There is a concept of Return on Investment (RoI) in Commerce. Many of us know this. How do we use this in our daily life to increase happiness and success?

Well, we can. Let us assume these examples- You bring some food home and your wife welcomes the food enthusiastically and checks up on what you have in the bag, plans what she will prepare and how she will serve, and happiness flows. She prepares it with a happy mind singing to herself and then serves it with utmost care and presentation. Lots of happiness flows … you relish the food. Return on Investment is very High.

The same situation, you bring food, your wife grumbles, so much work…so much cost…so bad quality (even though its the best available)… and she prepares it with foul mood, cursing her life… you get frustrated and open up the TV at high volume…or go to sleep… she grumbles more and talks more loudly…. and then the plate is served… many more problems are shared in the table.. many different issues..people, maids, in-laws, payments, pending promises ….you gulp the food, say nothing, go out and she grumbles or shouts more as she clears the dishes…Return on Investment LOW!

We can make our life happy and successful if we can check this RoI concept and try to make our Investments (money, energy, expertise, activity, job, friendship, family, society, career…) work for our bigger happiness and career success.

Let us see another example. We meet a friend. We talk on any subject. We can start arguing and try to win our point (RoI Low) or otherwise we can share views, clarify issues, convince our point (without getting excited) and have a healthy conversation and feel good, laugh a lot, clap hand a lot and be merry (RoI High)

In our Careers and Life, if we can keep our activities on a healthy platform just like we keep our investments in a healthy portfolio, we can derive better Returns on our Relationships, Career activities, and Social Interactions.

Let us explore a few points on how we can achieve the same:

1. Associate with people who are better than you in some expect.

2. Appreciate God for helping you with what you have. Just look back and see what others may not be having. So do not complain.

3. Learn to Say ‘I am Responsible’ as we have learned (but maybe forgotten) to say ‘I Love You.

4. Do not disturb yourself with issues that are created by others and do not be that ‘other’ person (who disturbs others) for someone. Stay humble, calm, compassionate, and intelligent.

5. Do your duties (career, family, and social) religiously.

6. I am OK You are OK = Positive Attitude

I am Happy You are Happy = Positive Energy

I am Responsible You are Responsible = Healthy Environment!

7. Maintain your Lifestyle. The moment you fall from your lifestyle, you become unhappy. So keep your rate of growth of lifestyle low, increase your income and save a part.

8. You are responsible for the next generation and your society. Your siblings are what you make them through your examples. And your society is what you make it. So do not set the wrong examples.

9. Life is about Impact. What is your ‘Impact’ on your organisation, family, children, neighborhood, society, region, and country?

10. Believe in your ‘God’ but do not fight for God.

Believe in yourself but do not belittle others.

Believe in others but do not lose others’ trust.

Believe in your children but do not compare.

Believe in your work but do not dislike your office.

Believe in Life but do not fear death.

Hope there is a higher Return on Investment (RoI) for spending time reading this long.

Happiness and success always!

(Biswadeep is a journalist by profession, a propreneur, journalistic & behavioral researcher, trainer, and a social thinker. Founder of ‘5E’ for Success, he provides internship opportunities for students and youths on projects where he is involved as well as with his associates. Biswadeep can be reached at biswadeep.gupta@gmail.com)

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