Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
September 10, 2026
Sometimes in B2B technology selling, both sides, the client and the solution provider, can be doing their best and still feel frustrated. You think you are selling a proven solution. The customer thinks they are buying something tailored exactly to Read more…
No one comes into a workplace as a blank slate. Someone may come in curious, eager to contribute, and willing to take responsibility. Someone else may be more guarded. They do what is asked, avoid risk, and keep their expectations Read more…
September 8, 2026
I ask a lot of questions. Why do you think the customer reacted that way? What do you think is really going on? What would you do next? Quite often, I hear, “I don’t know.” There is nothing wrong with Read more…
September 6, 2026
For months, Aditya had been trying to find his first job. One evening, he came home unusually quiet. At dinner, his father asked how the interview had gone. “I didn’t get it.” His father nodded. “Something will come.” That irritated Read more…
We spend a lot of our lives buying things to fix feelings. The expensive car with the right badge is not really about the car. It is about wanting to make a statement and be admired. The new clothes are Read more…
August 30, 2026
A man once came to a teacher who was sitting quietly in meditation. The man was angry. He stood before the teacher and began shouting. He accused him. Insulted him. Mocked him. The teacher did not answer. He simply sat Read more…
August 29, 2026
My son called recently, upset about a collaborative engineering project that had not gone well. He felt he had done everything right, but something else, unanticipated, had caused it to fall apart. We ended up in a bit of an Read more…
August 23, 2026
Everything we create begins as a thought. A business. A decision. A relationship. A change in direction. Long before it becomes visible, it first takes shape in the mind. Which makes me think about something else. Where do our thoughts Read more…
August 19, 2026
I keep a daily journal where I track what I need to do, what I actually did, and my energy levels through the day. I call unfinished tasks “open windows”, things that are still occupying some part of my attention. Read more…
August 18, 2026
I think of myself as a good problem-solver. Someone brings me a problem, I offer a solution. At work, with my team. At home, with my wife. With my children. A problem shows up, and my mind immediately starts fixing Read more…
