New Year Resolutions - Week 22 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

This is going to be the final week of the month of May-23 and so far I have been great in being consistent to post 5 YouTube shorts every day for this month. I got 209 new YouTube subscribers because of this effort with more than 150+ shorts on my channel. Some performed and some didn't but at least they can pick up sometime in future as well. That's the only hope I am living on that someday one of my videos will go viral and I will get the Silver Play Button from YouTube on my wall. 

1. Entertainment - It was the week of the TATA IPL 2023 Finals between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. It was an entertaining match till the last ball and it was great to see Dhoni lift the cup once more to match Mumbai Indians 5 times being the winner of this tournament. 

I also watched a nice simple movie Kacchey Limbu which is about a gully cricket team being formed and how the team gets to the finals finding their lifepath along the way. Radhika Madan stars in the movie along with Ayush Mehra and Rajat Barmecha. 

Then I was eagerly waiting for the ASUR Season 2 and watched all the episodes on the 1st of June. The ending is again kept for the possibility of another season but this season also tells the story of the antagonist in detail. It's a one-time watch but as seen the first season brought a lot of thrill which I can't say about the second one at all. 

2. USA Dreams - My brother and sister-in-law got their US Passports after spending all their life on different continents. It was really great news and I totally loved that they got what they wanted but after a lot of sacrifice, struggle and effort along with the money spent on the same. 

3. YouTube Shorts - I completed 155+ short videos for this month and crossed 2050 subscribers on my channel. Thanks to YouTube Shorts for taking me past 200+ subscribers in a single month of May 2023. The last time I crossed 200 subscribers was in the month of May 2022 when I did 207 in a single month. This time it was 209 subscribers in a single month. Thanks a lot to everyone who likes my kind of videos and shorts. 

4. Thank You - I started from 1500 onwards and reached 3000 when the counter again reset to zero. I started again and reached 15000 and then again the counter reset to zero. I again started and completed the week at 13000 counts. This to-and-fro mechanism on the counter is not good as I really want to finish the 100000 in a single go. The continuity is really good and you should also adopt this habit of being thankful all the time. 

5. Travel - I have a travel that's on my mind and I have already booked the tickets to Zambia at the end of the month. I really love watching the new spots and then sharing the same on Google Maps and recently I crossed 65 Million photo views on my profile with more than 17000 photos and videos shared for the general public across the world interested in visiting South Africa. 

There are a lot of things I do without any real benefits to me like sharing photos of various locations around the world. I am really grateful to the universe for everything that is being granted to me by the Lord Almighty Shiva. I now am living my own life without any external pressure and I need to think that I don't want all the things or gadgets of the world. I have limited time left on planet earth and I can only take so much as I need to take care of the stuff I own as well. Let's live stress-free, worry-free with the resources we already own and try to make the best use of the same and enjoy them as well. The things I don't enjoy using will be then gifted to my near and dear ones if they want to own them. 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish
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New Year Resolutions - Week 21 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 21 started with touching the 2000 YouTube subscribers I had aimed for many months. So Grateful to everyone who chose to give my channel a subscription and you can too as it's completely free. 

1. Launch Events - I was invited to Samsung's Bespoke Design Challenge Winner announcement at Design Quarters and what a setup Samsung South Africa has designed to entice customers before they make their own unique den using the Samsung range of products from TV to Fridges to Microwave to Washing Machine and Gas Cooking Station. The colour combination on Samsung Bespoke products can match the colours of your choice and even the microwave colour was matching and I totally fell in love with the setup. You can check out my IG page for photos from the same or visit Samsung Lifestyle Experience at Design Quarters in Fourways. I also posted a lot of photos on Google Maps as well. 

I met the Director of WriteSpoke and he showcased to me some of the luxury stationery products available at his online store and his passion towards the Fountain Pens. He is an avid collector himself of inks and fountain pens along with great paper or notepads to write on. 

