Philosophy

If you are daring enough to face your fears and design a purposeful life filled with success, prosperity and fulfillment; this article is my personal gift for you. The purpose of my life is to help people do, be, share, give and create what they possibly can, and build a meaningful life along the way. In this book, I am going to give you two gifts: 1. The gift of my philosophy on how to live a great life grounded in values, fulfillment and passion 2. The gift of 14 proven principles offering practical tools, insights and strategies to translate your life vision into reality.

I have been studying peak performance for the past 14 years. I have committedly devoted fourteen years of my life to discover the principles that can help you live the life you always desired. But the most important thing that I am going to share with you in this book is the gift of my philosophy encompassing three life-saving words – purpose, passion and performance. The right alignment of these magic words can actually turn your life around, like they did for me. And I really mean it.

THE PURPOSELESS PURSUIT

Over the last fourteen years, I have worked as a Success Coach with top business leaders, relentless entrepreneurs, exceptionally gifted CEOs, superstars of movies, champion athletes, award-winning actors, sought-after writers, veteran media giants, stunning supermodels, best-selling authors, record breaking sports stars, finest television anchors, crowd pulling singers & musicians, genius army generals and prize winning scientists. It is my great privilege to help these superstars learn, practice and live & breathe the same philosophy and principles you will be learning in this book. This was quite shocking for me to see that despite being at the top of their games, some of these super achievers were inwardly empty, broken and unfulfilled. The fame, money, status and power they had gained over the years for which they had paid a heavy price, were no longer satisfying them. In most private and heart to heart discussions with me, they confessed that they indeed were in deep pain.

Based on their Situation, People Can Easily be placed into Three Categories:

CATEGORY #01: Category one includes people who are relentlessly following their passion with some degree of success without a clear sense of purpose. They never thought about the need to know why they do what they do? What is their real reason for being in this role? They hardly tried to find out why they are here and why those unique talents and skills were gifted to them in the first place. 

CATEGORY #02: In the second group are the ones who have a sense of purpose. That means they know what their direction should be but have no clue what their true passion is. They don’t know how to change course and which path to follow to get closer to their reason for existing. 

CATEGORY #03: The third kind is those who know both their purpose and passion but have not found a way to link them both together. Their purpose pulls them north but the passion is in the south. Hence they have never been able to leverage their gifts to be what they could have been. They live a mediocre life and never get to realize their full potential. Also they experience an obvious sense of dissatisfaction from life. In my one-on-one coaching sessions with them, I share with them the gift of Tick Tick Dollar philosophy. They learn to build a sense of alignment between why they are here and what they love to do. Once they are able to see the connection between their purpose and passion, their performance skyrockets. They are ready to take charge, make better choices, and gain the strength from what they have previously perceived as suffering.

THE DISCOVERY

Tick Tick Dollar philosophy is not my invention. It is my discovery. I discovered this philosophy when I was at the lowest point in my own life. I had tried everything I read in self-help books but nothing changed. My 24 years of struggle to turn my life around brought me to a point where I was homeless, jobless, visionless, hopeless, resource less, loveless, and almost lifeless. My annual income was less than 200$. I had a destructive self-image, stumpy self-confidence and a poor concept about who I was and what I thought I was capable of doing. I had lost faith and was nearly about to give up. And then I embraced Tick Tick Dollar philosophy. This philosophy has been my inspiration and guiding star to live a life that a mere couple of years ago would have seemed unthinkable even in my remotest imaginations. Today, this unbelievably blessed life is a reality. Apart from managing 10 successful businesses and serving over 500 clients, including many Fortune 500 companies and governments, Possibilities Group is also running two heartwarmingly positive contributing to society projects; Possibilities Schools (offering free education to thousands of underprivileged children) and My First Bike™ (providing deprived kids their life’s first bike). Tick Tick Dollar has the power of turning your life around. This essentially is a big claim. And who do you think will confirm the authenticity of my claim? At the very least, those closely associated with me who knew me when I was practically on the street, without food in my belly, were broken both financially and emotionally.

They all knew me as someone who was disheartened, fearful, shy, disappointed, lost and nervous. They can undoubtedly recognize me as someone whose personality, appearance, presence, grooming, conversation, and presentation at that time never matched his aspiration, high ideas, philosophy, and dreams. Some of these verifiers are my creditors, to whom I often failed to pay back the money I borrowed from them! My teachers, students, clients, relatives, friends and family members, most of whom did not believe in me; would be willing to take the stand to support my statement. Everybody thought I was destined to fail, spoil my life and will never be able to accomplish anything worthwhile. Indeed, most of them suggested that I stop wasting time chasing my dreams and start worrying about bringing food to the table for the family. In those life threatening moments, it was this philosophy that kept me alive, determined and motivated when there were no solid reasons to back it up. There is a considerable list of my current clients willing to validate this philosophy. Only a few years ago, these clients were not willing to give me a shot even when I offered my services unconditionally free of cost. They were right. At that time, of course, as I had no experience or track record to back up my fire, passion, and enthusiasm.

