Parth Sawhney
the five laws of gold (part 5)
what is ashwagandha?
Across the deserts, plains, and mountains of northern India, there’s one herb
that has been gathered for more than 6,000 years to be used in cooking,
religious rituals, and in Ayurvedic medicine. The name of this versatile herb is
Ashwagandha. Its botanical name is Withania somnifera, and it’
the most pernicious habit of all
> “Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: It snatches away each day as
it comes and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest
obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today…The
whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately.” — Seneca
the best antidote to negativity
> “Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to
flow if you will keep digging. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.59
What is negativity at its core? The absence of goodness.
Therefore, the best antidote to negative thoughts is to replace them with good
thoughts.
understanding money
> “Money is like a beautiful thoroughbred horse-—very powerful and always in
action. But unless this horse is trained when very young, it will be an
out-of-control and dangerous animal when it grows to maturity.” — Dave Ramsey
Chasing wealth just for the sake of becoming wealthy is an empty
how to overcome self-pity
Napoleon Hill referred to self-pity as an opiate. He wrote, “The most insidious
problem with drugs is that the human body develops a tolerance for them and
requires larger and larger doses to achieve the same effect. The same is true
with self-pity. The more you allow yourself to indulge
the five laws of gold (part 4)
the five laws of gold (part 3)
always start with why
Imagine you are walking down a street at the local park, and you see two
homeless people sitting on the bench, each with a piece of paper in hand and a
cap for money on the ground.
One of them has an empty cap and a piece of paper, stating: