Principles of Life

It’s important to first realize that we all are mortals and our life is destined to end at some point of time. All of us have some goal or desires in life and often we are distracted by daily nuances of life. However, we also need to progress towards our goals on a daily basis because efforts when compounded over time would lead to our goals. 

We need to have some principles in life which we have to abide by to reach to our goals. You need to devise your own principles and abide by them strictly as we all have limited time and there is a mission which we need to accomplish which is our goals in life. I am giving out few principles and you can pick, choose and customize as per your goals.

Every minute of life is important

The life is a journey which in the end needs to reach its goal. This journey requires you to carefully make choices of the things you decide to do and things you do not decide to do. Both are choices you make. We need to value our time as it’s the greatest asset we got. In fact, all physical assets in this world combined cannot give you 1 extra minute in your life. In the end, if you are very close to your goal, but unable to complete it you’ll regret it. 

Never Worry about Past and Future

We cannot achieve anything from worrying about the past, a bad decision which you took, worrying about it would not change a thing. Future is unpredictable and the best you can do for future is by living meaningfully in present. We need to deliberately start living only in present as its the only thing that matters. 

Learn from mistakes

We are our greatest teachers as our mistakes teaches us firsthand and it’s a lesson we never forget. However, mistakes need to be taken as a positive feedback to yourself. Nothing great can be achieved overnight or in the first attempt.

Find your strengths

You should find out your strengths and work in the areas where you know you would excel. Its not worth exploring or invest in areas which you know is not your strength. There are various ways to find your strengths. I’ll publish an article soon for this. 

Never worry about other’s opinions

Only your opinion is the one that matters. Stop worrying about what others have to say about you. The goal of your life is not to be likable or adorable. This is human nature to be likable but once you develop a skill to ignore irrelevant opinions, you’ll see a great change in your confidence.

Embrace change

Life is ever changing and there would be circumstances and learnings which would force you to alter course or take a completely new route altogether. You need to be open for it. You cannot be stubborn and stick a specific approach or strategy. You should be intuitively looking for alternatives or enhancement to your current approach. Remember the journey and the final goal is important. The route is not.