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How to enhance Success, Joy and Peace | Utsav Kapoor | TEDxNITH


now we are all interested in enhancing

now we are all interested in enhancing our success joy and peace the natural

our success joy and peace the natural

our success joy and peace the natural draw of success joy and peace or s JP as

draw of success joy and peace or s JP as

draw of success joy and peace or s JP as I call it has an effortless pull merely

I call it has an effortless pull merely

I call it has an effortless pull merely thinking about success joy and peace

thinking about success joy and peace

thinking about success joy and peace makes you so full and so happy

makes you so full and so happy

makes you so full and so happy probing Minds usually rest when in a

probing Minds usually rest when in a

probing Minds usually rest when in a joyful or peaceful or have achieved some

joyful or peaceful or have achieved some

joyful or peaceful or have achieved some success during the day success for a

success during the day success for a

success during the day success for a student as many of you over here are

student as many of you over here are

student as many of you over here are could be simply getting more marks in

could be simply getting more marks in

could be simply getting more marks in your next exam or getting a job of your

your next exam or getting a job of your

your next exam or getting a job of your own choice joy for somebody could be as

own choice joy for somebody could be as

own choice joy for somebody could be as simple as visiting an amusement park or

simple as visiting an amusement park or

simple as visiting an amusement park or eating delectable food or in my case

eating delectable food or in my case

eating delectable food or in my case just watching my favorite football team

just watching my favorite football team

just watching my favorite football team play every weekend and hopefully win

play every weekend and hopefully win

play every weekend and hopefully win peace for people for some people rather

peace for people for some people rather

peace for people for some people rather is to follow some faith

is to follow some faith

is to follow some faith now the most common notion behind this

now the most common notion behind this

now the most common notion behind this is that to achieve any of the SJP as i

is that to achieve any of the SJP as i

is that to achieve any of the SJP as i call it

call it

call it you only need to focus on yourselves now

you only need to focus on yourselves now

you only need to focus on yourselves now by the way I am no philosopher saint or

by the way I am no philosopher saint or

by the way I am no philosopher saint or yogi nor do I look like one and I

yogi nor do I look like one and I

yogi nor do I look like one and I haven’t come here to transform your way

haven’t come here to transform your way

haven’t come here to transform your way of life and neither have I come here to

of life and neither have I come here to

of life and neither have I come here to make you into a super student talking of

make you into a super student talking of

make you into a super student talking of student to super students do you guys

student to super students do you guys

student to super students do you guys know who a super student really is well

know who a super student really is well

know who a super student really is well I know you guys know but you’re not

I know you guys know but you’re not

I know you guys know but you’re not going to tell me anyway so I’m gonna

going to tell me anyway so I’m gonna

going to tell me anyway so I’m gonna explain it to you all these years in all

explain it to you all these years in all

explain it to you all these years in all these classes you’ve kept nodding your

these classes you’ve kept nodding your

these classes you’ve kept nodding your head in unison sometimes out of Meeks

head in unison sometimes out of Meeks

head in unison sometimes out of Meeks the mission sometimes out of plane

the mission sometimes out of plane

the mission sometimes out of plane boredom and perhaps more often than out

boredom and perhaps more often than out

boredom and perhaps more often than out because you didn’t know what else to do

because you didn’t know what else to do

because you didn’t know what else to do yes you were super students for your

yes you were super students for your

yes you were super students for your teachers and now before you nod your

teachers and now before you nod your

teachers and now before you nod your head an agreement to what I am saying

head an agreement to what I am saying

head an agreement to what I am saying I’m gonna take a pause and ask you a

I’m gonna take a pause and ask you a

I’m gonna take a pause and ask you a very simple question

very simple question

very simple question how many of you sitting here believe

how many of you sitting here believe

how many of you sitting here believe that the person sitting right next to

that the person sitting right next to

that the person sitting right next to you or perhaps in the row behind you can

you or perhaps in the row behind you can

you or perhaps in the row behind you can enhance your success joy or peace just a

enhance your success joy or peace just a

enhance your success joy or peace just a raise of hand would get me an estimation

