Getting out of my comfort zone

It was my first day at my new job today. This place is everything I wanted my dream job to be like. Extremely knowledgeable people, great office environment, fixed timings, great brand, yet, I feel weird.

There is this intense feeling of discomfort that is plaguing my mind. I just can’t come to terms with the fact that opportunities lie outside the comfort zone. In my previous organisation, I knew everything and everyone, everything and everyone knew me. I didn’t like the people there nor the office timings, yet, I want to go back and hide myself there.

What is wrong? Why do I feel so uncomfortable at a place that feels so right! Well, that’s the cost to pay when you venture out of your comfort zone. The comfort zone is a place which protects you from any kind of fear. New places brings with it unknown situations, uncomfortable meetings, it tests your knowledge and your ability to deal with new surroundings. All this ain’t pretty. Especially, for an introvert like me. Introverts like to conserve as much energy as possible. They lose energy and hope as soon as they have to encounter a new situation.

It’s time to be more positive and embrace my reality. Living my life one day at a time might help. I either live in the past or find myself dreaming about the future. Present is never an option for me.

Embracing every moment of the present situation will help me recuperate and that’s what I am going to do. It was my decision to move out of the situation I was in and upgrade my life. Now, I need to be more mature and responsible about my decisions. Happiness is a continuous process. You cannot wait for it to find it’s way to you. Happiness sometimes requires effort. Your mind needs to free and clutter free in order to create a nurturing house for it to stay in for a long time.

While I go back to my reality, I urge you all to give the uncomfortable situation you are currently facing, another chance. Just remember, this feeling too shall pass. It is just an illusion created by your mind to protect you from prospective fearful situations. And believe me, you are stronger than that! So, fight the FEAR.!

Hello July!!

Have you ever created new year resolutions? And then break them miserably within the next one week? Well, I guess everyone’s new year resolutions suffers the same fate! I love planning and organising however, I just can’t seem to stick to my plans for the entire year. Maybe because I go overboard with my resolutions and have unending number of them to strike off.

After much deliberation (read as massive failures), I’ve decided to create monthly goal list at the beginning of each month. This would help me have a better hold over my goals and track their progress.

Here goes my list!!

READING LIST (Books I intend to read this month)

My favourite blogger James Clear has written a brilliant article on how to get more reading done by making a simple change to your reading habit. Just read 20 pages each day, that’s it! 20 pages for the month of July totals upto 620 pages. My reading list below adds upto 829 pages. I’ll have to get an extra 10 more pages done each day in order to clear the list below. Almost all of the books below are half read, I intend to finish them this month so that I can get a good grip on my book reading list for 2017!

1. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (229/376 pages)
2. Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers (196/251 pages)
3. How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh (58/311 pages)
4. What I know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey (Unread  – 228 pages)
5. What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge (Unread – 168 pages)

FITNESS

Everything written below is commonly accepted health protocols which no one follows. I intend to consciously follow these and engrain them in my brain.

1. Drink water every hour (Follow the water alert reminder instead of snoozing it)
2. Chew food well before swallowing (Instead of galloping through my food!)
3. Indulge in at least 20 mins of any form of exercise each day

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

I strongly believe in doing something each day to create a better version of oneself than yesterday. Below goals will help me achieve just that!

1. Join the 5am club (Okay, this is the most difficult part of my goal list but it’s something I really wish to achieve!)
2. Increase my vocabulary (Learn from “Word power made easy by Norman Lewis” each day)
3. Learn to read, speak and write Korean

And that’s it! These are not extensive goals and also easily achievable with a little bit of dedication.

Looking forward to an exciting July!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Challenge : 100 days

This year, 2016, has almost come to an end. Well, not almost, there about 100 odd days left. I realized, like always, I haven’t really done much to make 2016 a memorable one.

Last week, I saw a link on Facebook to join the “100 days with Pinkathon” challenge. Pinkathon is an annual marathon held in India to empower women. They believe a healthy family, a healthy nation and a healthy world begins with empowered women. I haven’t participated in their marathon yet (#2017 goal) however was extremely excited about this challenge. The challenge requires you to run minimum 2 kms everyday for the next 100 days. The challenge began on September 23rd 2016 with the 100th day ending on 31st December 2016. So basically, you accomplish the challenge throughout 100 days and celebrate on 1st January 2017 (along with #newyear2017 celebrations of course!).

