#CHANGE#

*Change?*

Most people feel that success in business is dependent on how you respond to change, whereas many success stories show that successful businesses build business models based on satisfying needs that will not change over the next  ten / fifteen / twenty years.

Many years ago Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos wrote, 'I very frequently get the question: *'What's going to change in the next 10 years?'*

And that is a very common &  interesting question; 

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.

In the 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 a 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.' 

That's impossible and so the effort we put into those things, spinning those things up, we know the energy we put into it today will still be paying off dividends for our customers 10 years from now. 

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.

Most things don't change, 

In our business of Wealth Management, we know that the need for financial goal planning will never change, human biases related to money matters & decisions will never change *as basic human behaviour doesn't change,* thus our business is built on how to help clients with these aspects & make their financial journey toward achievements of goals very smooth.

*Identify the things that don't change and focus on them to achieve success and stay blessed forever.*

*SONAL JAIN*   

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#Four types of #intelligence

"According to Psychologists, there are four types of Intelligence: 

1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

2) Emotional Quotient (EQ)

3) Social Quotient (SQ)

4) Adversity Quotient (AQ)

1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of comprehension. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons.

2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, be honest, respect boundaries, be humble, genuine and considerate.

3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time.

People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ levels while EQ and SQ are played down.

A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ.

Your EQ represents your Character, while your SQ represents your Charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs, especially your EQ and SQ.

Now there is a 4th one, a new paradigm:

4. The Adversity Quotient (AQ): The measure of your ability to go through a rough patch in life, and come out of it without losing your mind.

When faced with troubles, AQ determines who will give up, who will abandon their family, and who will consider suicide.

Parents please expose your children to other areas of life than just Academics. They should adore manual labour (never use work as a form of punishment), Sports and Arts.

Develop their IQ, as well as their EQ, SQ and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of their parents.

Finally, do not prepare the road for your children. Prepare your children for the road."

*SONAL JAIN*   

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#Separate #Facts from #Problems

DON'T LOOK BACK WITH REGRET, LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE.

*Separate Facts from Problems*

Many negative emotions are triggered by an inappropriate overreaction to an unexpected setback or difficulty.

It is vital that you carefully analyze a problem when it occurs to ensure that you thoroughly understand it and what you can do to deal with it or resolve it.

Make the distinction between a fact and a problem. The difference is simple. A fact is something that is unchangeable

Your age is a fact. The weather is a fact. Certain things just are, They cannot be altered. They are facts.

One of the keys to happiness is to resolve to never become upset or angry about a fact. Just as you do not become angry at physical things, like a piece
of furniture because you bumped into it, you do not become angry or upset about facts. You simply accept them and adjust your life and activities around
them.

What, then, is a problem?

A problem is something you can do something about.
A goal unachieved is a problem unsolved.
An obstacle in your path is a problem unsolved.
You can focus your intelligence and ability on solving problems and achieving goals.
Problems are simply challenges that you deal
with as you go through life.

There are two time periods in your life: the past and the future.
The present is a single moment passing between the two. Into what category of time do we put facts, and into what category do we put problems?

The truth is that most facts that make you unhappy exist in the past.

Something that happened in the past is a fact. It is unchangeable. This is important to understand because many people are miserable and unhappy in
the present because of something that did not work out the way they expected it to sometime in the past.

But because it happened, or didn't happen, in the past, it is now an unchangeable fact. It does no good to be upset about a fact.

A problem exists in the future. A problem is an issue that you can do something about. This is an area where you can focus your intelligence and ability into achieving a different result.
A problem, the future, is under your control, and its outcome is determined by what you do in the present

Separate Facts from Problems & stay blessed forever.

*SONAL JAIN*

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I AM #WORTH IT !!!

*What Are You Worth?*

Self Worth

In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question:"*What kind of man are you looking for?*"

She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye & asking, "*Do you really want to know?*"

Reluctantly, he said, "Yes." 

She began to expound: 

"As a woman in this day & age, I am in a position to ask a man what can you do for me that I can't do for myself? 

I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man.... or woman for that matter. 

I am in the position to ask, "What can you bring to the table?"

The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. 

She quickly corrected his thought & stated, "I am not referring to money. I need something more." 

"*I need a man who is striving for excellence in every aspect of life.*" 

He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, & asked her to explain. 

