Perhaps the road most travelled by people in Nagaland would be the National Highway No 29 between Kohima and Dimapur. Many of us come to the capital for some purposes or work etc...at different times. I am one of the many who travel on this road most of the times for my ministry calls for it. I was travelling with my friend on the 13th February 2014 from Jakhama to Dimapur and we were engaged in conversation on different topics as we journeyed. When we reached the landslide area below Kohima town, the road was full of dust because of the vehicles passing and the road condition was not good as we all know and you would agree with me. This inspired me to think that almost all of us travel on this road in spite of its bad conditions whether the road is good, bad, dusty, narrow or dangerous. We undertake the journey because it is our need to reach our destination even if the road conditions are not good. I would like to reflect our life to these road conditions as we all travel on good times, bad times, dangerous times and whatever times we may name it. Our lives are full of experiences that can ignite our minds into inspirations in our journey of life. In our lives too we have to make this life journey to achieve our goals in spite of all hardships, hurdles and challenges because we know the reward is assured for everyone who endures these trials and turbulent times of life ‘Success’. Here are a few points that can help us to reach our goals and become successful in life. The idea is to enjoy the journey of life as happiness is to be found not at the end of the road but along the road.
Desire: All of us have a desire to be the very best, to do things excellently, and to experience a sense of fulfilment, competence, self confidence and a goal to achieve in all levels of our lives and existence. Our goals are not always known nor are they sufficiently clarified until we have achieved are experienced for it is a life long journey. Many of us do not know the purpose of our existence, nor do we have any vision for the future. We just exist and move on day after day not knowing at times where we are going. In the last few decades there is a great loss of human excellence in many spheres of life, a gradual deterioration of what is excellent in our cultures, values, society and religion. We need to bring a desirable transformation in the entire society and lead our society and humanity towards its development and excellence. Now is the time that we all become motivated to share with our society, the inner resources, talents and skills, learning and experience, wisdom and insights, values and outlooks, visions and dreams for an enlightened and happy humanity.
Inspiration: Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Most of the world’s leaders have been a great inspiration to their generations and that changed the course of the history. This is because they conceived the ideas and nurtured them with care and delivered them diligently to the audience and inspired and motivated them towards achieving the goals. It is possible. Inspirations are similar too they come and knock at our mind doors through instincts, if we respond they take life and shape and if we don’t respond they vanish into eternity. It is time for us to pay attention to these little musings that may not come all the time but definitely will come at different times in life. Can we positively respond to these instinctive calls to explore, expand, enrich, enable and empower ourselves with knowledge, wisdom and the capacity to handle life pressures. Because knowledge comes from learning while wisdom comes from living and we need both for living our lives in the best way.
Motivation: Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviours. Self-motivation is a key life skill that everybody interested in personal development should think carefully about. Motivation pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life. People who are self-motivated tend to be more organised, with good time management skills and have more self-esteem and confidence. Being self-motivated means being ready for driven, focused discussion and behaviours. It also means being sharp and smart enough not to be manipulated and to be open to positive learning. Understanding and developing our self-motivation can help us to take control of many other aspects of our life.
Knowledge knocks on the door of action. If it receives a reply it stays otherwise it departs. It is pertinent for all of us to realise that desire, inspiration and motivation are keys to success in life. It is a clarion call to realise that growth means change and change involves risks and the one who steps from the known to the unknown achieves the goal. Let us be passionate about everything we do. Let us become clear about our destinations and the purpose of our travel on this earth as long as we live. It is sad that once we acquire material comforts, we forget about the basic needs of life like humour, cheerfulness and socialising. In a desperate bid to achieve success, everyone seems to thwart other's efforts. Jealousy, hatred and hypocrisy have become part of our life. Affluence should not be the prime goal of life. Instead, be happy and make others happy should be our motto. Be a change to change the world.
Desire: All of us have a desire to be the very best, to do things excellently, and to experience a sense of fulfilment, competence, self confidence and a goal to achieve in all levels of our lives and existence. Our goals are not always known nor are they sufficiently clarified until we have achieved are experienced for it is a life long journey. Many of us do not know the purpose of our existence, nor do we have any vision for the future. We just exist and move on day after day not knowing at times where we are going. In the last few decades there is a great loss of human excellence in many spheres of life, a gradual deterioration of what is excellent in our cultures, values, society and religion. We need to bring a desirable transformation in the entire society and lead our society and humanity towards its development and excellence. Now is the time that we all become motivated to share with our society, the inner resources, talents and skills, learning and experience, wisdom and insights, values and outlooks, visions and dreams for an enlightened and happy humanity.
Inspiration: Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Most of the world’s leaders have been a great inspiration to their generations and that changed the course of the history. This is because they conceived the ideas and nurtured them with care and delivered them diligently to the audience and inspired and motivated them towards achieving the goals. It is possible. Inspirations are similar too they come and knock at our mind doors through instincts, if we respond they take life and shape and if we don’t respond they vanish into eternity. It is time for us to pay attention to these little musings that may not come all the time but definitely will come at different times in life. Can we positively respond to these instinctive calls to explore, expand, enrich, enable and empower ourselves with knowledge, wisdom and the capacity to handle life pressures. Because knowledge comes from learning while wisdom comes from living and we need both for living our lives in the best way.
Motivation: Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviours. Self-motivation is a key life skill that everybody interested in personal development should think carefully about. Motivation pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life. People who are self-motivated tend to be more organised, with good time management skills and have more self-esteem and confidence. Being self-motivated means being ready for driven, focused discussion and behaviours. It also means being sharp and smart enough not to be manipulated and to be open to positive learning. Understanding and developing our self-motivation can help us to take control of many other aspects of our life.
Knowledge knocks on the door of action. If it receives a reply it stays otherwise it departs. It is pertinent for all of us to realise that desire, inspiration and motivation are keys to success in life. It is a clarion call to realise that growth means change and change involves risks and the one who steps from the known to the unknown achieves the goal. Let us be passionate about everything we do. Let us become clear about our destinations and the purpose of our travel on this earth as long as we live. It is sad that once we acquire material comforts, we forget about the basic needs of life like humour, cheerfulness and socialising. In a desperate bid to achieve success, everyone seems to thwart other's efforts. Jealousy, hatred and hypocrisy have become part of our life. Affluence should not be the prime goal of life. Instead, be happy and make others happy should be our motto. Be a change to change the world.
