January 31, 2026
An old friend reached out to me, looking for a break. Almost at the same time, another friend in a senior role asked if I knew someone suitable in that exact domain. I simply connected the two, and it worked Read more…
January 30, 2026
I’ve come to believe that resilience is not something you decide to have. It is something life drills into you. When our life is comfortable for too long, our mind adapts to comfort. It loses its edge. Small problems feel Read more…
January 29, 2026
During our annual operating plan discussions, I found myself saying something paradoxical. The fastest way to raise your level of performance is not to work harder. It is to cut your number of commitments in half. Every additional commitment comes Read more…
January 28, 2026
Participating in networking events when your product is not ready. Pitching to a faraway market when you are still small in your core one. Exploring partnerships before you have mastered the art of selling. Starting a new product instead of Read more…
January 26, 2026
An interesting paradox: an optimist who fails in ambition versus a pessimist who succeeds in pessimism. Failure in the pursuit of ambition doesn’t bother me much. It usually means I tried something that mattered. I aimed higher than I could Read more…
January 25, 2026
A guest complained, “This tea is too hot.” The host said, “Then wait.” After a while, the guest smiled. “Perfect now.” The host nodded. “Many problems solve themselves the same way.”
Last night, after everyone left, our house felt strangely quiet. The kind of quiet that comes only after good company. Laughter still hanging in the air. Half-finished conversations still floating around in your head. I sat for a while, replaying Read more…
January 24, 2026
Something I found myself telling a senior colleague last evening, when we were discussing the familiar problem of too many priorities pulling us in too many directions. Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore. We often think focus Read more…
January 23, 2026
I heard this idea in a podcast: musicians talk about something called ghost notes. In music, ghost notes are notes that are played very softly or lightly — so softly that you almost don’t hear them as distinct notes. They Read more…
January 20, 2026
Some days I catch myself doing this quiet audit of my life. Not in terms of titles, milestones, or how it looks from the outside. But in a much simpler way. Am I actually okay with the life I’m living? Read more…
