I keep hearing about how you should build your network. We should nurture it for a good life and future. My limited learning has been that it cannot be artificial or totally on materialistic grounds. Your network requires authentic relationships, commitment, and contribution. The center of it begins with people, trust, and bonding. It requires …
Author Archives: Atul
listen
We have something to share with our peers, loved ones, or friends. The emergence of social media has amplified the creative persona within us. The downside of this is that we are left with very few listeners around us. Nobody has time to listen or help console. It is like we are all moving, running, …
introspect
How much time we spend with ourselves. How much do we introspect? Do we rethink and access our actions on a particular scenario? If we are coming to the same mistake again and again, are we any different from the lab rats? I remember reading Charlie Munger’s biography where he talks about the inversion mechanism. …
die
Aren’t we dying every moment? And add the self-guilt, inferiority complex, insecurity. It adds like a perfect cocktail for others to treat us like shit and, we believe it. Aren’t humans an intelligent species? How did we end up being so fearful? Why are we killing with every single decision, the action of ours? What …
trust
Most industry runs on trust. The byproduct is money. Sadly some forget this. Some start looking for personal gain. It results in affecting the ecosystem in bad faith. You cannot eat all the dollars or gold while left in isolation. It is trust, faith that drives humanity towards a better future. Donating millions to the …
Jugalbandi
I don’t write politics or fight about it. But a few weeks back, my friend Sonal suggested me a podcast. One of its episodes had Vinay Sitapati talking about his book Jugalbandi. The book is about the Advani-Modi relationship and running BJP. But it predates old history as well. I am not sure how much …
want
You can take the thirsty to a pond. When someone craving mineral water, how are you helping? We are all aspirational humans. We want the best in our life. Be it with a job, our life, or a relationship. It has to be top-notch; we don’t settle for mediocre. As a friend, don’t offer unwanted …
ways
There is no bulletproof plan as such. Be it with business or personal life. What most of us do is optimize for adversity. Keep a plan B; I have been asked and advised. I don’t know much about others, but I have lived a wholesome life, the best of both worlds. I don’t believe in …
fear
Fear is a multi-trillion dollar industry. We are fearful of our death, losing our job or relationship. Many dictators came to power instigating fear of religion or race. On the startup front, fear dominates over competitors taking away our market or someone copying our ideal. In short, fear keeps us on our toes. Always running, …
spark
Sometimes is the journey of our life; all we need is that spark. It can come from any source, the poem you read, people you met, observing nature, birds, animals, or reading an autobiography. It helps us to think and internalize ourselves and how we see ourselves or the world. The world we are living …