Chapter 5

Step 5

Cultivating The Art Of Thinking Big

Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.

David Joseph Schwartz

I want a big career, a big man, and a big life. You have to think big - that's the only way to get it... I just couldn't stand being anonymous.

Mia Farrow

When I was in grade ten I wanted percentage equals to that of my brother as I had a bet with my dad if I score equals and higher than my intelligent big bro, he’d gift me with 100 freaking dresses.

I don’t remember how I studied?

Probably earning percentage equal to him never even occurred to my mind while I studied….

But when I had my results in front of my eyes

I was holy, freaking, crazily shocked…

The list read 77.78percentage

Yes we were graded according to percentages then.

So even though I never thought or worked accordingly, I might have even settled to something as low as 65 to 70 but I still got freaking, scary 77.78percentage exactly and accurately the same as my big bro.

I learnt something that day…

It’s all about a thought….

So when we get something low, do we need to blame others?

Or the consequences….

I surely won’t.

Some of you are going to disagree, object or even curse me for such a vile conclusion but trust me it is a fact.

Have you ever challenged yourself in your day to day life?

“I will get up at 7:00

I will finish my work at so and so time.

Or simply I doubt if I finish my project on time….

Well scratch that#####

Sometimes in a day have you ever thought ‘I think I’ll meet an old friend today’

And then “BAM” you meet an old friend the same day out of dire circumstances at the place you least expected.

You all of a sudden have the strong desires to chill out and have fun but you know there is no birthday, anniversary or festivities in the cards..

And then “BAM” you go home and you get the news that your first cousin is engaged and she is throwing a party at the weekend.

The magic of a small thought is wondrous.

Well basically it all started with a thought…

The birth of a new innovation, technology, science and all the luxuries be it airplanes, cars, television and not to forget your favorite mobile phones and computers all started with a thought.

It is amazing the difference a thought can provoke in you.

My argument is that if you are thinking about a thing. For eg. Be it a career in law.

You only think about being a successful lawyer earning a respectable amount of income.

Why not make a variation.

Let us think that I want to be the most successful lawyer one of the best in a country, a continent or universe and then later on be promoted to be a supreme court or high court judge.

Similarly for the sports person, we think about winning a match or an event then why not think about wining the about winning the whole series or a tournament, then state, national and international level.

Fact#

Roger Federer the ace tennis player was once asked in his childhood what he wanted to be when he grew up and he said that he wanted to be World no1 tennis player and stay in that place for long. Such was the thought of a young lad of 14.

Oops a big thought…

However he reached the number 1 position after a lot of struggle and hard work and stayed there for 6 years.

The class of thinking big.

Fact # 2

My student had started her craft classes and she said that she always expected six to seven children in her batch and was blessed with five or six all the time and that was satisfactory enough for her.

I picked her satisfaction point. Why be satisfied, why not feel the best, why not think that your class is good that it is always packed with children?

The thought of thinking big had been germinated inside her.

I met her after couple of months and asked her the reason of absence from my course.

 She blamed me for the same.

She said she has capacity of ten students in her class which is always over stuffed with 11 and again she is so loaded with children that she has to keep two batches to meet the demand.

Hail the art of thinking big!

Fact #3

There was this tennis player with name X that I cannot disclose.

She came to me saying that I only want to qualify this tournament.

I objected her instantaneously “Don’t only be happy being qualified why not target higher, think of winning or the tournament or at least reach the semi-finals.

The girl actually was a runner up in the tournament because she dared to think big

Do’s

1.  Thinking is easy and free of cost, think big as there isn’t any extra charge for the same, so try to upgrade your thoughts aim for higher.

2.  Always support your big thought with a faith that you’ll achieve it and the magic fill flow.

3.  If you feel that believing alone is getting difficult, try to visualize your BIG thought. Imagine yourself happy and smiling with what you have thought you want along with the other exercises of meditation that I have mentioned in earlier chapters.

4.  Every time you take a decision, think again like how you go to buy something you always ask the sales person if there is anything better than the one he is showing. So always there is better option than you have thought for ourselves.

 The major difference being this time you are not in a budget fix.

5.  Have faith that you have thought right. Scientifically when you have thought about something and claim to your inner constraints to achieve it, your body creates natural enzymes and energy good enough to take you to your desired thoughts.

6.  Keep your thoughts flexible. If you find a better and bigger thought, feel free to accept and upgrade your current thought

Don’ts

1.  Never quit or underestimate your thoughts

2.  Again never bother that a small town person, or an unconfident person, or unlucky person blah blah blah cannot reach there.

This is an undeniable fact that once you have thought about something, resources and consequences mould themselves according to your thoughts

3.  Do not underestimate your capacity of thinking. This is one thing that enlarges when you utilize it more like a chewing gum that keeps on stretching when you pull it into a thread like manner

4.  So is your thought process, more you think, better gets your capability of thinking

5.  Keep away from negative thoughts an people who are always looking for negative traits in others.

6.  Never negotiate your thoughts in dire consequences. Keep going and hope for the best.

It is the tough times that make you a better person only if you carry on with your thoughts, big thoughts.

Thinking is a habit, thinking big is an art

Thinking gets you somewhere, think big and get to success

You can start small but you cannot think small, always think big

When you think big, that big brings creativity, innovation, positivity and enthusiasm..