I recently took a trip to India and want to share with you what I learned.

"How much is a ride back to Mcleodganj, where the Dalia Lama lives?,” I ask the taxi driver. He says 150 Rupees. “Ok, let’s go,” I say. Now, 150 rupees is about $2 for a 10 minute taxi ride. When we arrive, I offer the driver 200 rupees, and he says “No, sir, I said 100 rupees. I say, “No, you said 150 rupees.” Then I say “Whatever the amount, I want to leave you 200 rupees including a tip.” He says, “No, sir, I only want 100 rupees. I am speechless. My brain can’t understand it. It’s against all my conditioning of going for more. I’m uncomfortable because if I were in his shoes, I would have most likely accepted the tip, as all American taxi and Uber drivers typically do.

I asked the desk clerk at my hotel in Dharamshala about this, and he said it’s about not grasping. Greed is considered to be the number one cause of suffering for Buddhists. The taxi drivers feel that their lives will fare better if they accept "Enough" and don’t ask for more.

I speak often about the idea of Enough; the mindset of Enough. I believe that cultivating Enough has the potential to decrease our stress, increase our happiness, increase our value at work, improve our financial decision making, and ultimately make us more money. But, this taxi driver (and a second taxi driver who also refused any gratuity, defied my western understanding of money.

What would it be like for each of us, for you, to take on this Enough mindset at work, with your friends and families, and at home?

I’m imagining right now, our country, our world, letting go of grasping for more. This is my vision; 8 billion of us with an Enough mindset; This is a pathway to being more relaxed, less impulsive, and more joyful.



How do you start?

• Open up to the idea that you have, do and are Enough in this moment.
• Start finishing your work day and/or emailing in the evening, fiveminutes earlier than usual.
• Commit to not buying something until a week after you first had the idea to buy it.
• Start a weekly gratitude practice where you vividly recall three experiences or things from the past week that you’re grateful for, and write them down.

Join me on this path of Enough!