She said:

"I need someone who is striving for excellence mentally because I need conversation & mental stimulation. I don't need a simple-minded man. 

I need someone who is striving for excellence spiritually because I don't need to be unequally yoked...believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster. 

I need a man who is striving for excellence financially because I don't need a financial burden. 

I need someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded. 

I need someone who has integrity in dealing with relationships. Lies and game playing are not my idea of a strong man. 

I need a man who is family-oriented. One who can be the leader, priest and provider to the lives entrusted to him by God. 

I need someone whom I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. 

I cannot be submissive to a man who isn't taking care of his business. 

I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy. 

And by the way, I am not looking for him...He will find me. He will recognize himself in me. He may not be able to explain the connection, but he will always be drawn to me. God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself." 

When she finished her spill, she looked at him. 

He sat there with a puzzled look on his face.

He said, "*You are asking a lot.*"

She replied, "*I'm worth a lot.*"

*SONAL JAIN*   

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Make #peace with #yourself

*Make peace with yourself*

By now, everybody has heard about Stefan Thomas, the guy who only gets two more guesses at his password to recover his wallet containing over $200 Million in bitcoin.

New York Times reported on this last year: 'The problem is that Mr. Thomas years ago lost the paper where he wrote down the password for his IronKey, which gives users 10 guesses before it seizes up and encrypts its contents forever. He has since tried eight of his most commonly used password formulations — to no avail.'

"I would just lay in bed and think about it," Mr. Thomas said. "Then I would go to the computer with some new strategy, and it wouldn't work, and I would be desperate again."

It's excruciating just thinking about it.

*Regret can be more painful than loss itself.*

The total value of all Bitcoin stands around $1 Trillion as of today, down from its high of $ 3 Trillion at one time.

So, going by the 20% estimated amount mentioned in the Times article, lost forever due to forgotten passwords etc, an estimated $200 Billion in Bitcoin has been lost maybe not to be retrieved.

That's a big number that could grow considerably when the value of the digital asset increases over time and as additional Bitcoin are mined.

Stefan Thomas says he long ago "made peace" with the reality that he may never gain access to his approx $200 million Bitcoin fortune.

At times, it is best to make peace, rather than lose sleep over it.

We all lose peace over, 'Alas, what could have been, phenomenon' and continuously torture ourselves.

Make peace with yourself and your reality this Sunday and stay blessed forever. The key is to find harmony in what you have.

*SONAL JAIN*

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#POSITIVE WAY TO OFFER #CRITICISM

*POSITIVE WAY TO OFFER CRITICISM*

"Begin with praise and honest appreciation.

Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.

Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

Ask questions instead of giving direct orders...Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest."

--- Dale Carnegie


How do you correct a behavior in another that is unwanted at work or at home?

Of course there are many ways to do it, but how do you do it so the other person gets the message and is willing to try your suggestion?

Dale Carnegie knew the answer.

Be gentle with people. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Follow his advice and you might be very surprised how often the conversation starts and ends on a positive note.

*SONAL JAIN*

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#TRUE #STRENGTH

*'True Strength'*

Many years ago, as a young lad, I was trying to move a heavy stone.

After much huffing & puffing and all my best efforts, I couldn't budge it.

I remember my father, passing by, stopped to watch my effort.
Finally he said to me, "Are you using all your strength for this?"

Yes Iam,I cried exasperated.

"No", my father said calmly. You are not using all your strength.
Your real strength lies in your family & friends.
Have you asked them to help you?

And then the wisdom dawned on me.
Real strength is to seek help & give help.

In life and in business, we rely on each other to be responsible for individual tasks that benefit everyone. People sometimes forget how much interdependence there really is in this world and in a successful business.

Learn the art of asking for help to empower and motivate others, and you will have learnt a very powerful management strategy.

Use your real strength, seek help wherever required & Give help to whomever & whenever required & stay blessed forever

*SONAL JAIN*

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#Reason, #Season and a #Lifetime - Why Do People Come Into Our Lives?*

*Reason, Season and a Lifetime - Why Do People Come Into Our Lives?*

People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are. They are there for a reason, you need them to be.

Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.

LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life...

*SONAL JAIN*

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#Time #Circumstances

*You can be with someone everyday and still not know who they really are, until you are put in a situation where hard decisions have to be made.*

*Time doesn't define where you stand in a person's life,*

*CIRCUMSTANCES DO.*


*SONAL JAIN*

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#Great #person

*What Is A Great Person?*

"The obstacles we face is our mental barrier which can be broken by adopting more positive approach"

What is a great person? This is a question asked by us to our mentors whom we follow. Here is the definition of a great person.

