Karan Bhatt

The times keep changing but the clocks move the same way

A good read, well written @sanjeevsanyal

Can a life lived in extremes be called balance?

Ideas are cheap, execution is expensive

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We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented

Interesting

It’s the critics that drive improvement

Battered down by social norms, traditions, and cynicism we often live in a very limited manner unaware of our potential for greatness. Greatness being a joy and love!

Is pursuit of shareholder value, detrimental to shareholder interests? This article seems to hint so

Reducing AC usage, reducing emmissions, paper straws etc., it's all just incredibly performative Meaning it's an act for show, not something that actually contributes to saving the environment or stopping climate change Especially in the case of Singapore, a tiny city state with barely any impact on the environment What's funny is that China keeps using more and more energy while getting richer and richer and nobody is going to stop them And the Western nations have essentially outsourced their pollution to China, so they go down on the emissions charts while China goes up Nothing actually changes and it's all one big performative act So the only effect of putting the AC to 27°C/81°F is your people sleep worse, are less productive and become noticeably dumber Meanwhile the Chinese keep spending more energy, will sleep better, become more productive, and get smarter and richer!

I think this is superb advice. Worth a careful read: Michael Milken – Lessons on Money, Family, and Success (Forum for Family Asset Management, Milken Conference, Mexico City – paraphrased notes) Spend time with your kids — you’ll pay for it (for better or worse) either now or later. Think about how you measure meaning and success in your children and grandchildren. Give them purpose. For children raised in very successful households, it’s often hard to emulate success — especially financial success. Most successful people are too busy to see their kids and grandkids. That absence shows up later in life. The center of success is the ability to dream. Real success is the freedom to live your life. The financial media is obsessed with lists. Forbes today is mostly about ranking wealth by dollars. There are countless stories of wealthy people who never had a good day with their kids. You’re only as happy as your least happy child — think about that often. He shared a story about a wealthy Chicago family whose fortune was divided into 1/13th shares after one heir demanded his part. That decision ended up dividing the entire family. Be careful not to do something that provides financially but destroys the family. The most important thing to teach children is financial literacy. The greatest failure among wealthy families is not providing financial literacy to their members. Example: an extremely wealthy Latin American family where the great-grandfather is still alive — his mindset is completely different from that of his great-grandchildren. In Asia, inheritance traditionally went only to men — that has changed in recent decades. Recommended reading: Economic Mobility Program – Invest in America. Example: Apollo bought the Venetian Hotel and gave all 7,000 employees stock. They paid a dividend the first year through a recap — everyone saw it as a “Christmas bonus.” The next year, when there was no dividend, employees were upset. No one had explained the difference between a dividend and a bonus. The biggest mistake over the last 50 years has been financial illiteracy — not understanding the business or the source of wealth. Families and employees both need to learn this. Best example of a united family: an Austrian family that’s 11 generations old. They own a resort used only by the five branches of the family. Ownership rotates every three years. To be invited when your branch isn’t in charge, you must get along with the others. No matter how much you build or earn, what truly matters in the long run is your relationship with your kids and grandkids. Define what success means to you — it’s what makes you happy. Entrepreneurs don’t just build companies; they can build nations or religions. One of the most successful entrepreneurs in history is Lee Kuan Yew. It’s not about how many things you own. If you’ve never been responsible for making payroll, your view of the world is very different. Hug your kids and grandkids. Let everyone find their own path. Children growing up around success feel enormous pressure. Remind them how valuable they are. Let kids make mistakes when the stakes are low — not high.

Put more on your plate with the things you love to do, with the people you love to do those things with

@aiyannabelly yikes!

Insightful graph for CEOs - we must wear the right hat at the right time!

You think you’re being productive but no, actually you’re just busy.

Real water drinkers know it's always room temperature water

Brings back so many memories 🥶

During a recent conversation with @gurcharandas he mentioned about Laghimā (in Sanskrit, n.) the power of lightness, the ability to become weightless A reminder that strength isn’t always about carrying more, but carrying well

Delegate, don't abdicate. Delegation is a test of trust. Abdication is a failure of it.

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