Welcome, or welcome back to Succes with Srini. Today on the podcast, I’m answering a question that has come in from a listener of this podcast and also my radio show, asking me how to stay positive throughout the day. And he describes the whole situation that he’s going through right now wakes up early in the morning, feels positive, feels good. But along the way to three hours into the day, he loses focus, loses energy, and spends the majority of the day being lazy. So how do you overcome this? The reason why I took this question is that this did not come in for the podcast.
This was a generic question. But I took it on to the podcast because I’m sure all of us have experienced this at some level. So hopefully, the answer would help everyone. So that’s my intent with this question. So there are some statistics we go by. And there are some strategies, obviously, but there are some statistics we go by. And statistics now show that if you spend a lot of time in nature, a lot of time and you do that frequently, then your energy levels go up. So you go out, walk, you run, you hike, you climb, you swim, and you spend time in the sunlight, obviously, there is a benefit of vitamin D and all that. But there is something about nature. And obviously, activity to so activities is what I meant by saying going in the sun and all but then interacting with nature means you really go out into the wilderness, and if possible, claim hike and all that, but just in the nature, so even under the sun is nature too. So a bunch of activities that are targeted, within which you spend time in nature is where we see that you have retained a huge magnitude of energy throughout the day, retained energy, so you can retain the energy that you acquire, okay, you acquire energy, but you retain that towards a larger scale, then there is also a spiritual side to this of energy. That means if you start your day, with some calmness, and with some isolation, seclusion with your own self with your higher self, so you do meditation, you do yoga, you do hypnosis, and all that, then they contribute towards positive energy. And I’m not talking about any religious beliefs, just time with yourself, within which you are doing some self-reflection, you’re doing some affirmations, and you’re connecting with your higher self. Immediately, maybe 15, or 20 or 30 minutes you do that, immediately, you will feel that you feel different.
That said, there’s no way to describe this. And that difference that you feel is nothing but you with your spiritual self. And the energy that you draw from that will sustain you throughout the day. And a part of that connecting with your spiritual self means that you are accepting who you are. And you’re accepting your past, you’re, you’re committing to the future, make quite a number of other things happen as a part of you doing that there’s power in it. That’s the point. Now, there’s another way, also, if this is done, also gives you positive energy, which is you wake up in the morning, or at some point in the day. And you start looking at all the good things that are happening in a way ignoring all the bad things. Everything that’s happening is good use you woke up this morning, you saw the sun, it’s good. That means good is happening to you. You woke up, you’re walking on your feet, good is happening to you, you’re able to eat your food, make your food, eat your food, make your bed, talk to people do this podcast, or listen to this podcast, I’m is doing this podcast, that means good is happening.
So good things happen in life. And our job is to keep finding them. Even though there is a lot of negativity, we keep on looking for the good things if you just take your mind that way. That means you know you’re counting your blessings. And the next one in this process, which is a very powerful one, which is help somebody’s need at some point in the day help somebody in need. And helping somebody in need creates a whole different kind of fulfillment at this point. We’re not talking about positive energy, of course, it creates positive energy. But we’re talking about something else altogether here.
When you contribute, you become better, you become fulfilled. Because somebody else will become better as a result of your contribution. It’s powerful. Then, after doing all this, let’s say after doing all the above, you still feel that you’re not getting energy. That means there is something incorrect in a perception So that needs a shift in the mindset completely. So that means you need hope. You need to get out of your negative circumstances, whatever something else is going on. That means you need to embrace your inner power to make your life better to the issue somewhere else. But if this is just about positive energy, discussion, everything that I shared with you right now, that’s enough. That’s enough, do one or two or whatever you can, you will have an incredible day. And you do that for a long amount of time, not just one or two days you do that, no, you commit yourself maybe 20 or 30 days of transformation. That means you’ll do the same thing over and over again, for 30 days, it becomes natural, it becomes just, you flow with it. This podcast started out as a daily podcast, I was struggling with this for the first, literally for the first month, even the beginning of the second month, which was the beginning of February, I was struggling with this knowledge became so natural, I’m in the flow. I’m not saying this is the best Podcast. I’m not saying I’m really good at it. I still miss my thoughts. I still mess up points. I’m trying to make the sounds around me. There are distractions around me. It’s all okay. It’s okay. And I know as a listener of this podcast, you are also forgiving. I know that too. I’m not saying that I’m not improving that it has improved quite a bit. But then I’m in the flow. That’s the point. So you got to get into the flow.
