Cordially Yours

According to almost everyone, a comfortable life is one in which they have lots of money. The thought of leading such a comfortable life will make your neurons dance delightfully with a euphoric feeling. Let us for argument's sake assume that this is true. Who does not wish to lead such a comfortable life? But in the present circumstances, fulfilling this wish is not easy for everyone. This is not because there is a dearth of methods to earn good money but because some issue or another may rob people of peace of mind. So, the hot-button question now is: How can one fulfill his or her wish of leading a comfortable life? So, here are a few thoughts about this. There are two powerful methods to get hold of lots of money . But ironically, they consist of contrasting ingredients. Let us delve a little deeper. 1. This tip may sound philosophical to some people. But it is only partially so though there is always a raging debate about it. This tip mainly focuses on sustainabilit...

Life is a cocktail of problems and happy situations. But though no one wants problems, everyone seems to have them. This is very much true and as real as the feeling of the earth you walk on. We all wrongly assume that rich people remain untethered to problems. But even if a person has amassed wealth and is lounging on such a comfortable cushion of money, you cannot assume that he or she has no problems. The person will certainly have issues that are typical of such rich people. From this, it is pretty evident that some people face incredibly acute problems, and the problems of a few others may not be that serious.  Regardless of whether they are serious or not when the solutions to the problems appear to be ever elusive, they strangle our peace of mind. Before we realize that the wolf is waiting at our door, our enthusiasm may start plummetting. Never forget the dense connection between whatever happens in our life and our attitude. So, the question is how you should tackle the...

Why do you face criticism? Do you think that others are right in criticizing you churlishly? What should you do for handling criticisms? Let us find out. Experts point out that if you are constantly being criticized by a few folks, it shows that these folks are nervous either about your competence, knowledge, or intelligence or about your good looks. By criticizing you, they try to find a level-playing field. Of course, there may be a few others who are genuinely concerned about your wellbeing. They may criticize you with an aim to bring about transformations or improvements in you. This means there may be some merit in their criticism.  There can be yet another group of people who always wish to show that they are always in charge of things. They want to prove their superiority by criticizing you. A few others may feel insecure when you are around. They may criticize you because they aim to advance their positions or receive better favors from others than what you get. ...

I have always wondered why a number of people suffer in their life. I am not talking about financial struggles but I am talking about people not having peace of mind in their family life. Especially, when I see constant conflicts within families, between husband and wife, parents and children, and between siblings, I am saddened. After skull-breaking ruminations about this for hours, days, and years, I have come to the conclusion that people find it difficult to lead a peaceful life because they expect others to behave and act the way they desire. But ironically, the same people are not willing or ready to change themselves according to the expectations of others.  If you feel that you should do something for improving the environment in your family, the foremost point you should keep in mind is that you can not impose your behaviors or opinions on others including your children even if they are dependent on you. Of course, if you feel their behaviors need corrections, y...

The other day I was reading an article on Harry Browne , a presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the 1996 and 2000 elections. The article provided a host of information about him and it contained his Self-Eulogy as well. I am reproducing it here.  ------------ Harry Browne wrote this and he wanted it to be read when his funeral services were held. "Setting Your Sights As I look back over my life, I can see so many ways in which I could have done things better than I did, and I certainly wish I'd learned a lot of things sooner than I did. And yet I have enjoyed a wonderful life. I'm married to the ideal woman. I have had the good fortune to be associated in business with highly competent, honest, compatible people. I've had a book that was #1 on the best-seller list, and others that sold well above average. I've had first-class friends in many different areas of my life. I've been able to live in three countries and enjoy the best the world has to o...

Nowadays, there is justifiably a lot of talk about "EQ" or Emotional Intelligence . Even organizations are looking to recruit only those with high EQ. HR managers are aware that if they hire candidates with low IQ, there are chances of frequent tussles among employees. Such employees may pose a problem to their bosses as well. Ultimately, there will be a severe impact on the productivity of companies.  Even in our day-to-day life, EQ plays a major role in maintaining relationships. Let us now find out how you must make efforts to improve your emotional intelligence so that you can lead a peaceful life and can also be a good employee in your organization. 1. Get conscious about how you react to situations The foremost step to improve your emotional intelligence is to be aware of how you feel or how you react to situations. This is not easy because in life or in your career, you encounter various types of situations. Some situations may make you feel happy, a few o...