At the end of our journey, all our trophies, medals, wealth, titles, and awards are going to be less important than those rare moments when we were able to make a difference to a complete stranger without the remotest expectation of getting anything in return.

Therefore, in the core design of our inner psyche, which is void of ego, our true pleasure comes in seeing others happy and successful. Yet, when we are infested with our egos, we are obsessed with winning and derive immense pleasure when others lose.

In this rapidly changing environment due to fast-changing technologies, we can never predict whose help and collaboration may become vital to our success in the future. When we create win-win situations in all of our interactions, we not only come across as fair and honest, we also leave a very pleasant feeling with all of our business associates, including our competitors.

A wise man has said that there are no true and lasting victories in war — at best, they are only temporary. Yet, we are so fixated on winning at any cost that we’ve created utter chaos and disorder in society. When we remove this virus of insecurity, greed and ego by practicing the prior 19 Habits, we’ll be able to clearly see the wisdom of creating a win-win situation in all of our endeavors.