I completed 36 years in my present state of existence yesterday (7th December). That’s 13,150 days, or around 55% of the average life expectancy of an Indian male.
While spiritualists would want me to believe that I have existed from anadi (before the beginning of cosmos) and will exist till ananta (infinity), I see thirty-six years as a good enough time to find some meaning in oneβs life. At least, my greying hair help me realize that.
Now, while it amazes me that Iβve been around that long β I feel like Iβve barely begun.
Iβm not usually one to make a big deal about my birthday, but as always, it has given me an opportunity to reflect.
I thought Iβd share a handful of lessons Iβve learned β lessons on life, work, family, health, and money β which may serve as a helpful guide for those just starting out.
These are just a few of the many lessons that I have learned in my life, and you may find no wisdom in them. Even I realize that wisdom doesnβt necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
Also, as you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I canβt remember the other two. π
So before I forget the lessons I learned in thirty-six years of my life, let me start right away.
36 Lessons from 36 Years of My Life
I. Life
1. The present moment is all we have to create our life, and we have to prioritize things we want to do NOW. Regretting about the past is like wasting time and energy on the impossible. And worrying about the future is like having no belief in your capabilities. The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing todayβs work superbly today. Just focus on what youβre doing, right at this moment. In this way, any activity can be meditation.
As the Roman philosopher Seneca wrote in his 2,000-year-old treatise On the Shortness of Life…
The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortuneβs control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
2. People would occupy a large part of your life, so choose those you want to spend your time with very-very carefully. Of course, you canβt always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.
If someone is a drag on me, I cut them out. If someone lifts me up, I bring them closer. My family comes first for me, then friends, and then other people I love β I always try to be there for them and help. But I donβt get close to anyone bringing me down (Iβve stopped doing that!). Life, after all, is too short to spend owing someone an explanation.
You are a combination of the five people you spend the most time with. So choose those people well.
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. In fact, I have learnt the most from my mistakes β be it my relationships, work, or investing. Now I am not afraid to make mistakes. Of course, I try not to repeat the same mistakes too often. As Iβve realized by paying an expensive price, itβs very important to learn from othersβ mistakes (reading helps here) than trying to make all on your own.
4. Accept who you are (unless youβre a serial killer), with all your shortcomings, fears, and doubts. Enjoy being you, and you will never be unhappy and lonely. Thereβs no point tying to fit into what others would think of you. No one has that time!
5. Accept others as they are (unless theyβre serial killers), with all their side-effects. Iβve learned that itβs extremely difficult to change people (try changing your kids!). However, itβs easy to inspire people to change, from bad to good. I try to do that each day, and that seems to be working.
6. Accept that you will be wrong, often. Nothing hurts more than that moment during an argument when you realize youβre wrong. Appreciate such moments, and move on. You lose nothing by losing an argument. In fact, you save a lot of time.
7. Failures are the stepping stones to success. Without failure, weβll never learn how to succeed. So try to fail, instead of trying to avoid failure through fear.
I have learned a lot of life lessons just seeing my daughter grow up. Like when she was just a year old and was trying to take her first steps and repeatedly fell down, she tried againβ¦and againβ¦and again. Sometimes she laughed. Sometimes she cried. Sometimes she laughed and cried at the same time. But she kept trying and tryingβ¦laughing and crying. She did not labelled her experience as a βfailureβ. She just enjoyed it.
Unlike us adults, our babies donβt know the possibility of a failure, so they happily keep falling down until one day they take a few steps, and then a few more. Before long, theyβre jumping and running. All their trying pays off.
They fall but never fail. As grown-ups, what if we also simply choose not to fail?
8. Patience is truly a virtue. Of course, patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in one ahead. But be painfully patient and youβll often be rewarded. Being a parent has helped me a lot in building patience. Sitting quietly for some time daily, observing nothing but my breath has also helped. Try it out. It works. And then, patience works.
9. Itβs important to slow down. When I look around, I see people living their lives always running behind time. I see parents who, in the race to move ahead in their careers, have left their childrenβs childhood behind. I also find people who have ruined their relationships because they were chasing βsomethingβ in the future while not having time to live and love people around them in the present.
Rushing is rarely worth it. Your life is too short to be wasted in the fast lane. Life is better enjoyed at a leisurely pace. I can vouch for that.
