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Motivational Session @"ADITYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH "

 Motivational Session @"ADITYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH " 

A very satisfying and a humbling experience conducting a motivational session (HOPE FACTORY ) for 130 management students at "ADITYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH " in mumbai , India.

 I hope the students are charged enough to face all kinds of hurricanes, and tornadoes that life has to offer. Very happy that I completed the entire session inspite of the air conditioning system and the sound system giving way right in the middle of the session, feeling suffocated and dead tired due to sweating throughout.

I must mention that the management is extremely hospitable and focused. The institute is immaculate and simply brilliant otherwise. Proud to have an institute as fantastic as this one in mumbai.I thank the entire management from bottom of my heart.

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.
You may not be there yet, but you are closer than you were yesterday and simply.
Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday and tomorrow is the day after tomorrow that you worried about day before yesterday.
Stop Worrying - Start Living
You are Born to Win

APPEAL ALL TO VOTE FOR MTC GLOBAL TOP 10 THINKERS AWARDS

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I happen to be one of the Top 50 Thinkers in the list of MTC Global Awards.
(MTC Global Top 10--Indian Ranking. )
Top 10 will be selected out of Top 50 Thinkers based on Voting.
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Hi Friends, I am Girish Gogia , a man on a global mission till my last breath to spread positivity and motivation . I am a quadriplegic (90 % paralyzed) since 14 long years.
As a motivational, inspirational speaker I conduct:
Life Transforming Sessions, Motivational workshops & Motivational lectures for the Corporate world, Educational Institutions, Associations and Non-profit organizations.
Mission accomplished:
1. GIRISH HAS BEEN HONOURED AS A HONOREE ON USA’S NUMBER ONE BLOG todayshonoree.wordpress.com WHICH WRITE AND HONOURS EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. THEY HONOURED HIM AS TODAYS HONOREE ON 25th OF JANUARY 2012.

2. Karmaveer Chakra Medallion’ by the International confederation of NGO’s Instituted by United Nations.

3. Felicitated by Dr. Batra’s Foundation and Bajaj Auto as :
“The Positive Health Hero 2013”’

4. Spreading awareness for increasing voting percentage in 2014 elections. Chosen as an election ambassador for print and electronic media .

On Going Projects:
1. Project Humanity.
2 Project Respect Women
3. Project Save Earth

The last 14 years of neck downwards complete paralysis has been absolutely mind boggling and the best phase of my life. You may be wondering how? I am sure you wish to know how someone can be so happy inspite of being 90% paralyzed and dependent for every little thing on a care taker 24/7 round the clock.

So what if I can't drink a drop of water on my own, how does it matter?
So what if I can't eat a morsel on my own, how does it matter?
So what If I can't take a shower or dress up on my own, how does it matter?
So what if I cannot move an inch on my own, how does it matter?

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances.

Vote for me only if you think I deserve ,Kindly don’t vote on sympathy grounds .
Thanks in advance and God bless you all !!!!!!

The Answer lies Within

One sure thing is that nothing is for sure. Nothing in life is Black or White. Each and everything is Grey. The one and only thing you can feel, touch, see, hear precisely are YOU. You are the only one who makes things black or white by the way you see it. 

You may judge people, events, inventions, discoveries, incidents, appearance and a lot more. In fact, you judge everything you sense. Whether it’s a conscious judgment or an unconscious one, you have a conclusion or ‘perception’ of each little thing in your surroundings. And your perception is never exactly the same as that of another individual. 

Always remember, the only thing you can be sure of is YOURSELF. Looking deep within yourself will enable you to discover your unique pattern of thoughts that make you react in a particular pattern. Changing this pattern over time becomes important in order to grow in different directions of Life.  But we are usually unaware of our weaknesses and moreover, we do not have the time to recognize our own perceptions because we are so busy perceiving the outer world. We are unaware of most of our thought patterns. Most of our behavior is automatic. 

Firstly, it is important to know how we perceive ourselves. Having a self-image generally has its own advantage and disadvantage. The advantage is that it makes us feel belonged. But in real we only belong to ourselves. We don’t have to hang on to our self-image over a long period. Our self-image is generally based on past experiences.  We need to focus on our Situation more than we focus on our entire life as a basis of our self-image. If we focus on our entire life as a basis, learned behavior and memories play a part in our decisions, which is irrelevant for our own real situation. 

Secondly, generalization is another important aspect of avoiding conflict. To what extent do we generalize our situations with others? More often than not, we generalize and react to stimuli the way others do, as it’s easier. But sometimes, our outcomes do not match of that of other’s even when we respond to a situation in exactly the same way as they did. 

People around us are our greatest influences. We unknowingly follow their patterns. In this situation, we must just follow our instincts and trust it. Every decision has its own consequences. Courage does not lie in doing the right thing; it lies in being able to bear the consequences of your doings.  Knowing which one is bearable will enable you to take better decisions. 

Lastly, being good is not about the rights and wrongs we have learnt from our ancestors. It is all about knowing what is right or wrong for yourself by experimenting. If you make a mistake, you will only learn from it for a better future. This will just simplify your life. But if you always choose to follow another influence’s pattern, you might never know what could ‘have been’ if you would’ve followed a new pattern. 

Writing our options down and calculating the pros and cons of each option is a good way to make decisions. But an excellent way of making decisions is ‘Following your Gut’.

- The Positive Man

Depression makes us Lazy or laziness makes us depressed?

