Footprint of Our Life!

 Footprint of Our Life!

Every human being that has ever walked on this planet has left behind their footprint.

No matter whatever may have been their education, financial success, social status and contribution towards the well being and evolution of the next generation, they did leave their footprint behind.

So no matter what you do today & what you choose not to do, you are going to leave a very profound footprint with your life that is going to remain impactful for many more generations to come after you & from you.

Let us understand how it works.

According to some research every child gets their intelligence from their mother, while it's obvious what comes out of them as an adult depends on how many DNA upgrades they have undergone & undertaken. Undergone would be the ones that may have pushed them to overcome some situations for which they were not prepared & undertaken would be the one that they choose to lock their horn with the situation.

So here is what to be considered to make sure that Our Footprint is Significant:

A) Speak less, watch how many words you are using per day, start being mindful about the numbers of words you speak, be mindful & talk only when inevitable.

B) Live in now, be present in now, worry less about what happened yesterday & do not think too much about what is going to happen tomorrow, try to focus on the moment, celebrate your existence.

C) Let it be & let them be, no matter what, do not judge anything other than your own actions & inactions. Take things & actions of others at the face value, do not try to evaluate either of it with your understanding about it.

D) Every night before going to sleep, run an unbiased introspection about your day, what could have been done better & differently, and make an action plan to do it better.

E) Your value is in what you can do on your own, that is with your education, knowledge & experience, so always remain focused on being a person of action & not of words, that goes to say that your views, opinions & understanding in every other aspect is of NO VALUE at every given point in time.

F) Patience is the key to all given challenges, complications & fuss, once one can keep a tap on the urge to respond instantaneously, 90% of the problem has gone, as every situation that seems to be a challenge is already having its solutions embedded in itself.

G) Be mindful of whom you are keeping friends with, upbringing circumstances that may have shaped ideologies, perceptions, expectations & beliefs do have a very significant role on the character of every human being that it may be practically difficult to find someone who is ever satisfied with what they have, Not everyone will be in love with your passion & dreams, if they don't have what you have, it automatically makes them your most vicious enemy you may ever have around you all the times.

H) Again no matter what you will be loved unconditionally by a few of them, identify them & preserve them do love them back with your heart & soul that they are going to remain your strength, motivation & inspiration to make that mark as you live on.

I) There are only two ways to live & lead a public life, be liked by everyone & remain deceitful to self or take the risk to be disliked by everyone & remain true to yourself, there is no other way, no matter how hard one may try not to offend others, those who do not understand you and do not want to appreciate your being will anyhow pick an offense no matter however hard you may have tried.

J) Don't take things personally, what anyone says, thinks & believes about you is their narrative about you which makes them feel better about themselves, so try to practice not to fall into any painful & hurtful act of forgiving someone, learn to not pick any offense in the first place.

I) Always remember that you are not obligated to take part in everything that is happening around you, remain an observer as long as it is your turn, learn from everyone around when they are performing their roles. Remain mindful of the circle of influence & act with integrity when needed. 

K) Your straightforwardness will always bring you to your destination before time, you will have to learn to wait till when rest of them arrive there through their own paths to once again embark on the next destination. Waiting requires a lot of patience so as not to get irritated or agitated.

L) Avoid all kinds of confrontations, if someone is communicating with their assumptions as questions, "I Hope you have eaten"? then the answer must always be"Yes". Do not bother to correct them or give them an answer that will one prove them wrong, two they will now have to correct their assumptions, making it too much for them to digest within a couple of seconds. They will not like it & they will never like you too.

M) Offer advice, help or support to only those who are desperately seeking it from you. And at the same point in time do not bother to correct anyone who isn't seeking any help or support, one they will never appreciate it, two you will be taken as a jealous one or your efforts will be returned with ungratefulness.

N) Your boundaries are your identity, make sure that you do not make them too much flexible even for those who may have been very close to you, it will destroy your worth & hit your self esteem adversely. Make sure to walk pass & walk away every such situation that you can clearly see is going against your own understanding & conviction, intuitions and gut feelings are real believe it & practice to follow it.

O) 99.99% Human Beings out of hundred, for 99.999 times they are always correct, so let the driver drive the car when you are seated in the back seat, let the cook make the dish while you are waiting on the dining table, let the professionals do their job that you have hired them to do, if you are not comfortable then do it by yourself but please do not interfere when they are doing their job with their skills, knowledge & experience, you were at liberty to reject them at the point of hiring them, so once you have made your decision to assign them for a task or job, let them do it. You will be hated even if you are right over a million times, don't do that.

P) For professional profiles, if you do not want to get labeled Hippocratic, or not straightforward, form clear Job Descriptions, KPIs, & hand them over to respective positions, & run the entire operations with very clear SOPs, so that whenever you may have to take some unpopular decisions to defend the business interests no one can challenge your actions.

Q) For personal well being, continue to keep giving clarifications & seek discussions on matters that are heading towards any major disagreements, don't let it die down as is. Remain very transparent, clear & predictable with your loved ones.

R) Your income, bank balance, savings, investments, & every of your assets must remain a very secret matter, not to be disclosed with ANYONE. Only your immediate family members must know about it, make sure that you do not flaunt your success in front of others, it doesn't matter for those who all are above you & on the contrary you may attract unwarranted jealousy from those who are below you.

S) Be teachable by the learned & correctable by the elders, as much as you may follow the principle of not giving any unsolicited advice to anyone, know that it is only those who care for us & love us may risk doing so, hence whenever someone is taking that kind of initiatives, receive it with utmost humbleness, even if you may have your reasons for that what you did, when being corrected & advised do not argue or defend your actions & decisions.

T) Hear them without being biased, when someone walks up to you & is willing to give away information, details & explanations, be patient enough to hear them out, let them be done with whatever tone, reasoning & conclusions that are willing to drop for the subject matter, it not only wins them over when it's your turn to speak but you may have already analyzed the situation, the intention & outcome of the entire episode. 

U) Be careful of not stepping on someone's ego & pride, once you have realized that the person is very prompt in portraying their ego & pride, leave them to handle it for themselves, keep a safe distance & coordinate very professionally without any personal comments.

V) Keep your talent of unlearning things upgraded all the time, remain open minded & available to improvise your understanding when met with new inputs or different information, do not cast any of your perceptions on a stone. Unlearning is what will always keep you ahead in life & bring about the necessary growth & peace in all the quarters.

W) Your game of learning must be at a supersonic speed, make sure you read for at least 30 to 60 minutes in a day, write at least once in a week, keeping updated on the subject of interest is excellent while you learn about new discoveries & aspects of various other subjects around.

X) As much as you may have been working hard to attain materialistic comforts, by adding more of commodities & luxuries to your lifestyle, make equal efforts to earn friends, even if there are couple of them, earn them & treasure them, someone with whom you can talk about anything & everything without any fear of being judged or misled.

Y) There are 99.99% probabilities to disrupt any good relationship, be it a personal or professional, where MONEY is involved. So if you don't want to lose the money & the person both at the same point in time, do not engage in any financial transactions with them.

Z) Prayers are made to talk to God, while Meditation is meant to allow God to talk to us, spend at least 15 to 20 minutes a day to practice the same, your life may remain on the right path & also on auto pilot mode.

More can be added to allow the realization to follow, that practically it is possible to lead a life that is harmonious within & outside as well & that what we are able to achieve today is already a milestone for the next generations to come by.