What happens outside of us we have no control over that , life changes in a moment just like that. There was no warning, it had never happened, the world shut down , everything stopped. A sudden death in the family , major illness , financial loss , job loss , anything can happen any moment. We seek our lives to be comfortable, pain free … Continue reading THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
Name brand of clothing As long as it is comfortable and fits well I don’t care. The price of the car My current car the Honda City is over eight years old and it serves me well , does the work of transportation when I need. Square footage of home A smaller home is easier to maintain, I am not impressed with bigger homes. Our … Continue reading THINGS THAT NO LONGER IMPRESS ME
While in the midst of a worsening pandemic in India I am seeing the worst side and the best side of social media. In our school alumni group I found there is very strong polarisation for and against political points of views. This is true globally we saw the same recently in the US . We see different flavours of the same across the world. … Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE POLARISED/ UNITED OUR WORLD
A brand is like a living person. It needs to be authentic to build trust. No person can constantly be winning. There will be days of struggle , days of failure. There are moments of truth. “Always good” is based on untruth. Trust cannot be built on “Untruth”. Can a brand be authentic and own up failure, say sorry ?. Can a Organisational or Person … Continue reading HOW BEING VULNERABLE CAN MAKE A BRAND MORE POWERFUL
Every business has a story. I met Renuka after my cycling today , she has a food truck that sells healthy detox juices. I asked her her story. Renuka had lost her job of 19 years during the pandemic. She was managing the CRM at a real estate company. The business vanished , “we were like white elephants for the company, I was fired after … Continue reading A SMALL BUSINESS STORY
The cage is fictional, there is none , we create our imaginary cage .
The day I understood this I experienced freedom. Continue reading PUT YOUR EXCUSES ON HOLD
We are here for a finite time and one day nothing will matter. Dreams and worries will be buried , turned to ashes when it all ends. Just in a moment everything will be over. Finally it all ends , one day sometime in the future even our planet will vanish into a void. How can we make sense of anything. What is the point … Continue reading WE LIVE A STORY
What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow? You think that is not possible. Think again . Thousands lost their jobs suddenly overnight during the pandemic. No warning. One of my colleagues from the first company I worked at connected with me , he was looking for a job , he was desperate , months had passed with no income and bills needed … Continue reading WHAT IS PASSION PROJECT ?
I have been reflecting on the subject ‘What is the concept of business and why does all commerce exist ?”. If we look around most of the time of the human race in the world as we see today revolves around the idea of ‘Money’ . ‘Money’ is central to everything, things we can buy , things we can experience, status , power even health … Continue reading DROP YOUR AGENDA TO FULFIL YOUR AGENDA!
I had the fear of flying, the fear would begin when I boarded a flight and if there was turbulence I would be in an internal mess . I have seen panic attacks after I saw a close relative pass away suddenly with a massive heart attack. After the incident, I would land up in ERs at night with breathlessness , I was told that … Continue reading HOW I GOT OVER MY FEARS
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