I also got the legacy of Mr Derek whose daughter sold me his Mont Blanc collection of inks and some other fountain pens that I am going to use in the future. The fountain pens will be my first time using Gold Nib pens and becoming an owner of the same to carry Uncle Derek's legacy forward. 

There is a quote in Hindi - Bhagwaan jab data hai chappar phaad kar deta hai and that came true as I went to Stationery Expo and got so many pens and other stationery products that I can even last them for my whole life without even buying a single pen myself but as you know me, I will definitely buy the ones I love and intend to collect. In English, it means when Almighty God blesses you with something then you won't be able to hold it in your arms and house as it will be so much in abundance. 

2. Entertainment - I was eagerly waiting for the Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai movie starring Manoj Bajpayee. The story is based on a lawyer who is fighting against a religious guru who was caught by law for doing sexual assault on his followers. It's really a movie you will like and I totally liked the same as one man fights against everyone despite people being bought using force or money or shot. 

3. YouTube Shorts - As I told you earlier that I was going 5 shorts per day and this has helped me grow my subscribers at a fast pace. From 1997 to reaching 2043 by the end of the week was never possible earlier without YouTube Shorts. A YouTube Shorts event was also there which I attended virtually and there was a YouTube Listen event as well with some of the upcoming artists or big singers who are choosing YT Shorts as a platform to go live and launch their song. 

4. Thank You - I started the counter again and reached 40000 before it again came back to zero. I started again and reached the 1500 mark to finish the week. I am adamant about completing my 100k for the month despite the counter not agreeing to the same. Human courage and willpower are much more than any machine for sure. 

5. Salary - This is a one-time event every month which I want to have more than once in my day-to-day living. I want to earn some more cheques, money transfers, EFTs, and cash flow so that I can also enjoy the luxuries of abundant life has to offer. I don't look at the price tag for buying what I want to buy. I can get the gadgets I actually want to use and products I want to write with like the Mont Blanc 149 Fountain Pen which is still beyond my salary reach. This can only be acquired if I get some promotional work completed or get some advertisements on my social media channels. Hands folded as for Lord Shiva nothing is impossible! Cheers!!!

I am really grateful to all the readers who are liking these blog posts as I see that the weekly posts are being loved by my readers a lot. I don't know who are you so drop me a comment on what I can also do in my daily life or anything you want me to add or write about? 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish
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New Year Resolutions - Week 19 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys, 

Week 19 has been hectic and loss of health as well leading to some days being on the bed continuously and then getting back to normal is hectic. 

1. Launch Events - I attended a YouTube Shorts event virtually and then one Mini Event for the EV research they did with some local companies and students. The same day, I had to go to the Cliff Central event at Acore Lane which was almost finished when I reached as the Mini event didn't finish on time. At the end of the day, we had my employer's town hall event which was really very far almost a 50-60 min drive and it was so cold that day, that it immediately had an impact on me and my health started deteriorating. Again there was another YouTube Creator Event virtually that I also attended so much so that I was not able to attend anything else after the same as my health was not good at all. I think I should not go to events which are not relevant and are not helping me promote myself or my brand or are not bringing me anything in return. 

2. Shopping @ China Mall - I bought the iPad cover for my daughter as well as a cover for my Samsung A8 tablet. Now it's way earlier to work or read from the tablets as I have reduced the risk of breaking the screen. Also, I got to know about the Mellows Stationery Store in China Mall, F-9 block which has a lot of amazing products which I totally adore. The only thing is that you have to pay cash but the FNB ATM is right opposite the F-block for withdrawal of money. A lot of products were on sale and there were so many things I wanted to buy but thought of buying them later once they set up the shop fully. The shop has products from crayons, markers, sharpeners erasers, ball pens, fountain pens, gel pens notepads, cutters, diaries to office products, and school bags to a lot of categories for each age and group. 