I feel that a great person is a person of integrity and values that he or she will never compromise. He or she is a great family man or woman who puts their family first and would protect them with their own life.

A great person is willing to help anyone that needs it. Come torrential downpours or Nor'easter snowstorms, they are there when called. Always helping and never hurting.

A great person is respectful of other people's feelings and needs, but holds his or her position highly and never retreats from negative situations, but only stays in them to make peace.

A great person will allow nothing to stand in his or her way of doing the right thing by everyone and will always admit wrong with an apology.

A great person is a father or mother who will sacrifice, whatever needs sacrificing, to do what is best for their children. They realize that children are our future and our future is in their hands.

A great person is a person who never hurts anyone's feelings intentionally and if they do it unknowingly, will humbly apologize, put out the fire and then work it out.

A great person will always be on time and never late. Frequent tardiness to an appointment or anything that has a structured time frame is unacceptable, and if it does happen, offer that apology and never let it happen again.

A great person is a provider... A provider to their family and the foundation on which the family lies. He or she never will let cracks form in their foundation and compromise the structural integrity of it.

A great person is a giver, and not a taker... A forgiver and not a resentment holder... A peacemaker and not a fighter.

A great person is a teacher, a fireman, a policeman, a nurse, a soldier, a volunteer, a case worker or a dss worker, or many more occupations of helping people.

A great person is a person that fails time after time while doing their best and never, ever quits because when they quit, part of them dies when they quit.

A great person will always put the needs of others in front of their own. Always being kind and never showing anger.

A great person has dreams and goals and never let's other people's negativity get in their way of pursuing them.

I guess these are the best examples I can think of what makes a great person, great...

I am not a great person but have a question for you my friend and everyone else reading this....

*Are you a great person???*

*SONAL JAIN*

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#Truth of #life

*Truth of life*
I had a dream and God appeared before me and asked me "What do you want?"

I requested him "Give me back what all that I have lost in my life."

"What are the things you have lost" asked God.

"I have lost a dear friend, more than a brother for me recently. I have lost so many precious things and I can't explain them so easily.

Over the period of time I lost my youth and became old.

I Lost my beauty and figure.

As I aged, I lost my health.

I can't say specifically since I have lost innumerable things. Please give me back all that I have lost."

God simply laughed.

"You lost your ignorance because of your education.
You lost your poverty because of your work.
You lost loneliness because of many relationships and friends.
Because of your good qualities you lost many enemies.
Like this there are so many things you have lost .
Should I tell you and make you count all those items too.
Shall I give you back all these and many more things you have lost too" asked God.

I understood the other side of losing things and the fact that why we lose some things and the need to lose them.

And then he explained to me,
"Nothing you love is lost.
Not really, Things , people .. they always go away , sooner or later.
You can't hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight .
But if they've touched you,
if they're inside you , then they're still yours .
The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."

Keep your loved ones in your heart and they will stay forever, never to be lost.

God disappeared, my dream ended and my heart became light after realising this truth of life.

*SONAL JAIN*

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#HOW TO #BUILD #TRUST ?

HOW TO BUILD TRUST ?

What never comes from the good times, easy situations, convenient cakewalk projects?

TRUST!

What makes people look forward to the most ambitious/life-threatening projects, with a smile on their lips?

TRUST!

What makes people go for goals that are extremely difficult but certainly remarkable and 'worth it.

TRUST!

What gives maximum momentum when goals and means are out of sight and out of reach?

TRUST!

'Trust creates THRUST'. Without trust, life is difficult and slow. With trust, even the most arduous journey looks worth it.

Seth Godin writes, 'We trust people because they showed up when it wasn't convenient, because they told the truth when it was easier to lie and because they kept a promise when they could have gotten away with breaking it.'

We trust people when VALUES defeat greed.

We trust people for whom 'doing the RIGHT' is more important than 'doing what is convenient.

We trust people when we see, hear and experience their stories of COURAGE.

We trust people when they did what others believed was impossible.

We trust ourselves when we 'go on' instead of 'give up.

We trust ourselves when we are 'just'.

We trust ourselves when we give our 100% plus a little more.

