Running a business, life or a relationship requires a set of defined fundamentals. The system will only sail smoothly until our fundamentals are correct. Defining a fundamental is not an easy job. It requires a lot of thinking and answering 5 why’s Whatever ship you are sailing, try to keep your fundamentals right. Ask questions …
Author Archives: Atul
Leadership
Leadership is about being true to the principle. Leadership is about treating people as humans Leadership is about being clear with fundamentals. Leadership is about fostering positivity, celebration, and empathy. Leadership is about eating at last. Leadership is about taking pain/failure head-on, learning from it. Leadership is not blaming others, but working together. Leadership is …
Power
Power is a double-edged sword. A lot depends on you how you handle it. Some add pride and arrogance to it. Some stay calm, empathetic. Industry and capitalism celebrate assholes. They are the poster boys, omnipresent in media. But once they lose their power, most are lost in darkness. We, humans, dwell on love, empathy, …
phase
The early ’20s is a difficult phase of everyone’s life. While we are figuring out, society is at us guiding what we should do. Be it our parents, elderly siblings, or parents. At the same time, our body and brain are juggling with the hormonal changes. From building a career to falling in love everything …
ideology
Why do we have to shove our ideology to family or peers? People who are closer to us can be independent with their world view. Why do we have to force our belief? We want to see our peers, family progressing in their life. Progress should happen in all realms apart from monetary, education. Having …
Meditation
Why do you run? I asked. It is like a meditation. It keeps me sane. She replied. Painting, singing, dancing, cooking, reading, writing has a similar effect. The list can go to infinity. We are living in a world where being with self is disappearing and meditation is a way to know ourselves better.
relationship
Breakup seems like the biggest epidemic of our modern civilization. Social media, smartphones, and instant gratification have increased it further. Everyone goes through it with mixed feelings. The reason for moving on: Our unmet expectations Being cheated Letting our happiness in the hand of others Peer pressure Change of mind or life’s priority The human …
spark
How many great things have happened in your life, the challenges you took because someone was out there cheering you up? As much as we seek self-knowledge, we need people around us. People who believe in us or those make us go the extra mile. They fuel spark in you. I have been fortunate to …
groupthink
How many ideas, innovation, and projects got killed because of groupthink? How many times the assembled crowd made a mockery of the skeptic? Our organizational system is hierarchical, like christ and his followers. No one dare question the leader and worship him/her and their ideas. If by chance once in a while someone went questioning …
Sugarcoating
Sugarcoating sucks. We should be very open and honest with giving feedback. Be it your kid, partner you have to give honest feedback. It does more wonders and helps in growing and getting better. My product journey has made me realize users avoid giving honest feedback. They don’t want to hurt you or have not …