3. Marketplace @ Facebook - Earlier I have never visited the same but don't know how I got glued to the same while searching for fountain pens and then the search widened to include some products that I saw growing up and wanted to get hold of them. I bought some stuff from Facebook that I will have videos on my channel soon from technology products to writing instruments to calligraphy journals. I have spent a lot of money on buying people's used products which in my case is something not that good. Unless and until you really can't afford a new one or the product in question has some emotional value assigned to it, I would say don't ever go this route. 

4. Thank You - The week started from 22000 onwards to reach 69000 in total and this has been the best growth so far in the year. I again recommend you this daily habit for sure. Yoga is another one that you can do on a daily basis as well. I am doing my daily Yoga as well. I am seeing the benefits it has on my health as my lung capacity to inhale oxygen has increased so much more and now even if I run, I can come back to a normal heartbeat faster. 

5. YouTube Shorts - This month I decided that I will do 5 shorts every day and despite no response on some of the videos, I am keeping up with the trend and finally seeing some results as well. Suddenly, I am getting more subscribers and more views because one of the five videos posted gets some traction and brings in around 2-3k video views. This helps increase the YouTube Shorts revenue as well which is not much but slowly touching USD 1 and I am sure for this month it will cross 1$ for sure. 

Health has taken a hit this week and it has reduced the long-form video premieres on my channel but will soon pick up its pace and this year I am sure we will cross 1000 long-form videos in the coming days. 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish

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New Year Resolutions - Week 14 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

April 2023 is the month when you feel that things are getting picked up in terms of launch events and other tasks. 

1. Daily Yoga - After taking a break from Yoga thinking that I will be able to do it myself, I have rejoined the daily online classes. This has been the best habit to follow all your life. 

2. Entertainment - This week I watched a movie premiere of AIR that I really wanted to watch. It was a great event with free popcorn and cold drinks. The movie stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis and others. This is definitely a one-time watch as there is some detail shown in the movie. Else you can also read the book by Phil Knight. Also, I watched The Great Indian Murder Season 1, which I wanted to see on the Disney Plus streaming platform. There is really a sad turn of events in the web series as you will fall in love with various characters of the web series. 

3. Thank You - I started around 61000 and reached 81000 by the end of the week. As told in my previous posts this is one of the best practices as told by Ken Honda in his book The Happy Money. 

4. Humanz - I got my first payment from the Humanz app for a campaign I did on Twitter long back. any kind of cash payment is always good and you can then buy some stuff using the money earned. 

5. YouTube - YouTube video creation is my favourite activity and I do a lot of scripting these days. The easiest way to create a video is to think about the video well in advance and prepare the ideas that you want to communicate. I always try to jot them down and then let the flow take its turn. I always love impromptu speeches and videos because that is my true reaction that is being captured but it doesn't do justice with the detailed product reviews as sometimes I may miss telling you some details that you guys have queries on. That's why it's always good to write down some important points that you want to discuss in the videos. 

The first three months of the Year 2023 are gone by and now we are in the second quarter I feel really sad during this month as the annual appraisal letter comes with a new salary and I see none to zero growth leading to a lot of anger and irritation but unless I take steps to resolve it this problem will remain like that year after year. I look forward to correcting the same asap. 

Aum Namah Shivay!

Till next time...Aashish

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New Year Resolutions - Week 13 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 13 also went strongly into watching many movies and web series on a mission as if I have to complete them on a priority. I did this sometimes to complete which have been pending to be watched and then don't care anything for the next few months. I don't have the discipline to watch a single episode per day and make a schedule, but this can be my goal in the coming months. 

1. Entertainment - I started with John Wick 4 that I really loved and had to go through the storyline once again to understand the same. I also watched United Kacche Season 1 starring Sunil Grover and totally loved the same. It's definitely a watch if you want to enjoy some comedy. Then I went on to watch Pop Kaun Season 1 starring Kunal Khemu, Nupur Sanon and all the biggest stars of Bollywood comedy. It's also the last web series of Late Sh Satish Kaushik who died just before the release of this web series on Disney+ Hotstar. It was a difficult series to watch as there was no logic in the story as they kept running from one end to another in search of the father of the lead character. 