that’s about thirty percent in the room

that’s about thirty percent in the room and I think you’re raising your hands

and I think you’re raising your hands

and I think you’re raising your hands because the person sitting next to you

because the person sitting next to you

because the person sitting next to you did so well no harm no foul I wouldn’t

did so well no harm no foul I wouldn’t

did so well no harm no foul I wouldn’t have raised mine how do you ask me this

have raised mine how do you ask me this

have raised mine how do you ask me this three years ago now the strong and the

three years ago now the strong and the

three years ago now the strong and the most common notion is that to achieve

most common notion is that to achieve

most common notion is that to achieve success joy or peace you only need to

success joy or peace you only need to

success joy or peace you only need to focus on yourselves

focus on yourselves

focus on yourselves but the opposite couldn’t be sure the

but the opposite couldn’t be sure the

but the opposite couldn’t be sure the role that other individuals play in our

role that other individuals play in our

role that other individuals play in our success your joy and your peace is

success your joy and your peace is

success your joy and your peace is shockingly very high while you guys will

shockingly very high while you guys will

shockingly very high while you guys will agree that it is a positive correlation

agree that it is a positive correlation

agree that it is a positive correlation between your efforts and your success

between your efforts and your success

between your efforts and your success joy and peace there is an even stronger

joy and peace there is an even stronger

joy and peace there is an even stronger positive correlation between other

positive correlation between other

positive correlation between other efforts or others contribution towards

efforts or others contribution towards

efforts or others contribution towards you and your success joy and peace let

you and your success joy and peace let

you and your success joy and peace let me give you a simple example since most

me give you a simple example since most

me give you a simple example since most of you out here students you would be

of you out here students you would be

of you out here students you would be having a forthcoming exam now your

having a forthcoming exam now your

having a forthcoming exam now your chances of scoring more marks will be a

chances of scoring more marks will be a

chances of scoring more marks will be a lot more if you have the positive

lot more if you have the positive

lot more if you have the positive contribution from your teachers and your

contribution from your teachers and your

contribution from your teachers and your peers now let’s continue this chain of

peers now let’s continue this chain of

peers now let’s continue this chain of thought individuals can only contribute

thought individuals can only contribute

thought individuals can only contribute you contribute towards you in three

you contribute towards you in three

you contribute towards you in three simple ways they can either have

simple ways they can either have

simple ways they can either have positive contribution towards you a

positive contribution towards you a

positive contribution towards you a negative contribution towards you or

negative contribution towards you or

negative contribution towards you or they can play the role of a match up the

they can play the role of a match up the

they can play the role of a match up the more positive contribution they have

more positive contribution they have

more positive contribution they have towards you the happier you will be

towards you the happier you will be

towards you the happier you will be and that invariably will bring more

and that invariably will bring more

and that invariably will bring more success more joy and more peace in your

success more joy and more peace in your

success more joy and more peace in your life now I was reading this Harvard case

life now I was reading this Harvard case

life now I was reading this Harvard case study recently it was by the way a

study recently it was by the way a

study recently it was by the way a seventy it the study lost it for 75

seventy it the study lost it for 75

seventy it the study lost it for 75 years long it was based on a series of

years long it was based on a series of

years long it was based on a series of questionnaires live interviews a lot of

questionnaires live interviews a lot of

questionnaires live interviews a lot of studying of medical records and brain

studying of medical records and brain

studying of medical records and brain samples

samples

samples and the study revealed only one simple

and the study revealed only one simple

and the study revealed only one simple thing it said that to be healthier and

thing it said that to be healthier and

thing it said that to be healthier and happier you only need to have good

happier you only need to have good

happier you only need to have good relationships now it is if you ask me

relationships now it is if you ask me

relationships now it is if you ask me not science but common sense outrightly

not science but common sense outrightly

not science but common sense outrightly discounting the existence and influence

discounting the existence and influence

discounting the existence and influence of those around us is only tantamount to

of those around us is only tantamount to

of those around us is only tantamount to Hartman’s one himself

Hartman’s one himself

Hartman’s one himself now let’s delve deeper and understand

now let’s delve deeper and understand

now let’s delve deeper and understand who a human being actually is now as we

who a human being actually is now as we

who a human being actually is now as we all know thanks to Eliot arenson for the

all know thanks to Eliot arenson for the