I also got an email to join the “100 happy days challenge“. Rules of this challenge are pretty simple. Every day, for next 100 days, I need to find the 1 best thing that made me happy and document it. Your happy moments can be documented on any social media platform or their website itself (if you wish to avoid publicity). Due to our daily routine and supposedly busy life, we forget to live and enjoy the present moment. This might be the best way to do just that.

Along with the above 2 challenges, I decided to create my own challenge “100 punctual days”. I am a chronic procrastinator and extremely tardy. I never reach anywhere on time (not proud of it at all). I curated this challenge for my benefit. I hope by the end of this challenge, I’ll be able to join the ranks of people who are extremely punctual. I believe anyone can accomplish anything they want if they value the time in their hands.

I have embarked on the journey to make last 100 days of 2016 memorable. I hope these challenges bring a positive change and help me in some manner to become “the best version” of myself.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED : 23rd SEPTEMBER 2016

Ciao!

 

My Super List

“Research says that people who write their goals down are 42% more likely to achieve them.”

I first stumbled upon the idea of creating my “Super List” after visiting the blog of Josef Wigren. He has posted an incredible list of things he wishes to accomplish in his life and it motivated me to create my own. I call it the “Super List” as I’m obsessed with the word “Super” and want my life to be defined by this word.

I first created this list on August 28th 2016. This list is not finite and will definitely change over the course of my life.

Wish me luck. I’ll update this list as soon as I accomplish each goal and also share the details associated with it.!

Life goals

• Be extremely fit : Perfect and strong body
• Be extremely fearless : Never be scared of challenges
• Be extremely secure : External forces shouldn’t affect me

Health goals

• Become vegan
• Lose 5 Kgs (Goal weight : 58 Kgs)
• Get visible abs and muscle definition
• Run a 10K marathon

16th December 2018 | Pinkathon | My first 10 km run

• Run a 21K half marathon

22nd December 2019 | Kisna Diamond Marathon | My first 21 km run

• Run a full marathon : 42K
• Exercise for 30-45 minutes in a day

Have been regular with my HIIT / body weight workouts since September 2018, highest single day session time of 1 hr

• Run for 45 minutes in a day

Maximum long running distance of 26 kms covered with an approximate timing of 3.20 hrs on 26th January 2020

• Perfect my push ups : 10/15/20/25 at a time
• Pull ups : 3/5
• Hold a plank for 5 minutes
• Complete a 10 km run under 55 mins
• Complete a 21 km run under 2 hrs

Knowledge goals

• Learn to read, write and speak Korean
• Know about :
  Indian constitution
  World history
• Read 50 books in a year
• Clear CFA, all 3 levels in first attempt
• Complete 10 online courses in a year

Travel goals

Visit :

• South Korea*Dream place*
• Japan
• Canada
• USA
• London
• Thailand
• Dubai
• Mauritius
• Australia
• China
• Egypt
• Rome
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Italy
• New Zealand
• Malta
• Turkey
• Greenland
• Kolkata

First trip to Kolkata (28th October to 1st November 2017)

Community contributions

• Clean India : Contribute towards India’s cleanliness
• Create an animal shelter in India
• Never leave an animal in distress

Career goals

• Get a job that I love
• Give a TED talk on”Confidence“
• Feature on Forbes magazine
• Motivate and inspire people
• Have a mentor who would truly help me achieve my professional goals

Adrenaline pumping goals

• Sky Diving
• Bungee Jumping
• Ride a plane
• Scuba diving
• Surfing
• Whitewater kayaking
• Rock climbing
• Paragliding
• Ice-skating

People to meet

• BTS
• Shah Rukh Khan
• Anushka Sharma

Life experiences

• Attend a BTS live stadium concert
• See a shooting star
• See the northern lights
• Hug a panda
• Lie on a beach and look at the stars
• Get a national accolade
• Get a PR package
• Be a speaker on a podcast
• Own a huge library at my home
• Visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida
• Visit Disneyland