Own My Growth

Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better

Embrace Solitude

Many feel uncomfortable with the idea of solitude. But, it is fundamental to any creative problem solving. ​


Daily Interactions

Our daily interactions are a key indicator of future success—improving the quality of these connections drives better outcomes.


Weekend Story-The Priest And Three Questions

Priest and three questions

Once upon a time, a priest on a walking tour in pre-revolutionary Russia was confronted by a soldier as he entered the town. The soldier pointed his bayonet at the priest and called out,  The priest was unfazed. Instead of Read more…


Beware Of The Curse Of Knowledge

curse of knowledge

In 1990, Elizabeth Newton, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, did a study to check how confident people were about communicating some message to someone and how successful they were in getting the message across to the recipient.  In the Read more…


Talent Vs Determination

Talent

Something I remind myself and my kids quite often. Talent is wonderful to have, but it is not what finally decides the outcome. Throughout my career, I have worked with many talented and smart people who struggled to turn their Read more…


Unconscious Expectations

unconscious expectations

One of the quieter sources of frustration in life comes from expectations.We assume people will see things the way we see them. We assume they will approach problems with the same depth.We assume they will connect the dots exactly the Read more…


Spreadsheets and Storytelling

Spreadsheets and storytelling

There’s something I keep telling my team. Know your numbers. Not at a surface level. Intimately. If you’re in sales, know your conversion rates, your real sales cycle, and your pipeline quality. If you’re running a B2B business, know what Read more…


Your Mind Is A Workshop

mind is a workshop

I spend a lot of time in my own head. No, it’s not a weakness. I see it as my mental workshop. Whenever something significant happens, a deal slips, a conversation goes wrong, a moment of irritation surfaces, I don’t Read more…


Weekend Story-The Argument

Argument

“The grass is blue,” asserted the Donkey. “That’s ridiculous,” retorted the Tiger. “The grass is clearly green.” As the argument got more intense, they decided to find the Lion, King of the Jungle, to settle the debate. In the high Read more…


The Success Equation

success equation

Success is not additive. It is multiplicative. It is not Thinking + Action + Luck. It is Thinking × Action × Luck. I call it the Success Equation.If one variable is zero, the outcome collapses. Your thinking shapes the quality Read more…


When Gratitude Flows Both Ways

gratitude flows

There is an interesting reciprocity in gratitude. When you feel thankful for others, they feel thankful too. No one is doing anyone a favour. Everyone walks away feeling enriched. This morning, we had a small family ceremony rooted in Vedic Read more…


Who Is The Work For?

who is the work for

Nothing important is for everyone. That is an easy thing to forget when feedback starts coming in from all directions. When someone critiques our work, the first question is not whether they are right or wrong. The first question is Read more…


Is The Story Helping?

story helping

Most of the time, we don’t realise it, but the story running in our head is a choice. Two people can go through the same situation and walk away telling completely different versions of what happened. One story drains energy. Read more…


Thinking We Have Time

thinking we have time

I thought I had enough time to reach an important meeting, so I left later than I should have. I thought I had the full year ahead of me, so even if closures did not happen in the early months, Read more…