personal lives? If you face something similar, I would like to request you to do the following exercise. You need a pen, a paper and the quietest part of your home or anywhere else.
  • 79. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 63 • Take few slow, steady and deep breaths. Think about the problems you face at workplace and write them down on the paper. • Now take some time more and think about the solutions. I recommend finding and executing solution to one problem at a time. • Be totally honest. If you think that you are being unfair while performing your duties at times then accept it and consider it while exploring different solutions. This will give you better insight to deal with it the best way. • You can take help of a friend or someone you really trust. It might need you leave your comfort zone. But that is going to be truly rewarding. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” Neale Donald Walsch
  • 80. 64 Concluding Thoughts Now let me congratulate you for completing this book. keep hearing lots and lots of people saying that life is difficult. It is a test, a struggle. Nothing comes to us easily. This world is full of bad people. With no offense to anyone, I would simply disagree with all these thoughts. To me, LIFE IS VERY SIMPLE. This is complicated until you perceive it like that. Taking pleasure in every moment is just the matter of choice. Either you frown at being stuck up in the traffic or take it as the time to enjoy your favorite music. Find pain in solving small hassles at work or think it to be the opportunity to learn handle new situations. Look for dark in the early dawn or apprehend it as a new beginning of life. This is entirely your choice. I
  • 81. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUCCESS 65 If you think you are trapped in the life of misery, please take a look at your perceptions. Modify your choices. Have patience & experience every good thing that comes to you each day. In fact, make it a point to seize only the marvelous moments every day, every hour, every minute. Ignore what you don’t like. Gratitude is the most powerful emotion. There is de trop to be grateful for. I wish I could have the better word to express the greatness of it. Changing your perspective will change everything for you. That really happens. Each day comes with uncounted opportunities & promises. All thanks to our attitude that we ignore such positives and just choose to dwell on what is not going right. What is bad. What is painful. I hope that this book helps you develop the new behaviors in you. I am sure you don’t need to modify your entire life. There is always just a few areas to work on & everything becomes PERFECT. We need to leave our comfort zone many a times. But, remember, a good life starts at the end of the comfort zone. Come on. You can easily do it. After all you have lived by the miseries and discomforts at
  • 82. Hina Siddiqui 66 many occasions and are still surviving quite well. You can make small sacrifices each day to gain a LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS. I wish you all the best. I hope you enjoyed reading this small book. I have tried to make this short just to make possible for you to read it in short time. I would be the happiest person on this earth if you could make your unpleasant areas of life DELIGHTFUL by using the methods, tips & principles given in this guide. That is the ultimate aim of this book. I thank you for purchasing this book & would tremendously appreciate your feedback & reviews. Kindly mail me for any questions and comments at hinasiddiqui.2016@gmail.com or hina@authorhina.com Happy Living, Hina Siddiqui
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  • 84. 68 About The Author Hina Siddiqui is a personality with diverse passions and interests. She is an expert on personal development & growth. She is a Writer, French Language Professional and Communications & Success Coach. After having worked for more than a decade in the corporate industry in various positions, she ultimately found her true passion in writing & coaching. She strongly emphasizes on constantly improving the quality of life. Her mission is to help people reach their maximum potential while living a happy & stress-free life. She aims to share the techniques that have worked for her with the others who want to live a healthy, blissful and complete life. Hina is available for conducting training sessions on the corporate and one-on-one level, on the following topics:
  • 85. 69 • Maximizing productivity at workplace • Communication for success • Personal Development • French Language & Culture Website: www.authorhina.com Email: hina@authorhina.com hinasiddiqui.2016@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorhina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hina_2016 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authorhina