2. Thank You - This week I progressed really well on the count I started from 11500 to reach the 61000 mark to finish this week. I am sure that you are also following this habit. The more powerful exercise is to do the affirmations on a daily basis. 

3. No Salary - This is the first time in the last many years that I have not received my monthly salary. This has been a little bit difficult as now you have to dig into your savings if any towards doing all the expenses for the month. I could have saved a lot of tension if I could have planned the closure of the bank account better. I have closed on all my regular bills that I really don't want that are not adding to my life. There is a lot of dependence on the monthly salary and it really makes your risk-taking capability less and puts you into a comfort zone. I definitely need to come out of my comfort zone for sure in the coming days. May Almighty Lord Shiva grant me the courage to break away. Aum Namah Shivay! Har Har Mahadev!

4. Events - I attended Homefair Expo, Buy Local Summit as well as a YouTube Shorts virtual event. This is really a nice thing as I get to meet a lot of new people and get new opportunities to review products that I have never done on my Youtube channel. This is going to be good as my channel will have diverse videos so that people can know about some of the brands that I was also not aware of. 

5. Brands - There are millions of brands in the markets around Planet Earth and it's not possible to know them all. We all know some of the local brands around our city or country and some of the expensive ones that we aspire to own or dream about. I have now tried to acquire some of the items that I have never received earlier. I am now introducing all those brands in my unboxing videos or doing some of their product reviews with a little bit of history about the brand. 

The first 3 months of the year 2023 are already finished this week. Whatever you intend to do this year, start your engines firing towards them for sure. I am looking forward to the same as well so that I can achieve what I thought about my goals and dreams. I am sure with the power of my dreams I can too fly towards them. Har Har Mahadev!

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 50 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 50 - Sat 10 Dec 2022 - Fri 16 Dec 2022

Now we are in our 50th week of 2022 and I am hopeful that you are liking these posts on my blog it's going to be my 10th year of The Life's Way. Though I have not achieved a large amount of success as I could not devote myself to creating networks and sponsorships on my blog I did get a large number of press releases and invites to several events throughout the last 10 years. Some of the things I have done in my life are only because of The Life's Way that I would not have explored also. 

1. Daily Walking - I only did around 16.89 kilometres during the course of this week as I was flying out of the country on Friday 16th Dec. I didn't take count of all the kilometres walked in Johannesburg and Kenya airports while reaching the necessary gates. In Kenya, the gate almost closed when we reached there because it was on the far end and it took some time to come out of the plane and then queue up for bathrooms and then for security checking. My total is now around 958 kilometres out of a 1000 km journey. Will I be able to do something in Mauritius is a question now? 

2. Entertainment - I watched the CAT season 1 on Netflix and totally loved the same. It stars Randeep Hooda as a spy who helps the police catch the criminals by becoming one of them and joining their gang. Then I watched Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery which was not so difficult to solve in my mind. The same is also available on Netflix. My wife is using the Netflix membership exclusively from the start on her phone and TV. We only get to watch if she is not watching anything or we watch together as a family. 

3. YouTube Creators Summit - It was my first time ever speaking in front of so many people about myself. There was a hesitation for sure and nervousness to top it up. I prepares some answers but totally forgot them. I just said what came to my mind on the journey I remembered during the course of 2022 in YouTube Shorts. It was great meeting everyone at the end of 2022 and good to know the plans they had for the rest of the year. 

