Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
April 12, 2026
We like to believe people judge ideas on merit.They don’t.They judge the person first. Think about it.The same idea, presented by two different people, can get completely different reactions. One gets nodded through. The other gets questioned, picked apart, even Read more…
April 11, 2026
Friends often ask me how I find the time. To build. To write. To learn. To stay on top of things. The assumption is that somewhere, magically, extra hours appear. They don’t. Nothing changes in the day. The same 24 Read more…
April 10, 2026
One of the simplest places to watch bad decision-making in action is a group lunch plan. A few colleagues decide to step out. Someone says, “Let’s do Mexican.”Immediately, someone says, “I had Mexican last night.”Another says, “What about salads?”Someone else Read more…
April 9, 2026
We look for the “right answer” because it brings clarity. It helps us move, improves outcomes, and tells us what to do next. But the right answer also creates discomfort. It exposes who is wrong and forces accountability. That is Read more…
April 8, 2026
Whenever I get excited about a new idea, I’ve learned to be a little suspicious of that excitement. Not long ago, I was considering launching a new initiative in a promising market. The numbers looked good. The conversations were encouraging. Read more…
April 7, 2026
There’s a simple truth about building a business that becomes obvious only after you’ve spent enough time doing it. Growing a business is not as complicated as we often make it out to be. It doesn’t come from amazing products, Read more…
April 6, 2026
“Master, please accept me as your disciple,” pleaded the seeker. “Tell me who you are,” the Master asked. “Ramachandra Rao.” “That’s your name. Drop it and tell me who you are,” the Master asked again. “I am a businessman.” “That’s Read more…
April 5, 2026
As we grow older, two questions slowly replace all the others. The first is: What do I want from life? But over time, a quieter question becomes more important: What does life want from me? The first question is about Read more…
April 3, 2026
My house in downtown Kuala Lumpur sits along one of the city’s main arterial roads. Every day, there’s traffic. Some days it crawls, some days it barely moves. And yet, I start the drive knowing I’ll get to where I Read more…
April 2, 2026
In most workplaces, clean solutions rarely appear first because clean problems rarely exist first. They have to be uncovered. The quality of a decision is shaped long before the decision is made. It is shaped by how the problem is Read more…
