Values To Live By For A Healthy Life

You only Live once. Make it meaningful!

This year has probably been the most difficult one for all of us... But let's not forget that it's only a phase. Time changes and that's one great thing about time. We can either waste our energy over things we cannot control or utilize this time to make some great changes in our lives.

If you ask me... I'd say let's focus on things on which we have some control and how we can use this time of the year in the most productive and effective way. I believe that we must keep working on ourselves and keep learning and growing from our experiences. I am a very eager learner myself, and here are a few significant values I have discovered till now, which can truly make you live a healthy life and have a healthy mind.

1. No Comparison is the fast track to happiness

So, this is one very important lesson that we must learn, I'll tell you I had learnt it... 

I was about 5 years old when I started swimming, every summer my mom used to take me to the pool in a five-star hotel with lot of young and attractive crowd all around me. I was just 5! A five-year-old has no clue of their surroundings whatsoever. Me being not any different always was in my own world of fantasies and fairy tales. I feared the waters at first (how I learned to swim, that's a different story all together, I’ll share it some other day), but once I learned it, I felt like This is it!

Like I was born to do this, I treated it like it was my IKIGAI, and who knows maybe it was then.

So, my love for swimming and swimming pools kept me strong throughout the summers and I never felt like leaving once I start. So, one fine day. During my summer routine, I was playing with my friends, and a group of kids in the pool came up and challenged me to race with them freestyle, me being an enthusiast jumped right on... and not that any of them was a bad swimmer themselves it was quite a tough challenge to beat them. Not to brag, but I won. Every single race and every single time, which also made me quite famous among the pool crowd. Years went by and I used to keep racing every now and then with my friends and others. I thought I was great, and no one could beat me in swimming until I lost my first race. it did hit me hard at first, but it did not keep me from going on. I took that seriously, and increased my hours at practicing, After a lot of deep thinking and practice, my coach helped me figure my only Mistake! and that was "Distraction", That evening during the race, when I came second... for the first time ever I turned my head to the left to see the person next to me, I wanted to compare our positions and see if I was winning (Comparison). That distracted me and I lost the race.

Moral: The only way you can lose and kill your vibe is by shifting your focus, by comparing yourself to other people's goals, successes, style and life! 

2. The Art of saying No 

Yes, I know it's the most common advice from everyone who's trying to motivate you, but what they won't tell you is... How to say No. You must learn the art of saying "No" because, sometimes the people you have to say "no" to are your friends that matter, your parents for whom you care, the colleagues who can affect your work life balance. There are people in our lives, who expect from us and it's not always the best decision to hurt them by a straightforward "No". How do we say it? What can be said? Keep in mind one thing for sure, that approaching in a polite and loving manner will never be a bad deal in the end... it can be tough but it's always a win win, of course, there are only a few people who deserves a "Respectful No", not everyone.. this call you need to take for yourself. But for the ones who deserve it... Always approach with respect, and love, let that person know, you care for them too and you understand. The conversation should be soft and mature, the difference of perspective must be put across in the way where the other person's feelings are respected too! Your words matter... every time.

3. Don't Let Them Control You

And by "Them", I mean your thoughts. 

You should never control your thoughts, but you can control your mind from getting affected by your thoughts. There will be all types of emotions in life. Sometimes you'll feel happy and sometimes sad. You feel positive and you feel negative... sad, angry, funny, emotional, cheerful, etc. These feelings, emotions are generated by your thoughts! If you want to control your thoughts, it will surely start suppressing your feelings and your mind will slowly start to become a time bomb, which one day will burst out all at once. So, my best advice to you is... let the thoughts flow as per your circumstances but don't let your mind control your life and your reactions. What you can do is... think your original thoughts and then actively think something else like

-The food you want to eat

-The score you want to get

-The routine you want to start

-The person you like to meet

-The goals you have 

-The next step to win

It can be anything, just make sure it makes you feel motivated and happy again after a few minutes.