Okay, I want to stop here. Hopefully, today’s podcast is helpful. If it is, then do me a favor. Write me a review rate this podcast, share it with your friends and family, whoever you think will benefit from this. And we’ll talk tomorrow again, I’m here. Okay. Bye now.
Want To Live Your Reality? Then Be True To Yourself
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Welcome back to Success with Srini. Happy Monday, the start of a new week to you. Okay, so over the last couple of months, we have been, I have been bringing so many thoughts on this podcast. Some of these thoughts are my own, from nowhere. And sometimes these thoughts are from interactions that I had been having with people in my day-to-day life. And sometimes some questions directly come from the listeners of this podcast, and also from the listeners of my radio show. So I have been bringing all this and kind of putting them in front of you. The idea is very simple. The idea is that in order for us to become successful, we need to do a few things in life on a daily basis.
Now, what is that success? I don’t know. That’s for you to decide. Life is developed. When you have purpose, initiative, imagination, courage, and discipline in place. When you have purpose, imagination, initiative, courage, and a disciplined place, you live the good life. And hopefully, you are having all days in a meaningful way. That means it is creating an impact. It is meaningful, you are happy, you are joyful, you are fulfilled. In fact, if you have these five, then you’re pretty much in a good place. Now, the outside measure of all this is, what car you’re driving, which house you’re living in, what kind of money you have in the bank. All that is the outward representation. And some people do measure you by that. But that’s not the measure that I subscribe to. And that’s not the measure that I talk about. That’s not the measure of success. In fact, more people become sick. When you show your money. When you show your car, you drive the house you live in, people become sick by looking at your success. They’re not happy. But you empower people around you.
When you talk about your purpose. When you talk about your imagination, you talk about your initiatives and your disciplines, and your courage. That’s what I talk about here on this podcast. That’s what I tell people to do. Now, let’s say you have a goal that you have. And we talk about goals also on the podcast here too. And I’ve done that multiple times. You have a daily goal, whether you like it or not, whether you define it or not. Today, you have a goal that you want to accomplish. And you have monthly goals, weekly goals, yearly goals, lifetime goals, physical goals, emotional goals, mental goals, spiritual goals, all kinds of goals, financial goals, so you have goals. Now every goal or every outcome expects you to become a different kind of an individual. See, in the process, you become something every time somebody chiefs a goal to become something. So there is an internal change that’s happening. Or an internal change has to happen to begin with before you can even pursue the goal. And along the way, you will become something else. And once you attain that you become something else. It’s amazing.
So transformation has to happen for the result to show up. The question becomes sisters, in order for you to achieve anything, or for anybody to achieve anything. You need to know yourself. Nobody on this earth knows you better than you. As much as you believe that somebody else has the answers for your problems. I have been trying this on my radio show multiple times. Literally, in every radio show, I say this, nobody knows you better than you. So you better invest in yourself better. Try finding time to know who you are, what you can do. And it’s just not about knowing yourself. Sometimes you have to be true to yourself, your likes, your dislikes, your interferences, they need to be known to you before the world figures it out. Nobody else should be coming and telling you who you are. You should be telling others who you are. In fact, that’s the start. That’s the self-awareness we are talking about. If a discussion ever comes and you’re struggling to find the definition of what self-awareness is, that is the self-awareness, that’s the kind of self-awareness, where it should all start from. And then you build from that point on.
