You are Responsible for Your Life & Leadership Success
“Those who are wise see themselves in all and all in them, and thus they remain in perfect harmony with the universe.” (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
A leader does not have an existence without his/her team. A leader has the responsibility to positively manage the strengths and weaknesses of the team, also need to understand things like what excites them, what drains them and their emotional strength.
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Self-Management
Bhagavad Gita covers Self-Management as well. Self-management is our ability to control our growth and our life. Our ability to manage our attitudes, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
We see people blaming everyone and everything other than themselves for their problems as if entire world is conniving to act against them. They never think of looking inward for the solutions to their problems. Lord Krishna compiled a verse exclusively for these people.
Our greatest enemy is often ourselves, no one else. By practicing self-management, leaders can overcome their own negative tendencies and become more effective in their roles.
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || Bhagavad Gita 6.5 ||
This is the second most powerful and popular verse in Bhagavad Gita, in my opinion. I am including this here at the cost of repetition (included in my book Grandma In The BoardRoom as well) as I want to link this with Self-awareness which we just covered.
Meaning - Let a man be lifted up by his own self; let him not lower himself; for he himself is his friend, and he himself is his enemy (You grow in front of your own eyes when you make your mind your best friend and you debase when you allow your mind to become your enemy and the choice is in your hands).
Do you think this verse and the previous one on self-awareness contradict each other? Certainly not. You may ask, what then is the role of our parents, teachers, mentors, role-models if we and we only are responsible for our destiny? As I said in the previous blog, we must recognize not only the above list but so many other innumerable people who contributed and continue to contribute to our life. We must recognize and we must be grateful to all of them. We can, of course, not live all by ourselves. Then what is the purpose of this verse 6.5?
Others show us the right path, they put us in the right path, may help us move along in the right path and can probably motivate us in traversing in the right path. But WE HAVE TO TRAVEL IT OURSELVES.
It is essential that we need to elevate ourselves and for that we have to befriend ourselves. How do we befriend ourselves? Lord Krishna is again cryptic about this. Lord Krishna used the same word atma multiple times in this sloka and each use with different meanings. General interpretation here is to ‘befriend mind’. A controlled mind can accomplish many beneficial endeavors, whereas an uncontrolled mind can degrade the consciousness with most ignoble thoughts.
In order to be able to use our mind as a friend, it is important to understand the mind’s nature. Our mind operates at four levels as per our scriptures:
- Mind: When it creates thoughts, we call it mana, or the mind.
- Intellect: When it analyses and decides, we call it buddhi, or intellect.
- Chitta: When it gets attached to an object or person, we call it chitta.
- Ego: When it identifies with the bodily identifications and becomes proud of things like wealth, status, beauty, and learning, we call it ahankār, or ego.
It is important that we befriend all the four levels of mind and the most important step towards that would be to befriend the thoughts i.e. reinforcement of positive thoughts. Befriending is not necessarily controlling the mind but managing the mind.
The mind is but a series of thoughts coming and going like the waves of the ocean. The mind is good when a good thought comes, it is evil when a bad thought comes. So, one should generate as many good thoughts as possible continuously and cling to them at all costs.
"Enhance your thoughts and Elevate yourself" - Jaganathan T
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How to enhance the thoughts. There are multiple techniques, and I shall suggest few techniques here:
Autosuggestions and Affirmations
Autosuggestions is the idea that a thought, repeated many times, will eventually form into a belief. If you understand this principle and know how to apply it, then you can use it to create for yourself any belief you choose, and, by extension, live the life you feel inspired to live.
The concept of autosuggestion is based on the captivating idea that an individual has control over widespread cognitive and physiological brain states. Autosuggestive techniques date back to the late nineteenth century when autosuggestion was introduced by Emile Coué.
How Autosuggestion Works
Thoughts are literally electrical connections in your brain. When you think a thought, a synapse fires. As this thought leads to other thoughts, your brain draws connections, constantly wiring itself using a concept known as neuroplasticity.
The more you repeat a thought, the stronger it becomes. Eventually, it forms into a belief, which in turn has a strong power over how you act and respond to the world around you.
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