We trust ourselves when we 'fight for the right' and not look the other way.

We trust ourselves when we consistently push the bar 'a little' higher.

We trust ourselves when we assume responsibility for our choices.

People trusting us and we trusting ourselves is equally important. Both are necessary. Both are boundless sources of strength.

Trust cannot be demanded. Trust cannot be bequeathed. Trust HAS TO BE earned.

Every tough time, every difficult project, every challenging situation, every bounce back, every person who needs help, is an opportunity to earn trust.

Go on and earn the trust of someone you deeply care about.

Go on and earn the trust of the relationship you want to develop.

Go on and earn your own trust without which you are a spiritual orphan.

Big Resource + No Trust ------- Starts rich, lives poor.

Big Resource + Full Trust ------- Starts rich, lives rich, becomes richer.

No Resource + Full Trust ------ Starts poor, becomes rich, lives richer.

So, no matter where you start with resources, you must live with full trust, always.

I have learned to look at life through lenses that reads, 'Yet another opportunity to build trust'. After all, true wealth is the 'trust' people 'rightly' have in me.

That is the ultimate test of a life well-lived.
And yes, whatever happens, please never break anyone's trust.

Whatever you will get in return, will not be worth it. Do you agree with me?

Change your thoughts. Change your life

*SONAL JAIN*

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WHY IS PARYUSHAN CELEBRATED?

*WHY IS PARYUSHAN CELEBRATED?*

Paryushan is a time for self-analysis and soul searching. Paryushan provides a break from routine life and allows us to reflect and contemplate on our past conduct, in the light of the teachings of Jainism and make a determination to lead a spiritually cleaner life in the future.

*SONAL JAIN*

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*WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS*

*WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS*

A student was one day taking a walk with a professor.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day's work.

The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."

"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor.

But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man.
Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him."

The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.

The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again.

He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen.

He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.

His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the timely bounty, from some unknown hand, would save from perishing.

The student stood there deeply moved and affected, and his eyes filled with tears.

"Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"

The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget.

I feel now the truth of those words, which I never understood before:

*'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'*

Give and stay blessed forever.

*SONAL JAIN*

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#Let go

*For A Prosperous Life, Sometimes You Have To Let Go*


*Let Go*

Let go of those who don't care about you.

Let go of those who don't like you.

Let go of those who are jealous of you.

All of those who are pretentious and malicious, let go them.

Let go of those who betray you.

Those who tittle-tattle on you, please let go them.

Let go of those who are utilizing you for their own rationale and aspiration.

Let go of those who hurt you.

Let go of those who procrastinate your epoch and efforts.

Those who don't cherish you, just let go them.

Let go of everybody who is delectating you because you don't belong together.

Let go of all the stresses and devastations.

Let go of all the insults and underestimations.

Let go of all your enemies.

Let go of those who are insignificant and contributing unenthusiastically in your life.

Let go of those who edify your criminal deeds.

Those who utilize drugs, please let go them.

Let go of those who are addicted to alcohol.

Let go of those who cheat you.

Let go of those who pretend to be tidy and pleasant.

All who are uncooperative, let go them.

Let go of all your tribulations.

Let go of all your grievances.

Please, just let go.

*SONAL JAIN*
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*What would you like your Obituary to read

*What would you like your Obituary to read*

Can you imagine reading your own obituary in the newspaper?

What would people say about you?

Alfred Nobel got the chance to read his own death notice, and he didn't like what he saw.

Alfred Nobel was a very wealthy and successful man. He had become an expert in chemistry and invented three of the most commonly used explosives in the world - dynamite, gelignite (used in mining) and ballistite, which is still used as a rocket propellant today.

With the huge fortune he made from these inventions, Nobel bought an engineering company called Bofors and turned it into an arms manufacturer. He made another enormous fortune designing cannons and guns and selling them around the world.

Then, in 1888, Alfred's brother died while visiting France.

A French newspaper thought it was Alfred who had died and they published an obituary that began like this: THE MERCHANT OF DEATH IS DEAD. Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday….

Alfred Nobel was shocked. Was this what people thought of him? Was this the legacy he would leave to the world?

That's when he decided to use his vast wealth to make a positive difference. Nobel set up a foundation with $250 million dollars in funding. Every year the foundation would consult the leading experts in the world and hand out prizes to people who had made great contributions to humanity. There would be prizes for sciences, for literature, and for promoting peace.