THE DREAMS

Tick Tick Dollar™ approach was my companion, my inspiration and my north star in all those frustrating, shattering and devastating instants. The fact is that with no financial resources, no professional network, no background and no confidence, God granted me all that which a few years ago existed only in my imagination. Let me share with you some of my dreams (not the goals) on my list in those days: Wearing made-to-measure clothes, eating a fancy meal, having my own personal computer, buying a cell phone, having shoes of my own size, flying in an airplane, staying at a five-star hotel, driving my own car, buying a Walkman, supporting my under-privileged family, sending a needy child to the best school in town, making two hundred dollars a month, opening my bank account, playing golf, learning to swim, visiting a big city, appearing on TV, living in an up-market home, meeting my favorite celebrities, adventuring with rock climbing, walking on a beach, conducting training sessions in the mountains, being able to address large audiences, having my haircut at a fancy salon, writing and publishing best-selling books, becoming an international motivational speaker, achieving financial freedom, establishing myself as the premium Success Coach, traveling internationally, making a significant contribution to society, and achieving 764 other similar hopes, dreams and ambitions that I believed at that time to be completely unrealistic became a concrete reality for me. My entire being is filled with a deep sense of gratitude to the Almighty that what I had always considered to be far-fetched and incredible visions of success turned into actuality. Imagine for a moment that a young man who didn’t have the courage to even introduce himself to another person in the corporate world because he lacked self-esteem and confidence is now inspiring millions through his speaking engagements to break their self-imposed limit, face their brutal fears and mark a difference by recognizing their gifts. A courage-less professional, whose constant habit was fleeing away instead of seizing the opportunities, finally musters the nerve to stand tall as an alternative to fleeing, and faces up to the challenge of speaking to a variety of groups ranging from 8 to 8000 in his motivational programs. What made me do all of this that I could never have imagined doing even in my daydreams only a few short years ago? It was just a simple shift in my thinking, beliefs and philosophy. I committed myself to stick to three decisions I made at a time when my life was in a complete directionless mess.

1. Each day I will commit to follow my purpose
2. I will use every waking moment to pursue my deepest passion
3. Every day, I will use the joint power of my purpose and passion to perform at the finest optimum levels.

THE QUEST OF ALIGNMENT

This book elaborates the same philosophy for you that turned my own life around. It will guide and inspire you to live with purpose and passion, and achieve a matchless performance every day. The best thing this book can give you is the genius of building alignment between what is your reason for existence, what is that you really feel passionate about and how you can make a conscious commitment to perform at the optimum levels that others can only desire. The right configuration, alliance and union between purpose, passion and performance will bring a deeper sense of joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment to your life. It will guarantee goal achievement, balanced living, fulfillment and a profound sense of accomplishment each and every day. 

The complete Tick Tick Dollar™ philosophy is explained in a nutshell below:

• First tick is a reminder for you to live on purpose 
• Second tick prompts you to live your passion
• Dollar challenges you to outperform opposition in pursuit of your purpose and passion.

The day I committed to do my very best to live this philosophy every day, it proved to be the turning point of my life. For many years, I never believed in my own story. I had no idea that a gift of speaking and inspiring others was waiting to be unleashed inside me. I had never thought that speaking about my pains will bring healing, inspiration and motivation for others. This discovered the truth that purpose is who you are and passion is what you do. When who you are is totally aligned with what you do, you become totally unstoppable. When I built the alignment between my purpose and passion, my life began to experience a new level of excitement. Though I had no money, I was happy. I was resource-less, but satisfied. I was on the street but fulfilled inside. I knew for sure that my Creator had touched my heart for a reason. I knew He had some plans for me, far better and solid than the ones I had for myself. My purpose gave me the power to spread a message of positivity, hope, and inspiration to the world. The power of purpose enabled me to overcome my fears, anxieties and negativities. The sense of purpose ignited within me my buried passion of public speaking. Soon, I could see my unstoppable passion for delivering a pro-life, pro-success, pro-dreams and pro-hope message. I urge you to begin your quest for discovering your purpose and passion today. Whichever you find first, make sure when you find the second one; you make them both totally aligned. If you find your purpose first, find the most passionate way to pursue it. If you find your passion first, catch a way to use it to serve others and praise the Creator, you will automatically find your purpose too. If you want a deeper sense of fulfillment and achievement at the same time; start living every day bursting with purpose and passion and make a strong commitment to perform at a level you never thought before. So are you ready to commit to live every single day out-performing competing forces in pursuit of your purpose and passion?