Now in the pursuit of success, there may be situations where you may be asked to do things that you don’t like to do and that you need to surrender some of your values and beliefs and you want to go against your convictions. Now you know you have good convictions, you know that you are right. But then you are being asked And you’re forced to do something different and something incorrect. Maybe you have done it. Maybe you are a bit ashamed of yourself. Now, let me tell you, it happens to the most self-aware individuals where they know everything, the right, yes, they know the right thing, but they ended up doing a wrong thing. But as long as you are willing to look back, and as long as you want to take ownership of what went wrong, and as long as you’re willing to build in a level of additional honesty into your future moves, you are okay. As long as you are willing to not compromise on your beliefs and values going forward, you are okay. So how can you be true to your own reality? Because that is one of the demands of success.
The first way to become true to yourself, or true to your reality is to think about every act and every reaction. Anything everything somebody asks you to do think, why they’re asking you to do something? Is it in line with that beliefs and values? If you are about to react to something, ask Is this the right thing for me to do? Or will this compromise me as an individual? Will it compromise my values? Will it compromise my beliefs? That’s the first. So you have to think through. And you’ve got to do that on your toes literally, on your toes, there might be situations where you don’t have a day or two or five, to think this in the moments you have to make decisions. Now, sometimes you have to also assess the root of each situation. If somebody is questioning your ideas, then you got to ask yourself, why somebody’s asking me to go against my own self. Why are they asking me to go against my own beliefs, why they are not placing enough worth on my point of view, got to ask. And then sometimes you got to trust your gut.
See, if something is incorrect, then your stomach will tell you gut feel, you feel it in the gut, something is incorrect. So when you have that feeling in the stomach, why not give a voice to it? Let it speak. So if something is in a normal condition, something immoral is going to happen. Your gut will tell you. So normal situation, immoral thing happening. His gut will tell you, you got to play your gut, you got to pay attention to your gut. And let allow your gut to play on your conscience. There are situations there are circumstances that will come up that will throw you off of your commitments, and make you take some immoral positions. It’s natural, we’re humans, it happens. But you don’t need to feel pressured. You don’t need to be pressured to believe in popular beliefs you don’t need to give in or cave into the pressures. And if there is a deep-down disagreement within you, then it needs to be boiled up and be expressed. Sometimes you need to make some decisions that are not in line with people who you love. But you got to make them because otherwise, you’re going against your beliefs and values. Now every time you anybody personally, I’ve seen anybody and myself every time I have gone and made a choice that’s against my beliefs. Then guess what I have lived thereafter unhappy? The root of unhappiness is that you can’t satisfy your values, every act, every action, every engagement. And every time every investment time or money or anything that you do is nothing but you’re satisfying your values every time any of your values are not satisfied as a result of you investing something. That means you are creating unhappiness. The goal is to achieve some potential like full potential, the goal that’s the goal, or that’s the pursuit.
Now, achieving full potential means that you need to be in charge of the direction of everything that you’re doing. That means being in charge of your life. Think about it. I’m sorry, today’s podcast is deep. I wish I could take this very far if I want to. But there are four cardinal rules I follow when it comes down to me, holding on to my position, where I stand, and what I stand for. First, you got to think your best, give your best thinking. In any situation, give your best thinking. And you got to feel your best in any situation. And you got to speak your best. And you do your best. Plus it has four cardinal rules. Now you do this over a long period of time by original comment about building and a life based on purpose, initiative, imagine imagination, discipline, courage, you’re loyal to that right? So you’re truthful to that. That part is true. If building a life based on those five things is true. Then, by deciding by being decisive and staying loyal to your beliefs and values, you’re strengthening that position.
Okay, I’m gonna stop here. Hopefully, today’s podcast is helpful. If it is let me know. And we will continue the discussion tomorrow. That’s all stay safe wherever you are. Bye now.
Start A Business | But How & Why?
Start A Business | But How & Why?
Hi, this is the SUCCESS WITH SRINI YouTube channel, I’m Srini Saripalli, thank you for stopping by. On this video today, we are talking about how to start a business, and most importantly, what business to start. I get this question all the time at my seminars, my workshops, even on my radio shows, I get this question. I think I’m done with the job that I’m doing, I have given it all. And I don’t think I may have maybe five or seven more years left in me. And that’s it, this is the last company I’m working for. And after this, I’m done. So I’m not sure what to do, I should have started a business five or 10 years ago, I did start a business but I lost money, all kinds of questions. And I hear a distinct indecisiveness in the voices.
