Responsibility,Respect,Restraint,Resurgence – habits that can win you the world !

The search for the magic formula for success is never – ending. Tomes and tomes have been written and are being written on the subject and the views of experienced and wise people sought by those who believe that they are here to leave their mark. There are no dearth of ‘winning’ plans ranging from 7 day plans to 365 day plans. Many of these perhaps suffer from overkill and leave no room for even the most conscientious to embed them through prolonged practice. And practise is certainly the key for the journey of a 1000 miles – the journey of life.

Arguably linking desired habits to natural, instinctive behaviours is more likely to succeed. The four habits of Responsibility, Respect, Restraint and Resurgence may be closer to the inherent human spirit. Acquiring Responsibility is the first of these habits. It is inextricably bound to the attainment of maturity by a human being. He realises the importance of Responsibility, he understands the value and esteem gained from being responsible both for himself and for the world around him. It is much later when he is subject to negative influences that he falls away from an inherently habitual way of thinking to the more relaxed, easy – going mindset of irresponsibility.

Respect for self and others is the next dimension to Responsibility. When one is individually and socially responsible, respect for the personal and inter – personal space is a natural consequence. Self – esteem is a precursor for paying the tribute of esteem to persons one encounters in the external world. Being disrespectful is after all a violation of the personal space of the other. Respect basically means that I have a right to be here and the recognition that others have a right to be here as well and extends to respect not only of persons but thoughts, views and ideas the other represents.

Restraint is but one step behind. Flowing through in a natural thread from Responsibility and Respect, Restraint is the act of consciously holding back from the impulsive and certainly deliberate acts of unwelcome intrusion into the emotional, psychological and physical spheres of another’s world. Gossip, character – assassination, unjustified vilification, slander, malice – if these habits disappeared, or even reduced by a significant degree, imagine the peace and tranquillity that would result !

Finally, we come to the habit of resurgence – the spirit of passion - and Passion is veritably God’s energy ! Resurgence has within it all the elevating elements of the human spirit. Resurgence means a capacity to revitalise, re – invent, renew. It is the one habit that encapsulates everything that makes life worthwhile and living an exhilarating experience. Possessing the habit of resurgence is like having a powerful energy generator switched on all the time. It is the life – blood of winners, the fuel that makes a person pick himself up off the floor and aspire to touch the skies, irrespective of the nadir he has reached !

Responsibility, Respect, Restraint and Resurgence – habits to live for !

After all, every one of us deserves to live a better life and create a better world!