Depression is just a word we use to replace the real fact of being mentally lazy. We may be active and strong in our daily activities but our mind seems empty or numb. Emotions of course, play an important role in the way we feel every day. I strongly believe, if hormones control our emotions, our emotions can control them. It sounds cliché but my own personal experience has made me believe that no matter how miserable you feel, you can always have certain amount of control over your state of mind.

Before I go to the scientific explanation of how depression affects our efficiency, I want you to think about what really makes you depressed. What kind of thoughts, tensions or worries make you feel low and incapable?

Now, think whether these thoughts are directly the reason for your depression or is it something you associate with these thoughts. Most of the times, it is not that one thought that makes us depressed but a number of associations that lead us deep within our subconscious mind and activate some emotions from the past. Being aware of your thoughts is the first step to gaining any kind of minimum control over your state of mind.

Now, think whether these thoughts are directly the reason for your depression or is it something you associate with these thoughts. Most of the times, it is not that one thought that makes us depressed but a number of associations that lead us deep within our subconscious mind and activate some emotions from the past. Being aware of your thoughts is the first step to gaining any kind of minimum control over your state of mind.

If she is aware of this thought and right after she witnesses this, she distracts herself by shopping or having an ice cream, she is attributing a positive state of mind to the incident. This forms a link between the incident and the state of mind. She may not feel the same way about a bike accident anymore. She might now be able to stay calm whenever she witnesses a bike accident in future.

If she would have stopped, watched and thought more about the accident, it might have made her feel anxious or terrified.

Our actions play an important role. Actions lead to thoughts, body feelings and emotions. These three are linked to States of mind.

Another question that arises is about the inefficiency in daily chores in a depressed state. Most often when we are depressed, we don’t feel like eating, dressing up or anything that is basic for us in a relatively healthy state of mind. Feels like there is no strength or will within us to do anything.

The real cause for this is that when we think, some neurons are activated and that’s how the thoughts function. But when we think about a certain thing constantly, our neurons pass this message to other neurons and the message spreads. Thinking intensely about a situation causes al the brain neurons to participate in just one activity. This leads to a conflict in our mind. The sub-conscious mind is trained to carry out some chores daily while all then neurons which are supposed to send the signals for carrying out those chores are busy stressing on this One thought that is bothering us. The conflict continues as we avoid ignore our sub conscious signals for completion of daily tasks.  By doing this we just train our mind to avoid the messages of the sub-conscious mind and this is how we unknowingly re-program it to drift away from the normal program.

Keeping our principles clear can help us detect depression at an early stage. It can prevent health worries and help in maintaining a healthy mind. 

I hope this has helped you to understand the basic mechanisms of depression.

In my next article I will explain how we can avoid conflicting principles that cause depression.

Stay tuned for some more knowledge on Positive living!

- The Positive Man

Kick-start your Mental Engine

Our mind plays a very important role in determining how we feel about ourselves. Which category of thinkers do we generalize ourselves with? Why do we always feel there is something missing in us?

 

That incomplete feeling often makes us feel worthless. Every person, even the ones who have everything they ever wished for, go through a long phase of low self-esteem which generates a negative self-concept. Our locus of control often shifts from internal to external in this very phase of life. We are often aware of this difficult phase, but we do not know what to do about it.

 

Too much suppression in the sub-conscious mind often leads to overload. This overload then leads to unreasonable depression which demotivate us to take any further step to improve ourselves. People become stagnant in their thoughts and actions. They are unable to cope with any more negative situations and this often leads to denial.

 

I have thought of some ways that can help everyone to fight de-motivation.

 

Bribe yourself 

Even though bribing is wrong sometimes it can help you cope with demotivating situations. You can always offer yourself a treat in order to complete some work that you do not feel like doing but not doing it could harm your future progress.

For example: some days you might get too bored to go and exercise- this usually happens in the beginnings. You can always cook your favourite meal after a good five kilometre run.

This method would not become a habit if you are aware of your state of mind while doing so.

Plan your days

 

Planning plays a major role in helping us grow. Setting your priorities straight for each day is important in order to steadily complete your tasks. You need to believe in your plan and follow it dedicatedly. 

Add an X-factor to your day 

Every day is a new day. Each day should be treated as a special gift from God. We often imagine ourselves doing certain things but we never succeed in doing them in real. Most of us don’t find the time to complete small tasks. 

Make a ‘wish list’ of things you wish to do. For example: going to office or college by bicycle, visiting a library, reading an important article, picking up some particular article from the store, trying a new wine or anything you have in mind.

Set each activity for a day. These small things give us loads of pleasure. If you are waiting to ‘have enough time’ to do something, just stop waiting and start Acting on it. 

Act immediately 

Too much gap between Thought-Decision-Action can lead to confusion and later lead to regret which may cause depression. Acting as soon as you decide is very important. Don’t let yourself ‘let go’ on something you feel is important. Act before something allows you to feel demotivated. 

Do not generalize situations with your past experiences 

You may have had bad experiences before, do not allow yourself to feel demotivated by generalizing situations with past experiences. Take a Chance. You are not same person that you were yesterday. You may handle situations much more easily as you’ve grown up since you last faced a similar situation. And always remember ‘Nothing happens twice exactly the same way’. Even if you screw up once again, you will learn something more than you learnt the last time you screwed up.

Incorporate these habits in your life and observe the changes. Add your feedback and questions in the comments. I would be more than happy to reply.

In my next article I will expend some knowledge on ‘how we can become aware of the start of our depressed state and combat it before it can get bigger’.

Stay tuned for some more Positive Living Tips. 

-The Positive Man