The One Thing That a Billionaire Taught Me About Life That's Important Than Money/ Business

I’m not sure if you’re ready to read this post and that’s precisely you must read it right now

Manish Ahuja

Dec 19, 2024

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Introduction

How would you behave if I tell you everything in life (including your most personal relationships) are transactions?

If you’re making a face and are not happy to read what you’ve just read, I appreciate you as a human being.

You’re kind.

You value your relationships, and I really hope people in your life value you, too.

However, I insist that you read this post till the end and then make an informed decision for yourself and decide if all relationships are transactional in nature, or not.

Everything in life is a transaction

First let’s understand the dynamics of a transaction.

A transaction is an exchange between two people/ parties.

The most common transaction is a business transaction wherein a business provides a product/ service to you (the customer), and you pay them with money.

However, look at this situation from a bird’s eye view and you will find the nature of transaction in every aspect of your life.

There is an underlying transaction between a teacher teaching in a school and the student.

The transaction between the parents of the child and the school enables a teaching-learning transaction between the teacher and student.

The cops/ armed professionals of any country are also a part of a transaction.

The taxpayers of the country pay their taxes to the government and the government pays the armed services.

Relationships are transactional

While the concept of everything being transactional in nature was not new for me. I guess coming from the background of business/ management, I’ve now become wired to look at the subtle, or the not so obvious connections.

However, I once met a billionaire in Mastermind. What he shared with the group literally shook the world below my feet, momentarily.

It took me some time to reconcile my mindset, but since that day, my life has evolved in a completely unexpected way.

He mentioned that he comes from a mind frame that even relationships are transactional in nature.

He said this principle applies to all relationships including relationships between family members.

Yes, of course, there is a strong emotional connection for people we care about, but a healthy relationship is one with an equal exchange of respect, understanding, communication, wavelength match, etc.

That's when this idea started to get balance in my mind, because now this logic makes sense to me.

How long can/ will a relationship survive when there is a clear value/ respect mismatch?

This conversation lasted for almost three hours, and it would be unnecessary to share all the arguments that were exchanged in that conversation.

If you want more details about that interaction, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram DMs.

However, there’s one important takeaway for me from that one conversation that I’d like to share with you.

This one statement has become a default setting in my mind and once you see the importance of it, you will realise why it is so important.

The most important relationship transaction

The man said that he has developed a habit over years.

Whenever he meets a new person or reconnects with someone after a long time, he asks himself this question, “Did this interaction leave me feeling a little (or a lot) more energetic state or did this interaction sap some amount of energy from within me?”

The penny dropped for me the moment I heard this question.

I hope you’re appreciating the importance of this statement/ question.

Every person, every interaction is an exchange (read: transaction) of energies.

Interaction with the right set of people will leave you feeling more energetic and if you end up indulging with the people who are energy vampires, you will be left emotionally exhausted after every interaction.

It is extremely important for your mental, physical and emotional wellbeing for you to be mindful of the people who you’re giving access to your personal time and space.

Conclusion

This one realization has really changed the way I deal with my relationships.

Of course I’m kind to everyone, but if I find myself getting stuck with someone who tends to consume/ demand a lot of my energy, I try to create distance with them over time.

Yes, this has resulted in me having to drop a few people from my life, but in the long run it has also helped me create space for more meaningful relationships and that’s something I’m really grateful for.

Your Thoughts!

If you’ve reached till this point of the post, I’m sure you must have some thoughts/ feelings/ opinions about what you’ve just read.

I’m done sharing what’s on my mind, and now is your turn to share your POV.

Tell me your thoughts/ views/ comments/ questions about what you’ve just read.

Let’s continue this conversation (or ask your questions about the post) in the comments below.

Have I earned your share?

Thank you for reading the full post. Since you read this till the end, it’s safe to assume you found value in the content.

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I’m sure if you think hard, you will easily come with a few names who you know must read this.

Share this with them, help them and earn your blessings.

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