Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
June 5, 2026
When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out. Because that is what was inside. In the same way, life has a way of squeezing us. A missed deadline. A rude comment. A difficult customer. A family situation. A moment Read more…
June 4, 2026
You’ve just had a good evening. And somehow on the way home, the conversation turns to the restaurant you didn’t try, the thing you almost bought, the better option you missed. What could have been instead of what was. It’s Read more…
June 1, 2026
A trader was crossing a long stretch of desert with three bottles of water tied to his mule. By noon, the sun had become fierce. His throat burned, his lips cracked, and every step felt heavier than the last. He Read more…
May 31, 2026
An uncomfortable question worth sitting with. Can your current choices carry you to where you want to go? Not will they. Can they. Because in many cases, the outcome you want will keep eluding you even if you try harder. Read more…
May 28, 2026
Our excuses are rarely what they appear to be. I know this because I made plenty of them in my younger days. Not enough time. Not enough support. Not the right connections. Not enough knowledge. Each one felt completely legitimate Read more…
May 27, 2026
Something I keep reinforcing with my sons. We spend a surprising amount of energy managing how other people see us. Adjusting what we say. Second-guessing our decisions. Softening our choices to fit what we think others expect. And when the Read more…
May 19, 2026
I was recently engaging with a colleague. Last year was difficult. Things did not go as planned and when we sat down to understand what went wrong, the answer was both simple and uncomfortable. We were doing too many things. Read more…
May 2, 2026
I always knew. That is the uncomfortable truth. Even when I was younger, in my 30s and 40s, when I did things I now look back on as silly, weak, or unnecessary, I knew. When I said I was busy, Read more…
May 1, 2026
I consciously practice the art of having an honest conversation with myself every day. Because it keeps me grounded. What did I do today? What went well? What did not go well? Why did I act the way I did? Read more…
April 28, 2026
Last week, during our global AOP discussions in Bangalore, one thought kept coming back to me. If you genuinely care about the goal, you will focus on the system. It is easy to get caught up in ambition. Growth targets, Read more…
