April 10, 2025
Many feel uncomfortable with the idea of solitude. But, it is fundamental to any creative problem solving.
September 11, 2024
Our daily interactions are a key indicator of future success—improving the quality of these connections drives better outcomes.
May 20, 2024
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…
May 26, 2021
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…
March 8, 2026
A young monk was walking through a quiet forest path at dusk. The light was fading, and the trees cast long shadows across the trail. Suddenly, he stopped. A few feet ahead lay what looked like a snake, stretched across Read more…
Weekends are great because I get to catch up on some backlog reading and listen to interesting podcasts. This morning, I was listening to a conversation on Raj Shamani’s podcast, in which his guest, Dr. Adarsh Narahari of Primus Senior Read more…
March 7, 2026
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…
March 6, 2026
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…
March 5, 2026
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…
March 3, 2026
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…
March 2, 2026
“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…
March 1, 2026
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…
February 28, 2026
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…
February 27, 2026
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…