10. There are few joys that equal a good book, a good walk, a good hug, or a good friend. Try all of these at least once a day. They are all free.
11. Expect people to lie. Hundreds of conversations with hundreds of people over the past few years have taught me, among many other things, that people lie. They lie about almost everything. In fact, we all lie, and then we rationalise our dishonesty by giving our lies nicer-sounding names to appease our conscience and ego. Expect others to do this as well. This is not about being negative or paranoid; itβs about being realistic and practical.
12. Let go of expectations. When you have expectations of something, you put it in a predesigned box that has little to do with reality. Expectations plague your daily life, causing you to be disappointed and disillusioned. Expectations are so dangerous that you can persist in maintaining them even after you have clear evidence that they are unfounded.
Try to experience reality as it is, appreciate it for what it is, and be happy that it is.
13. Thereβs far more happiness in giving than getting. I see selfless service or seva as the worldβs most authentic and pure religion. Give with no expectation of getting something in return, and it becomes a beautiful act. Try to let go of that expectation, and just give.
14. Gratitude is one of the best ways to find contentment. We are often discontent in our lives, desire more, because we donβt realize how much we have. Instead of focusing on what I donβt have, I am grateful for the amazing gifts Iβve been given: of good health, beautiful family, reasonably good senses and simple pleasures like music, books, and the ability to create and share.
It’s good to be grateful every day. Also, if you feel gratitude towards someone, express it. Donβt wait for tomorrow.
15. Do less. Learn to say βNoβ. Figure out whatβs important. Stop being a machine and focus on what you love. Do it lovingly. When you do less, you accomplish more meaningful things in life. You also have less anxiety and more time and space.
16. Master your fears. Fears will try to stop you. It will happen in the recesses of your mind, where you donβt even know itβs happening. Become aware of your fears. Shine some light on them.
In our life, the issue is not really βfearβ but rather, what we do despite it. We can either get managed by fear, or manage it. We can either acknowledge fear or fall into an emotional whirlpool. We can either accept fear or pretend that it doesnβt exist at all. We can either give up or get up in the face of fear. But remember β Only when we are no longer fearful do we begin to live.
17. Donβt compare your life to othersβ. You have no idea what their journey is about. The more energy you waste comparing your life to someone elseβs and trying to be like them, the less energy you have to be who you are, to share your gifts, and to access and experience the profound level of health, wealth, and beauty that come along as a result of you being YOU. You are unique. Appreciate it and live happily with it. As Oscar Wilde said, “Be yourself; everyone else is taken.”
18. Know what to avoid, and avoid it. Charlie Munger says, βDonβt do cocaine. Donβt race trains. And avoid all AIDS situations.β Itβs important to know what we must avoid in life. I have been through times when it was easy for me to fall prey to requests from a few of my friends for taking just one puff of cigarette, and just one glass of alcohol. Thankfully, I knew within my heart what I wanted to avoid. And thankfully, I have avoided those and a few other such things.
II. Family
19. Your βfamilyβ is not just your spouse and kids. It also includes your parents. Donβt ever forget them. Respect them like you want your kids to respect you. Listen to them. Theyβve lived longer than you, and they donβt just talk to hear themselves speak.
20. The best way to get a good spouse is to deserve a good spouse. So, be deserving. Talking from my personal experience, a man does not control his own fate. The woman in his life does that for him. So choose your wife wisely and carefully. I have been extremely lucky on this account.
21. You could be very happy with almost nothing if you had a loving family, and you werenβt competing with a lot of other people who had more than you did. Family is not an important thing. Itβs everything.
Never walk away mad from a loved one. One moment someone is here and the next moment they might be gone. So treat every last word with loved ones accordingly.
22. Your child needs time with you. She needs your undivided attention. She needs to make happy memories with you. She needs to laugh with you. Life can pull you in a thousand directions, and you might ignore it especially when your child is little. Remember β Children donβt stay little for long. So, slow downβ¦take some timeβ¦give some timeβ¦invest some time.
III. Health
23. Good health doesnβt happen overnight. Itβs a long process, a learning process, something that happens in little bits over a long period. Iβve been trying to get fitter for three years now, and I still have a lot to learn and do. But the progress Iβve made has been amazing, and itβs been a great journey.
