New Year Resolutions - Week 16 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys, 

Week 16 also focussed on a lot of launch events and movies. I really enjoyed my time this week on Planet Earth. 

1. Entertainment - I watched a lot of movies starting from as old as Satte pe Satta starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. The movie has a great storyline along with some of the great songs I still love to sing along like Dilbar Mere, Mausam Mastana and Pyar Humein Kis mod pe le aaya. 

Then I went on to watch another movie - A Man Named Otto starring Tom Hanks that really tells you a lot of humanity and kindness. These are the two things you have to live for and imbibe in your everyday behaviour. I also completed the second season of Rocket Boys and it was really an eye-opener. 

I also watched another movie Kanjoos Makhichoos starring Kunal Khemu and it's really a satire on the government officials and some of the money that's granted by the government in case of death during natural calamities or accidents. I also watched some episodes of Kapil Sharma Show on Youtube but it is shorter as the songs etc are all taken out so you don't enjoy it as much as you will on SonyLiv or Sony TV live. 

2. Launch Events - I attended the YuLife Insurance media invite lunch event at The Leonardo in Sandton. It was really a great meeting to know more about the insurance products and the market as a whole. I asked a lot of questions and the team replied to me with sincerity and humbleness. I also attended their second event for a few minutes which was for the general public and came back home after eating some breakfast at The Tryst. I am still using this app to take care of my mental and physical health as there are great apps integrations with other apps to do meditation and exercises. 

Another event I attended was for Bambanani introducing an app for primary and pre-primary school kids to learn and grow their skills. Another book launch I attended for Jess Robus and a wine expo where I got bored as I don't drink so was drinking cold water in a wine glass. Some of the events you should say no to from the start as I knew that the time is going to get wasted in them. Decide what to do with your time rather than going for new. 

There was another online event for YouTube Shorts - PullUpYoShorts that I attended. This year so far I have not received anything from YouTube as a gift. All gifts that I have received are from the last year. 

3. Thank You - I carried on my counter to start from 7000 onward to complete it to 24000 and then it remained at that mark for the rest of the week. 

4. Humanz - I did another campaign for them on Twitter and I really love the same as it earns me some amount of cash that I can use to buy stuff I really want or don't want at all. Some of this is spent on impulse shopping for sure. 

5. YouTube - I posted around 4 long-form videos during the course of this week. I really enjoyed opening my first Kaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen that's really heavy. Also, I enjoyed opening up the goodies received from Melon Mobile and YuLife Insurance App. Some of the goodies are already being owned by people who know me as I generally give them away to my family and friends who want to use them and enjoy them on their special days like birthdays and anniversaries. 

I hope you are enjoying my videos and these articles as I look forward to bringing you a personal touch to my mindset and activities that I am spending my time on. It may look like a waste of time afterwards but you can decide for yourself if the same has helped you grow or made you think in any way then it's for the best. Enjoy your small life here on Planet Earth as extinction is near just like Dinosaurs thought they will outlive the planet but change is the only thing that will remain consistent. 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish

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New Year Resolutions - Week 11 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

The week still reminded me of the heartbreak when I wanted to win the GK contest but missed it due to my mistakes only. The nostalgia continued and it was so difficult to move on. 

1. Entertainment - The week started with the continuation of Prison Break Season 5 and finally finished the whole series again after a gap of around 12-13 years. I still felt that it is one of the well-made series and you are glued to your seats despite watching it and knowing the story as well. I moved to the National Treasure Season 1 on Disney Plus which is really a nice spin-off from the famous Nicolas Cage movies. I also watched the Gulmohar movie starring Sharmila Tagore, Simran and Manoj Vajpayee. It's really a nice heart-touching movie with the family getting separated and the link being the old house made by grandparents. Finally, I started watching the second season of The Rocket Boys and this one is the best we can see this year for sure. I am surely in love with the acting of Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh and Regina Cassandra. If you have not seen this web series on Sony Liv you should definitely go and watch it. Regina was looking so beautiful in season 1 and has this background music being played to make it easy to fall in love with her. Jim Sarbh is indeed a great actor and the way he played the role of Dr. Homi Bhabha is exceptional to the level that can fetch him Oscars. 

2. Thank You - I did some 18000 Thank You for this week. It's really nice when I do this and take the counts towards the monthly goal of 100k. This habit shall be adopted by everyone even if you don't feel grateful you will soon have it in your consciousness. 

