This is just a personal answer which I have seen in many high performers:

1. They try to be very much involved in meetings/discussions. They listen to what people are saying and do have some valuable questions and points to add up in the discussion.
2. They are always well prepared in meetings. Easily able to answer questions/ doubts of participants.
3. They invest their times reading the codebase and introduce improvements while working on the project.
4. Will time they will keep trying to increase the complexity of the tasks in hand. Often times we stick with keeping up the same tasks at work. But these people will keep finding better work for themselves and add up their contribution.

SMTS at VMWare

Akhilesh Gandotra

Passive income is something which is generated when you are not involved **ACTIVELY** in making that money. eg it can be a savings interest, some fixed deposits, money added in some bonds or equity etc.

*Basically it's money making money*. The fundamental concept to learn here is *compounding*.

In these uncertain times, I think money management is a skill we should all learn. We should try learning where to park our money so that it grows when we are sleeping, and eventually over the years it will start giving us benefits.

You should try and invest sometime watching finance videos, there are hundreds of good blogs available on the internet regarding finance. Read them.

Ultimately your goal should be to create a diverse portfolio(comprising stocks, mutual funds, retirement schemes, FDs Debt bonds, real estate etc) which can generate an income that can *full fill your monthly expenses without the need to depend on your active salary*.

At the end, remember money management is a skill you can always learn, practice and improve with experience. Be patient and you will see wonders.

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