24. A good, slow walk cures most problems. Want to lose weight and get fit? Walk. Want to enjoy life but spend less? Walk. Want to cure stress and clear your head? Walk. Having trouble with a life or work problem? Walk.
25. Donβt sit too much. It kills you, slowly. In fact, sitting βcomfortablyβ is one of the worst things you can possibly do for your health. Stand up and walk. Stand up and work. I do. I read and write standing more than I do these sitting. And it has helped me a lot. Sitting is the new smoking. Please avoid it…at least, too much of it.
26. Rest is more important than you think. People work too hard, and forget to rest, and then begin to hate their lives. Donβt try to do too much. Rest is where your body gets stronger, after the stress.
IV. Work
27. Do work you love. Work ought to be chosen for its intrinsic value, and for its sense of enjoyment, sense of purpose. Life is much too short to spend doing something you donβt like, even for a few years. Thereβs no harsher penalty than to wake up and go to work at a job you donβt like.
28. Our lives are made up of two important things: work and love. If one of those is off balance, you know, you have a problem. So, if you fall in a career and you know that itβs not your cup of tea, if you did it because of your parents, or you thought it was what you wanted and you were wrong β get out right away!
29. Never worry whether youβre too small to make a difference in the lives of others through your work. If you love what youβre doing, and you do it with complete dedication and integrity, the difference will be created. Still, if you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
30. Once you decide what work you want to do for the rest of your life, do it like a duck: Calm and composed on top, kicking like hell underneath. No other process works better.
V. Money & Stuff
31. Spend less than you earn, and go without until you have the money. The odds of going to the store for a bottle of water and coming out with only a bottle of water are three billion to one. So be very careful when it comes to spending money.
Save at least 10% of your net take home pay during the first year of your career, 20% in the second year, and so on. Plan to increase it to 50% in five years. Saving more is always good, but 50% is a number you must certainly target. The best way to meet this target is to follow this simple equation of βIncome β Saving = Spendingβ. First save, then spend of what remains.
32. Use the magic of compounding. Invest early β as early as possible β and it will grow as if by alchemy. If you want to multiply your money 100x in 25 years, you want your investment to return 20% every year. In other words, Rs 1 growing at 20% per annum will turn to Rs 100 after 25 years. But if you stop this process after 20 years (instead of continuing for 5 more years), you will get just Rs 40. The remaining Rs 60 would come only between the 21st and 25th years.
Thatβs how compounding works. The longer you let your money grow, the faster will be the incremental return you would earn.
33. You donβt want stuff to own you. Possessions are worse than worthless β theyβre harmful. They add no value to your life, and cost you a lot. No matter how much you earn, a lot of others you know will always be earning more than you and possessing more that you. The only way you can win this game against them is to not play it in the first place. Itβs an utter waste of time and money.
34. Practice minimalism. It brings simplicity to life. Living a minimalist life spares me a lot of time to focus on the bigger, more important things β taking greater care of my health and family. Minimalism isnβt the destination you want to reach. Itβs the path you must follow.
35. Avoid debt. That especially includes credit card debt, student debt, personal loans, and auto loans. We think theyβre necessary but theyβre not. They cause more headaches than theyβre worth, they can ruin lives, and they cost us way more than we get. I have been debt free since thirty three, and Iβm loving it!
And the 36th Lesson is…
Life is exceedingly brief, especially because we donβt know how to use it.
Seneca wrote…
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. But when it is wasted in heedless luxury and spent on no good activity, we are forced at last by deathβs final constraint to realize that it has passed away before we knew it was passing. So it is: we are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of itβ¦ Life is long if you know how to use it.
So, while thereβs a huge mass of time ahead of you, it passes much faster than you think. Your kids grow up fast. You get gray hairs before youβre done getting your bearings on life. Appreciate every moment.
You see, itβs ironical that it often takes us a lifetime to learn to live in the moment.
We seem to think that weβll live forever. We spend time and money as though weβll always be here. We buy stuff as though it matters and is worth the debt and stress of attachment.
We put off βliving happily ever afterβ for another year, because we assume we have another year. We donβt tell the ones we love how much we love them often enough because we assume thereβs always tomorrow.
