Som Bathla - Mindset Makeover

Mindset Makeover

Understand the Neuroscience of Mindset, Improve Self-Image, Master Routines for a Whole New Mind, & Reach Your Full Human Potential

SOM BATHLA

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Introduction

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If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

~ Wayne Dyer

A Short Story: How a Mindset Shift Can Change the Trajectory of Life

There was a middle-aged man in a small town. He had all sorts of bad habits associated with his name. He was a chronic alcoholic; day and night didnt matter to him when it came to drinking. In his drunken state, he was always misbehaving with the people around him. Shouting, abusing, calling names, and any other terrible thing you can think of he was all that.

All in all, his life was a bit more than a disaster, from a societal standard or any other. With such a state of affairs, doing a day job or working on his own was out of the question. When he ran out of all his saved money, he chose the route of begging or if he got a chance, even stealing. He ended up being arrested by the police a number of times for creating a nuisance and committing petty crimes.

Unfortunately, he had two sons in their early teenage years. Sorry, but what else could one call these two children other than unfortunate; negative impressions were getting imprinted on their innocent minds at such an early age.

With the passage of time, the man did not improve; rather, his situation only worsened deteriorating further with each passing day, week and month. He died after only a few years, leaving behind his two sons.

The elder son was a true follower and started living a life very much like his fathers. Drinking, gambling, drugs, etc. he got into all kinds of negative activities and pursuits. His circle of friends included thieves, smugglers and other sort of criminals, so he was always surrounded with negative associations. In fact, he started exceeding his role model (i.e., his father) and ended up getting arrested by the police and put in jail for some serious criminal offenses.

On the other hand, the younger son, with such a terrible family condition and no financial support, was obviously not in a position to continue his studies. But he didnt want to end up like his father or brother; he had a deep sense of commitment to live a better quality of life. So, he started working in the evenings at burger joints serving tables and was able to manage his school fees out of his meager earnings.

His complete dedication and focus very shortly earned him a good annual scholarship to sponsor his studies. He continued to maintain his focus and kept going on the right track. Eventually, he got a decent job offer to work in a blue-chip company. Not only that, but due to his traits of deep focus and commitment, in only a short period of time, he became part of senior management and was made responsible for operating a specific unit of the organization. Soon his success was creating a ripple effect, his reputation in the industry was spreading, and he was invited for an interview on a TV show.

The TV anchor asked him about his family background, childhood, and growth trajectory and the specific reasons behind his success. He told the whole story of his father his many wrongdoings and abdicating of all family responsibilities. He also told about his brother following the footsteps of his father and spoiling his own life, when during all those years, this younger son was putting in hard work and building his career. The TV anchor became very curious as to how these two brothers from similar origins had such divergent trajectories in their lives. She wanted to interview the elder brother as well to understand the deeper reasons behind the path he had chosen.

So, the TV crew traveled to the jail to interview the elder son, who was serving a sentence for his crimes. The anchor asked him, How did you come to end up here, in this shady prison, at this early stage of your life? The elder son replied with a stony face, What else could be the fate of a person whose father was a drunken, ill-behaved man, who had done nothing to improve the lives of his children?

Immediately, the anchor turned the camera to the younger son and questioned him, And how is it that youve become so successful despite your father being a chronic alcoholic, ill-behaved, and irresponsible man his whole life?

The younger son replied with a deep sincerity, How can a person choose to destroy his life when he has seen first his father wasting his life and then his brother following in his fathers very footsteps? I didnt want to waste my life, so I had no choice but to follow a different and better route to design my life.

Short story, but a grand life message! Two persons facing the same life circumstances had alternate perception of life and prediction of their future entirely on two different extremes.

One thinks that life has presented the circumstances before him and he must live strictly within those circumstances. He thinks there is nothing he can do to change his lot in life, and considers himself in a victims position.

Another person, by contrast, might question whether he is bound to live his life as per these unfavorable circumstances or if he indeed has a choice. Is he bound to live as a victim, or can he choose to place himself in the drivers seat, mapping his own course before him an entirely marvelous way of living a dream life.