4. Travel to Mauritius - This was my first time ever on an aeroplane after a gap of 3 years as I last travelled in Feb-2020 when I came from India via Dubai. What I have observed is that if the flights are going on time, everything works fine and if there is a delay or cancellation then the staff on the ground is too confused that they don't know what to do! I had problems with Kenya Airways while coming back but no communications no replies etc has been received. The staff kept sending us to different counters and the whole night was spent at the counters at the airport. Never ever flying again with Kenya Airways. It's better to go to Mauritius using the direct South African Airways flight rather than roaming to other countries and reaching there. Lesson Learnt!

5. theSalt - My only sponsored posts came from this influencer platform and I did 5 campaigns for them for brands like Uber Eats, OneCart, Ensure, OneDayOnly and SAB. They give you cash that gets deposited in your bank account which is much more beneficial than the free products we don't need or use. Also, they don't deduct any percentage of commissions as you get what they will tell you upfront at the start of the campaign. Also, as an added bonus there are always some gift vouchers or products that come as additional benefits which makes your earned money go a long way! My recent desk setup which had the arm for a monitor came using their ZAR 1k gift voucher only! So what are you waiting for? - Join using my link and I will welcome you at the other end of the influencer marketing campaigns - https://app.thesalt.co.za/join/ynwjv

I hope that I will get new campaigns in 2023 and will earn some money that can help me to build and enrich my lighting and other accessories required for the video creation exercise. I think I am definitely in need of a Mobile gimbal and secondly a dome light where I can control the temperature and brightness and softness as my main light. 

Cheers!!!

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New Year Resolutions - Week 49 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 49 - Sat 03 Dec 2022 - Fri 09 Dec 2022

Week 49 started with watching some of the movies before I go on a trip of a lifetime. There are some of the learning from this trip as well as how and why I have fallen in love with South Africa. 

1. Daily Walking - Week 49 saw me slow down a little bit and reached only 14.61 km. I completed 940 kilometres to meet the target that I set for this week after taking 2 weeks off as planned. After reaching that point, I just rested for the next 3 days. Sometimes relaxing after achieving the kinds of kilometres is totally required for your body to come in its original condition. 

2. Entertainment - I watched the Ram Setu movie and it was a disaster. Other than watching the character of AP that gets solved during the climax that's really great. I also watched the Black Adam movie that stars Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Shahi. Sarah, you will remember from a famous Netflix series as well if you have seen the same. 

3. YouTube Shorts - This week I got the news that I will be part of the Creator's Community Spotlight at the year-end festival of YouTube Shorts. The team from the UK is going to come for the event and I will be on the stage where people will get to know more about me. Will it increase my subscribers, I am not so sure but I am grateful to YouTube for making a dream become reality! I attended my first YT event in May and there I thought about going on stage in Dec I am on the stage. All thanks to the YouTube Shorts community for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. 

4. Trip to Mauritius - A lot of the time went away planning clothes and packing for the upcoming trip to Mauritius. Along with that, there were school closing ceremonies and other events to take care of with family. Also, the office also had some important meetings for the planning of the future upcoming year 2023 so it all become a little hectic by the end of this week. 

5. theSalt - If you are an influencer or trying to become one! If you are a blogger or on any other social media platform - join #theSalt influencers platform to earn some money! 

By connecting your lifestyle with prominent brands, they help you become part of selected marketing campaigns. You’ve heard of Influencer Marketing, right? Well, in effect, they help you become an influencer for a brand. And the thing is that it is really simple to do! Once you have been selected as an influencer, all you will need to do is to interact with your community around aspects of the campaign. theSalt team will be at your side the whole way so there is nothing to be worried about. Then, the brands will pay you for the exposure. In fact, if you are selected for a campaign, you could earn up to R3000* per month just by doing your everyday activities and posting about it on your social media accounts.

To sign up, simply complete the application form and wait for them to find the perfect campaign for you. Link to action - https://app.thesalt.co.za/join/ynwjv

We are now in the last few weeks of 2022 and there have been some resolutions I didn't make any progress on but there are some that I have finished and completed with flying colours. The uncompleted ones will move to the new year based on if I want to still do it in 2023 and the rest will be marked as done and dusted. 

