When life is fast, you need to follow up the gaps!

Winters are back! Back with a bang. The first breeze took me for a ride and now I am bed driven! Thanks to cold and fever that has been prevalent for the the past couple of days.

However, the atmosphere has turned to be a scenic beauty. While I write this, I can see nothing outside the window on the 6t floor, except the fog.

Work has kept me busy for the past couple of weeks and I am still left with a lot of to-do’s for now. Last month has been fun where in we started a campaign for the promotion of a brand, a product and a concept that’s new, unique and cool. The irony is, the concept is not to be revealed unless the portal goes live this month! We’re still running the contests and if you’re one contest freak, you might want to check it out!

A couple of developments have taken place in the past few months. Gaurav, my co-founder at Media Redefined has got a new car, while my car touches 5000 km mark this month! Honey, my other partner got a bicycle out of his sheer senses and craving! We’ve been looking out for a new office space with no success. It needs time and space, something which I need more than anything else today!

The good news is that we’ve  been contacted by SRCC and NSIT, Delhi. Two of the prestigious institutions in Delhi to hire folks for employment/internships. To add to this, I am also visiting my alma mater to hire a few interns from MCA for their 6 months vocational training, this Monday. It is so very nostalgic when your T&P officer speaks to you and invites you to your college to hire stuff, trust me!

Yesterday, I also received an email from L&T Infotech, the company that helped me keep many mouths shut while I was in the final year of my engineering! They’re asking me to give a confirmation against joining them in Jan-Mar’10 period. I was polite enough to reject the offer, despite all odds.

Media Redefined to me is more than a startup, it’s more than a firm/brand/company or group. To cut it short, it’s a family. Making money was easy for all 3 of us, much before we graduated or started this venture, for that matter. Infact, I made more money as a freelance professional blogger and web journalist than the salary I draw today at my own venture. But the amount the satisfaction, strength, willingness to work and excel I get today is matchless. No other company, in my thoughts would be able to give it to me, today. It’s not just about making money. There is a lot of augmented  learning that has come along in the past 11 months. We’ve grown to 6 from a team of 3 and we’re still expanding! Wanting to join the bandwagon? If you feel you have it in you, do not hesitate to write to us.

There are a couple of things which are under observation and shall soon be revamped at office. The same needs to be done with the personal life as well, only if think of it much!

There is a lot more that has happened and a lot of it is still going on. It’s difficult to put them all in one post. May be my subsequent fillers would do some justice to the thoughts.

More later. Cheers!

Image courtesy – ClawzCTR

Disclaimer: I had never done a workout of any kinds before I recently joined this Gym.

There are 2 kinds of people whom I’ve met and spoken to before joining a gym. Infact 3. Some who workout to stay fit, others who  workout for muscle building and the rest – who care a damn! Very recently, I could classify myself into the last category.

Having a good physique is a desirable possession by most guys of my age. I was no different. However, working out regularly to shed that extra belly off is a tedious task for many. Frankly speaking, my belly still hurts as I continue to write this post!

But, there is much more to it than just the body pain for the initial week. The daily routine is subjected to immense changes which shall hamper your work, personal life and sleeping habits. However, if you can take it along for the first week, the journey ahead is known to be a drool.

How did I get into it?

After seeing people around me joining gym for good (and a few losing the way in a month’s time!), I went on to grow a desire of doing it for myself. There have been times when others have tried to drag me into it. But it was no earlier than the day I thought I am game!

I knew it would be a painful start and I was darn right! But the days ahead would be glory, I knew. That was the motivating factor behind me stepping into it.

How did I traverse the initial few days?

First 3 days are the toughest to be regular at. The tendency to stop it on day 3 is the maximum. The more you think of leaving it for a day, the closer you shall get to leave it for ever. I just avoided the thought that there is an alternative. Even if I had to take a leave and sleep for the entire day!

The feeling after day 3 is great. You feel far more composed with your muscles beginning to get tightened up. You feel like being more active all day long, plus the pain which continues to bug you along for the first week. More reasons to keep rolling!

The change in diet

Working out for the first time was a great experience in itself. The diet chart had something which was next to German for me! I had never had such eating habits ever. But after toiling hard for 2 hours a day, you feel sticking to fresh juices, protein rich diet and less of fried foods.

One month down the line

It’s been just over a week. I am loving it while waiting for the pain to disappear. However, missing a day at Gym is something I would still want to rule out. The feeling you get working and shedding the sweat is so very great. After graduating to some regular cardio exercises, one would move on to lifting weights and using pulley machines. Working on multiple sets to reduce abs looks easier than it was for the first 3 days.

Life looks to be far more organized with a motive to live, eat and stay healthy. Things were never so before.

Life – loving it ,living it!

Image credits: Jeffery Simpson