What business to start, we are in the year 2022, the world has completely changed and is changing. There are so many opportunities, there are so many avenues. The Internet revolution is happening, it started 20 years ago in a big way. But it’s much bigger than where it started. So if you don’t have a second income going, if you don’t have a third income going, that I think you are missing out, and the purpose of this video is to inspire you, and give you an idea on how to start and how to discover income stream. That’s the real purpose of this video. And to drive that point, if I have to start a business, here is how I would approach today, knowing what I know.
The first and foremost thing is, there are people and because there are people, there are problems. And because there are problems, there are solutions. So think about PEOPLE PROBLEMS and SOLUTIONS as three circles. So one circle is people, the second circle is problems and the third circle is solutions. Now, the intersection on intersecting between people and problems, and the intersect of solutions and people in problems. So that’s the area in the middle, you need to be focused in that middle area, how can you solve people’s problems with solutions? Now the solution could be yours. Or the solution could be somebody else’s, it doesn’t matter. So there is a solution somewhere. So if somebody has a problem, they don’t know where to find the solution, you happen to find the solution for them, then you solve their problem. And that could be a business in itself. Just finding enough people who have problems and providing them solutions. They may be solutions from different places. But you are somebody who’s delivering the solution, you’re not the creator, that could be the business.
Let’s say you are the creator of the solution. That’s the business so you can keep all the profits, honestly. So now that if you in principle agree to this model, now, it opens up a whole set of solutions like a whole set of engagements. The first and foremost is this, I want you to think about everything that you have done up till this point in life, all the experiences you have collected, all the engagements that you were in all the lessons you learned all the failures you had. Everything that makes you an individual, think about your entire life. Now, if you think about your life, you know, you have done some amazing things because of you. And because of your activity because of your engagement. Somebody benefited. How about taking those benefits of those things that you did for others and kind of go wider. Now into these three circles, you become the solutionist. And you talk to people who have problems and you know that you have the solution, you know your solution works. That’s very important. You know, your solution works.
And it works because you have tested it and people have benefitted. I get this question all the time. I don’t have leads, I don’t know where to find people, there is an infinite supply of traffic. And if you do what you do, and if whatever you do works, then there are enough people who would reach out to you. And we have seen this across many things just not about just one business. Every business successful business is successful because there is a customer there is a buyer. It’s as simple as that. They are not successful because you know, nobody is buying the product yet they are successful. possible because if somebody put money into the business, but you can’t sustain it, you sustain a business because there are clients who, who buy, they buy because they seek to get results, you are successful because of that. So it’s a very simple equation. Now the question becomes is, you know, can I take my knowledge, can I take my experience? And can I take everything I have within me, and somehow deliver this in a way that people who have problems consume the content, like the inflammation, the content, and here is where coaching, consulting, therapy, all these things come in. And we are in the year 2022. That means, this is the creator economy, this is a different economy altogether. So people can live anywhere in the world, people can, just with a simple laptop with a simple internet connection can compete with the best of the best in the world. So now, everybody is the same. Before it was a different game before people who had the internet, people who had the ISDN or the or the modems and could afford the high internet fees can really do what they wanted to do on the internet. And kids could reach out to people at that point in time. But today doesn’t matter you are 14 or 13 years old and doesn’t matter 75 years old, the opportunity is the same for everyone, as long as you know what you’re doing.
Now, once you agree in principle to this, that you want to be a solutionist, that’s the path you want to take, you want to use your knowledge, your experience, your know-how to deliver the solution, it could be in the form of an audio or a video or content, or whatever it is, you understand the format, you understand the delivery, you know, you want to leverage the Internet, you know that you can live anywhere in the world. And, you know, you can use social media and other forms of media to reach out to reach as many people as you can. Now, without you knowing you have a business, you have a business. And now your job is to scale the business. And now again, that’s it comes it. There are so many other things that come to the discussion. But then the idea in principle is that you can do as long as you’re clear that people have problems. And people are their problems are their solutions are there. Either you create the solution, you source the solution. And you can deliver the solution effectively to people using the internet or doesn’t. So you become in a way inconsequential, you are irrelevant. And your business is relevant because you are irrelevant. The solution is relevant. Your delivery relevant, and the results are relevant. You as an individual doesn’t matter.