Cheers!!!

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New Year Resolutions - Week 42 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 42 - Sat 15 Oct 2022 - Fri 21 Oct 2022

Diwali festival is coming near and we are all gearing towards the same. We had a lovely trip in Hermanus and I definitely want to buy a home there for my holidays and can lend the same as Airbnb also. Let the universe listen to my demand for the same. I am a firm believer in the law of attraction since 2007 when I first came across The Secret video and since then my life has changed for the better. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! 

1. Daily Walking - This week I did the lowest ever possible walk in the whole of the year and it came out to be only 4.77 km. I am extremely lagging behind the weekly targets and I hope that I will catch it up by Dec-22. The strong will I have will definitely help me to make this goal a success. 

2. Thank you - I only did 1600 counts and the same has been finally stopped but it's a habit that needs the counter else you will forget to do the same. There should be something to make you remember that this is the thing you have to do. I have to work on this in the new year now. 

3. Launch Events - I attended the MSC Cruises launch event where they introduced the new ships to be coming to South Africa along with a nice dinner at The Wanderers. Totally loved the same. I also attended the 3 part series of YouTube Shorts virtual event where a lot of international and domestic creators came and explained their process of creating the videos and going viral in their respective niches. This whole year is dedicated to the YT Shorts for sure for The Life's Way. 

4. YouTube - This is the 4th month since the Youtube channel got accepted into the YPP - YouTube Partner Program and since then I have not reached the USD 100 mark and this month I hope to reach there. Please continue to give your love and support in terms of views and likes. 

5. Entertainment - During Diwali times the only entertainment is meeting people as you give out the sweets. This time around wife prepared special stuff at home including besan laddu, snacks and so much more and especially created a Diwali box for everyone to receive from us. Though I told her that we have never got anything great in return for what we give that's fine at least people who get it look forward to receiving the same. 

Happy Diwali to all nears and dears and to all my readers too. The Life's Way is all because of you guys! Thanks!!!

Cheers!!!

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New Year Resolutions - Week 39 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends,

Week 39 - Sat 24 Sep 2022 - Fri 30 Sep 2022

The last week of September 2022 was great in many ways as got to attend a lot of in-person and virtual events and received some money too from the Universe. 

1. Daily Walking - I could only do about 11.4 kilometres during the course of this week. This is way below the average 20 kilometres that I need to complete every week but life happens. This being the last week of Sep-22 I could only do 61.42 kilometres which is the lowest amongst all the months till today starting from Jan-22. As this is the end of the third quarter this is the total amount of kilometres done to date - Q1 - 273.87 km; Q2 - 244.07 km; Q3 - 222.52 km. There has been a declining trend from the average of 250 km that needs to be achieved every quarter. Now I have to complete the whole of the remaining 259.54 kilometres in Q4. Good Luck with that Aashish. 

2. Thank You - I took the count a little bit forward from 4001 to 24000 during the course of this week. I think I am giving rest to my fingers to press the button on the counter. Also, the counters that I bought from the China Mall are not meant to be used this much. I will have to visit them again to buy more of the counters. 

3. Launch Events - I attended Youtube Shorts events for #MadeinMzansi at The Roof in Fourways as well as a virtual event of YT shorts. Then I also attended Oppo Reno 8 launch event at the Inanda Polo Club in Sandton. I also attended Samsung and Mustek experience centres in Midrand. Overall it's great to meet a lot of people during these events. 

4. Entertainment - The more time went into planning to go on a small vacation at the start of October and didn't focus on watching the web series. Sometimes I like to wait and watch for the reviews to arrive and some series to go viral before watching them first myself. So this is the week where I watched more of YouTube rather than the streaming platforms. 

