8 Things That’ll Never Change In Our Life

A few days ago, while writing in my journal, I pondered over ways to improve my current circumstances. Your present situation is the sum total of choices you made in the past. that means, If I want a different life or different results in the future, I should initiate changes in my present reality that align with my desired future.

However, this time, instead of focusing on what I could do differently, I started writing down a list of things that will never change — aspects that, despite an uncertain future, I’ll always want in my life, no matter the circumstances in my external or internal world.

There is a famous quote by Jeff that I’d like to mention here which became a foundation for the success of Amazon and explain what I’m trying to say in a better way.

“I very frequently get the question: ‘What’s going to change in the next 10 years?’ And that is a very interesting question; it’s a very common one. I almost never get the question: ‘What’s not going to change in the next 10 years?’ And I submit to you that that second question is actually the more important of the two — because you can build a business strategy around the things that are stable in time. … [I]n our retail business, we know that customers want low prices, and I know that’s going to be true 10 years from now. They want fast delivery; they want vast selection. It’s impossible to imagine a future 10 years from now where a customer comes up and says, ‘Jeff I love Amazon; I just wish the prices were a little higher,’ [or] ‘I love Amazon; I just wish you’d deliver a little more slowly.’ Impossible. When you have something that you know is true, even over the long term, you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.”

― Jeff Bezos

So, here’s the list of things that I feel will not change in the next 10 years of my life — tenets that I’m sure most of you too will find relatable:

1. Life doesn’t stop for anybody, so don’t waste time and energy on things that don’t make you smarter, richer, or happier.
2. Life doesn’t play fair — it is indifferent, like nature — so work with what you have instead of hoping for things to be different.
3. Your value in the world depends upon how useful you are to others.
4. Money buys freedom!
5. It matters how you make others feel — they might not remember most of their conversation with you, but they’ll remember the feeling they had from being around you.
6. Gentle manners and a friendly aura must be cultivated — to improve relationships and professional collaborations/partnerships.
7. Things that matter the most:

• Career (that gives you meaning and purpose)
• Lover/partner
• Family
• Friends
• Free time (reserved for reading, leisure, travel, etc.)

8. A healthy body and calm, peaceful mind are invaluable assets.

In the coming years of my life, whenever I’m feeling lost or pulled in all directions, I’ll revisit these 8 tenets to gauge how far I’ve progressed. All of these 8 aspects are within my control to improve upon, or at the very least, I have some degree of influence over them.

So whenever external circumstances start to bother me, I will know which things will always remain important in my life and where I should direct my energy.