Darius Foroux for us
all, yet again, dear gentle reader! He makes such-much sense, you see!
This post would discuss
three salients from off Foroux and his seasoned-wisened musings gleaned from his little book titled, Thinking Straight: Change your thoughts, change your life.
These three salients then, would be his delightful little takes on –
The importance of
having your own daily journal!
Having your own little
rules for your money!!
And finally,
To improve the quality
of your thoughts!!!
From Foroux for us,
folks –
Foroux advocates or
rather stresses on the importance of keeping a daily journal, and reading more
books!
Says he -
We live busy lives.
And sometimes there’s no time for thinking. When thinking is not a priority,
make it one. If you don’t, you’ll end up like me a few years ago. I didn’t
reflect on anything between 2012 and 2015. Result? All of a sudden, I felt
overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do with my life. I had a true internal
crisis on my hands.
Since I had no idea
what to do, I started reading more books. And I noticed that many smart and
happy people kept journals. They also reflected more on their life. More
specifically, they reflected on the things they learned, mistakes they made,
and the goals they achieved.
When I started daily
journaling, I began with writing my own autobiography. It’s not meant for
publication. It’s meant for reflection and learning. If you don’t know what to
write about—write your life story. I’m sure you’ll learn more about yourself
with every paragraph you write, says Foroux, Darius Foroux!
Secondly, he proceeds
to explicate in a nutshell on his own ‘money rules’ for life! He’s all against
people who attach too much importance to money!
Says Foroux -
There’s a simple
solution to devalue the value of money. I live by these five rules, says Foroux, and then he gives his illustration on his own Practical Money Rules here, in his own handwriting –
That’s what I’ve done
for the past three years. And I haven’t had a single thought about money.
Actually, that’s not true. I still think about money. Everybody does. But as
soon as I think, “I have enough money in my savings account,” I stop thinking
about money. No matter what happens, if you have enough money to survive for
six months, you’ll figure it out.
There’s only one
condition: Invest in your skills. It’s naïve to think we’ll always be able to
find a job or make money. It takes effort. But since when is that a surprise?
Simply put, I don’t
buy things I don’t need. I don’t need a new iPhone every year. I also don’t
need five thousand dollar shoes. But that doesn’t mean I own only one pair of
shoes. I simply don’t buy everything I like. Buying stuff in excess is not
practical because I don’t have enough space. Plus, I like to train myself to
resist things to improve my self-discipline. Remember: Money is a replaceable
resource. When you’re out of it, you can earn it back. You can’t say the same
for time. Don’t spend too much time thinking about money, says he!
Finally, Foroux asks
the reader to improve the quality of their thoughts! Exactly what Dr. Abdul
Kalam, our former President, exhorted us to do! Foroux is against the concept
of just reading and reading good books! To him, they are of no use whatsoever, until
and unless our thoughts translated into action! How trueee!
[One good reason why I exited quick, from a Reading group of which I was gladly a part of! Since, i found out, albeit sadly, that, after years and years of sharing and posting what one reads, no constructive
action worth meriting or cherishing ever came out of those shares! It proved just a pavapetta little space for everything except constructive action! No growth! Just stagnation! a few of us, 'ignited' minds scratching each other's backs for the rest of our lives! ;-) Nothing more! Nothing less! To me, personally, any reading group becomes progressive and proactive, only
when something constructive evolves or results out of it! Else, it becomes a
colossal waste of one’s precious time, resources and energy, ain't it?]
Says Foroux –
You don’t need
anything to relax but yourself. Let go of everything. You can escape your
outside world and go inside your mind to find peace. If you can’t do that right
now, train yourself.
Improve the quality of
your thoughts, so you improve the quality of your actions.
Some things in life
you must experience to know what they’re like in reality. No one can truly feel
how it is to be an entrepreneur unless they start doing it.
You can read all the
business books you want, and watch as many videos about entrepreneurship as you
want, but they will not make you an entrepreneur. Ever. You will only end up
living someone else’s life.
How true proves Foroux
on this count! Ain't he, folks!? ;-)
to be continued...
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