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Focus On Leverage

When applied effectively, leverage allows to amplify their impact far beyond their direct effort.


Six Ways To Think of Success

Whatever success means to you, the most important thing is that it should be your own, not someone else’s version of it.


Weekend Story-Fresh Fish

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish, but the waters close to Japan have long been overfished. To feed the population, fishing boats had to venture farther out to sea. The longer journeys meant that by the time they returned, Read more…


Two Types Of Success

Two types of success

We encounter two types of success in our lives: transactional and repeatable. Transactional success is where you achieve the same level of success if the same circumstances are there, or else you get stuck. People who experience transactional success are Read more…


Charlie Munger’s Advice

charlie munger

It’s so simple: you spend less than you earn. Invest shrewdly. Avoid toxic people and toxic activities. Try to keep learning all your life. And do a lot of deferred gratification. If you do all those things, you are almost Read more…


Make Success Your Teacher

success teacher

When we fail at something, we immediately get into a post-mortem mode. What happened? Why did we not get the results? What is the root cause of the issue? Who is responsible? Etc. We “learn” from our mistakes and then Read more…


Give Your Best- Success Vs Winning

Success and Winning

At god’s footstool to confess,  a poor soul knelt, and bowed his head. “I failed,” he cried. The master said, “Thou didst thy best; that is success.” Many years back, I came across this lovely verse in a Ted Talk Read more…


Living Up to Your Own Expectations

Expectations

Too often, we let someone else- our parents, boss, investors, co-workers, society- define our success. I want you to get to the best college, and your life will be made. Parents say to their kids. You should look to grow Read more…


It’s All In The Timing !!

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We always think of success and failure in binary terms. If something happens the way we plan for it, we say it is a success, and if something doesn’t happen the way we plan for, it is a failure. However, Read more…


Luck Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity

Luck

Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity. This is one of my core life mantras and one that I seek to instill in my kids and my mentees. You should always deal with life as if there is an opportunity waiting Read more…