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The Final Lesson of Alexander the Great: What Truly Matters in Life

Introduction When Alexander the Great was on his deathbed, he did not speak about his victories. He did not reflect on the vast empire he had built or the power he once held. Instead, he spoke about something far more important — his exit from this world.   This is what makes his story so powerful. A man who conquered kingdoms and commanded armies chose to leave behind a message that had nothing to do with success as the world defines it.   He gave three unusual instructions for his funeral. At first, they seemed strange, even confusing. But hidden within them was a truth so simple and so deep that most people spend their entire lives ignoring it.  The Message Behind the Wealth Alexander asked for his wealth to be scattered along the path to his grave. Gold, silver, and precious treasures — everything he had accumulated — was to be laid out for the world to see.   Why would someone so powerful want this?   The message was clear. Everything yo...

4 Success habits of Billionaires

One of the most celebrated person on earth, the man who thinks about building a colony on Mars. Yes, we are talking about Elon Musk who is a founder of revolutionary companies like Tesla and SpaceX. What is that habit which made him so successful? He disclosed this habit several times but still, people don't follow this method. He uses the concept of "Time Block". So what is the meaning of Time Block? It means that breaking our day into hours, minutes and increasing productivity in those blocks. Achieving goals in small parts and measuring the day in small parts. Musk used to break his day in 5 minutes also. To track his minutes he uses Buzzers and even hourglass. What you'll say about the success of a person who breaks his day into 5-minute blocks. But what we do, we used to waste hour time on social media, nonsense chit chats, etc. Parkinson's Law states that " Work expands to fill the time allotted for it".We must understand that until we use time...

IPL: The Treasure trove of Life learning (Part 1)

Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided so many spectacular moments to the cricket fans. IPL has established itself as the biggest cricket extravaganza on earth. It's no surprise that IPL has a birthplace which is the capital of modern-day cricket i.e., India where cricket is just like a heartbeat. Indian Pre mier League (IPL) has always been in news since its inception (both good and bad) whether its match-fixing scandal or Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) deciding to donate opening ceremony money to Indian Armed Forces. In our mind, IPL is all about cheerleaders, after-match parties, sixes, etc but we can learn various life-changing things from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Let us try to explore key learnings from IPL:   1. In this world, nothing is permanent: They said that he is the brain behind IPL. In one of the interviews, he said: " I think this is the biggest thing that I have ever achieved and I have tempted about it, lived it and it becomes a rea...