I have these words from Steve Jobs as my screen saver β βRemember β You will be dead soon.β
Jobs said this in his Stanford commencement speechβ¦
Remembering that Iβll be dead soon is the most important tool Iβve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything β all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure β these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Thereβs nothing better I can leave you with after spending thirty-six years on this planet β thirty-six beautiful years.
Thank you for reading!
amit khandelwal says
Its always been great to read your blogs.
But today it was amazing .It feels as if you are sitting along with me and we are just talking to each other.
Happy Birthday Vishal Bhaiya.
Great Work.
You always inspire.
Amit Khandelwal(abhishek’s friend)
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much, Amit! Great to know that you find my posts valuable. Look forward to meet you soon. Take care.
Maheswar Reddy says
Thanks for sharing the 36 lessons Vishal. I have learnt a lot thru your blog and the many links in the blog the past couple of years. Best wishes.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Maheswar!
KAMAL GARG says
It is superb and great. The way in which Life’s lessons have been summarized neatly and great.
While we know most of the things, we never practice them. It is good to revisit them.
Really a great job done.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Kamal!
Sudarshan Nair says
Happy Birthday Vishal.
It is amazing to read your thoughts and experiences.
Thanks for sharing these valuable lessons of life.
Regards,
Sudarshan
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words Sudarshan!
Ajay says
I loved the “36 Lessons from 36 years of my life”. Most of the lessons, I had set as my goals for myself 11 years ago when I was 38. I am very glad I am able to walk that path and still pursuing these goal. This article, I feel I can really connect to. Would it be OK if I share that article with some of my family members and friends?
I love to read what you write and wanted to thank you for same.
Regards
Ajay
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Ajay! Great o know about your own journey.
Yeah, you can share this post with anyone.
Davinder Sodhi says
It was indeed a rare pleasure to read ” 36 Lessons” Perhaps, to be honest there was nothing revolutionary new about it, but it was conveyed ( perhaps reiterated ) in an extremely beautiful or perhaps I can say ” soulful ” and holistic manner.
Thanks for the joy it gave.
Davinder Sodhi
Vishal Khandelwal says
Great to know that, Davinder. Thanks!
Sudhir says
Wonderful compilation. Wish you many more healthy and wonderfilled years.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much Sudhir!
Prashant says
Nicely described. lovely lessons. Often we forget what is our happiness as we are all happy in different situations and with different people. But while comparing others with ourselves we are trying to be like them and at the end creates unhappiness. so first of all we have to find out what is our own happiness?
Happy birthday vishal.
thanks
Prashant
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Prashant!
SPV says
There is a short book here!
Happy birthday!!!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks SPV π
rampal chauhan says
Happy birthday Vishal,
May god give more wizdom and strength to continue to inspire people like us.
kunal Shah says
Happy Birthday Vishal.
your 36 lessons are very similar to my lessons. find lot of similarity in my thinking and attitude towards life and investing and urs . love to meet you .
Kunal Shah (Vadodara)
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Kunal!
shivprakash says
Well said.. i read and Reread many times to digest this knowledge you’ve written here.
Happy Birthday..
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Shivprakash!
Ginto says
Vishal, Clearly you are giving the world more than you take from it. Those 36 years you have been given were wisely spent. Long may it continue..
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words, Ginto!
Nelson Christian says
Belated Happy Birthday Vishal,
I am a bit late in wishing you. I want to thank you personally for guiding me on not just investing but overall in Life. May God bless you abundantly and give you good health, happiness and wealth. We have a daily prayer in our family…I will pray for you today…
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much Nelson. You’re very kind.
vageesh says
Vishal, Many Many Happy Returns of the day Please accept my belated greetings. And thanks for 36 lessons, enriching us . It helps to assess oneself and improve ones outlook towards life . Thanks once again for those 36 incredible lessons , which one should treasure. Best Regards Vageesh
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Vageesh! Great to know that you found the lessons valuable.
sumit joshi says
Generally people get gifts on their birthdys, but this is not a normal situation, you gave the gift of knowledge to us.. Thank you very much…
I have not achieved my finantial freedom yet or have not achieved any of my big goals yet but i believe by following your path anyone can reach their goals, have what one want and live a happy life…
Wish you belated happy bday and may you have a happy and prosperous life..
Sumit Joshi
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words Sumit!