all know thanks to Eliot arenson for the he’s been saying this for the last

he’s been saying this for the last

he’s been saying this for the last quarter of the 20th century that man is

quarter of the 20th century that man is

quarter of the 20th century that man is a social animal now if you ask me the

a social animal now if you ask me the

a social animal now if you ask me the difference between the Society of an

difference between the Society of an

difference between the Society of an animal and that of the man is that the

animal and that of the man is that the

animal and that of the man is that the animal society is solely based on

animal society is solely based on

animal society is solely based on genetic in ship whereas the human

genetic in ship whereas the human

genetic in ship whereas the human society is based on both cognitive and

society is based on both cognitive and

society is based on both cognitive and motivational mechanisms related to

motivational mechanisms related to

motivational mechanisms related to psychology for us there is strength in

psychology for us there is strength in

psychology for us there is strength in packs and there is exponential wisdom to

packs and there is exponential wisdom to

packs and there is exponential wisdom to human intelligence has only evolved

human intelligence has only evolved

human intelligence has only evolved because of two reasons one collaboration

because of two reasons one collaboration

because of two reasons one collaboration and second social interaction therefore

and second social interaction therefore

and second social interaction therefore relationships are pivotal for our

relationships are pivotal for our

relationships are pivotal for our success joy and peace now most of you

success joy and peace now most of you

success joy and peace now most of you sitting out here would have met so many

sitting out here would have met so many

sitting out here would have met so many successful people but they might not be

successful people but they might not be

successful people but they might not be too joyful or peaceful that is not a

too joyful or peaceful that is not a

too joyful or peaceful that is not a strong SJP now that I’ve spoken so much

strong SJP now that I’ve spoken so much

strong SJP now that I’ve spoken so much on success joy peace and about

on success joy peace and about

on success joy peace and about relationships your probing question in

relationships your probing question in

relationships your probing question in your mind right now could be that fine

your mind right now could be that fine

your mind right now could be that fine you know we we need to increase our

you know we we need to increase our

you know we we need to increase our success our joy than a piece but how do

success our joy than a piece but how do

success our joy than a piece but how do we transform our relationships right

we transform our relationships right

we transform our relationships right away if you ask me I’d say that building

away if you ask me I’d say that building

away if you ask me I’d say that building relationship is actually quite simple

relationship is actually quite simple

relationship is actually quite simple when thought of in a very cogent way you

when thought of in a very cogent way you

when thought of in a very cogent way you simply need to be in a state of

simply need to be in a state of

simply need to be in a state of awareness and let the evident forces

awareness and let the evident forces

awareness and let the evident forces guide the way but more often than not we

guide the way but more often than not we

guide the way but more often than not we are in a flight or fight mode and this

are in a flight or fight mode and this

are in a flight or fight mode and this block-and-tackle cost us preciously the

block-and-tackle cost us preciously the

block-and-tackle cost us preciously the many times you’ve come home and one

many times you’ve come home and one

many times you’ve come home and one why did I say this so why did I

why did I say this so why did I

why did I say this so why did I overreact is the number of times that

overreact is the number of times that

overreact is the number of times that you could have lost out on a

you could have lost out on a

you could have lost out on a relationship that could have been

relationship that could have been

relationship that could have been plausibly the cornerstones of your life

plausibly the cornerstones of your life

plausibly the cornerstones of your life and that broken relationship exact total

and that broken relationship exact total

and that broken relationship exact total in missed opportunity in not only not

in missed opportunity in not only not

in missed opportunity in not only not enhancing your SJP but also in not

enhancing your SJP but also in not

enhancing your SJP but also in not materializing your unrealized self

materializing your unrealized self

materializing your unrealized self potential but what if we have something

potential but what if we have something

potential but what if we have something to hold on to some truths or principles

to hold on to some truths or principles

to hold on to some truths or principles that are so deeply embedded in our

that are so deeply embedded in our

that are so deeply embedded in our subconscious minds that our

subconscious minds that our

subconscious minds that our relationships that the latent bonds of

relationships that the latent bonds of

relationships that the latent bonds of our relationships remain eternally

our relationships remain eternally

our relationships remain eternally strong well that’s exactly why I’m here

strong well that’s exactly why I’m here

strong well that’s exactly why I’m here in front of you today I’m going to

in front of you today I’m going to

in front of you today I’m going to introduce you to two such rules rules

introduce you to two such rules rules

