Death bed

I wish I knew what will make me happy on my death-bed
Considering those 'things' as Key Performance Indicators
I can create a Balanced Scorecard for my life
And lead a so called balanced or harmonious life

Comparison

Why do I compare myself with someone who seems 'better-off' than me and fill my mind with despair
An ideal way would be to compare myself with someone who does not seem to be as 'better-off' as I am
This certainly will give me a feeling of gratitude
Another way to achieve a different result is to compare myself with myself 'x' years back
Leaving aside age if parameters that you have identified as 'success criteria' show an improvement
You are on the right path!
...And this is what should matter

My work

When I am out of my well-paid job, my only regret is that I do not have a salary hitting my bank account
Is that the only regret one should have or should it be more profound
Like was this work helping me discover myself similar to one peeling the skin of an onion and re-discovering a new layer (dimension) every time
Or was it that I was expecting too much from a 9:00-X:00 routine?

...I can already sense/feel the Maslow's hierarchy in my life and the vacuum that 'occupies' my mind
My routine now is to channelise all my efforts to replace this vacuum with a sense of purpose
A sense of purpose that will help me discover myself, challenge myself and above all ensure that my existence is in harmony with myself

Milestone based billing

Milestone based billing is a very popular term in the IT industry which simply means
A bill/invoice is sent to the customer once certain number of tasks or milestone (s) are completed
Similarly in life one gets a bill in the form of an event (good or bad, success or failure, good or ill health etc.)
This bill (amount and date) depends on the seeds (good or bad deeds) that have been sown in the past
Interestingly one cannot default on this bill; one has to pay it then and there through another series of good/bad deeds which in turn become the milestones for the next bill!

Investment

As soon as I filled in my personal details on a website for insurance policies and mutual funds
I was flooded with dozens of calls trying to convince me on how a particular policy or a mutual fund was the best
I wish there were 'agents of change' who advised me on how to -
- Invest in myself
- Invest in my relationships
- Invest in my physical and mental well-being
And the list certainly does not end here!

About myself

Though I am discovering myself everyday 

I am still a stranger to myself 

This is as if I and Self are two ends of the same spectrum 

And I trying to get to Self through a beautiful journey called Life 

From childhood I was taught "Don't talk to strangers" 

Is that why I do not talk to myself? 

Have you noticed that what mattered to you once 

Does not matter to you now 

What matters to you now 

May not matter to you in the future 

For me what matters most is to be at peace with myself 

Will this not be what I will cherish in the future too! 

The biggest challenge is to discover what you are good at 

Doing something that you are good at is grist to the passion mill 

Passion propels you to do better what you are already good at 

The rest falls in place - satisfaction, prosperity and success 

A perfect work life (program)

10: Year (Y) = 30 (30 is a VARIABLE) 

B (BANKBALANCE) = X (B is a VARIABLE which is a combination of all the assets that one builds in a lifetime, can be interpreted as NETWORTH)  

Y=Y+1 

Month (M)=0 

20: Month (M)= M+1 

Week (W)=0 

WEEKDAYS 

Day (D)=0 

30: Get up in the morning 

Rush to office 

Spend god knows how many hours in the air-conditioned cubicle 

Come home tired to have dinner and spend the 'leftover' time with family 

D=1+D 

If D=5, go to module WEEKENDS; ELSE GO TO 30 

END 

WEEKENDS 

D=0 

Get up LATE in the morning 

Shopping to provide enough energy to move D (Weekdays) from 0 to 5 

Evening in the mall to spend money earned in module WEEKDAYS 

D=1+D 

A lazy Sunday 

Exercise to make up for the sins over the last 6 days 

Spend 'quality' time with family 

Evening prepare for the module WEEKDAYS 

END 

W=W+1 

If W=4,  

B=X+dx 

GO TO 20; 

ELSE 

GO TO module WEEKDAYS 

If Y=60 (60 is a VARIABLE), EXIT 

If M=12, GO TO 10