Raj Daniels

A group of scientists placed five monkeys in a cage, and in the middle, a ladder with bananas on top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, every time a monkey would start up the ladder, the others would pull it down and beat it up.

After a time, no monkey would dare try climbing the ladder, no matter how great the temptation. The scientists then decided to replace one of the monkeys. The first thing this new monkey did was start to climb the ladder. Immediately, the others pulled him down and beat him up. After several beatings, the new monkey learned never to go up the ladder, even though there was no evident reason not to, aside from the beatings.

The second monkey was substituted and the same occurred. The first monkey participated in the beating of the second monkey. A third monkey was changed and the same was repeated. The fourth monkey was changed, resulting in the same, before the fifth was finally replaced as well. What was left was a group of five monkeys that – without ever having received a cold shower – continued to beat up any monkey who attempted to climb the ladder. If it was possible to ask the monkeys why they beat up on all those who attempted to climb the ladder, their most likely answer would be “I don’t know. It’s just how things are done around here.”

Does that sound at all familiar?

* Este experimento en realidad nunca ocurrió pero hace que usted piensa

Father, entrepreneur and overall life enthusiast. Amateur meditator with an insatiable curiosity about a lot of stuff. Immortality is one of my life goals!

Official grown up bio -Experienced business consultant and have been involved in business ventures across several verticals as a consultant, owner, investor and advisor. Have a personal passion for strategy and vision building that has allowed me to lead successful strategic initiatives for both profit and non-profit organizations. I have a strong interest in startup ventures and have recently launched my own startup, www.opentimeapp.com.

I'm a firm believer in contributing back to society and have given back by conducting personal growth seminars for teens, mentoring MBA students and entrepreneur camps. I have also served on the board of for profit and non-profit organizations.

Education, BA in Liberal Arts from UNT with a concentration in Business and International Studies and an MBA in Global