Introduction The story of Nachiketa from the Katha Upanishad is one of the most profound lessons in focus, sincerity, and determination. Though deeply spiritual, its relevance extends far beyond — offering timeless wisdom for leaders, professionals, and anyone navigating today’s fast-paced corporate world. Nachiketa was a young boy whose father once undertook a yagna (sacred ritual) where everything one owned was to be given away in charity for spiritual merit. But instead of giving away his best possessions, Nachiketa’s father chose only the old and useless things. The boy, though only five years old, recognized the lack of integrity in his father’s actions. Courageously, he questioned his father: "If you truly vowed to give away everything, why are you keeping the valuable possessions back? Whom will you give me to?" Irritated, his father angrily retorted: “I give you to Yama, the Lord of Death.” Taking this seriously, Nachiketa set out to meet Yama. When he arrived, Yama ...
Introduction
Our lives can be like puzzles especially when we don’t even know what are the pieces of life puzzle. Jim Rohn, an excellent author and a motivational speaker, has given the 5 major pieces of the life puzzle in one of his most epic seminar, ‘How To Have Your Best Year Ever.’ Jim Rohn’s quotes and ideas are the seeds of a lot of personal development programs happening around the world. He mentioned that, Philosophy, Attitude, Action, Results, and Lifestyle are the 5 major pieces of Life Puzzle. According to Jim Rohn, our personal philosophy establishes our attitude, that determines the quality and the quantity of our activity, which further produces a proportionate, final result, which in turn provides the lifestyle that we wish to live.
The 5 Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle
1. Philosophy: The first major piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle given by Jim Rohn is Philosophy. It is the major determining factor in how your life works. To form your philosophy, you need to think, use your mind, and process ideas as these beliefs also determine your value system. We should learn from the experience of others, surround ourselves with positive people, become good observers and listeners and read books and keep a journal.Understand Twelve Pillars of Success according to Jim Rohn with the help of our video:
2. Attitude: According to Jim Rohn, Attitude is the second Major puzzle piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle. He suggests that you should not beat yourself to death with your past faults, failures, and losses. You're affected by how we feel, what you, and the decisions you make. Therefore, you need to have a good attitude about your future and everybody else as it takes everybody else to make the market.
3. Action: The third major piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle is Action. It suggests that activity is the miracle-working piece. You should turn your philosophy into wisdom and strengthen your attitude. If you take philosophy and attitude, and invest it into activity, you could have a miracle. It further suggests that, there are two parts of labour: One, do what you can and two, do the best you can.
4. Results: The fourth major piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle is Results. Jim Rohn suggests that you should be willing to face the numbers if you want a lesson in life change. You need to come up with results that teach you either to celebrate or fix whatever needs to be fixed as success is a number game. Transform yourself and your life and become healthy, cultured, influential, powerful etc.
3. Action: The third major piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle is Action. It suggests that activity is the miracle-working piece. You should turn your philosophy into wisdom and strengthen your attitude. If you take philosophy and attitude, and invest it into activity, you could have a miracle. It further suggests that, there are two parts of labour: One, do what you can and two, do the best you can.
4. Results: The fourth major piece of the five major pieces to life puzzle is Results. Jim Rohn suggests that you should be willing to face the numbers if you want a lesson in life change. You need to come up with results that teach you either to celebrate or fix whatever needs to be fixed as success is a number game. Transform yourself and your life and become healthy, cultured, influential, powerful etc.
5. Lifestyle: Jim Rohn suggests that, lifestyle is simply about learning how to live well. What do you want results for in your life? He says that, if you wish to be wealthy, you need to study wealth and if you want to be happy, you need to study happiness. Happiness is a study, a practice and not an accident. Practice the art of productivity and lifestyle. Stop complaining about the only things you have, rather, start changing, processing and evaluating things.
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