Mastering the gloomy feeling!

I read a motivational article on the web. But I could not trace the link, so here is a brief of the learning that I had for the day.

There are times when you feel gloomy. This dejected feeling can hover over your professional and/or personal life. It is not easy to glide past it, unless you do something constructive about it. I was trying to find out how one could grow beyond this feeling with a positive approach.

It is Motivation. Motivation could be the vital weapon to combat the feeling of ‘feeling miserable’. Motivation can be developed and deployed for one's own sucess. People who demonstrate excellence have identified their motivations and worked hard to develop them. It is indeed a revelation that, if we slog in areas where we have low motivation, we resign ourselves to mediocrity. Without motivation you could be a mediocre! The first step to unlock one’s excellence is to know what one does well - naturally. And motivation can come from many angles and might vary from person to person.

Recently my wife asked me if I remembered the significance of that day. Immediate possibilities that came to my mind was our first meeting, marriage, birth days of different people; but then I wanted to check the date first. I checked the date and got to know that it was 24 March. Immediately it struck me.

Three years back, I joined TATA after the entrepreneurial venture with Mindwear. Even though we were not married then, it was nice to note that she knew that it was a noteworthy day in my life. The Chennai connection has been a pleasant one for me.

I was talking with my brother sometime back and just like that ended up talking about the huge opportunities that exists in Chennai. I stated that Chennai is a nice place to live and would not mind moving to, if an interesting option was available there some time down the line. He was not interested though. He revealed that my attachment towards Chennai could be because I had happy memories at Chennai. Then, I got to reach milestones in the professional and personal front. He was right! And that is what success can do to your thinking.

I guess it's time for me to get motivated! Let me do some soul searching... :)