1) Most of us feel that taste center is the tongue
2) Whether food is tasty or not is to be decided by the tongue
3) The reality is far from this notion
4) When you have a cold and can’t smell the food, you would immediately realise it does not taste the same. Smell is a Powerful factor often overlooked
5) The manner in which food is presented again makes a huge impact to the overall feeling. Food that is presented well somehow seems tastier and healthier
6) The Seven Star Hotels and Gourmet restaurants understand this so very well
7) Even the name of dish and the menu card add to the overall satisfaction and taste
8) If the above is true, so is the case with Investment & Life Returns
9) Our obsessiveness with “Returns” is known to one and all
10) But what are “Returns”
11) Like in the case of “Food” most would like to believe that “Returns” is nothing more than “Money”
12) However, there is more to Wealth than what meets the eye and the mind
13) Life Returns comprise of 5 parts
14) Income Returns – This is the cash flow or operating profit. It is life your personal Profit and Loss Statement
15) Wealth of Cash Flow certifies Active occupation/business that generates revenue like fruit bearing tree
16) Wealth of Assets – This determines your Investment Intensity; your ability to build Assets that work for you in addition to your active business.Assets are your Life’s Best Friends. They tirelessly work for you even though you may not provide them with any inputs like time & intellect. Assets are the best insurance for the future. If Life Insurance protect after death’, Assets protect us before death
19) Social Wealth is yet another form of Wealth which is earned by our contribution to society. The good work we do earns us a good name and good name bestows upon us the wealth of Goodwill. Goodwill is like a magnet that attracts both opportunities and money towards us. Hence one must be mindful of creating Social Wealth. So next time we work for the Society at large remember nothing goes wasted as Society as the magical power to bestow upon us massive Returns
20) Freedom Wealth or Time Wealth: We are not immortal and our greatest wealth is the time we have in this world. There is nothing more satisfying than having control over our time, working at our own pace, doing what we like & ability to find freedom when we want. Slowing down has a direct bearing on our happiness and our business. Slow down does not mean slowing down your business. The best entrepreneurs, while they slow down accelerate their business
21) Last but not the least is the Wealth of Health. Investing in Health Returns massive happiness. Taking time out for Exercises, Breathing, Mindful Eating, Drinking lots of water, yoga, meditation, positive thinking, caring, loving and giving all contribute massively to the Wealth of Good Health
