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The Hidden Power of Inexperience
When you are young and inexperienced, you don't know what is possible or what your limits are. You don't understand how the world works. So you try crazy things. Often, it is a disaster. But once in a while, you succeed. And when you do succeed,...
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The Courage to Quit
LinkedIn is ablaze with posts that tell you, “Never quit.” But the biggest mistake I have made as an entrepreneur is not quitting when I should...
Leadership Requires Discomfort
Every leadership training I have been through, be it for the Indian Police Service or at McKinsey, was missing a critical element -- training people...
Your Story Need Not Go Viral to Be Real
We love rags-to-riches stories. That is why every social platform is full of them. And they make us wonder -- how come everybody gets lucky except...
Escape The Trap of Plenty
About a year ago during lunch, my colleague Ayisha said, "Whenever I want to learn something, I search online and find so many books that I get...
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Get Control Over Your Digital Habits
Overcoming digital addictions is NOT about giving up your phone. If it were, the solution would be straightforward -- throw away your smartphone and buy a feature phone. But that totally misses the point. Our smartphone is an essential part of our...
Substance Over Optics
During my consulting days, while working for a healthcare client, we made a beautiful PowerPoint deck -- what else would a consultant do? 😊 But the client asked us to get the presentation jazzed up by their favorite visual graphics company....
Real Life Is Right Now
Your life = Your time. We know it, but we still don't "get it." Wasting our time somehow seems ok. But wasting our life feels criminal. And yet, they are exactly the same. As an example, nobody says, "I will waste 20% of my life meaninglessly...
Allocate Time Wisely
If every Sunday evening fills you with dread, you probably need to rethink your job. If you somehow survive the weekdays only to live on the weekend, you can calculate what % of your life you are living (the math is pretty easy). Is that a good...