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Let’s go off topic again, I am writing this post to let my new subscribers, who just join me under the ongoing contest, know that I usually write these sort of off topic inspiration stuff once or twice in a month. Although niche of this blog is to instruct how to make money online but I write these articles to soothe my inner creative mind’s quench. If you dig out archive page you will many of them where I ask my readers when you did last time celebrate your success. Or what excuses you makes when you are not successful or like rejuvenate your blogging mood, Life Is Calling Where Are You? Chase your dreams, Do Not Blog for Money Blog for Your Passion etc.

Now if you remember, more often, when you do not get the success you are craving for or when all your efforts to get that triumph get down then  you start feeling as everything thing is going out of your hands, you start thinking that nothing is happening in your favor. You feels that the whole world seems to bring you down and don’t want to see you there; even your small strive descend to earth. You start asking yourself why it is happening with me. Why everything is going against me? Why everyone who come up in your way attempt to prove that you wrong, every one try to preach you that you have so many problems with you. It ultimately shakes your confidence and makes you believe that may be you can not become that big as you think to be. Let me write down my take to overcome this type of situations.

[1] You are not the only one in this world

This world is a big place, every one have to accomplish his little share of success so the myth that every one is targeting at you can’t be true. In the context of this whole world you seem to be a very small prey. The reason is that you try to associate every unsuccessful attempt to this theory that the whole world is against you. It’s a childish thought. You associate it with your bad luck and fate. For instance your computer hang up when you need it most, you want something desperately and found that it is out of stock. Your mobile battery gets down when you have to make an important call. It happens with all of us, believe me, you are not the only one living with it. It’s with all of us. So don’t feel that you the one surrounded with such thing. You are not alone.

[2] If it is against your will then it’s a God’s will

Surely you heard about this great super star of Indian Film Industry Amitabh Bachchan. There is a very interesting story about this guy. When he was young he wanted to become a Radio News Reader.  He gave his voice audition but rejected by the authorities at All India Radio. They told him that his voice is too husky and not suitable for a news reader. This was heartbreaking for Mr. Bachchan, he felt as everything has been finished. His father Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan then make him trust that “if anything which happens to you is against your wish then the God surely has something else in his store for you”. This saying proved absolutely right. He tried his hand at movies and become the first ever super star in Indian film fraternity. Still at the age of 58 years he is ruling the Indian celluloid screen.

So you never know what life has in store for you. You think that its all over but the life moves on and suddenly you find yourself claiming your stake at a different arena. So never ever give up.

[3] Why Me?

How many times you ask this question when you find yourself trapped in an adverse situation, well almost every time. But how many times you ask the same question to yourself when you have an upper hand on others. I guess never ever. So when you do not ask this question when you achieve success then why you ask when you fail. There is a famous saying “if you do what you always you will get what you always get”. It’s as simple as that.

[4] Most cherished success stories are of those who fight against all odds

If you have a look at the most talked about success stories of the world you will find that all these great personalities become successful fighting all over their life against inverse situations. Be it the success story of Walt Disney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jackson or about the Biggest Indian Industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani. Remember one thing; success is sweetest to those who find it with difficulties. So more problems means there is chance that you will become successful one day.

[5] Learn the art of calmness

Becoming cool and calm in odd situations is the art which you learn as the time passes by. It comes with maturity. After a certain age you will find that you react on same odd situation more calmly then you used to respond when you were young. That’s why I say it comes with the age.  But if you can learn this in early age of your life then I will say you are really a genius. Learn this art quickly and become a Guru.

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