Rajesh Setty is a long-time good friend. He is a serial entrepreneur and many time author. Most of all, he is one of the rare people who completely ‘gets’ what my course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, is all about.
He wrote a blog recently that is a gem.
I share it below. Details about Setty are at the end.
Peace!
No Vacancy for Negativity: Treat Your Mind Like a Five-Star Hotel
Imagine your mind as a hotel.
But not just any hotel — imagine it as a five-star luxury hotel. Impeccable service, breathtaking views, serene ambience. Every thought that enters is like a guest checking in. Some guests bring joy, ideas, insights, or laughter. They pay richly in inspiration, energy, and clarity.
But then, there are other guests.
They don’t pay. In fact, you end up paying them. They take up your best suites. They trash the place. They linger too long. These are your negative thoughts. Not just passing ones, but the recurring ones that squat in the penthouse of your mind rent-free — and still demand your emotional credit card.
It’s time to adopt a strict policy: No Vacancy for Negative Thoughts.
If a thought doesn’t pay — in clarity, in creativity, in peace — why let it stay?
Squatters in the Mind’s Hotel
Some thoughts uplift. Some drain. It’s easy to assume all thoughts are equally welcome, but the best hoteliers are discerning. You wouldn’t let an unruly guest destroy the calm for everyone else. So why let a toxic memory or criticism camp out in your mind?
Negative thoughts often demand attention without giving anything meaningful back. They don’t want to leave, and the longer they stay, the more damage they do. And yet, we keep turning down service for the good guests — gratitude, love, enthusiasm — while attending to the endless complaints of the bad ones.
Good Memory for Good Things
Last Sunday, I met Sultana Siddiqui (Sultana Ji), the dynamic force behind the Hum Network Ltd in Pakistan.
One of her quiet superpowers?
She has a good memory for good things, and a bad memory for bad things.
She doesn’t deny the painful or difficult moments. But she doesn’t offer them free, permanent lodging in her mind either. She’s trained herself to selectively remember what uplifts, what builds. It’s not naïveté. It’s wisdom.
She doesn’t forget the lesson — just the sting.
Dr. Rao’s Perspective: The Grain of Sand
Earlier this week, I was listening to Dr. Srikumar Rao in a webinar titled “From a Me-Centered Universe to a We-Centered Universe” for the 1000 Days of Love community. He reminded us that our presence here is fleeting — a blink in the cosmic timeline. A grain of sand on the beach of the universe.
But we act like we’re the whole beach.
When we inflate our importance, our grievances inflate too. Every negative thought becomes heavier, louder, more permanent. But if we zoom out — truly zoom out — we realize how little time we have to waste on bitterness, regret, resentment, or fear.
Your Mind Deserves Better Guests
Curate your thoughts like a five-star hotel manager. Not all thoughts deserve entry. Some need to be politely declined at the front desk. Others may need to be evicted.
The next time a negative thought knocks, just look it in the eye and say:
Warmly,
Rajesh
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