introduce you to two such rules rules which are both mutually exclusive but

which are both mutually exclusive but

which are both mutually exclusive but exhaustive in their own rights let’s go

exhaustive in their own rights let’s go

exhaustive in their own rights let’s go to the two rules rule number one always

to the two rules rule number one always

to the two rules rule number one always do yourself defined duty towards your

do yourself defined duty towards your

do yourself defined duty towards your key stakeholders now I urge you all to

key stakeholders now I urge you all to

key stakeholders now I urge you all to make some self defined duty towards your

make some self defined duty towards your

make some self defined duty towards your stakeholders in your life and these

stakeholders in your life and these

stakeholders in your life and these stakeholders could be starting from your

stakeholders could be starting from your

stakeholders could be starting from your family your your parents your siblings

family your your parents your siblings

family your your parents your siblings perhaps your future bosses or your

perhaps your future bosses or your

perhaps your future bosses or your present bosses or your employees but

present bosses or your employees but

present bosses or your employees but what do these duties look like so for

what do these duties look like so for

what do these duties look like so for instance a duty of a boss towards his

instance a duty of a boss towards his

instance a duty of a boss towards his employees could be to clearly and

employees could be to clearly and

employees could be to clearly and transparently communicate of the role

transparently communicate of the role

transparently communicate of the role clarity the remuneration the appraisal

clarity the remuneration the appraisal

clarity the remuneration the appraisal methods and the growth path and the self

methods and the growth path and the self

methods and the growth path and the self defined duty of an employee could be

defined duty of an employee could be

defined duty of an employee could be doing the duty by following the earthís

doing the duty by following the earthís

doing the duty by following the earthís principle that is completing every task

principle that is completing every task

principle that is completing every task on time and in full without avoidable

on time and in full without avoidable

on time and in full without avoidable follow-up and taking complete sense of

follow-up and taking complete sense of

follow-up and taking complete sense of ownership in his or her own work you

ownership in his or her own work you

ownership in his or her own work you must also remember that others

must also remember that others

must also remember that others contribution towards you will only be as

contribution towards you will only be as

contribution towards you will only be as strong as the importance you give

strong as the importance you give

strong as the importance you give towards them and higher the quality of

towards them and higher the quality of

towards them and higher the quality of your self defined duty higher will be

your self defined duty higher will be

your self defined duty higher will be the quality of your relationships

the quality of your relationships

the quality of your relationships coming to what you must be very when

coming to what you must be very when

coming to what you must be very when you’re defining yourself defined Duty is

you’re defining yourself defined Duty is

you’re defining yourself defined Duty is one important point you should not

one important point you should not

one important point you should not change yourself define duty from case to

change yourself define duty from case to

change yourself define duty from case to case basis or because you receive a

case basis or because you receive a

case basis or because you receive a negative reaction from your key

negative reaction from your key

negative reaction from your key stakeholder let me give you an example

stakeholder let me give you an example

stakeholder let me give you an example let’s assume there are two people in the

let’s assume there are two people in the

let’s assume there are two people in the house one is the earning member and one

house one is the earning member and one

house one is the earning member and one is the homemaker out of sheer humbleness

is the homemaker out of sheer humbleness

is the homemaker out of sheer humbleness the earning member proudly decides to

the earning member proudly decides to

the earning member proudly decides to lend 50,000 rupees to the homemaker on

lend 50,000 rupees to the homemaker on

lend 50,000 rupees to the homemaker on the first of every month leading up to

the first of every month leading up to

the first of every month leading up to the first of the next month the there’s

the first of the next month the there’s

the first of the next month the there’s a quarrel between the earning member and

a quarrel between the earning member and

a quarrel between the earning member and the homemaker now

the homemaker now

the homemaker now the earning member decides not to lend

the earning member decides not to lend

the earning member decides not to lend the 50,000 during the during the next

the 50,000 during the during the next

the 50,000 during the during the next month

month

month that is self-delusion of yourself

that is self-delusion of yourself

that is self-delusion of yourself defined duty which will surely dampen

defined duty which will surely dampen

defined duty which will surely dampen your relationships you must all avoid

your relationships you must all avoid

your relationships you must all avoid that rule number two

that rule number two

that rule number two do not expect anything from anyone now

do not expect anything from anyone now

do not expect anything from anyone now if you ask me I’d say that if removed

if you ask me I’d say that if removed

