Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
April 20, 2021
How long did it take Usain Bolt to win the 100 meters sprint Gold Medal in the Olympics? The obvious response is 9.58 seconds. The less obvious but more profound answer is twenty years. Twenty years of waking up every Read more…
April 19, 2021
Before I quit my secure, high-profile banking job to become a technology entrepreneur, I was unsure and uncertain for months. I kept pushing the decision because I wanted to feel “ready” before taking the plunge. Until one day, I concluded Read more…
April 18, 2021
I often come across some great thoughts, positive ideas and quotes when reading books or listening to podcasts. Anytime I come across ideas that I find inspiring, I make it a point to write them down so that I can Read more…
April 17, 2021
Mentoring conversations are great. There is always a fascinating insight that comes out of a conversation. A few of days back, I was speaking with a mentee about dealing with difficult bosses and difficult colleagues. The conversation was regressing into Read more…
April 15, 2021
What is the secret to having positive and trusting relationships? Here is a mental model I always refer to whenever I feel a touch of stress coming into my active relationships. Go into any relationship looking at what you can Read more…
All of us, when we were kids, did creative stuff naturally. If we felt like painting, we would pick up some pastels or watercolors and paint with gay abandon. When our friends called us to put up a dance program Read more…
April 14, 2021
This happened early in my career. I was presenting something important to my firm’s senior management team, and midway through the presentation, I froze. The key messages that I wanted to convey got messed up and what was supposed to Read more…
April 13, 2021
This or That? In our lives, there are many choices we have to deal with where we feel conflicted. What is more important- this or that? The easy decisions are where the conflict is between what is right and wrong Read more…
April 12, 2021
I am standing on the kerb waiting for my friend to pick me when a car knocks me down. It is a situation I did not plan for. It just happened. I can call this situation my Destiny- something that Read more…
April 11, 2021
It is a normal human tendency to take credit for positive events or outcomes when they happen but blame outside factors when anything negative or wrong happens. When things go well, we want everyone to give us credit. “I delivered Read more…