Today the Nobel Prizes are probably the best known and most prestigious awards in the world. They have been awarded to great scientists, authors and activists and helped draw attention to many outstanding works and worthy causes.

Nobel set up his foundation in 1895: just in time to influence his own obituary. He died only a year later. The Nobel Prizes accomplished his wish; they created a very different legacy for him than a reputation as *The Merchant of Death.*

He is not remembered as an explosives inventor or arms dealer, but as one of the greatest philanthropists of all time. He is also a great example of how it is never too late to change your life and help make the world a better place.

That is the story of *Alfred Noble* and the legacy of *Noble Prizes*.

*Reflection*

Assuming you happen to read *your Obituary* what would you like to read. Just take a moment and pen it down. What goals have u set in life for yourself and comparing the two sheets how well does your Obituary list match your goals list.
Am sure this would be quite hard hitting isn't it ?
The truth is all our life we keep running behind things that are just materialistic.
Unfortunately *people are used and things are being loved* the value of relationship the time we get to spend with loved ones is just not looked at.
Try to reflect and create an *obituary of your choice* not every one can be as lucky as *Alfred Noble*

*SONAL JAIN*
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#SELF #EXAMINATION#happy#right track

*ITS HEALTHY TO PERIODICALLY SELF EXAMINE YOUR LIFE , YOUR GOALS, YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, AND ASK YOURSELF HONESTLY, AM I HAPPY? AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK ?*

Some stories shake you up. They are unsettling because you wonder — what if this story is about me?

This is one such story.

The local goons were causing a nuisance for a shopkeeper. They would spray-paint abusive and derogatory graffiti all over his store window.

So the shopkeeper hatched a plan. The next day, he waited until the goons finished their dirty work and then he paid them Rs 1000 to thank them for their effort. The following day, he thanked them again but only paid Rs 500 this time. He continued to pay them to deface his property but the amount kept decreasing. Soon they were getting only Rs 10.

They stopped coming. Why bother doing all that work to abuse the shopkeeper for so little money?

I found this story in the book *The Knowledge Illusion.* The author writes — This apocryphal (imaginary) tale is about what causes people to act and how you can modify their motivations, to make them think they're doing something for a different reason than they initially thought.

You could argue that the local goons initially had an intrinsic motivation for derogatory graffiti. The clever shopkeeper subtly replaced their intrinsic motivation with an extrinsic incentive — money. And when that external reward dwindled, the goons didn't have a reason to continue their work.

If you use graffiti as a metaphor for the so-called "passionate work," then it's important to ask ourselves — are we like the local goons who have been sold on ideas about how cool it is to spray-paint graffiti?

What if all my decisions were based on borrowed ideas about what work is worth doing?
And what if the definition — how to measure the worth — itself is an idea some clever shopkeeper implanted in my mind?
I think this story is a great reminder to reevaluate where we're spending our precious life hours.
Are we doing something which we chose to do or was it decided by some manipulative shopkeeper(s)?

Are there pockets of time in your life that are being spent doing paid (but meaningless) graffiti?

Socrates rightly observed "Watch where your hours are going because an unexamined life, is not worth living."

*SONAL JAIN*
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#TACTICS #STRATEGY

*All men can see these TACTICS which I conquer, but what no one can see is the strategy, from which the victory is evolved*.

I have no idea whether this is really part of a program at Stanford. But I liked the story.

Most Stanford students failed this challenge.
Here's what we can learn from their mistakes.

A class on entrepreneurship was going on, the professor walks into the room, breaks the class into different teams, and gives each team $5 in funding.
The goal is to make as much money as possible within 2 hours and then give a 3 minute presentation to the class about what you have achieved.
If you were a student in the class, what would you do?
Typical answers range from using the $5 to buy start-up materials for a makeshift car wash or lemonade stand, to buying a lottery ticket or betting the $5 on red at the roulette table.
But the teams that follow these typical paths tend to bring up the rear in the class.

The teams that make the most money don't use the $5 at all.

They realize the five dollars is a distracting, and essentially worthless, resource.

So they ignore it. Instead, they go back to first principles and start from scratch.
They reframe the problem more broadly as "What can we do to make money if we start with absolutely nothing?"
One particularly successful team ended up making reservations at popular local restaurants and then selling the reservation times to those who wanted to skip the wait.

These students generated an impressive few hundred dollars in just two hours.