Now, you can use your personal brand, you can use a corporate bank, it’s all different discussions. And we can talk about those things in a separate video. But this is the overall principle, if I have to start a business, this is the process I would take. In fact, this is the process I’ve taken for the last 20 years in everything that I personally have done. And this is what I would do. Forget about millions of dollars, forget about funnels, forget about, you know, the websites, the designs, all that people make a big deal out of it. It doesn’t matter in the scheme of things. What matters is that you understand the people who have problems, you understand their pain, you understand their suffering, you understand the solution. And now you can deliver the solution either because of your creation or because you found the solution somewhere. And you know that people who are suffering will get relief, then you’ll be rewarded. And that reward is a successful business.
This is how I would approach today. It’s a wonderful time that we are in. This is I think last I checked it’s going to be $100 billion creator economy. I think last year it was 20 billion this year 2022 It’s going to be 100 billion dollars creator economy. That means with a simple Instagram account with a simple Facebook account, YouTube account, you could reach hundreds of 1000s of people all over the world with whatever you have to offer. And there was a survey recently done, and I don’t know what that was I probably searched for that survey. And I’m going to post a link right here about if I find it, they were asking young college or high school students about what they want to pursue, I think their option they give two options One was they become a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or they become micro influencers 90% Or above 90% of the students they choose the second option, they want to become micro influencers that means an influencer with a certain kind of following in a certain kind of a niche, but may not be the ultimately the biggest enough right something like that. They want to become micro-influencers in a niche that is interesting. A survey.
So you see where people are going. People want autonomy. People want freedom. People want to do anything they want to do, they don’t want to be tied into a corporate structure they don’t want to report into. And they don’t want situations where they’re educating the boss and taking directions. So, incredible freedom incredible autonomy, the internet is providing technical know-how lack of money, those are all excuses, those are not relevant at all, all you need is an idea. All you need is some initiative, all you need is some drive and some passion and some purpose. If everybody has it, we’re watching this video up to this point, which means you have it. So these are the ingredients. Of course, these ingredients were necessary back in the day, but then you don’t need a lot of money to do anything that you want to do. So that’s the point. wonderful opportunity. And I think this is going to grow from this point on. And I want you to if the idea if the notion has crossed your mind that you want to start a business that you wished you started a business 20 years ago, 15 years ago, do it. This is it, it doesn’t matter what business it is, what problem you’re solving. You’re not you don’t have experience, you can source it, you don’t have the know-how you can source it, there is enough number of places where you can get what use you know what you need or what you lack. But then as long as you have the vision. Amazing times that we are in, I hope today’s or this video is helpful. If it is do me a favor, like the video write a comment. And, you know, subscribe to the channel, and click the bell icon so that I can get in front of you every time I record a video I can get in front of you. And I’m going to record a few more videos specifically on business and what kind of business to start and how do you scale? How do you find customers? I’m going to get into the business side very deeply here on this channel. Also, in addition to self-improvement stuff, I think business is a self improvement.
Anyway, I think there is no he could read 100 books on self improvement. But then one business, one failed business. One failed attempt, starting a business can teach you 1000 things that the 100 self-improvement books could not teach. There is something about entrepreneurship. You know, it teaches you how to fail, how to recover how to you know, build trust, how to build self esteem, self confidence, how to have hunger in your stomach, but still have a smile on your face. All that teaches you relationships. It’s amazing what entrepreneurship will do to you. So I think everybody you know, everybody, regardless of who you are, what you do, you should start and a business you should fail in a business at least you know experience some sort of failure before you see the hockey stick success.
Amazing things this could do to you. So anyway, so this video has gone longer. So please subscribe to the channel, and I will talk to you soon. Thank you