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Whenever I am in Chicago , I make it a point to visit Navy pier light house and my mind always jumps to Stephen Covey’s LIGHT HOUSE PRINCIPLES The Lighthouse Story Covey opened with a story of Captain Horatio Hornblower. As the story goes, one night at sea, Horatio awakens to find that a ship is in his sea-lane about 20 miles away and refuses to move. Horatio commands the other ship to move starboard, 20 degrees at once. The other ship refuses and tells Horatio that he should move his ship starboard, 20 degrees at once. Next, Horatio tries to pull rank and size on the other ship, stating that he’s a captain and that he’s on a large battle ship. The other ship replies, and it turns out it’s not actually a ship, but a lighthouse. The take away from the story is, there are lighthouse principles–You don’t break them. You only break yourself against them. Don’t break yourself against lighthouse principles.

I came across The Almanack of Naval Ravikant about 3-4 years ago. Since then, I’ve made it a tradition to revisit the book every year because the lessons are timeless and always relevant, no matter how many times I read them. Some of the lessons I keep coming back to include: - The Four Types of Leverage: capital (money), collaboration (working with others), code (software), and content (media) are the four types of leverage you can use to do more with less and compound value at scale - “Learn to Build and Learn to Sell”: creating something of value and being able to sell it are high leverage skills. If you can master both, you'll be unstoppable - “Learn to Love to Read”: reading is one of the best ways to build knowledge. If you read what truly interests you, you'll end up developing a love for reading, and from there a passion for lifelong learning Every time I read over these lessons again, they make me reflect on how I think, work and approach life. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you do—there aren’t many books that I'd recommend more than The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.

💡a glimpse into Naval's wisdom: 💎The measure of wealth is freedom. 🧠A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought - they must be earned. ✅The quality of your mind is the quality of your life. 🪝Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable. 🧞♀️Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. 🛝Play long-term games with long-term people.

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Say “No” without Felling Bad Naval Ravikant suggests that saying “no” without feeling bad involves understanding your priorities and the value of your time. Here’s how he frames it: 1. Set Clear Priorities: If you're clear on what truly matters to you, it's easier to say no to things that don't align with your goals. By prioritizing your time, you eliminate the guilt of declining requests because you’re focusing on what’s important. 2. Embrace the Trade-offs: Recognize that every “yes” is a “no” to something else, typically your time or energy. Saying “no” is a way to protect your resources and invest them wisely. 3. Respectful Decline: Be polite and firm, without over-explaining. A simple, “I’m focusing on other priorities right now” can be sufficient, ensuring that you decline gracefully. 4. No Need for Guilt: You can say “no” while still respecting others and yourself. If you’re honest and aligned with your own values, there’s no reason to feel bad for declining requests that don’t serve your life or goals.

Now that the US elections are over and the entire world is speculating as of what will happen, this article by amit dasgupta AM sir brings out several insightful points that New Delhi and China can brainstorm for starters. One thing is for sure, for the year 2025 onwards things might have to change and policies have to be reviewed. Harnessing technology amidst all the protracted chaos is going to be an even more greater challenge. #southasiamonitor #article #india #china #usa

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Game-Changing Wisdom in Two Lines Naval Ravikant's words left me pondering for hours and turned me into an admirer way back in 2021: "We waste our time with short-term thinking and busywork. Warren Buffett spends a year deciding and a day acting. That act lasts decades." This powerful insight is a game-changer. It shifted my perspective and continues to on time management and decision-making. I have made strides, but have miles to go. I thought you should read it too and see how it resonates with you. Reflect on it and see what sense you can make of it.

Read this if you want to win in 2025 You are trying to fit yourself into the existing structures and forgetting every thing about your own self about, who has an individual you are ? about, what are your passions ? What are your goals ? What are your ambitions ? What are your interests ? What are your needs ? Don't do that. Start from there. Stop trying to change yourself to fit in. Continue on the path that belongs to you and let the opportunities come and find you - but don't count on them. Learn the skills that you like the most  Build and achieve goals that you care the most  Don't think about which skill you have, think about where you want to see yourself in next two or five or 10 years in your life. Build yourself for your own sake. When you will get into the path of self discovery always think about what is your relationship with the world, seek knowledge from it, use that knowledge as a stepping stone to build your own knowledge, use that knowledge to give something back to the world. Team up together to give something new to the world. “Give society what it wants but does not know yet how to get it, at scale” - Naval Ravikant

“Remove the ego” Pen 🖋️ “To see the truth, you have to get your ego out the way because your ego doesn’t want to face the truth. The smaller you can make your ego, the less conditioned you can make your reactions, the less desires you can have about the outcome you want, the easier it will be to see the reality.” Naval Ravikant Practice 🎯 Unfortunately, the profession of sales has gained a negative stigma of being ‘ego-driven’. Dont feed into this narrative. By assessing your ego and looking to subtract its presence, you’ll have the capacity to make more rational and informed sales decisions. Post reference: #19 #sales #mindset #personaldevelopment