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NO REALLY - FAILURE DOESN'T EXIST

There is a beautiful thing about life.
Duality.
The co-existence of opposite experiences.
Without one, the other doesn't exist.

If I ask you what is pain - you can answer ONLY if you have experienced no pain. Or seen no pain. Or heard of it. Or visualized it vividly.
If I ask you what is happiness - you can answer ONLY if you have experienced unhappiness. Or seen it, heard of it, visualized it vividly.
If I ask you what is being poor - you can answer ONLY if you have experienced being rich, or seen it, heard of it, visualized it vividly.

The same with failure.
We think of failure as a thing. As an entity. A living being.
As if it exists - to stop us, to mock us, to block us.
But failure doesn't exist.
It is like a mythical creature, often talked about but never truly seen.
It's just a label we put on things that didn't turn out the way we wanted them to.

We feel its presence only because we have a definition of success for ourselves.
One that was based on a prediction.

If I clear JEE/NEET/CA/UPSC/Interview, then I will succeed.
Else I have failed.

But what we don't know is we will truly succeed or not?
Think about it - does everyone who clear that exam, that interview, that test succeed in life?
No!
But we think we will.
So we create an imagery for that success.
And the minute success is imagined, failure is as well.
The minute success is defined, failure is as well.
The minute success is desired, failure is avoided.

What if, instead, we thought of every outcome as just that. An outcome.
An opportunity to learn, to correct, to improve, to grow?
If we 'fail', if we 'succeed' - that is immaterial.
Both are temporary.
Both don't exist.
Both are mere imaginations.
Fictional.
The destination isn't permanent, because the destination isn't even known.
The path is permanent, because a new one can be created whenever we want, however we want, wherever we want.

Fall in love with the journey, not the destination. ​
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MUMBAI, BANGALORE, DELHI BOOK TOUR

If you are in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi or can travel, then I would love for you to attend my live session in these 3 cities.

It is 2 hours of really poor jokes, hard-hitting facts about life, reading excerpts from my books and answering questions from the audience.
And if you buy a copy of my book, then you also get a chance to click a selfie with me on stage, post event.

Tickets are available now (for free)​
​Mumbai 11th Feb Saturday 5pm onwards at Sophia Bhabha Auditorium - reserve your seat.
​Bangalore 18th Feb Saturday 5pm onwards at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce - reserve your seat.​
​Delhi 26th Feb Sunday 5pm onwards at Siri Fort Auditorium - reserve your seat.

In March, there is Kolkata (4th March), Ahmedabad (11th March) and Hyderabad (18th March). Ticket link will be shared end of Feb. ​
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QUOTES TO SHARE

Failure doesn't exist.
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Those who show that they don’t need help, have it the hardest.
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Nothing unites people more than a common enemy.
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RESPONSES TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTION

Last week I asked you:

Do you like numbers, or are good with numbers?

1. I like them, but I am not good with them
2. I like them and am good with them
3. I am good with them but do not like them
4. I am not good with numbers, nor do I like them

You know what this result tells me?

That those who do not like numbers and are not good with them, chose not to respond at all. Why bother? Why select that option and feel bad about yourself, even if temporarily?

Because the truth is - there is definitely a MUCH higher share of people than 9% who do not like numbers nor are good with them.

Isn't this survey interesting, in that respect?

My answer:
I LOVEEEE numbers and I think I am pretty good with them.

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

You just lost $300. Which of these 2 options will you choose?
Option A: Spin a wheel with 50% chance of winning $300 and 50% chance of winning nothing.
Option B: Get $150 assured

​Click here here to let me know your answer and check the answers of others too.

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CONTENT I SHARED THIS WEEK

Podcast:​
School College ne humein fail kiya
​Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, JioSaavn, Gaana or YouTube.

YouTube:​
​How to focus w/ BK Shivani​

Instagram:​
​Don't miss these 3 books​

Twitter:
​11 shocking facts about managing time​

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You can, of course, always write to me by simply replying to this newsletter.

I love reading all your emails, even though I may not be able to reply to them all.
Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.
​(January itni jaldi khatam bhi ho gaya ki kasam)

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