This thought occured to me recently. When faced with a situation, we usually adopt two kinds of stances, of a “warrior” or a “worrier”.

As a “worrier” our focus is on everything else, except the challenge ahead. We don’t even see the situation as a challenge, we see it as a problem. So there goes the fun in dealing with the situation. We get so caught up in the problems that we don’t even look beyond the situation. We keep thinking and get into a complaining mode about how, why, what and when we got into this situation rather than ah!!! thank God, what an opportunity to be in such a situation.

However, if we take up a “warrior” stance, we feel full of energy and we start thinking of strategies and solutions of how to deal with the situation. Suddenly, the whole situation is fun and challenging and we enjoy the whole process of winning through the situation. We don’t even realize but in the process we gather like-minded people, we find resources, things just begin to happen. By the end of it, we find a lot of growth within ourselves and we get a feeling of mission accomplished!!!

Often the choice is ours, of being a warrior or a worrier!!! And we must remember that it is only the warriors who win!!!

For past few days, I have realized that so much of our success depends upon the “internal conversations” that we have with ourselves. So many of the self-help and spiritual books tell us how to direct our internal conversations. Every morning when we wake up, we tell ourselves how our day is going to turn out. A bad mood most often will lead to a bad day. When we stand in front of our mirror, we tell ourselves, how we look. When we go about our day, there are very few people who tell us how we look. Most of the time, it is the image of ourselves that we carry in our head determine how we feel about ourselves and our business. At most times, our minds are conditioned to think in a certain way about ourselves because of our experiences in life and the people we encounter. We set up ourselves for success or failure in whatever tasks we are engaged in. It appears to me that if we can get our internal conversations right, half our problems will be solved. Thoughts and actions, do have a connection.