But the team that made the most money approached the problem differently. They realized that both the $5 funding and the 2-hour period weren't the most valuable assets at their disposal.
Rather, the most valuable resource was the 3 minute presentation time they had in front of a captivated Stanford class.

They sold their 3 minute slot to a company interested in recruiting Stanford students and walked away with $650.

The $5 challenge illustrates the difference between TACTICS and STRATEGY.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, they refer to different concepts.

A STRATEGY is a plan for achieving an objective. TACTICS, in contrast, are the actions you undertake to implement the strategy.

The Stanford students who bombed the $5 challenge fixated on a tactic—how to use the $5 and lost sight of the strategy.

If we focus too closely on the tactic, we become dependent on it.
*"Tactics without strategy,"* as Sun Tzu wrote in the Art of War, "are the noise before defeat."

Just because a $5 bill is sitting in front of you doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job.

Tools, as Neil Gaiman reminds us, "can be the subtlest of traps." When we're blinded by tools, we stop seeing other possibilities in the peripheries.

It's only when you zoom out and determine the broader strategy that you can walk away from a flawed tactic.

What is the $5 tactic in your own life? How can you ignore it and find the 2-hour window?
Or even better, how do you find the most valuable three minutes in your arsenal?

Once you move from the "what" to the "why"—once you frame the problem broadly in terms of what you're trying to do instead of your favored solution—you'll discover other possibilities lurking in plain sight.

Find your why, develop the right strategy and stay blessed forever.

*SONAL JAIN*
*CELEBRITY ASTROLOGER || TAROT READINGS || NUMEROLOGIST || VASTU || MATRIMONIALS ||* www.apnijodi.in www.sonaljainvedic.com

#Perfection

*Perfection is the enemy of the good.*

This is a an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire.

The idea is simple: if you keep looking for something that is perfect, you will end up rejecting what is good enough.
There is also the concept of the *Nirvana Fallacy,* which amounts to comparing perfect, unrealisable ideal situations to something that actually exists.

As the old saying goes, "Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
Trying to make something perfect can actually prevent us from making it just good.
Perfection in its elusive glory is like a unicorn. Sure, it sounds great, but who's actually seen one?
I'd rather ride a real horse than wait for an imagined unicorn.

Perfection can be a good thing: After all, that drive can push people to do great things. But it has a dark side, too. The challenge of "perfection" can intimidate people so they don't even try. If perfection is the goal, yet unattainable, what's the point?
So, if you can't achieve perfection, don't sweat it. Go for good instead. Gretchen Rubin described it this way:
"Instead of pushing yourself to an impossible 'perfect,' and therefore getting nowhere, accept 'good.' Many things worth doing are worth doing badly."

You're capable of amazing things. But unless you let go of the idea of perfection, you'll have a hard time achieving those amazing things.

The pursuit of perfection is noble, but unless we're willing to settle for "good," we may have to settle for nothing at all. It is better to strive for progress than perfection and stay blessed forever.

*SONAL JAIN*
*CELEBRITY ASTROLOGER || TAROT READINGS || NUMEROLOGIST || VASTU || MATRIMONIALS ||* www.apnijodi.in www.sonaljainvedic.com

#𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

*𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌?*

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Shweta covered a distance of 10 km in one hour.

Akash covered the same distance in one and a half hours.

Which of the two is faster and healthier?

Of course, your answer will be Shweta.

What if we say that Shweta covered this distance on a prepared track while Akash did it by walking on a sandy path?

Then our answer will be Akash.

But when we come to know that Shweta is 50 years old while Akash is 25 years old?

Then our answer will be Shweta again.

But we also come to know that Akash's weight is 140 kg while Shweta's weight is 65 kg.

Again our answer will be Akash

As we learn more about Akash and Shweta, our opinions and judgments about who is faster will change.

𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳

The reality of life is also similar. We form opinions very superficially and hastily, due to which we are not able to do justice to ourselves and others.

Opportunities vary.
Life is different.
Resources differ.
Problems change.
Solutions are different.

Therefore the excellence of life is not in *comparing* with anyone. Keep trying your best according to your circumstances.

*SONAL JAIN*
*CELEBRITY ASTROLOGER || TAROT READINGS || NUMEROLOGIST || VASTU || MATRIMONIALS ||* www.apnijodi.in www.sonaljainvedic.com