BUSINESS GURUS AND
SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES FROM BHAGAVAD GITA
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Many questions have been asked on
the Topic of personal realizations from different business gurus ( very famous
ones ) and realization of their named principles by different people and
businessman. Many questions were answered and also many questions remained
unanswered by the most brilliant minds and business gurus. Some of the crucial
points have no crucial answer and bring people in confusion. Me as a long year
reader, attainder and follower of all new business trends make me ask some
questions for resolving certain dilemmas. Today we will compare mighty
principles by Brian Tracy, Robert Kiyosaki, Jonas Riderstrale, Steven Covey,
Frank Bettger, Jim Rohn, Tom Hopkins, Robin Sharma and others with the principles
from Bhagavad Gita. We have an honor that on those questions answers Mr.
Aleksandar Akrura Todorovic, GITA COACHING, who is a Spiritual Life Coach, success
teacher, lecturer, and seminar leader.
T.S. Each of the Business Gurus has its own
characteristic area which is developed to perfection by them and by which they
are recognized or they have certain unique style for which also they are known,
so let us start with Brian Tracy. This is the first guru I was listening and
was on the Seminar. What I remember most to be honest is his FULL day Seminar
in Skopje called “Strategies for success in 21st Century” and the main points
were on Competitive advantage on the Market, the way of doing the sales (
presentation and so on ). But one interesting thing happened.
When a friend
of mine asked him directly How would you create sales euphoria? Euphoric sales
means people buy your product like crazy, he didn’t give the answer, he avoided
answering, I don’t know, very strange. So my first question is what BG say, How
would you create sales euphoria ?
A.A.T. By becoming fired up
about your product yourself.
T.S. As a
matter of fact I remembered now, you also challenged Brian with one so called
provocative question What about success beyond this life time and he said we
don’t know so no point of discussing. Maybe a little bit rude to mention but
very useful at this moment. What about Success beyond this life time, what BG
says ?
A.A.T. BG teaches success beyond this lifetime. It means
your the way you act in this life will create success now and in your next life
.
T.S. I
remember the other Business Guru that turned a new wave of so called innovative
explanations on the business and gave definition that I remembered very well.
This is Jonas Ridestrale. His book is Funky business : Talent
makes capital dance. He is rather young compared to other Business Gurus, PhD,
professor in University and so on. I went to his Seminar also and I remember
few points from him especially the one that this world is full of copies and
millions of samples of same product. What cannot be copied is man’s mind that
will think a new idea not copy copied one ? The new fresh idea will allow the
company to temporarily have a monopoly on the market. Now, the main
question is who does the ideas Mind or Soul or Supersoul ?
A.A.T. Ideas come from the Supersoul in the heart. It is
expansion of God within our heart that gives us knowledge, remembrance and
forgetfulness. It gives us inspiration and creative ideas.
T.S. And if everything is copied I think now days
world doesn’t miss anything only personalism towards the customers, with the
customers. And this is spiritual principle from BG ?
A.A.T. BG wishes that everyone
become happy permanently and it explains how.
T.S. The other Business guru, that made a new
paradigm in Business by his quadrants is Robert Kiyosaki. He says people
according to their way of thinking and their current business position are
placed in four sectors Employed, Selfemployed, Businessman, Investor. The other
point is Education that can change your life and that is great. But still
something is missing. I personally visited course of Kiyosaki, paid money and
his trainers and him supposed to help me, teach me how I and all our company’s
team can make our company grow. But they didn't. I was asking tell me practical
things but it was always very theoretically. I don’t want to insult anybody.
You see
one of the questions Business Gurus should answer, should be connected to
Karma, because if you have bad Karma you should first improve it and then
looking for better results ? IN all those books there is theory, great examples
ok, some small practical stuff, but something is missing. So the question is
how does karma influence our success ? This is main question for all Business
Gurus because they say do this and you will become successful. But somebody
becomes successful and somebody not still both of them doing the same things
same discipline same time ????
A.A.T. Your success depends on your karma but you can also
transcend your karma by honoring and applying spiritual principles of success.
You can be successful despite your bad karma, God willing.
