by Shyam Gokarn

Created on: November 06, 2009   Last Updated: November 10, 2009

Ways to stop worrying so much

The ultimate solution to all problems lies within us. Way back in 1980, my first job was more for kicks than clean. I would come back to my lonely rented room each late evening with a headache and tiredness. The feeling of disappointment, worry, bitterness showered over me. I cursed myself. I looked as if I was two steps away from being a washerman. The dreams I used to see in my school days were turning into a nightmare. Is this the life I'm going to lead? The lonely feeling, bitter job surroundings, threads of arrogance from the nagging boss, the offensive and abusive nature of office staff made me sick of the whole situation.

Like any other first job seeker, I was pressured into the work atmosphere I loved to hate, didn't eat fresh food each day, lived in a room full of mosquitoes. Is this the job work I wanted! I could not see even a glimpse of light for progress anywhere in my near future. I was craving for leisure time, to be alone with gentle surroundings and good living. My thoughts did not call for making a lot of money though. I realized that I would lose nothing by getting rid of this job. But,what next?

Then, I remembered the famous saying, 'Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now. The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.'

I decided to do the most of all that I learned in my past, school and college days.

In other words, the decision I took, which is faced by most young people, completely altered my future. It has made my last thirty years happy, constructive and progressive.

I left my job.

I had spent five years of college, studying engineering machine drawing, mathematics and science. I decided to teach these subjects in private coaching classes. I started reading books, prepared my lectures and cultivated my favorite hobby of writing stories for magazines. Writing was my passion and I can live with it all through my life.

I was fortunate to have been trained in public speaking school which became an immensely valuable gift in my future life and career. It wiped out my loneliness and showered me with courage and confidence. I took profound interest in teaching and the learning process of each student, understood human psychology, planned my future teaching techniques with passion. My leadership qualities came to the fore and I thoroughly enjoyed the process of discarding the layers of ignorance

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