It was in the news recently that an advice on a note written by Albert Einstein describing his theory of happiness has sold for US$1.56 million at a Jerusalem auction. See here or here. And what did the note read? “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” -Einstein
Very often I come across people who are so tied up feverishly putting time and effort in everyday activities such as family matters, work, study, friends, aspirations, check list travelling (ticking off more places and tourist attractions) even shop-around self-development (jumping from one self-development work to the next in search of the latest and the
Unlike someone like Donald Trump–who despite his billions, everything about him comes across as fake–Warren Buffett is a natural authentic wealth builder; what can we learn from Warren? In relation to our recent theme of money–and that money is not inherently bad or “evil”– I meant to write about the famous billionaire Warren Buffett as
In 1926, George S. Clason published a series of pamphlets written in parables that was set in the ancient city of Babylon. The book became known as “The Richest Man in Babylon” and has become a classic in financial literature. I first came across this gem few years ago during the “Money and Transformation” seminar that
This was posted by Deepak Chopra in LinkedIn which I thought 'links in' well with our current theme of Money as well as last month theme of True Happiness. Here is an excerpt: 'This is where a very bad idea enters the picture. It holds that money buys happiness, and the more money you have,
In relation to the question of money I thought I reblog this entry from Psychology Today. Please have a read and share your thoughts. The Pros and Cons of Winning a Fortune
One needs money, but how much is enough? Should I care about the material world? Or should I go and live in a cave or a monastery to be realised? Anything wrong with being rich, or being poor for that matter?
The New Year is almost upon us and the tradition calls for people making their New Year’s Resolutions. Losing weight/getting fit, improving one’s financial situation (debt management, getting a better job, …), creating better relationship with family and friends, and quitting smoking or alcohol are consistently among the most popular New Year’s resolutions every year.
How much do you know yourself? How much do you know about your real motives underneath your life decisions? What is really underneath that feeling of anger, frustration, dread, responsibility, guilt, low energy, and so on? The true answer is nowhere else but within you.
Stampedes, screaming and gun threats: US holiday shopping sours Watch this video and read the article on the Age website today!! OMG, where are we heading as species?!?! Modern man evolving...adding "Shop-o- maniac " to our gene pool :) Or perhaps future generation babies will probably be born with an iPhone instead of a
