Self-Care With Shaki

Have you ever heard of someone who had reached heights by being mediocre? I guess, no. Everyone who has accomplished something in the world has given their fullest potential to the goal. Be   it Einstein, Da Vinci or Mozart, all of them achieved success in their respective fields only because they performed with their highest potential. Therefore, in order to achieve greatness in whatever work you do, you need to give your highest potential. Below are the 5 ways in which you can unveil your best potential: 1. Identify your potential It is imperative to know your potential before jumping in and trying to unleash your potential in random acts. Often you will exhibit your potential in things that you love. So, sit and brainstorm the things that you really enjoy and love doing. If you love and enjoy writing novels then it will make no sense in trying to achieve your fullest potential in medicine. Therefore, it is important to identify where your core potential lies and...

Obstacles are a sign of progress. Yes, it may sound counterintuitive. But the reality is that obstacles show that you are trying out something. A person who has nothing to do will have no obstacles at all. The first step to excellence is to start doing the work. Therefore, you are already on the path of excellence. And obstacles are the sign that you are progressing. However, many of us do not look at the bigger picture of the obstacle. So we get stuck when we are faced with a challenging situation. Some of us work in eliminating the obstacle to move forward and some of us fail to take up the challenge and give up. Below are some of the ways you can use to overcome obstacles 1. Attitude Attitude makes all the difference. There are multiple perspectives to a situation. When faced with an obstacle you can either choose to work hard and eliminate the obstacle or give up. Working hard even at times of hardship requires a strong mental attitude and an optimistic per...

We have all been at a stage in life where we just felt like giving up and sinking down in the couch. In my past, I was a pro in giving up. I will start something with utmost enthusiasm but will tend to give up on that really soon. It was mostly because, I was lazy or I did not really like what I am doing. But, later on, I discovered that I was giving up mostly because I did not have a direction. I was always deviating from my purpose. I wish I had someone to tell me this earlier. Below are the 5 things that will help you when you feel like giving up. 1. Go back to 'Why?' I give up because I would have lost the purpose. Most of us tend to initiate a goal, relationship or something with a pure intention in our mind. However, when days go by we forget the true purpose of the goal and just follow it just for the sake of doing it. This will create a void in our motivation to achieve the goal. So, whenever you feel like giving up on something then just re...

All of us lose motivation at some point in time. All days will not be colorful and good. We will have bad days, somedays will be harder than the other. We might not even want to get out of our bed. So many doubts about ourselves will creep in. We will feel like giving up. You try to work, but you will always feel drained out of energy. When you have no motivation to do anything even the easiest work will seem like the hardest chore to you. It is absolutely normal to lose motivation sometimes. The point is, are you stuck at the phase of lost motivation? Or are you pulling yourself up to regain the motivation and keep going? You always ALWAYS have a choice to choose what you want. If you think that you have no motivation and the only way is to give up then your goal and vision will have an abrupt stop there. Or, if you chose to keep going until you achieve that goal then you will taste the success and all the efforts you have put will seem worthwhile to you. When...