Vehicles of ambition

When it comes to the business of life, mind over heart matters

- MADAN SABNAVIS

ALL BOOKS ON success talk about the relentless pursuit of excellence and the different techniques and mindsets required to achieve it. There is always a sense of aggression defined in these stories where the proverbial rags to riches themes play out. But being successful can also go with equanimity. We do talk about work-life balance and the two can coexist if we follow some principles, and lace it all with some practical philosophy. This is where Robert Rosenkranz’s book, The Stoic Capitalist, will strike a chord with readers who will have several takeaways from it.

Rosenkranz is an American philanthropist and head of Delphi Capital Management, an investment concern with over $40 billion in assets under management. He is also the founder of a group of investment and private equity partnerships. Drawing a lot from philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s work, he guides readers on how to deal with the good and not so good in working life.

Stoicism was the way of life in 300 BC and the principles are pertinent even today in the business world and can help in moulding our lives.