if you ask me I’d say that if removed the word expectations from our

the word expectations from our

the word expectations from our dictionaries humanity could do a lot

dictionaries humanity could do a lot

dictionaries humanity could do a lot better and I’m sure you must have heard

better and I’m sure you must have heard

better and I’m sure you must have heard this an up Dean number of times by now

this an up Dean number of times by now

this an up Dean number of times by now and every time for this you must have

and every time for this you must have

and every time for this you must have wondered if I buy a movie ticket I do

wondered if I buy a movie ticket I do

wondered if I buy a movie ticket I do expect to see the movie right or if I

expect to see the movie right or if I

expect to see the movie right or if I rent a house I do expect my landlord to

rent a house I do expect my landlord to

rent a house I do expect my landlord to fix the broken pane right how can one be

fix the broken pane right how can one be

fix the broken pane right how can one be completely devoid of expectations and

completely devoid of expectations and

completely devoid of expectations and that brings me to draw your attention

that brings me to draw your attention

that brings me to draw your attention towards the differences between your

towards the differences between your

towards the differences between your expectations and your rights let me put

expectations and your rights let me put

expectations and your rights let me put it in a simpler way every human

it in a simpler way every human

it in a simpler way every human interaction is simply a transaction

interaction is simply a transaction

interaction is simply a transaction rights are those interactions where each

rights are those interactions where each

rights are those interactions where each party knows the motives and what they

party knows the motives and what they

party knows the motives and what they which other whereas expectations is when

which other whereas expectations is when

which other whereas expectations is when your motives

your motives

your motives create as instincts another reason why I

create as instincts another reason why I

create as instincts another reason why I believe expectation arise while I was

believe expectation arise while I was

believe expectation arise while I was doing my study is that often

doing my study is that often

doing my study is that often presumptions leads to expectations

presumptions leads to expectations

presumptions leads to expectations we often presume that what we say people

we often presume that what we say people

we often presume that what we say people would agree to what we sell people would

would agree to what we sell people would

would agree to what we sell people would like and our failure of not accepting

like and our failure of not accepting

like and our failure of not accepting what we expected evokes feeling of

what we expected evokes feeling of

what we expected evokes feeling of sadness discontent displeasure so every

sadness discontent displeasure so every

sadness discontent displeasure so every time we do something from someone and in

time we do something from someone and in

time we do something from someone and in expect in expect the thing that the

expect in expect the thing that the

expect in expect the thing that the person should be doing or reciprocating

person should be doing or reciprocating

person should be doing or reciprocating their behavior towards me we should

their behavior towards me we should

their behavior towards me we should always ask ourselves this one question

always ask ourselves this one question

always ask ourselves this one question did we do that task for the other person

did we do that task for the other person

did we do that task for the other person because it was a self-defined duty or

because it was a self-defined duty or

because it was a self-defined duty or did we do it because we wanted something

did we do it because we wanted something

did we do it because we wanted something in return

in return

in return and as long as your answer lies in the

and as long as your answer lies in the

and as long as your answer lies in the former your expectations would evaporate

former your expectations would evaporate

former your expectations would evaporate in a jiffy now I want you to think of

in a jiffy now I want you to think of

in a jiffy now I want you to think of that one relationship in your life which

that one relationship in your life which

that one relationship in your life which is not going to find or according to

is not going to find or according to

is not going to find or according to your liking and you’ll see that it is

your liking and you’ll see that it is

your liking and you’ll see that it is you who is not following either rule one

you who is not following either rule one

you who is not following either rule one rule two or perhaps both of them now I

rule two or perhaps both of them now I

rule two or perhaps both of them now I sincerely believe that if you put these

sincerely believe that if you put these

sincerely believe that if you put these two rules in practice and letter and

two rules in practice and letter and

two rules in practice and letter and spirit you can transform short

spirit you can transform short

spirit you can transform short relationships right away and enhance

relationships right away and enhance

relationships right away and enhance your success joy and peace now my words

your success joy and peace now my words

your success joy and peace now my words can only do as much justice but you’re

can only do as much justice but you’re

can only do as much justice but you’re off the thoughts will certainly do a lot

off the thoughts will certainly do a lot

off the thoughts will certainly do a lot more thank you

more thank you

more thank you [Applause]

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