5. YouTube - My YouTube PIN to confirm my address is still pending so that I can get the first payment but unfortunately I have not reached the threshold of USD 100 also so far. I will only be able to achieve it at the end of next month. I am doing my side but viral videos are not coming in my kitty. 1 viral video is needed once a year to make it for you initially. I have not counted how many I did in the month of Sep-22 but maybe I should track the progress to keep me motivated.

Thanks a lot to my readers for reading my journey till the end of the third quarter of 2022. I am grateful that will consistency I could read so many books, do things I wanted to do, didn't do any free blog posts and press releases unless I was invited to their launch events. I didn't receive any random stuff from any brands which I was always hopeful to receive in lieu of my press releases post on my blog but that never came causing me a lot of irritation. Now I am choosing whom to cover and whom not to and upfront I am telling my requirements which leads to the right expectations. No gain no pain is the formula that keeps me sane. 

Cheers!!!

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New Year Resolutions - Week 38 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends, 

Week 38 was one of the hectic weeks in terms of launch events and other activities I planned for myself. 

Week 38 - Sat 17 Sep 2022 - Fri 23 Sep 2022

1. Thank You - I started from 33322 onwards to reach it till 58000 and the counter accidentally reset to zero. I restarted the same and then reached the 4000 mark by the end of the week. I am feeling more and more pain in my thumb as I am clicking the same multiple times to increase the counter. 

2. Daily Walking - I completed around 15.5 kilometres this week and this week also I could not complete the 20kms mark. I reached around 729 kilometres as compared to the total target of 760 kilometres. I am lagging behind by around 31 kilometres and this happened during the past few weeks. Overall for the month of Sep-22, my total kilometres are going to be very less.  

3. Launch Events - I attended the launch events of Huawei Nova 10 and also the Vivo V25 Launch event along with the Comic Con 22 invite. I also attended the VMware launch event too during the course of this week. For some of the launch event goodies, I have made videos on my YT channel. During the course of this week, I was invited to 5 events and could only make it to 4 of them. 

4. Entertainment - I completed the Dahan: Raakan ka Rahasya web series in a single sitting by binge-watching it on Saturday. It's a nice series for one time watch and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The ending though is not a great one though. I am not able to find any interesting web series for a few weeks now. I kept watching the weekly episodes of The Rings of Power, She-Hulk and Adhura Sach: Criminal Justice. I still have to start watching House of the Dragon in the coming months once season 1 is aired fully and all episodes are available to binge-watch.  

5. YouTube - I am continuously creating a lot of YT Shorts and long-form videos for your viewing pleasure. Do check them out and give it a like if you have seen them or comment where I can improve on them. I am now getting double-digit views on my videos as compared to single-digit views. I am sure as my quality and content improve, I will be into three digits views on all my long-form videos. 

I have received a lot of goodies which I have shared with my friends and relatives from time to time. I intend to give away everything I don't need to those who value those stuff and it will have a huge impact on their life. Only by being grateful, you can open the doors where there is no window also. 

Cheers!!!

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New Year Resolutions - Week 23 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends,

Week 23 was one of the best ones as my parents were here in Johannesburg along with my brother too and we went to see the African Wildlife in Kruger National Park. It was a 2 nights stay at Satara Rest Camp and 2 nights at Skukuza Rest Camp. We took the comfortable Sunset Safari twice and an early morning Safari. It was really nice and some of the days it was too cold too. We had the best sightings ever seeing the Lion on all 3 days and Lioness and Cubs with their number going as high as 13 in one batch. 

Week 23 - Sat 04 Jun 2022 - Fri 10 Jun 2022

1. Kruger National Park - I took holidays for the first 4 days of the week and came back on Thursday and returned back to work on Friday. The sighting at Kruger National Park was amazing as the park was not flooded with tourists but there were a lot of European tourists in the park. 

2. Walking - No walking was performed as the whole day used to go in our car and then rest on the Safari vans. Will try to cover the same in the next few weeks. 