This is the way. (Mandalorian Style! Ha ha) 

4. About the Goals!

I believe we all have some. We must have goals, and that's what keeps us going and keeps us growing too. You know there is this thing about goals, what they are depends on each of us, but why they are? that's the question. The goals inspired by negative emotions are the ones I'm going to avoid in life. Sometimes we set a goal to only win from someone we compare with or someone we hate... This is the kind of Goal; we don't want in our lives. I know it's obviously important to prove yourself sometimes, but let that be a short-term competition, don't make it your way of life. While setting your goals in life keep these few notes in mind:

1. I am doing this because it will make me feel proud

2. I will achieve this to be a better version of myself

3. The goal should let me sleep, and make me work towards it with a positive mindset and not a jealous or angry one

4. The journey should be challenging but shouldn't steal the peace of your mind

I wish to see you in a healthy mindset, and I hope this helps... Please leave your feedback in the comments below

3 Reasons Why Fitness Is Important ?

Let's do a little reasoning here..

Why do you really think..it is important to be fit ?

Why fitness matters ?

We will talk about the importance today...

I have been a foodie all my life, and I love food so much that, there have been moments in my life when I have taken a breaks in between my important work schedule or a very significant decision making process.. just because, I was working on an empty stomach. I take a break and don't just prefer to eat anything, I like to eat some good quality dishes but in less quantity, and guess what ? It actually makes me feel more confident, my mood improves, and better productivity. Why should I ever compromise on eating, starving has never been my way of life, and it never will be.

One thing, that I have changed about my habit is that.. what I eat. Yes, there are many variations to what you love to eat and how else can it be cooked or how it can be modified to suit your taste and health. 

Coming back, food is an example for me, I wanna tell you one thing, you can always do whatever you like but with a little modification. Not just food, but also your day to day habits, you can involve some sort of exercise or some activities in your daily routine by just following your natural habits and still be fit. 

The only key to success is consistency.

Before I share more tips and ideas on fitness and health, I want to first give you some really good reasons on Why ? Why is it really important in the first place.

Following are my reasons : :

1. Mental Health :

 You know.. I have always believed in one thing.. for a healthy life, the first most significant part which needs to be healthy is our mind our psychological well being. Honest truth about being healthy, no matter what you eat, what you do, how much you achieve in life.. nothing matters if you are unhappy, discontent, or disturbed psychologically. For some reason all this is connected to our brain and keeping our mind relaxed and free of tensions is very important. Fitness gives us an opportunity to improve our mental health. Fitness increases your productivity and energy levels, it automatically starts improving our mindset too.

2. Disease Free Life:

I am sure that each one of us can actually agree on this one. Being fit and healthy can save us from being diseased, lots of diseases like thyroid, joint pains, poor skin, lethargy, obesity, and i can keep going on and on about this.All these and many more health problems can straight away be avoided by keeping ourselves active and fit. Also it saves our money from spending it on medicines and medical products and services. A daily regime to be followed consistently with a good diet and you are good to go for next 30 years. ;)

3. High quality of Life and relationships :

One can never add value to other's life our own cup is empty. There is nothing to give from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first, and then others. When you follow a healthy lifestyle, you naturally improve your quality of life and when you are disease free and mentally healthy how can your relationships be unhealthy. All these things adds up to a better quality of living and a more productive life. 

Everything starts from fitness and health. 

I hope it makes you think and gives you reason to start taking care of yourself, if you aren't already.

Thank you :)

Workout for fun - Stay Home Stay Fit !

Where this is will  there is a way !

Be true to yourself and answer this.. 

Do you really care about your health ? Are you capable of forming healthy habits ? 

If you ask me.. YES YOU ARE !

If there is one thing you can do to change your lifestyle... this is it, start giving your body mini shocks now. Shocks of " Physical Activity". Yes, that's right. I'll call it activity rather than "exercise" and "workout". 

I always tell you guys, no need get on level 10 on day 1, no need pick up a dumbbell, no need for you to even sweat so hard. All you need to do is.. Be ready ! Be Willing ! Be True !

Here I am today to share the best of my ideas, which can get you started, and it is so much fun too. I am gonna list out things which will not only help you do the " Physical Activity" but will also bring you in a "Happy State of Mind".  Here we go..

1. Dancing 

Pick your favourite playlist and invent your moves, be a natural and forget if anyone is watching. Act as if you are dancing alone in a big forest, like there is nothing but beautiful plant, trees, sunlight/ rain whichever you prefer the best, birds are watching and air is fresh ! This one can be the best time of your day and once you start, you will look forward to doing it everyday I believe. 

