Life lessons from a dying pet

HE teaches us something in every interaction, every failure and every disappointment. But if we do not learn our lesson, HE, like any good teacher, will continue to teach us, create more situations for us so that we can learn and become a better person. How fast we learn from our disappointments, is all up to us. God is in no hurry.

Goals Setting for 2015 : 6 Practices that help you achieve more.

It is the time of the year, when we have another opportunity to change the way we live our life in 2015. As the saying goes, "Today is the first day for the rest of your life."

I present my report card for the goals I set out for 2014, and my goals for 2015. I also present six (6) best practices that help you achieve more of your goals, yer after year.

Happiness Unlimited features in CWB magazine - Another bestseller on the way !!

Since the launch of the book Happiness Unlimited, it has been getting rave reviews. You can read some of them by clicking here. The book also recently featured in the "Complete Well Being" magazine.

Getting started is critical !!

How critical is starting something new, even if there is not enough clarity on the way forward? Extremely critical. In fact, in most cases, getting started is the only way successful people get going.

Descend to Ascend

Descent can be painful. Whether in your job, your life, your relationship or your dreams and passion. But once you set the right perspective, you realise that the descent is temporary, and it is only for your good. 

Found your lock?

Each lock has a unique key. You are the key that HE has created for a unique purpose. You must not rest till you have found out your lock. Else, this key is just a piece of metal to be thrown away after it has rusted and degenerated.

Video : You can only make efforts

You can only make efforts. You do not control the results. The acceptance of this fact can take off a lot of unnecessary stress from your life, and allow you to lead a happier and fulfilling life.

You will need to kick it hard

I remember the scooter I used to drive when I was in my teens. The first one that I learnt my scooter driving on, was a "Vijay Deluxe". And for the scooter to get started in those days, the scooter needed more than a "kick" to get started. There were no buttons or key based ignitions. And I bet you, you would need a similar kick in most of the endeavors of life.

Video : Thoughts can be changed with daily practice - Destiny Cards is the tool

"Thoughts create destiny", "Think and Grow Rich", "The Magic of thinking Big", and hundreds of other such titles should be enough to convince you that "thoughts" are those vital seeds that lead us to our destiny. But do you know how to practically start taking charge of your thoughts?

Why do we get hurdles while chasing goals?

Have you ever experienced that even though you have a clear goal in front of you, every time you go about chasing it, the nature conspires to present you with unexpected, tough, teasing, displeasing hurdles that "you feel" tend to stop you from reaching towards your goal. I have experienced this... and I can tell you why this happens, and how you can deal effectively with them..

Solving the World Puzzle

How are you going to change the whole world? I mean, even if you decide to change yourself and your near and dear ones, this is still not good enough to impact the whole world. An interesting story reveals how the world will take care of itself, just if we can learn to....

Video : Who is wrong in an argument?

Assume there is a heated argument that you are involved in, with someone at your workplace or within your family. Did you ever get the feeling that the other person is wrong? Ah..always? You are not the only one...Lets see who was wrong here...

Rave Reviews, Kindle, Google Play-store, Amazon, Flipkart welcome Happiness Unlimited

It was a super duper month for Happiness Unlimited - the book. It has already started impacting so many lives...

Rave reviews, super sales, and availability on most online stores like Kindle, Google Play-store, Amazon, Flipkart started off the journey...

Video : The power to be happy is back with you !!

Until this time, whenever we got angry, we knew exactly who was at fault? We kept blaming the person, object or the situation for our anger, and see where we have reached. Anger has become so much a part of our lives that it comes 'naturally' to us. Let us look at this from a slightly different perspective.

Your wait is over - Now, grab your happiness online.

Now, Grab your happiness online !! "Happiness Unlimited" - the book - is already creating flutters !! There are limited copies that have been made available online at Flip-kart, Amazon & U-Read. Grab it now !! After the amazing journey from the rat race to financial freedom where we have already impacted thousands of lives positively, this one is even better. This beautiful journey towards a happier life will open your mind, help you adopt simple practices in your daily life so that you can prevent the leakage of the most precious commodity that you strive for - your own happiness !! Publishers are still trying to cope up with the sudden demand for this life transforming book. This book comes packed with knowledge, reasoning, inspiration, motivation, daily experiences of a common man and 24 Destiny Cards for your everyday practice. Above all, it comes with a commitment from me - that you can connect with me, take an appointment, talk to me - till your life is elevated. Come, let us elevate the society we live in. Start with grabbing a copy from Flipkart or Amazon (for Indian readers) or URead(for international readers). Then, connect with me, and we will walk this awesome journey together !! Cheers, Manoj Arora Stay happy.... always !! Life's Mission | Fan Page | Official Website | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter  More on "Happiness Unlimited" Blog | Face Book  | Google+ | Happiness Portal

Solve this problem, given the situation.

Driving from home to office can be extremely frustrating. It can also be the best time of your day. It all depends on what you want to make out of it.

