WEALTH BEYOND THE NUMBER: Defining Enough in an Age of Endless Accumulation - Softcover

K, Sreedhar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9357868240 ISBN 13: 9789357868242

Publisher: Sreedhar K, 2026

Synopsis

What if the real problem with modern wealth isn’t that we don’t have enough — but that we have defined it too narrowly?

For decades, success has been measured by a single number: net worth. Careers are built, sacrifices are made, and entire lives are optimised to grow that number.

Yet many people who reach the summit quietly discover something unsettling — they have climbed the wrong mountain.

In Wealth Beyond the Number, Sreedhar K draws on three decades of corporate leadership experience and the timeless wisdom of the Vedic tradition to explore a deeper question:

What does it actually mean to live a wealthy life?

At the heart of the book is the ancient concept of Ashta Lakshmi — the eight dimensions of prosperity, which together define a complete portfolio of wealth:

• Spiritual wealth (inner anchor)
• Financial wealth (freedom and security)
• Health wealth (energy and vitality)
• Social wealth (network and reputation)
• Relational wealth (family and connection)
• Courage wealth (the capacity to take risks and reinvent)
• Intellectual wealth (continuous learning and mastery)
• Impact wealth (contribution beyond oneself)

Blending ancient insight with modern financial thinking, the book introduces powerful ideas such as:

• The Enough Point – defining how much is truly enough
• The Kama Filter – distinguishing conscious desire from endless craving
• The 3-Bucket Architecture – aligning money with the life you want to live
• The Ashta Lakshmi Audit – evaluating your life across all eight dimensions of wealth

This is not a book about getting richer.

It is a book about becoming truly wealthy.

For professionals, leaders, and thoughtful readers who have spent years answering what and how, this book finally asks the question most frameworks ignore:

What is all this for?

Edition details

• Publisher: Sreedhar K
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9357868240
• ISBN 13: 9789357868242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 127