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  The subtle art of saying ‘No’ at the workplace To be honest, I was always called the ‘people’s pleaser’ at the workplace for the fact that I would never say a ‘No’ to anything that came my way. There were several reasons for me doing that:   -       To avoid looking selfish -       To help others -       To avoid disappointing people -       To get others to like us -       To appear valuable -       To avoid missing out on opportunities -       To avoid emotional bullying -       To prevent conflict   Needless to say that this did affect my personal life. However, I came across this book by Damon Zahariades – “The Art of Saying NO”. The book has beautifully described various ways of saying ‘No’ not just at the workplace, but in any situation for a happy and healthy life. I would like to share a few of the amazing learnings that eventually taught me this subtle art and how it has impacted me in a positive way.   ‘No’ is a little word that has incredible po

  Comedy Bollywood movies are like a communal hug – a “jaadu ki jhappi” as Munnai Bhai says. The primary purpose of these comedy flicks is to entertain us by emotionally involving us and making us burst into laughter. However, often, these movies and their dialogues have also offered a space into reality by giving us valuable insight into finance and money management. Let us take a look at financial lessons from these dialogues of the famous comedy movies:   # 1 - Phir Hera Pheri – 21 Din Me Paisa Double Raju liquidates all of the trios' assets and invests in one single scheme from ‘Laxmi Chit Fund’. The idea of believing Anuradha wasn’t wrong, but investing all his funds in a single scheme was. For that matter, he also took credit from an outsider to meet these requirements. As a result, not only did he lose the interest he would have received on this money, but also lost the principal and the asset – bungalow. Had Raju manage to retain their bungalow and invest only available fu