I wish you all the best in your own journey towards financial freedom.
Manish Gupta says
Hi Vishal Sir Belated Happy Birthday may you keep smiling ,enjoy every day of your life and spread your teachings to one and all !! Thanks for sharing your 36 lessons of life , its always great to read your blog !! I loved the philosophical message in todays blog , esp Seneca’s , it always helps me get back to the PRESENT !!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Great to know that Manish. Thanks!
Vishal says
Beautiful Vishal..Once started, it read like a Poem to me. Very valuable.
Many more happy returns of the day!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Vishal!
Vivek says
This is the modern ‘Gita’ !!
Looking fwd. to 64 more…
Keep writing, there are very few who connect, you did.
Thanks.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words, Vivek!
CHILUKURI K R L RAO says
Dear Mr.Khandelwal,
Your blog is a great learning tool for me. I wish you keep posting plenty more such wonderful observations about life. Thank you.
God Bless you and your family members.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you Mr. Rao! I wish you the same.
Ismail says
Amazing life experiences!!!! Thanks a lot for sharing it.
“Essence of happiness is in simplicity”
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks a lot Ismail!
Chintan Shah says
Happy Birthday Vishal.
I would love to follow your advice and I bet if anyone follows your lessons they will be very successful and content in life. I will print the lesson and re read so I don’t forget it thanks once again.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much, Chintan!
Basit says
Sir, you are doing a great job by infusing education of stock market in the common layman.Thank you for that
I am a student of Management and an aspiring investor but I can’t find a good broker.In the meanwhile Sharekhan caught my attention.So I want to enquire if it is a good choice..
In hope of your guidance
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Basit! You can choose any big broker but try not taking its advice. π
Suresh Meka says
Many many happy returns of the day
Suresh meka
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Suresh!
Prasanna says
Belated Birthday wishes, Vishal !!. Thanks for sharing the information.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Prasanna!
Somenath says
Thanks Vishal for this amazing post.
I have read each and every post of yours without commenting on any of them. (I am very lazy and a reader rather a writer)
But I couldn’t resist myself to comment on this one. This is the best post you have made. No second thoughts on that.
Thanks to teach the known. We all know what you said, don’t we – yet we fail to achieve these simple things and happiness in life.
This is worth taking a print and sticking in your bedroom.
Many many belated wishes for your birthday. May you enjoy life like you said and be happy.
– Somenath.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words, Somenath! I wish you happiness too.
Prakash Gopinath says
Vishal-
Very moving and touching post. Thank you for sharing these life lessons with us.
Wish you a very happy birthday.
Prakash
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words, Prakash!
Abhishek Gupta says
Your post really made my morning today. I’m inspired to have a peek into your life, values and lessons. I’ve ben following all your posts lately and they taught me a lot, specially the behavioural fractal of investing than the technical/informational. And yeah, belated happy b’day!
Respect and love,
Abhishek Gupta
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much, Abhishek!
You comment made my morning too. π
R K Chandrashekar says
Hello Vishal
Belated birthday wishes for a very very special person. Your wisdom and life experiences are priceless and needs to be preserved for posterity. It is high time that you serious consider penning your life lessons in the form of a book. We have got the best birthday gift on your birthday!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you so much for your kind words, Mr. Chandrashekar!
Jatinder says
Thanks for these valuable lessons. Many of these lessons are common with what I have learnt and believe in my life. Felt happy to read them on your blog. You are doing a great service to so many people.
Suhas Ramakrishnan says
It was funny as well as thought provoking and I almost want to believe you’ve put lessons 11 and 12 together to sneak in humour along the way. Otherwise, would you have meant to say in 11 – “Expect people to lie” and then in 12 “Let go of expectations”?
On a more serious note, thanks for a great post!
Rahul says
How many hours did you take to write this! My God! π Anyways, all points are valid… Many are so common that we all know those and often read repeated by one and all so those become boring. Some points are unique and those are appreciated. Happy belated birthday!!! Enjoy…
Dr Alexander G says
Dear Vishal,
Belated Happy birthday wishes !!!
spoken straight from the heart
thanks and best wishes for this great post!!!
I feel that the 36th one is the best- words from Steve Jobs β βRemember β You will be dead soon.β
Since it changes everything in life the moment you realize it ……..
devendra pancholi says
hi vishal sir,
its a real treat for amateur investor like me to be guided and learn from your immense knowledge and experiences please continue the great work π sir I am CA final (appeared) and currently working in firm in nagpur. I have developed a vivid interest in value investing after reading post from sanjay bakshi sir since 2012 and through his various references and links , am also a subscriber of your post please suggest me some of your favorite books on value investing which would be helpful for me to gain further insight as i want to purse it on full time bases.
vishal jain says
This is one of the best article I have ever come across.. It is simply amazing..Simple yet amazing.. And I believe everyone should read this article once a while and try to apply it in their life as much as possible.. I hate reading.. But this one has been bookmarked in my browser for regular reading.. Thank you..
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words of appreciation, Vishal! Regards.
Webko Wuite says
Hi Vishal, happy birthday and thanks for sharing your thoughts! Great food for thought. I am always looking forward to your blogs but feel particularly connected to this one. I will turn 37 in December. Keep up the good work!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Great to know that, Webko. Thanks a lot, and happy birthday in advance. π
Anil Shinde says
Many many happy returns of the day
Enjoy the Day
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks Anil!
KETAN NANIVADEKAR says
Some years earlier , i had written down words of wisdom from Robin Sharma ” Monk who sold his Ferrari “in my Life Book.
Today i am wiriting down these 37 Rules of Life and shall be pasting on my Thinking Desk as well as Life Book.
Cheers to your 37 years and best wishes for many more
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words, Ketan. I am glad you liked it. Regards.
Dr Vidya Shirodkar says
Happy Belated Birthday to You Vishal! & May u have many many such wonderful birthdays in ur life! I love your sense of humor! Lesson no. 4 & 5 !! Serial killer/s!! I was laughing while continuing to read until u brought the whole solid TRUTH of life in front of me! Obvious & yet so shocking cause many or most of us have forgotten to acknowledge the simple truths of life, forgetting ourselves & our surroundings in this mad mad rat race. Many many thanks for reminding us all of the reality of life!
I liked your example of Compounding…
It was like watching a suspense thriller movie which soon ends in suspense…
“Remember…. Soon u wl b dead!”
How? Where? & when?!… That is the suspense!
And yet at the end (or the beginning of living the TRUTH of Life) u beautifully remind us again of how we should live our lives….
Thanks Vishal! Keep it up!
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here, Vidya, and thanks a lot for your kind words and wishes! Regards.
Veronica Jacobs says
My goal is to reach Financial Freedom within the next five years. And to achieve it I need to know the basic fundamentals & the working of businesses. And your Safal Niveshak came to me like the tastiest & most nutritious meal ready on a plate! Only to be devoured & digested!
You teach us like as if you are teaching your child making it so simple to understand.
Thanks Vishal! Happy Belated Birthday To You & Wish you & your Family A Prosperous Life!
Amen.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Great to know that, Veronica. Thank you so much for your kind words! Regards.
R K Chandrashekar says
Dear Vishal
I missed reading this post and here is belated birthday wishes. Yours has been a power packed life and what you have given us is a ‘ Readers Digest’ . Keep at it with the same zest and vitality. My best wishes are with you always.
Vishal Khandelwal says
Thanks for your kind words RKC! Regards.
Ann Jose says
Nice reading your 36 yrs and lessons..
You seem to be a person with great values.
Hope to learn more on value investing from safalniveshak.
Keep up your great work.
Prashant H Chaudhari says
Dear Vishal,
I always love to read your post on value investing..And These 36 Lessons from your 36 years of life are like “Value life lessons”
Belated happy birthday..And God give you more energy and keep healthy to write valuable post in future journey of life.
Regards,
Prashant Chaudhari
Ameet Santwani says
Awesme one dear.
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Even i have started keeping this line: “Remembering that Iβll be dead soon is the most important tool Iβve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything β all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure β these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
Its really making a lot of difference in making right choices in my life.
Thanks for your valuable share of important experiences.
Thanks
Ameet
kunal says
amazing observation on your life journey and very thought provoking. thank you very much for sharing.
HITHESH KUMAR MANGALORE says
Thanks a Lot Vishal Ji. Really an eye opener. I will try to follow the true wisdom words from you. Just gives me more confidence. I
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