2. Skipping / Jumping

Remember when you were a kid ? How we all were so indifferent towards our surroundings. We never cared if the world is watching, we never mind if someone's laughing at us or making comments. This state of mind. If you can attain this state of mind nobody can touch you mentally. I want you to intentionally become unaware and indifferent and make this your natural habit. Although, if you do these activities indoor anyway you are not exposing to a lot of audience but really nowadays, being conscious has become nature. So break this habit and start afresh. 

3. Stationary Jogging

When you can't go out for a jog ! Why not do it staying where you are.  It's a highly effective cardiovascular activity, helps you lose weight, build your muscles strong and gives you a rush and best part, you can do it anywhere you want. This can be very good for stamina building too, make sure to keep your mouth closed and breathe from nose, it gives you a control over your breathing. You know how this can be a fun activity ? Put on some happy music and jog like you are just chilling and nothing else ! 

4. Take the Stairs

This one is pretty cool. I learned this one at a very young age, first thing that attracted me as a kid was the stairs, it was challenging it was tiring but it gave me a feeling of success. Take it step by step and you know what skip a few stairs, it's totally fine, and its fun. A great exercise for your lower body thigh muscles. Once you reach your first milestone, celebrate your success ! 

5. Go Freestyle

This one, you will create for yourself. You know what I mean. I am at my best state of mind when I go freestyle, although my family and friends find it funny sometimes when I do this, but who cares right ? We are little kids, having our own fun time, Please give us our space ! Ha ha. There are many ways to do this like jumping like a grasshopper, or dancing really weird moves, sitting in one place and making faces (can be a form of jaw exercises), grooving while you are cooking(this is my favourite). It can be anything that makes you feel alive and active.

Try these while you are working from home, it can improve your productivity and fill you with unimaginable energy. Stay Home and get fit ! 

I hope these tips are useful for you.. Please leave your feedback in the comments below and let me know if you have more such ideas  :)

Thank you !

Productive Things To Do When Bored at Home

If you have time to get bored... You surely have time to change your life !

Develop new habits.. How to develop new habits ?

I always say, we are all capable of amazing things, we all have the same 24 hours a day, but it's totally up to us on how we spend our precious time. Getting bored is one way of wasting time.

Although there are lots and lots of things to do... Here I am listing down a few best ones so you can make best use of your time, try these and see the difference, do keep a track of change if you can and share it with me in the comments below later, it will encourage me to create even better content going forward for you all.

Best Productive Things to do at Home !

1. Take a short term course :

Guys, we all have a knack for something, there is room for more knowledge and there are many things which we want to learn or be good at, so why not do this now ? what is stopping you ? if you have extra time, do find out a short term course and get yourself educated on it. It could be a trivial topic or something of a higher level, some people like to cook, or want to learn a new language, or a supporting course for your current profession, personal development, communication skills, marketing, finance, stock market etc. Investing in education is the best investment ever. Upgrade yourself and your knowledge as and when you can, and you won't ever regret this. Trust me!

2. Plan your next vacation -

We can create itineraries as per our taste and preferences, search for best hotels, flights, locations to visit, restaurants to eat, activities to do, you can plan everything in detail, this will not only be a good use of time but it will save you money on travel agencies. What can be better than exploring places on your self planned vacation ?

3. Read Personality Development Books -

This could be a very interesting idea if you like to learn and develop yourself, personality development teaches you a way to live and deal with various things in life. There is nothing wrong to be open to receiving such knowledge at any age. You can always go for an e-book reading, if traditional ways doesn't suit your style.

4. Form a habit of meditation -

Now I am bit of a rebel, for me meditation doesn't always mean that you have to sit in one place and disconnect from the world completely. It could be any activity that gives you peace of mind and helps you relax for sometime. For me, listening to piano is meditation, sitting near my window, hearing the chirping of birds, morning air, fragrance of flowers, early morning sunlight all this gives me so much peace, the sound of rain..i like to just live in that moment. This kind of meditation can have a very deep impact on our mood and mindset. Try it someday.

