working with passion in daily life by tushar joshi nagpur
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Concepts for analysis of our daily actions and introducing continuous improvement with passion in lifeTRANSCRIPT
Working with Passion
Tushar Joshi, [email protected]
Capability - 1
Think of last night dinner…
… now can you do it better tonight?
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Capability - 2
When you start thinking, you do it differently
… Passion is needed to take action
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Reality Show Example - 1
There is a 4 days reality show
1st day is same for all, but there are choices to make
Your choices on first day will determine quality of last three days
Your Choices Are:
1. Live exactly same 4 days
2. Choose some pain and hardship and change quality of rest 3 days
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Reality Show Example -2
What will you choose? 4 plain and same
days? OR 1 day extra work, rest
3 days of luxury Your choice
Analogy with Life:
• First 25 years of you life
• Remaining years of your life
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Knowing the Unknown - 1 Assume paper as what
you worship or love
Now can you spit on it?
Your conscious wont allow that
What is the reverse of this concept
Ridicule something and It parts away from you
Respect something and it will add value to life
Choice is always available
Knowing the Unknown - 2 Are you alive?
Are you living?
Are you choosing progress and success?
• Doing nothing also means choosing mediocrity
• Accepting the script as it is means yielding control to external factors
Ownership - 1
Water
• When constrained• Stops flowing
• When released• Starts flowing
• No hard feelings• No complaint
People (Weak Self Confidence)
• When constrained• Stops, resent, grudge
• When released• Still idle, blames
system, no action
• Retained Hard Feelings• Finds ways to blame• Justify inaction
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Ownership - 2
Things against you
• List all who are stopping you going ahead
• List all coming into your way of progress
• List all you are hurdles to your well being
Are you with yourself?
• List all the things you have done for yourself
• Are you really with yourself?
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The Gap - 1
My GoalsMy Current Position
My Goal
My Current Position
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The Gap - 2
To bridge the Gap
• What Means?
• What Plan?
• What will I need?
My Goal
My Current Position
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Driving Factors - 1• Means Easily Available
(common experience – we choose these)
• Pride for Ignorance
• Peer support• Everyone does
and it works• Guaranteed
Success of recognition
• Can always blame system
• Means which are Hard (common perception – we tend to stay away because)
• Merit through study
• Available to few• Need brains• Need
perseverance• Need preparation• No Guarantee of
success
Driving Factors - 2 Do you want:
Good Salary More Recognition Love,
Appreciation, Belonging
Fame, popularity
Are you willing for:Planning?
Investing in effort
Accepting pain?
Initial discomfort
Going out of comfort zone
Who are You? - 1
They may tell you you are a sheep.
Would you believe what is told?
Will you experiment on yourself to find out?
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Who are You? - 2
You may be a lion!
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Means Tools
Tips and tricks of planning GTD, DIY, Planning
Knowledge Books, Mentoring, Experience, Information
Media
Skill Practice, Habit 7, Continuous Improvement
Tools Must possess / discover / have the tools
GTD – Getting Things Done DIY – Do It Yourself Goal Achievement Plan Milestone Charts Rewards and wish list
Knowledge Must earn, have acquire the knowledge
Books Seminars, Interactions Newspaper, Magazines, Research Papers,
Documentaries, Movies
Skill
Must develop, enhance, maintain the skill
Track skill level Maintain log of skills Improvement plan Implementing the plan Periodic monitoring the plan
Books Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
Getting Things Done - David Allen
Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach
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This is the beginning…Start planning now…!
Concepts to take with you…
There is a Gap between you and what you want to be.
The Gap can be bridged with tools, knowledge and skill.
Planning and improvement is available as choice.
You are capable of planning and improvement.
Ownership and passion is needed for making things happen (Getting Things Done)
Additional workshops
Getting Things Done – Managing Time and priorities
Habits of Excellence – Training self for extreme
Memory Training – For making study funMemorize Year Calendar in 10 minutes
Memorize a book in one day with passion
How to make boring subject – InterestingConquer boredom – Excel examinations