T.S. Still
I think that Steven Covey touched the point more successfully than others
because the “Seven habits” are still very strong spiritual principles as well.
So his seventh principle is totally holistic body mind soul. Still I would add
the quote of HH Srila Prabhupada Swami very spiritual and very special person.
He says "Religion without philosophy is
sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental
speculation". We have very strong business based philosophy in Coveys
books but there is no religion behind that as Prabhupad says. What would you
say about that ? What BG says ?
A.A.T. Covey says that his principles (7 Habits) come from
God. But he does not speak about it very much. There are few books where he
expresses his religious views.
T.S. And
there is one author that was one of the first I read it was Frank Bettger. His
most famous book is How I raised myself from failure to success in selling. He was
illiterate, didn't know how to write, he was selling insurances ex baseball
player. In his book “How I….” there is a story about Abraham Lincoln. In the
Chapter when he explains its not important even you do million shots, only good
counts. So Abraham Lincoln story was so many defeats he had, he lost one
elections, another, his wife died, again he lost elections and so many defeats
but still he marked the history and became one of the most famous presidents.
Now the main question is was he responsible for his success because he was
persistent ?
The point
is, you do thousand bad shots and you do one good and that is that, but who is responsible for the good shot ?
Whose credit it is? Is it his credit because he was persistent ?
A.A.T. Ultimately results depend on God. Our part is to
make a sincere effort with the good motivation.
T.S. Oh
now I remembered. Also all of them have a right attitude Jim Rohn for example,
the legend of all legends, irreplaceable personality, I was listening to him live
in Munich in 2000. He was like a preacher, he was preaching and that’s why I
remember him a lot. Putting personalism and real emotions in our business. His
voice is different and he is excellent but still something is missing.
Again he
teaches principles that we should apply and success comes like river flows but
it is not like that. Rohn's book Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle,
published in 1991, was built around what he considered the five components of
success: Philosophy - how you think, Attitude - how you feel, Action - what you
do, Results - measure often to see if you are making progress, Lifestyle - the
kind of life you can make for yourself out of the first four pieces. According
to Srila Prabhupada’s quote from above, religion is missing ? What would you
say about that ?
A.A.T. Most today's success
philosophies are Godless. God is not popular in the world of business, but
according to BG He is the one who gives all results, so every successful man
should grateful to God for his success.
T.S. I
remember Tom Hopkins and his very very good book How to master the art of
selling and his practical advices with his legendary word in the end of
sentence "Is it not ?" And alternative question with two answers not
to allow the customer to say No, then many small Yes to one big Yes, then
techniques porcupine and so one. Can you name sales techniques if I can ask
like from BG ?
A.A.T. BG does not speak directly about sales. It speaks about cooperation
between humans and demigods for economic prosperity. It is important to not
sell things that bring bad karma, like meat, toxic substances, pornography,
gambling.
T.S. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is the 5th best selling book in the history of Israel. It has
been on India's Top 10 bestseller list of over 2 years. Robin's books have been
the fastest selling books in Turkish publishing history. His books have also
been blockbusters in Japan, Spain, England, Dubai, Mexico, Singapore, Puerto
Rico and throughout South America, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Serbia, Romania,
Russia and Sweden. And if you look at the cover it is very amazing and it talks
about the lawyer whose life was consisted only of work, work and work. He
looked like he had 50 and some and he was still a young person. So
unfortunately this kind of life, the crazy race for money brought results. The
lawyer got a heart attack and in one moment he disappeared. When he came back
his friend could not recognized him. He looked like he had 20-30 maximum. He
discovers the truth. After he had a heart attack, he went to India and he went
to the Monks there that taught him very spiritual principles. And the main is
Money ok but this what now days happens is
Crazy and continuous race for
money, where people run run run run run after the money. The Center of their
Universe is money, connected to that the business. What BG says about that ?
The principles are amazing. Here are http://www.slideshare.net/ztmbharti/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-5562937.
A.A.T. Economic development
depends on dharma, or laws of God. The
more you follow them the more you are likely to be successful. But even if you
follow them perfectly, God is not obliged to give you results. You may succeed
on your won for some time, but with God your success is long-term – beyond this
lifetime. And your success is double: both material and spiritual.
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