Cordially Yours

During the 1990s, I was an unhappy person. In fact, I was so unhappy that I used to wonder if my life had any meaning. I still remember how I would wake up in the middle of the night and spend the rest of the nights worrying - worrying about my future, worrying about my past and the mistakes I had committed, and worrying about my unfulfilled dreams. This had been going on until 1995. One fine day, I decided that enough was enough and I should put a stop to my worrying nature. If I did not do it, I would go insane, I thought. But I did not know how I should go about this. It was then I serendipitously discovered a formula that would help me lead a worry-free life .  It was not that I hit a jackpot and got troves of money that would solve all my financial woes. Neither did I get a magic wand that could drive out all the issues I was facing. But it was a chance meeting with one of my acquaintances that helped me make the discovery.  I was having a casual chat with this perso...

Though almost everyone knows that learning should never stop till the last breath, it may be wrong to assume that all those who advocate this principle follow it. If you observe the ways of highly successful people, you will find that they never hesitate to learn new things. They firmly believe that continuous learning will help them sustain their winning ways. In fact, they so strongly stick to this approach that they never miss any opportunity to learn. Amazingly, they do not give importance to the source from which they have to learn. They listen attentively to everyone who provides them with suggestions or ideas regardless of their status. Even while listening, they make it a point to keep their minds open. Further, they refrain from judging the suggestions or ideas immediately.  Though experts keep telling us that we should learn from great and successful people and try to emulate them, we should not overlook the fact that even those who are much below us ...