The next level philosophy

While all of us desire and expect positive outcomes in everything that we do, and look at the end result; we often miss out on what we need to do to reach the next stage of our endeavour. It could be setting up a new company or a new job, a new relationship, start of a new phase of economic reforms in a country or starting from scratch. I believe to achieve any measurable output, we must start focusing on the 'Next level'.

The Next level philosophy if you may call it is simple. Instead of focusing too far into the future on the end result, we must focus all our energies on reaching the next level. If a country hasnt won a single gold in the Olympics, there is no point setting up a goal of winning ten golds in the next one;but rather reaching the next level of winning at least one bronze. Small incremental steps add up and as cliched as it sounds, a thousand miles journey begins with one step.

Where are the applications of this 'Next level' philosophy ?

I believe this approach to thinking can be applied to any task/ activity where we are trying to achieve a positive outcome :


a. At work : Are you stuck in a rut ( as many of us are ) and dreaming of that dream job ? Financial independence and money enough to retire ? The approach to take i believe is to focus on the next level of job. Focus on doing the job well or move if one is truly dissatisfied and find one that is more akin to one's temparament and that may take you closer to your dreams.

This next level in your career will help transition to the next level and then to the next and hopefully before you know it; you would have reached a stage in life where you would reach a stage in life and career where career growth will happen by itself and one need not worry about it.



b.Relationships : one step at a time. Jumping to conclusions in relationships is fatal. From experience, i can testify to the disastrous effects of rushing into things when they are not right. Living one day at a time, one tiny baby step to the next - both in terms of where the relationship is heading and where you want to take it to is the way. Women dont like despo guys - and this is something which every guy must remember. Even when one has found "THE WOMAN", its advisable to play cool, take it easy and test run the relationship before jumping the gun and making big promises and commitments.


c. Personal growth - Even when it comes to personal growth and enrichment, we aim too far too fast. While the mind works wonders in imagining best possible scenarios; there is a time-lag between what we want and how fast and how far we can go in a certain span of time. It helps to focus on reaching the next level of growth. Be it learning a new skill, a new language, getting into shape; the focus should be at the very next step and all one's energy and focus should be on that.