1. Keep water bowls: Some
birds, like a sparrow, don’t migrate in search of water and die due to
dehydration. Place water pots in your balcony, compound walls, or terrace to
quench the thirst of birds.
2. Respect customer care spokespersons: Customer care representatives go through a
number of hate calls in a single day. End your call by saying ‘Have a nice
day.’ A single line will bring a big smile on their face.
3. Meditate Regularly: Stop giving excuses. Start with 1 minute of daily
practice. When you start seeing positive results, you’ll automatically increase
the timing.
4. Laugh loud as you can: If you don’t like doing this exercise alone, join a
laughing group. Laughter boosts the immune system by relieving physical tension
and stress.
5. Don’t waste your food: Before wasting your food, think about those people
who can’t even get a meal for one time.
6. Sleep with a dominant thought: Tap the power of the subconscious mind by
repeating your main goal of life. Sleep with this big idea in your mind.
7. Eat mindfully: Chew
properly to have a proper digestion. Don’t eat fast. Enjoy the flavor of the
food.
8. Visualize: When
everything looks dark and dull in reality, sketch a positive scenario.
Visualize your end goals. It’ll give you an instant relief.
9. Have a big heart: In
sharing, giver receives more than the receiver because some things in life
can’t be measured in physical terms only.
10. Be open to learn from anyone: Set your ego aside while learning. Your
subordinate, kids and any other person whom you think are a waste of time can
teach you valuable lessons of life.
11. Drink water with an empty stomach: Have 1-4 glasses of water in the before
having anything in the morning. It cleanse your stomach.
12. Listen more. Speak less: Do you know why we have two ears to listen
and one mouth to speak? To absorb more and talk less. Don’t interrupt. Allow
others to speak and then present your viewpoint.
13. Think before you speak: You can’t get your words back. Pause and
ponder before saying ill words about someone or sending a nasty mail. Your
outburst can become a source of lifetime misery.
14. Count backward when you are angry: Start counting from ten to one when you are about
to explode.
15. Be grateful for everything you have: We take things for granted because we have
everything in front of us. Ask those who can’t even fulfill their basic needs.
16. Don’t watch news channel before sleeping: To have a sound sleep, disconnect yourself from the
news world.
17. Start small: Move ahead in life with small steps. Track your
progress on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter at what rate you are growing, what
matters more is your persistent efforts.
18. Accept your mistake: You won’t become small by accepting your
fault. Don’t just accept it. Act on it to not repeat the same mistake in
future.
19. Make daily goals: Start
with the end goals for the day in mind. Make daily targets help yourself not to
deviate from the track.
20. Strategize your next day plans in advance: Plan your next day before going to sleep.
Analyze the output of your daily goals and work out your next day plans
accordingly.
21. Say ‘thank you’ to strangers who help you: If someone is taking out time to help you,
don’t act mean. When someone gives the direction for the lost route, for
example, thank the person with a big smile on your face.
22. Read a book before sleeping: Instead of watching TV shows, take out 30 minutes
after your last meal. Books open up your mind because you get insights from the
great people.
23. Live in the present: What has happened has happened. What will
happen will happen. Shape your past and future by living your present to the
fullest.
24. Don’t offer money to beggars: Sadly, especially in India, we hear the news
when police bursts begging rackets and rescues innocent children. The mafias,
racket handlers, takes the money. Instead of offering money, provide food to
beggars.
25. Be the first to start the conversation: You won’t become small when you initiate the
conversation.
26. Have the courage to say ‘No’: Raise your voice when your ideas don’t align
with others. You are not a puppet. Have your opinion.
27. Wake up early: Make
the most of your morning time. As the day progresses, energy depletes in making
decisions, meeting different people, and battling traffic.
28. Bow to the rising sun: Cherish the beauty of the rising sun. Being a
nature lover, I bow down in front of the sun because it offers sunlight without
expecting nothing in return.
29. Jog: Apart
from strengthening muscles, jogging boost your mood and reduce stress. Increase
the intensity by keeping a check on your resistance levels.
30. Interact with like-minded individuals: Fuel your passion by spending time with
people of your taste. Stay away from those who hampers your growth.
31. Do things without any expectation: Help elderly woman to cross the road. Assist
a visually challenged person in reaching the destination. If you are sharing a
cab, tell the stranger that you’ll pay for the ride.
32. Don’t drink water between meals: If you want to have water, have it at least
half an hour before and after the meal.
33. Make your bed: After
waking up, arrange the covers to make your bed neat and clean. It helps in
making your more organized for the whole day. It may sound simple daily routine,
but give it a try.
34. Wash your mouth after completing the meal: Don’t be lazy. It prevents bacteria from
attacking the tooth enamel.
35. Focus on your breathing for a proper sleep: Close your eyes and concentrate on your
breathing pattern.
36. Don’t come to conclusion instantly: Never judge the person’s characteristics on
the first look. A person, who looks cunning, may turn out a friendly guy or an
individual who looks friendly, may plot against you.
37. Don’t find faults in others: When you point a finger at others, three
fingers point towards you. Instead of finding fault in others, mind your own
business.
38. Give some space between meals and sleep: Sleeping immediately after a meal makes it
difficult to digest the food. Heartburn, a burning sensation that crops up from
stomach to chest and even up to your throat, disturbs your sleep.
39. Emote your feelings: Say ‘I love you’ to your loved ones and
comfort them with a warm hug.
40. Talk with your servants respectfully: The way the person interacts with their
workers reflect their personality. Respect them because no one is doing a favor
on anyone.
41. Give space: Allow
people to live life on their terms. Let them unleash their creative side. Never
be the reason behind someone’s stunted growth.
42. See the good in everyone: No one is perfect, but everyone has something
good about them. Target those good areas to evolve.
43. Keep a journal: Note
down your daily feelings. You don’t have to follow any guidelines. Write
anything which comes in your mind. Go with the flow.
44. Maintain your calm: It is easy to loose cool during a heated argument
or waiting at a red light. Sometimes, things are not in your control.
45. Don’t get attached: People get confused between love and
attachment. Attachment gives birth to dependency Love is complete in itself. It
doesn’t scream desperation.
46. Stretch out between work: You are a human, not a machine. Do a simple
stretch out. Give rest to eyes by seeing away from your screen.
47. Adopt a deathbed mentality: Start your day by thinking it to be your last
day. It brings in It helps in focusing on all the important things that you
have been putting off for a long time. Time is now or never.
48. Give and take respect: Give respect, but don’t allow anyone to use
you for selfish motives. Maintain your dignity.
49. Be natural: What’s
the point of fooling people when you are actually making a fool of yourself? If
people doesn’t accept your natural side, let it be. It is their loss, not
yours.
50. Dance like a madman: Lock your door. Turn on the music, if you
want. Forget about the steps. Relax your body without caring about anyone.
