{"id":1243,"date":"2015-02-28T04:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T23:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2015-02-28T11:11:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T05:41:26","slug":"on-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/28\/on-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"On Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lama\"<\/p>\n

Last year, around the same time, I was in pain, kinda suffering, a little frustrated among many things. In simple terms I was totally screwed with my life and I prefer not mentioning those depressing reasons here.<\/p>\n

So anyway, 4 things happened to me that kind of put me back on track :<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. I packed my bags & went to my classmates hometown in Nagaland.<\/i> During my stay I attended his uncles funeral. He passed away due to heart attack. It was a sad moment for my friend & his family, atleast I was there for him at his time of need.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014 I learnt a hard lesson, life is truly about living today not living for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

    \u2014 \u00a0When we die neither our twitter followers or our bank account accompanies use. We go alone leaving all our assets behind.<\/p>\n

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    1. Somebody re-tweeted a post by J<\/i>ames Altucher<\/i><\/a> \u201cLive Your Life As If Everyone Else Was Going to Die Today<\/a>\u201d. I liked the post and started reading and listening to his podcast<\/a>. Here are his beliefs:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u2014 Money is not everything, it will come and go.<\/p>\n

      \u2014 Happiness is key to everything.<\/p>\n

      \u2014 Things don\u2019t happen automatically, you have to work hard for it.<\/p>\n

      \u2014 Failures are part of life, you have to learn from it and move on.<\/p>\n

      \u2014 Its good to be crazy, sometimes!<\/p>\n

      \u2014 Ask for what you want and never be afraid to ask for help.<\/p>\n

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      1. While reading this \u00a0<\/i>blog post<\/i><\/a> \u00a0of James Altucher<\/i> I got to came across another inspiration Kamal Ravikant<\/i><\/a> and his book called \u201cLove Yourself As If Your Life Depended On It<\/a>\u201d. I immediately purchased the book and spent a whole day reading it. Here is what I learnt:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u2014 Your life is most important for you.<\/p>\n

        \u2014 You get one life to live.<\/p>\n

        \u2014 Eat healthy and think well.<\/p>\n

        \u2014 Practice yoga and listen to good music.<\/p>\n

        \u2014 Take failures in love and life as learning lessons.Don’t feel bad about it just learn from it.<\/p>\n

        \u2014 Do things which make you happy. Meet people who are happy.<\/p>\n

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        1. \u201c<\/i>Who Will Cry When You Die?<\/i><\/a>\u201d by \u00a0Robin Sharma.<\/i> I was in the bookstore when I came across this book.If I remember correctly it had about 26-27 chapters in all. Here is what I read :<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u2014 Time is now.<\/p>\n

          \u2014 Don`t regret about the past.<\/p>\n

          \u2014 Take failures in stride as important learning lessons.<\/p>\n

          \u2014 List out things that will make you happy & start working on it.<\/p>\n

          Why This Post?<\/b><\/p>\n

          I had a twitter conversation with Deepthi<\/a> & so I am writing this for her. Hope it turns out useful for others as well.<\/p>\n

          BTW, how am I doing now? What is my current state?<\/b><\/p>\n

          I would summarise my life to be more meaningful, happier and peaceful. I am living my life every single day. I\u2019ve traveled across \u00a0different cities [1], eaten some crazy insects[2], started writing regularly, meeting interesting people and now doing extraordinary stuff [3]. Life is indeed good!<\/p>\n

          [1] http:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/16\/what-was-i-doing-all-this-while\/<\/a><\/p>\n

          [2] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M2vVnoJkI50<\/a><\/p>\n

          [3] http:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/11\/faces-ordinary-people-with-extraordinary-efforts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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