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…
July 25, 2026
Whenever my younger son tells me about a new idea he is excited about, I ask him two questions. “Do you really want to be great at this?” And then the one that irritates him even more: “What are you Read more…
July 24, 2026
Something I have learned the hard way while building a business. Getting to your first few clients and scaling into a real business are two completely different games. The first game rewards hustle. Individual brilliance. The ability to sit across Read more…
July 23, 2026
Having built a multi-million dollar business from scratch, I have learned something revealing. Anything substantial takes time. When I look back at the journey in six-month blocks, no single stretch looks dramatic. Some quarters felt slow. Some felt messy. Some Read more…
July 22, 2026
We often say we want a great quality of life. When I was younger, I thought that meant comfort. A better home. Better holidays. Better conveniences. But with age and the benefit of hindsight, I see it differently. Quality of Read more…
July 21, 2026
An acquaintance reached out today, almost out of the blue. It had been nearly a decade. He used to work in my previous organization. We were connected on LinkedIn, but have not really been in touch. Today, he referred a Read more…
July 20, 2026
Two villages shared a well. One morning the well ran dry. One village prayed for rain. The other dug deeper. Both called their approach faith.
July 19, 2026
Without a deadline, an idea remains just that…an idea, nothing more. You can keep improving it, polishing it, protecting it. The moment you introduce a deadline to an idea, it changes everything. It forces you to ship. It makes you Read more…
July 18, 2026
I sat down to write today with no idea in hand. And for some reason, my mind went back to something that happened on the highway a few days ago. I was driving my son to the airport, moving fast Read more…
July 17, 2026
Do you control your emotions, or do they control you? Most of us assume we are in charge. The evidence often says otherwise. You are angry, and you send a text, and then wish you could unsend it. You are Read more…
July 16, 2026
One trap I keep falling into is measuring myself by outcomes. Did the deal close? Did the numbers move? Did the plan work? But every time I step back, I arrive at the same conclusion. By the time an outcome Read more…
