The Mind Catalyst

Welcome Back! Fear can be a hindrance in your success.  If allowed to take control of your life, it will be a permanent detour on your journey of success, stopping us from making any progress. Fear breeds Inaction…Inaction leads to inexperience…Inexperience leads to inability…and Inability destroys your path to success. People try to deal with fear in different ways. Some people try to avoid it altogether. But this is neither practical nor productive. The most effective way is to deal with your fear. Stay strong and overcome. This is the only method that works. Most of the fears that we face every day are not based on facts. They are generated by our feelings .  Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Do the thing that you are afraid to, and the death of fear is certain". This is the key to overcome your fears.  Also, try this technique for overcoming fear, it can work wonders for you: If you are afraid of swimming, begin now to sit still for 5 or 10 minutes three or four times a...

Welcome Back! The most uncivilised activity of this highly civilised world is gossiping. Even the richest and educated people indulge in this uncivilised activity. It is both ruthless and worthless entertainment. In gossip, the tongue and intelligence let loose. We shamelessly distort the image of people through the means of gossip, without the slightest care about how much it might affect their lives. Never, ever trust a gossiper. After you leave, the one who was gossiping with you will gossip about you with others. The chain goes on and on and on. This is the universal truth. Curiosity and inquisitiveness are lifelines of human evolution. Gossip is judgement passed without knowledge. We make a blunder by feeding this thirst and hunger for knowledge with gossip. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. The contrary is also true. Judge, and you too will be judged. Every gossiper eventually drinks his own poison. Everything comes back. So what to do? The next time the surrounding ...

Welcome Back! Some of the happiest people on Earth aren’t always happy. In fact, they all have had their fair share of low moods, problems and disappointments. Often the difference between a person who is happy and someone who is unhappy isn’t how often do they get low, or even how low they drop, but it’s what they do with their low moods and how they relate their feelings. Most people have it backward. When they are feeling down/low, they get themselves busy in their work. They analyze their low moods, which makes the problem more compound and hard to solve. When you observe peaceful, relaxed people, you find that when they are feeling good; they are very grateful. They understand that both positive and negative feelings come and go , and that there will come a time when they won’t be feeling so good. To happy people, this is okay; it’s the way of things. They accept the inevitability of passing feelings . So, when they feel angry or depressed, they relate these feelings with wisdom ...

  Welcome Back! Effective listening is more than is avoiding the nasty habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It’s being content to listen to the entire thought of somebody instead of waiting impatiently for your chance to respond. In some ways, the way we fail to pay attention/listen is symbolic of the way we live. It’s almost our goal to start speaking after the other person stops speaking. When you become a better listener and slow down your responses, you become a more peaceful person from inside. You will be relieved from the pressure of speaking as soon as the other person stops to speak. In a conversation, you’ll notice that it is very hard and stressful to keep thinking what the person in front of you will be going to say when you fire back your response. But if you wait for the other person to finish and simply listen to what the person is saying and concentrate on it, you will feel more relaxed and so will the people you are in...

Welcome Back! So many of us hold on to little resentments that may have stemmed from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us, believing this is the only way to rekindle a friendship or relationship. We always keep a grudge. Whenever we hold on to our anger, we ruin our minds. We believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. The way to be happy is to let go. Let other people be right. Usually, when someone takes a chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Both will benefit from this little step. By doing this, you will enjoy the peace of letting go, and the joy of letting others be right. You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”, they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. People usually reach back in these cases. But, if they don’t, that’s okay too. You’ll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part, and you’ll become ...

Welcome Back!! Translating dreams to reality is not a stroll in a beautifully designed park. It resembles a tough marathon where everybody is ready to beat you. Your strategy to win this marathon should be based on the four - Ds : Discover Dream Design Deliver We will go through these 4 - Ds together: 1. Discover: Firstly, know your strengths and weaknesses with some external help from your family, friends and mentors. Now, take some time and think about these things. Reinforce your strengths and try to convert your weaknesses to strengths. Develop a feeling of Self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is a feeling that you are capable of successfully finishing any given task. 2. Dream: Now, dream on the basis of your strengths and your ability to find, catch and use opportunities. A dream is a desire, even when it could be a mere fantasy. Try to make your strength of desire stronger. If possible, try to dream on the basis of self-efficacy too. 3. Design: This is a crucial step of designing a worka...

Welcome Back!!! In today's post, I will be going to discuss about the Japanese 5-S philosophy . Japan was devastated after WWII. To make things better, they developed the 5-S philosophy. This philosophy helps us to manage time more efficiently, do things right and do right things. It also helps us to be organised and disciplined. Concept of 5-S 1. Seri(Segregation): Seri means putting things in the order of priority. Make a list of all that you have. Identify and segregate what you need: Constantly, Occasionally, Rarely and Never. If you feel something has to be used randomly, segregate it separately. 2. Seiton(Arrangement): Now arrange the segregated things: Create a place for things as per your list. Place things that you need constantly as close to you as possible. Place things that you need occasionally a little further. Place things that you need rarely in a safe place still further. Pack and place the things that you may need in future in a safe place. 3. Seiso...