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Business Strategy with Hirav Shah                                         JULY 03, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 40


               Give Your Parents Pocket Money





                          Every Month — No Matter




        Their Financial Status — and Watch





                                      Your Business Grow






                                                                                                                       Practical Tips
                                                                                                              • Start small but stay consistent.
                                                                                                              • Fix a monthly date.
                                                                                                              • Increase the amount gradually as
                                                                                                                income grows.
                                                                                                              • Do it as commitment, not charity.
                                                                                                              • Combine it with genuine gratitude.
                                                                                                                  Consistency matters more than
                                                                                                              amount.

                                                                                                                   Self-Reflection Exercise
                                                                                                              Ask yourself:
                   HIRAV SHAH                                                                                 • Do I avoid uncomfortable respon-
                                                                                                                sibilities?
                                                                                                              • Is my discipline stronger in busi-
              esearch in positive psycholo-                                                                     ness than at home?
              gy, including studies associat-
        Red with Harvard University,                                                                          • Do I seek blessings only in crisis?
                                                                                                              • Am I strengthening my roots as
        shows that gratitude improves emo-                                                                      much as my revenue?
        tional regulation and decision clarity                                                                • Write your answers honestly.
        • Entrepreneurs talk about strategy,   Don’t wait to become successful before taking responsibility. Take responsibility first — and   • Clarity creates change.
          execution, AI, funding, and scaling.
        • But very few talk about blessings.                     success follows (File photo)                              FAQs
        • Why  do two  equally  hardwork-                                                                     Does this guarantee business success?
          ing  people  get  different  results?   duce resistance.”                  “Dear Parents,           • No. It strengthens mindset and dis-
          Why does one entrepreneur move   • Emotionally stable entrepreneurs       Now It’s My Turn”           cipline.
          smoothly  through  crisis  while  an-  take better decisions. Gratitude   This philosophy is the core of   What if my parents are wealthier than me?
          other struggles despite equal effort?  reduces ego. Responsibility builds
        • Hard work is visible. Blessings are   discipline. Faith strengthens pa-  the book Dear Parents, Now It’s My   • The act is symbolic responsibility,
                                                                            Turn.
                                                                                                                not financial need.
          invisible. Both matter.           tience during uncertainty.      The message is simple:            Is this superstition?
                                          • And patience protects long-term   • Don’t wait to become successful   • No. It is psychological alignment
        When you give  your  parents        growth.                           before taking responsibility.     combined with effort.
        pocket money every month  Why give pocket money if parents          • Take responsibility first — and suc-       Conclusion
                                                                              cess follows.
                                               are financially secure?
        — even if they are financially    • Research in positive psychology,   The book encourages uncomfortable   • Skills, strategy, and execution are
                                                                                                                essential.
        stable — you are not transfer-      including studies associated with   but transformative actions:   • But protection comes from align-
                                                                            • Support  your  parents  financially,
        ring money. You are reinforcing     Harvard University, shows that    even in small amounts.            ment.
                                            gratitude improves emotional reg-
        gratitude, responsibility, and      ulation and decision clarity.   • Spend time with them despite busy   Before asking God for growth, ask yourself:
                                                                                                                  Have I strengthened the hands
                                                                              schedules.
        humility.                         • Entrepreneurs operate under con-  • Stop postponing responsibility.  that raised me?
                                            stant stress. Emotional stability di-                                 Because when roots are strong,
                                            rectly impacts performance.      When you commit monthly, even
        • And these qualities directly impact   “Gratitude is not emotional weak-                             growth becomes sustainable.
          business growth.                ness. It is mental strengthening. A   a small amount, you train your-  Hirav Shah is the Global Business
            Business strategist and The   grounded mind makes sharper strategic     self in discipline.        Strategist, Game Changer, and Author
        Game Changer, Hirav Shah, says:   decisions.”                       • You start thinking long-term.    of 19+ books—trusted worldwide for
            “Hard work builds structure.      According to him, giving month-  • You reduce excuses.            validating big decisions of entrepre-
        Strategy builds direction. Execution   ly support builds internal alignment   • You strengthen identity.  neurs, sportsmen, and entertainers.
        creates  momentum.  But  blessings  re-  — not dependency.          • Growth begins at home.            Email : Business@hiravshah.com


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