After having listened to unending stories of frustration, anger, helplessness and blaming others, I finally decided to intervene the discussion with my friends and asked them a very simple question.

Book Launch : Happiness Unlimited : Start of another beautiful journey

In Dec 2012, while my first book (From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom) was still not published, the journey towards everlasting happiness had already started. Yesterday, during the book launch, it was a major milestone to move forward in this beautiful journey towards unlimited happiness.

Mark Your Calendar : The Book Launch is here !!

Unlimited Happiness in your lives is not far away....as we are getting all set for the book launch on 30th Aug 2014 at the Delhi Book Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Why should you read books - like mad.

A journalist once asked Sachin Tendulkar, "With a bowl coming at 100 miles per hour on a 22 yards pitch, how do you decide which shot to play in a fraction of a second?"

"We cannot decide. We are trained not to apply too much of mind at that time." came an honest response from one of the greatest batsman the world has ever seen.

When life squeezes you !!

Inflation and cost of living has been a challenge for sometime now, but by gods grace, we usually do not think about it when it comes to giving the best to our children. All is well if things are falling in place, but what happens when life starts to squeeze you?

Does God exist?

A scientist was travelling in a train, when he saw another person sitting right in front of him reading the holy Bible. The person reading the bible seemed very well educated and from a good family background. He was also young and looked thoroughly professional. A Bible in the hands of a young educated professional was somehow disturbing this scientist.

Why should you keep everything in its right place?

Why should you keep everything in its right place?
Everything has a place, and everything in its place. 
It is so simple, but most of us decide to complicate things, and take stress as a natural "gift" in our everyday life.
Searching for a stapler, comb, your car keys or door keys is nothing uncommon in most house holds. While a deeper relationship among family members may be an unexpected positive bi-product (since all of them are involved in one single purpose of searching), the chances of stressful search with a blame game is a more likely outcome. The simple reason is that when the search is on, the family usually does not have enough time to take the search operation positively.

Which is the most important asset of your life? (QandA : 005)

Question 005 : Which is the most important asset of your life?

The most important asset of your life is nothing that relates to money. It is not your house, your vehicle, your gadget, your job or anything else that money can buy.  It is not even your family, though you may be desperately attached to them.

The most important asset of your life is something that is available in limited quantity for everyone. God did not distinguish rich or poor, white or black, men or women when it distributed this asset equally among its creation.

How does one react to politics in office? (QandA : 004)

Question 004

One of my book readers shared her concern on the politics in her office. She mentioned that she realises when someone is playing politics, but is unable to react at that very moment. What should she do? Should she study some books and articles to learn the technique of responding to the other person so that she is not taken for granted among her peer circle?

Should we be clever and successful OR live by our core values? (QandA : 003)

Problem 003

Should we be clever and successful OR live by your core values? Can we be successful without living by our core values?

Why is it important to know the purpose of my life? (QandA : 002)

Problem 002
Why is it important to know the purpose of my life? Does it really matter if i have not defined a clear purpose or a strategy in life?

How can I avoid jealousy because of competition? (QandA : 001)

Problem 001

How can I avoid jealousy because of competition?

Background

One of the major causes of jealousy today, is the competition that we indulge ourselves in - consciously or unconsciously. This could be the sense of competition at your workplace, or comparing your standard of living with your peers - whether it is the race to gather the latest gadget, the newest car model, or the home theater.

The limitless Powerhouse

After World War I, a man from the sizzling African Sahara deserts, by the name Afolabi, happened to visit France to meet his all time friend Jean-Pierre. As a courtesy, Afolabi was shown all the possible exciting places in France including Palace of Versailles, Mont Saint-Michel, and The Eiffel Tower. Though he enjoyed all these beautiful sites, nothing for him was more exciting than the faucet in the bathroom of his hotel... read on...

Cat and Dog Chase

Me and my elder daughter were walking back to our home from the park, after a very refreshing morning walk. And then we saw a cat and dog chase, with the cat winning to escape the claws of the furious dog, in the end. What made the cat escape from a disadvantageous position? And what does it teach us in our lives? Lets read on.

If you dont use it, you lose it !!

Whether it is an old vehicle, an unused machine or even a body that does not undergo routine exercise regime - the law remains the same. If we don't use it, we tend to lose it. No rocket science, but can we use this concept to lose some of my old stubborn habits like anger, addiction etc. ? Sounds interesting now? Read on...

My new specs

It was not until i attended an eye checking camp at my office, did i realize that age and time will set the right perspective in life, more often than you think. It was one of those days. I, along with my colleague, went through the eye check up procedure, and i never knew that it would ultimately result in one of life's most important learning...read on..

Chisel and Hammer

It was vacation time, and we all decided to explore the relatively unseen part of our surroundings. Not only such adventures broaden our thinking process, but at the same time, it helps kids do their pending project work ;) We went to a "real" village...Happiness is in India's villages, and one of the learning that i got from this visit, truly and immensely contributes to our day to day happiness even today...read on

Do not possess, just love.

