Many successful people you may know have definitely done something
differently to become successful. Examining them further, we observe
that - to become someone who is capable of achieving something that is new and different,
these successful people had to think differently. They had to think' themselves' to be
different. They constantly kept thinking about THINKING differently. If one cant THINK DIFFERENT and BE DIFFERENT then how can he/she make a
difference in this world?
Does thinking different give one any guarantee of being successful? Well nothing is guaranteed in real world is it? But it sure does sets one in the right path towards success.
You may not believe this but - just thinking about being different alone embarks one on a remarkable journey to become a better person. Lets see how being different makes you an attractive, productive, successful and a learned person.
Accomplishments are based on actions. Accomplishments are not directly based on thoughts. Socrates said "what your mind can conceive you can achieve". This has been proven true. But thoughts are the core of taking action. Without thinking about something one would not do it.
Achievement starts with an idea, a perspective, a reason or a point of view or sometimes even just an attitude.
Many a times the easiest way to be different is to do what others are unwilling to do.
Sometimes you may not want to achieve something big and famous, yet thinking different solves the purpose of winning daily hassles that happen to ordinary people too.
Let me share a story -
When a company I knew laid off many employees, everyone were in distress, anxious about what career option to do next, and utterly worried. Among all these, there was one colleague John (name changed), whom all employees openly knew was under-paid and his salary was less compared to the rest.
John was the only happy guy in the distressed lot. He had worked in that company for 12 years, he has had a couple of promotions, used a black and white mobile phone, rode a well maintained 100CC old bike that still gave 65 KMPL mileage, was a father of two middle school going children - yet on the day of his lay off he was some how normal and not worried about loosing the job like the others or running into a financial crisis etc., at all.
It was because, John did things differently. When everyone kept spending in buying their favorite mobile phone, gadgets, automobile, clothing, as they spent on parties, clubs, travel and many other luxuries, John stuck to his principle. His principle was to save 70% of his salary no matter what.
12 years after his investments that compounded had accounted to about 1.7 Crore Rupees.
This way of doing things differently has worked wonders for me too.
Try this for quick results - Try to pick one thing other people won't do. It can be simple, low value, small. It doesn't matter. Whatever it is you think many don't do it, because they find it difficult - You do it. Instantly you'll be a little different from the rest of the pack.
Then continue and keep going. Everyday, think of one thing to do that no one else is willing to do. For example, drinking 6 bottles of water regularly or taking bus to work instead of your car or take up backpacking alone for a week to an adventurous place. etc., After a week of doing this you'll be uncommon person. After a month you are special. After a year you'll be incredible and you will definitely NOT be like anyone else. You have thus directed your thoughts towards achieving more accomplishments.
That for you - is power of being different!
Does thinking different give one any guarantee of being successful? Well nothing is guaranteed in real world is it? But it sure does sets one in the right path towards success.
You may not believe this but - just thinking about being different alone embarks one on a remarkable journey to become a better person. Lets see how being different makes you an attractive, productive, successful and a learned person.
Accomplishments are based on actions. Accomplishments are not directly based on thoughts. Socrates said "what your mind can conceive you can achieve". This has been proven true. But thoughts are the core of taking action. Without thinking about something one would not do it.
Achievement starts with an idea, a perspective, a reason or a point of view or sometimes even just an attitude.
Many a times the easiest way to be different is to do what others are unwilling to do.
Sometimes you may not want to achieve something big and famous, yet thinking different solves the purpose of winning daily hassles that happen to ordinary people too.
Let me share a story -
When a company I knew laid off many employees, everyone were in distress, anxious about what career option to do next, and utterly worried. Among all these, there was one colleague John (name changed), whom all employees openly knew was under-paid and his salary was less compared to the rest.
John was the only happy guy in the distressed lot. He had worked in that company for 12 years, he has had a couple of promotions, used a black and white mobile phone, rode a well maintained 100CC old bike that still gave 65 KMPL mileage, was a father of two middle school going children - yet on the day of his lay off he was some how normal and not worried about loosing the job like the others or running into a financial crisis etc., at all.
It was because, John did things differently. When everyone kept spending in buying their favorite mobile phone, gadgets, automobile, clothing, as they spent on parties, clubs, travel and many other luxuries, John stuck to his principle. His principle was to save 70% of his salary no matter what.
12 years after his investments that compounded had accounted to about 1.7 Crore Rupees.
This way of doing things differently has worked wonders for me too.
Try this for quick results - Try to pick one thing other people won't do. It can be simple, low value, small. It doesn't matter. Whatever it is you think many don't do it, because they find it difficult - You do it. Instantly you'll be a little different from the rest of the pack.
Then continue and keep going. Everyday, think of one thing to do that no one else is willing to do. For example, drinking 6 bottles of water regularly or taking bus to work instead of your car or take up backpacking alone for a week to an adventurous place. etc., After a week of doing this you'll be uncommon person. After a month you are special. After a year you'll be incredible and you will definitely NOT be like anyone else. You have thus directed your thoughts towards achieving more accomplishments.
That for you - is power of being different!
