Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Staying Motivated - Sandip Warke's notes


  1. You are extra-ordinary with unique talents: this is true, whether you believe it or not. 
  2. Working hard is not an option. It is necessity.
  3. Integrity is non-negotiable. Non-discussable.
  4. When you have integrity of purpose, all else will follow. Be sure.
  5. how you think impacts your behavior; how you behave impacts your reputation. Work on your thinking. Think straight.
  6. How you want to be remembered is a question that you must ask yourself before you decide what you want to become.
  7. You are just a speck in the larger cosmic design. Stay humble.
  8. Each day, before you sleep, thank in your mind all the people that have made the day memorable for you. People who did good things to you ad people who possible let you down. Just thank them all unconditionally
  9. If you are not learning a new skill each week, stop working.
  10. Goal clarity is more important than role clarity.
  11. Don’t ever ask your boss/superior/department for raise. Work in a manner in which you are given one. If you don’t get one, it only means you have still not done enough. Believe me this is true in all contexts.
  12. Quality is not a department. It is way of life.
  13. To be qualitative in your work, just STOP DOING less-than-excellent stuff from this moment.
  14. Whenever you must voice your opinion, voice it. Don’t pretend to be dumb.
  15. The worst case scenario, in almost all cases, never happens.
  16. Did you help anyone, just about anyone today? If not, you did not live today. You just existed like so many inanimate objects around you.
  17. If you pursue joy, money will follow you. When you pursue money, joy WILL NOT follow you.
  18. If you get fired, lose in business, break up in  relationship, thank your stars. It is best thing to have happened to you. It is then an opportunity to restart and do better in the next innings.
  19. If what you wish for happens, it is always a great thing. When what you wish for does not happen, it is greater thing. Rejoice.
  20. The master(s) plan for you has NO flaws.
  21. Whenever you see a problem, choose to be part of the solution. Else you will be part of precipitate
  22. The best way to influence people around you is to speak the truth.
  23. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL on your career if you are not enjoying it. Reboot.
  24. Be audacious with your personal vision, your goals and with your performance.
  25. An opportunity of a lifetime must be utilized within the lifetime of the opportunity Never procrastinate.
  26. Every single day, thank your parents and your teachers and /or your mentor/guru, for making you who you are today.


You have to make a beginning by choosing to motivate yourself. You will then find the universe conspiring o keep you inspired.