3. Entertainment - Watching animals and taking their photos and shooting vertical format shorts for my Youtube shorts channels was the only entertainment we have had other than the amazing food and lovely company of my family members. I have posted a lot of content from Kruger National Park on my Youtube Shorts this time around. To end the week we had a family dinner at Taste of Punjab in Sunninghill and my brother and his family loved the food there. 

4. Youtube Shorts - I achieved the 1000 mark at 283 videos on 9 May 2022 and saw that at the end of the week I am now standing at 383 videos with more than 1250 subscribers. All of them were shot using the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G smartphone which I took to the park along with selfies. Thanks to Samsung South Africa for the same. 

5. Thank You - I was lazy on the same and only was able to take them past the 48000 mark from the 42640 mark which was done till last week. 

The Lifes will slowly go back to normal as the office will start soon and then the emptiness will be felt as the kids will go back to their schools and all the fun and togetherness will again become like talking to the walls. This is the most difficult phase that will remind you of all the memories that took place when your relatives were there for you. 

Week 22

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New Year Resolutions - Week 19 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends, 

This has been a consistent effort with a complete focus on achieving something every week in all parts of my life. I am trying to do my best with whatever comes my way but still, I am struggling to get into the wealth mindset. 

Week 19 - Sat 07 May 2022 - Fri 13 May 2022

1. Walking - I only did around 10 kilometres this week, which is half of my target, but sometimes life happens and you have to move on to the next targets. I need to gear up to reach 1000 kilometres in 2022 and let's see and track where the counter currently is. 

2. YOUTUBE crossed the 1000 Subscriber mark- The best thing that happened this week was the Youtube Creators online event and me winning a prize in the same. I am still awaiting delivery of the same but I am sure it's on the way. Also, my Youtube channel - TheLife'sWay crossed the 1000 subscribers mark on 9-May-2022 and it took 283 videos in total to reach this point. It all happened because of the YouTube Shorts Community which I became part of in South Africa. One of my shorts has even crossed 330k views so far but I have not got any money for the same because it was uploaded 4 years back so it may be the first shorts on my channel when YT shorts didn't exist. The online session made me do shorts on my channel on a daily basis and one of them went on to reach 1500+ views in a day. I will also cross 500k views overall on my Youtube Channel soon may be in June 2022. 

3. Entertainment - I won the 3D tickets vouchers from Sterkinekor but when I went to get them converted to the actual tickets, it came to my notice that one of the vouchers has been used by someone else to watch a Spiderman movie in Eastgate mall. The call centre guy told me that they can't do anything as they can't verify if it was me only who booked so 1 ticket got lost. I booked the other one for Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 3D movie which I really loved. I also watched KGF Chapter 2 movie and it was awesome to watch the same too. 

4. Thank You - The count went from 43000 to 82700 this week which is a good number despite not being able to achieve the walking targets. 

5. Books and Audiobooks - I have gone slow on the books part during this week as I focus on other tasks I needed to complete. I am also lagging behind on Gratitude journaling and need to bring discipline into my day-to-day living. 

6. Hanuman Chalisa - The count is constantly reducing towards the 42 Years mark and I am around 250x Hanuman Chalisa left now during this week. I prayed for 4 times during this week and has been inconsistent these days. I need to make new targets or at least some daily prayers once this target is achieved. 

Overall, it was an entertaining week and I had full power to learn and focus to get things done. I totally enjoyed myself chasing up all my tasks. I went to Hospice Wits Charity shop as well and shopped for some stuff there at cheap prices. I have made some videos also on the same if you want to watch it. 

7. Charity Shopping - Hospice Wits Benmore is a shop where you can find old books and other random stuff which people donate. In a way, you are bartering cash by buying their old products for the benefit of the charity as well as yourselves. I generally try to donate all the extra things I don't want there for someone to enjoy the same. 

These are the 3 videos I shot for some of the stuff I bought from the charity shop. 

WEEK 18

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