5. Make some room -

This maybe a very common idea, when it comes to getting busy at home but the truth about cleaning is, it gives you space to grow, it maintains positive vibe in your house. You can start with your cupboard, kitchen, drawers, your email, text messages, photos from your phone, organize your laptop, car,your files, your

bookshelf, organize your important stuff. Whatever it is that needs to be organized, do it now, when you have all the time in the world. When you make this a habit, you will realize with time that being organized can open lot of doors of opportunity for you in different aspects of life, when you let go of the old, stuff, thoughts and habits, you make room for the new.

6. Watch TedTalks

Honestly, it is one of  the reasons I started writing in the first place, it is extremely informational, and mind opening. There are various topics on YouTube, you can pick one which looks best for you and watch ! There's just so much to learn, you won't even realize how time flew by.

7. Form an Exercise routine -

Pick one problem area, which you desperately want to shape, reduce or enhance and find out some great exercise for that specific area, Do that. Start with basics, like arm exercise, butt exercises, beginner's yoga, breathing exercises help improve your stamina, etc. Exercising regularly in your free time will not only shape your body but also will boost your productivity, make sure you don't over do it in the first few weeks because that could make you lose interest. Go slow one at a time kind of thing.

I hope these ideas are useful and helpful for you, I am open to your feedback and if you have more of such productive ideas do leave your comments below

Thank you :)

The Perfect Lifestyle For Thyroid Patients

I am proud to share this with you..

I was tested positive for hypothyroidism in 2017, and now when I look back, I am so grateful that I got myself tested. I'll tell you why !
My life before test and after test has changed drastically. To be specific it's not the test, it's the medicine and lifestyle changes I made after I was informed that I have thyroid.
It surely, took a while for things to get normal but when it did, I never felt better than this before in my whole life.

In (Hypothyroidism - Weight gain), there were some serious symptoms I had such as :

1. Sensitivity to cold (I use to super cold in air conditioned room, almost shiver)
2. Weight gain (10 pounds in 2 months)
3. Severe PMS ( Don't even ask me about this.. anger, high blood pressure, crying etc.)
4. Depression & mood swings
5. Tiredness

Until i was tested, I never realized that it could be a hormonal disorder rather I used to blame myself and started to believe that I am such a horrible, negative person and it started to take toll on my health and relationships. (Health and relationships are closely related, I will talk about this some other day).

So to bring my life back on track, there were a few very important things that I followed :-

Thyroid medicine
Take your prescribed on time. Be regular, try to take at the same time everyday for e.g. if you took it at 6 am today then take it at 6 am next day and all days.

Green Juice 
Everyday 1 glass,
Please check the link for Green juice recipe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCbd3Lmgan0)

Raw Vegetables
This should be a replacement for evening snacks. Have (Carrots, cucumber, corn) instead of             (Biscuits, tea and coffee)

Green Tea
Post dinner and evenings (you need to develop taste for it, it's not so bad after all)

Physical activity 
This is a must ! You can't skip this part, I am not pushing you to go to gym or run for hours if you can though, it's great but if not then, at least try something less exhausting
For e.g brisk walk, jogging, yoga, climb the stairs if nothing else.

Sleep time consistency
If you sleep at 11 pm then sleep at 11 pm everyday, keep the time consistent and hours of sleep should minimum be 6.5-7 hours.

Avoid Sugar, Smoke & Alcohol
Try to skip sugar instead try fruits, in limited quantity and stay stress free, the smoking or drinking habit may take sometime :) )


Disclaimer :The above mentioned tips are all natural and does not have any side effects, but if anyone has a unrelated/related disease or disorder may discuss with their respective physicians before following a specific diet routine.

Last but not the least, before I leave this post I wanna share the results I experienced :)

1. Increase in Productivity
2. Better and Healthy personal relationships
3. Positive approach towards life
4. Controlled weight gain
5. Calm mind
6. Increased stamina and exercise routine

Remember, consistency is the key !

I hope this post is useful for you, please leave your feedback in the comments below

Thank you !

5 ways to develop a new habit in 2020

Here is a great way to start !

None of us are perfect. We all come with our bag of flaws and guess what, some of us are pretty proud of it too ! People who know what I mean can stop reading right from here. :p Just kidding.