3. Youtube - I received one of the YouTube Shorts gifts from the YouTube team. I totally loved the same and it is always awesome to be getting something or the other from the team. I feel special and I am special too, it's just that I need to have some belief in myself. 

4. Holidays - This week went into planning the upcoming holidays next week or rather starting this coming Saturday to Clarens and Golden Gate National Park. I will be going with some families with whom I have never travelled earlier. 

5. Yoga - This month I didn't enrol for the daily classes thinking that I will be able to do it myself using strong willpower and discipline but both are missing in me now. I did it randomly but not as a whole 1-hour class that I generally take every weekday. 

I am sure there is potential in all of us so every day of our lives should be to realize it to do something that challenges our mental capacity and courage. Courage is something that you should not let rust ever. Take risks and move forward to new opportunities and do say what you have to say to the world. You are unique and your voice needs to be heard. 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish

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New Year Resolutions - Week 6 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends,

Week 6 was one of the best weeks as some of the wishlists became a reality with the right attitude and mindset. I am still not able to be with myself completely as I am running after so many things so peace of mind is something I am losing a little bit every day. 

Week 6 - 05 Feb 2022 (Sat) to 11 Feb 2022 (Fri)

1. Daily Prayers - The same took a backseat this week as I could not do it for 4 days which is a real failure for sure. But I bought the digital counter from the China Mall along with CR2032 batteries to light up the electronic candles all day and night. So though the daily prayers didn't happen much, I was happy that I could resolve some pending tasks. 

2. Thank You - The counter brought in daily Thank you for chanting and I reached 12764 by the end of the week. Thanks to the China Mall for the counter with which I also bought in some of the gratitude journals as my Huawei journal is coming to an end. 

3. Launch Events - This remains the main highlight of this week as I started my Sat with Huawei Sandton City Store launch event and received an awesome 20000mAh power bank from the Team Huawei. My daughter participated in the public contest by DJ Tira and she won a Huawei Diary and T-shirt by answering the question rightly. We went to the Asus Popup store too which gave us their glass water bottles too on the same day. I was also invited to the Cartoon Network To The Rescue Season 2 launch event in Joburg CBD and it was my first time ever in that area after a long while. I received a Bluetooth speaker from them with their logo on the same. Samsung Unpacked 2022 remains the most sought-after launch event for the Galaxy S22 series of smartphones and I attended the same. This time I travelled by the Uber codes they provided and also had a helicopter ride above the Steyn City in Johannesburg. It was really nice and great to meet a lot of people in person after 2 years of virtual launch events. 

4. Books/Audiobooks - The Everything Store by Brad Stone continues as it's a long one and I am listening to understand and remember for the GK event too. 

5. Walking - Walking more than 7.5 kilometres on Sat and Sun at the start of the week gave me enough coverage to complete the 20kilometers for this week as I knew I have to go to a lot of launch events and timings will be a problem. Planning well in advance and taking long strides helps to complete any goal whatsoever. 

6. Entertainment - I totally loved Rocket Boys web series on SonyLiv which is based on the life of Vikram Sarabhai and Homi J Bhabha. Jim Sarbh is the charm of the show with his personification of Bhabha and what an acting marvel this series is. Regina Cassandra also looks really amazing and the background music is the main highlight of this show to bring in all kinds of emotions at the right moment. Totally binge-watching and worth every second of your time. I also watched The King's Man movie which is also nice if you are a fan of the series as they take you to the start of the agency as to how it came into existence?  

7. Blogging - Due to the time spent attending a lot of events, I could not do much of the posts but did some for Samsung Unpacked launch event. I also posted some pictures on the Instagram handle and Facebook page. The process is secured for this week too bringing in much-needed consistency. I am running out of ideas of what to post but there is no dearth of photographs in my kitty if I think about it. 

8. General Knowledge - I continued the process to watch a lot of Tata Crucible youtube videos this week too and it really helps to know about the brands around you. You can learn how the bigger players are getting bigger and smaller players are getting consumed by these bigger players in the market. Some players who were quite small earlier have now become much bigger than the ones who tried to buy them. It's a unique world and always keeping an eye on the new marketing principles is an awesome thing to do. 

Cheers!!!

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