There was a beautiful little bird who used to fly proudly across the boundless beautiful blue sky. The wonder stuck gazers on the planet earth used to appreciate the beauty of this creature and its flamboyant rainbow colored feathers. Everyone was awed by its flight and array of colors it used to display while flying, till one day, a rich man decided to "possess" the bird for her little daughter....read on...

Play the Happiness Video Game

No No..i am not introducing or launching any new game which talks about happiness. Nor is this a promotion launch for my upcoming book "Happiness Unlimited". This is a happiness video game that we are playing day in and day out. It is just that we are unaware and because of this, we have been losing happiness more often. So, do you know how to win the game of happiness everyday ?

Wake up Mr Driver

Imagine yourself driving a car on the highway, imagine that while driving, you intermittently loose control over the steering, brakes or the accelerator. How enjoyable is your journey? Its exactly the same way with you (the soul) intermittently losing control over what you say, what you eat, and what you think...Learn to take charge....Read on.

Live it, Love it, Enjoy it - till you have it !!

Have you ever got angry on your child? Have you ever feared losing your job or your client? Have you ever felt jealous of your neighbors car ? Have you ever reacted on some other parent scolding your child? Have you ever felt that your boss always underestimates your performance? 

And, have you ever feared death? 

Remember that all our negative emotions (anger, hurt, jealousy, rejection....) stem from one core negative emotion, and we can overcome all these negative emotions, with the right knowledge. Read on...

Who knows you the best?

Who knows you the best? Your spouse, your parents, your children, your childhood friend? Or is there someone else who knows you better than anyone else in the entire universe? With knowledge, will come happiness. Read on....

Is TIME a great healer?

I used to listen it right from my school days "Time is a great healer". And i did see the results also - how things changed (and healed) with time. But, is time, truly a great healer? Is it wise to leave things for time to heal? Or is there a faster, better and a more efficient way, with which we have been empowered to heal ourselves?

Be polite to yourself

Being harsh with anyone does not help the other person transform to the level we expect.
This is equally, if not more, applicable to how we treat ourselves in our mind and in our thoughts. Every single thought matters...read on...

Who can heal me?

Who is a healer? I always thought that it may be a doctor, a guru, a saint, a master, a counselor, a parent, guide or friend - someone who has an expertise in his or her area of work, someone outside me whom i can approach and get benefited, someone who can help me relieve myself of the pain or hurt that i am currently in. Everything changed as i turned the table around and looked inside.

Unrelenting Conviction in Your Abilities

Unrelenting faith and conviction in one's own abilities, and the supreme authority of God is a wonderful ingredient to inner happiness. In fact, this is one of the key ingredients to success in life, in a way most of us understand it. But we must understand what "unrelenting faith" actually implies. It is definitely different from "faith" that most of us know. 

I love the below example of unrelenting faith, which always gives me the self confidence to move on in life.

Blame the floor or the table

This government is useless, my spouse did not wake me up in the morning, my boss does not understand what i am going through, my company should not have sold that business unit, the shopkeeper should have talked nicely, the movie could have been directed better, and on and on and on.....the blame game never ends, and we take it so casually, as an inherent part of our life. We even tend to ignore (at our own peril) what such a discussion (even if it is happening in our mind) is doing to us, and our own destiny is being shaped every moment.

Identify and live your core values

You have been blessed with some inherent core values as a part and parcel of your taking birth. Truth, Honesty, Discipline, Helping others, contribution of your value add...whatever be it..you must spend time analyzing what your core values are, and then strive to live by your values. It is important to identify them, because these values show you the much needed direction in life.

Presence of mind originates in stability

Are you a victim of a competition of any kind? The day you are born to the day you exist on this planet, competition seems to be omnipresent. It is more than handful to learn how to handle competition.

Where is the compass of your life?

Do you have the compass of your life with you? or you are being hit by situations and driven by life? Having a mission of life can set you in the right direction, and, trust me, life will never be the same again.

A wise investment indeed

So many times in life, the biggest luxuries, vacations and gadgets cannot give you what a single act of sticking to your core value can. This is exactly what happened with me yesterday, and the bliss can only be experienced by some fortunate few.

Zone independent of success or failure

During one of the workshops i was doing recently, someone asked me the techniques to promote a book so as to make it a bestseller. This guy apparently was aware that my maiden book attempt is already on course to become a bestseller. Believe me, i had no technical answer to his question. But once i thought through, i knew what was making it click...and this applies to everything that we do in life.... Read on

Who will teach fighting spirit to our kids?

(This is my first attempt at fiction writing, inspired by my own life experiences)

Happiness needs no conditions. When we are happy, we can keep our family happy. One of the sources of generating great positive thoughts and protecting our inner happiness is seeing our children come out as fighters in life, overcoming odd situations and tough people. But if the so called "fighting spirit" is not taught as a subject in the school, then who is going to teach it to them..READ ON