Peace amid Chaos!

Recently, I was in RENO, NV speaking to a very successful group of Realtors from all over the country, put together by REMG (Real Estate Masters Guild). My topic was, "Peace amid Chaos"!

Wouldn't you agree that there is too much chaos today? Job pressure, declining stock market and home values, news & events around the world, traffic issues, lost deals, health challenges, etc etc etc - we struggle with many issues daily. And the fact is that we can't change any of them, except ONE! And what is that ONE change? Change 'OURSELVES' and all changes. Look at the situation differently and it all changes. Otherwise, lack of peace is a normal thing today. No wonder anti-depressants sell like hot cakes. We pay so much attention to outside (to things we can't control), we forget going inside (where the real world for us starts).

Here is a 'Dirty dozen', no no let's call it 'Valuable Dozen', that must be remembered all the time. If we can follow these, peace becomes a more natural thing in our lives! Till then, our outside world takes over.

Do you know what is that one thing that takes away our peace? Write it down and then analyse it. You will see that it was due to a WANT that is or was not fulfilled. Our never ending WANTS are a major reason for our problems. We want this, we want that. And the minute we get it, we want more. We want bigger, we want more recent model, our wants simply grow, leading to dissatisfaction. Reduce these wants and all changes. The following tips help us do just that.

Tip 1. Be in gratitude mode. Thank God for everything at all times, for what we have and for what we don't. HE knows what's best for us, accept that 1000%.
Tip 2. Take care of your health. Bad health doesn't let us focus on the right things. Eat right, meditate, exercise.
Tip 3. Be detached from results. Take action but leave the results to GOD! Remember, HE knows what is right for us even though it may not appear that way at times. Just like a mom who gives the child a bad tasting medicine but only does it for the welfare of the child. The child cries, the child complains, the child thinks that mom doesn't care. Does the mom know what is best for the child, does the mom really care? You bet!
Tip 4. Be happy with the success of others. It's amazing how many people are less upset with their failure and more upset with success of others. They can't wait for them to fail. This is seen even in friends. Be happy with everyone's success!
Tip 5. Spend below your means. Save for rainy days. Don't buy things you don't need.
Tip 6. Live in the present moment. We are either unhappy about what happened in the past or worried about what will happen in the future. Live the 'TODAY' well!
Tip 7. Keep the right company. Say NO when the actions go against your principles, regardless of the potential benefits. A drink just to give the company is wrong, avoid it!
Tip 8. Live your life with honesty and integrity. You will never have to remember what you said when you are honest at all times.
Tip 9. Don't hurt anyone. Help others grow. What goes around, comes around. But do it without expecting anything in return.
Tip 10. Give and you shall receive. Again, give without intentions of getting back. It will come automatically.
Tip 11. Know that we are mere actors in a movie, this movie called THE WORLD. Our role was decided by the Creator before he chose us to play it. Play it well but know that the role is already decided.
Tip 12. Read Tip #1. Remember tip #1. Put in action tip #1. Never forget tip #1.

And now the final tip. You say, "wait, 12 tips are already over, what do I mean by the final tip?" Yes, there is one more. And the final tip, tip # 13 is - ALWAYS GIVE MORE THAN YOU PROMISE. I promised 12, but if I stop there, I lose. Over promise and under deliver is cheating. Under promise and over deliver is good but it started low to begin with. Over promise and then over deliver is the way to live life.

As you can see, these are few liners to avoid long blog. I will be happy to share more with you in detail, just write back. Better yet, arrange a seminar for a group for about 3 hours, and even better yet, a full day or two so that we can make sure that these just don't become words, we make them a practice in our daily life.

Oh by the way, I need to admit something here. Please know that these are fantastic tips and can change our life. But know that I am equally struggling, as you are, to implement these at all times. Please don't beleive for one moment that if I gave these tips to you, I follow them at all times. I am as human as you are, and I make my mistakes too. I forget these tips at times too. I am far from perfect myself. These help me but I mess up too. Don't be too hard on yourself if you don't follow these at all times. If we can implement them most of the time, we will be way ahead of the game. Being aware is the first step, implementing them often is the next, and working towards making these and more become part of us at all times is the real desire and a true test.

So that is my desirable dozen, or 13, whatever you want to call it. Put them in your life daily and the peace will become automatic. And I am not talking about outside pretend happy peace. I am talking of peace within. Follow these (& there are few more, some are in my book, some not) and the anti depressants won't be necessary in most cases. Ofcourse, at times it may be too late if these are not put in place at the right time. These tips are to stop depression, not a substitute for anti-depressant when the depression has already kicked in.

Know of any groups that can benefit from a half day or a full day seminar or perhaps a two day workshop, an action filled event that leads to results, not just an applause? I am there to help and it will come with 100% money back guarantee! If it is for non-profit that helps our kids, there is no cost at all for the seminar. It would be my pleasure to make a difference in the lives of our future generation!

God bless. Dream Big & May All Your Worthy Dreams Come TRUE!

Sanjeev Aneja
www.sanjeevaneja.com
email: sanjeev@ontrackrealty.com
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