The truth is, as we grow and learn about ourselves, we figure that we have some good and some bad habits and we actively make attempts to change it but always leave midway because of many reasons such as :
1. Laziness
2. Inconsistency
3. Fear of failure
4. Low self confidence
5. Zero will power
6. Strong reason to pursue it in the first place
7. Time constraints

I am trying to put up the major ones up here, but there could be whole lot of reasons to give up.

The way we are, our attitude towards life also plays a huge role in shaping our habits. Whatever maybe the reason and whoever you are i am pretty confident of one thing, that we are all normal and we all have a potential to carve our lives the way we want, all we need to do is, press the Go-Get-It buttons placed in our heads.

Having said that, I would love to share some interesting tips which will strongly help you shift your habits on a daily basis, these could be a game changer if you are consistent, and honestly if you really want it, you will have it.Take action towards it and see the difference

5 ways to develop a habit :

Focus on short term goals 

It is very important that we understand the value of little things, for you to believe and achieve bigger things you first need to achieve and believe in smaller goals. For example :
Don't
>set your alarm at 5 am on day one,
>write your biggest dream today
>focus on the weight you want to loose in life
>start an extremely difficult diet plan all of a sudden and starve
>exercise like there is no tomorrow
>start saving money like you have no expense for the rest of the month
>Stop performing at your current job and aggressively start running after your dreams !

So basically, I am not saying that you should not think about your long term goals right now or lose all hopes. All I am saying is, you need a strategy, a well thought and a more practical plan.

> Set your alarm to 6 am for starters, and eventually start to modify the cycle of sleep and wake up time
>Write the next one week plan, break it down into parts
>Celebrate small successes, try to lose 5 pounds in the beginning and proud on completing stage one to success
> Start a once a week fasting, start eating light dinners, treat yourself by eating your favourite dessert once a week (Trust me its far more satisfying than having sweets everyday).
> Take up beginners exercises, focus on major problem areas and start to work on them at first. (Tip: Cardiovascular exercises like bicycling, swimming, skipping, running,brisk walking are always easier to start and affects most of your muscles)
>Increase the percentage of savings, on a weekly basis
>Perform better at your current job, and collect client appreciation letters, cover letter from your seniors and use it as a tool to get at a better shot at your next job interview.















Track your performance 

If you have heard a famous saying ... "Try to be better than who you were yesterday".
It is very important to keep a notice of your day to day activities, it is obviously easier to plan better and extremely motivating to see a difference in day 1 and Day 15 results.
The best way to do this is by writing down, creating excel to record, mark calendar,use timer, appropriate machines to measure performance perfectly. But if you find it difficult to keep a track of things in organized manner or detailed manner then the best thing is to right it down. It is easy, takes two minutes, and recorded under written date so you know where were you 7 days back or 15 days back.

Document it 

I can't push enough on how important it is to write down What You Want ?
It is said that when you write your goals, you are 50 percent there already. I don't know there is something about writing your plans, that it immediately starts provoking actions and it really does help you get there. Maybe it has something to do with your psychology, but it works !

Do it anyway

You need to understand one thing, it is not necessary to give up on your old habits starting from day one. Start applying your new habits alongside your old habits. It is fine. You need to start somewhere, that is more important and eventually you will see the old habits taking back seat.
So for example, you are a smoker but you want to start building your stamina by exercising. In this case, you can reduce the number of smokes by let's say 10 percent than your normal routine and start exercising for about 20 mins a day for starters. Now, this is a very vague situation but try to focus on the point I am trying to make here. Coming back, when you start to exercise, you will notice that you start panting easily it will be difficult, but you will also see the change in your skin, it will start to look fresh and you will start to feel more productive in few days. When you see these amazing shifts in your lifestyle, you will feel less and less need to smoke or any other habit like drink, or sleep too much, or binge eating etc.
So focus on the pressing that button "Go-Get-It". Start from somewhere, anywhere. But start.

Celebrate your success

Like I have mentioned in the first step, celebrate the short term successes. The short term achievements are the most important ones, because they pave the way to your big success. It's not the destination it's the journey that makes it worth remembering.

Do not underestimate the power of your little milestones. But make sure you don't go overboard. Just celebrate enough to be motivated for your next milestone !


I hope this post was helpful for you, I am open to your feedback and learning.

Thank you ! :)