I have lived half of my life. Struggle, love, belief, failures, trust has been part of it. I think living for seventy years should be fair. It might not hold for a next pandemic or a nuclear war. The journey in most had struggle because I have not been a great student. So passing every …
Author Archives: Atul
equilibrium
I don’t know If it is my age or experience with that is teaching me so well. The world around us has an equilibrium: rich/destitute, good/evil. It is on our way of how we see and take things. We can be critical of everything or accept it. But what more and more we should do …
assumptions
How many relationships have come for a halt because of our assumptions? I spoke to my friend after six months. I had my reason for not talking. It was self-made, an assumption. How many of us die without knowing stories of the other side? What could be the reason? Our self made assumptions, pride, ego, …
struggle
In the end, every organization wants to earn a profit. That will happen when a customer is a central pillar. An organization hosts many smaller boxes/sub-groups together. Each has a role in making the organization better. A marketing team has to position the brand. A sales team has to take the organization to new growth …
ego
You don’t have to go pay to Ryan Holiday to learn about the side effect of an ego. Most of us want to be at the top. Some take shortcuts and, many others fight. Ego is a disease. Our life depends on the relationships we build. If we are treating others like dogs to shove …
Trigger
There are some scenarios when we get triggered, agitated. It can be because someone’s action which is hurting us. It can also be ill-treatment by others. These are moments when rationality fights with emotions. To live in a hyper-competitive world we are in, knowing what can get us triggered can be a boon. The externality …
Coffee
Over the last 40 days, I have been experimenting with my coffee intakes. Coffee was screwing up my sleep, that has been my conclusion. I tried different beans and timings for consumption. The learning has been the quantity of beans in my glass has a direct result on my sleep. I have restricted my consumption …
goals
Numerous books, articles, and journals talk about goals. When it is about an organization, we have three actors who work on it. Leader: His job is to visualize a future and come up with a roadmap in achieving it. Customers: Customers are the path setter. They help leaders showing the future and creating organizational goals. …
journalism
What is wrong with media off late? The journalistic ethic has gone bonkers. More and more post I read over web seems like written by the PR team, not journalists. The journalism I have witnessed comes with courage, research, and finding the truth. Do I have to blame the internet for this or new breed …
Small Things
Small things make a huge difference. It brings priceless joy. It can be meeting a lost friend at a coffee shop after a decade or buying a monitor for your team members. These incidents are a little burst of joy. I was talking to my mentor. His advice was to take a small step, subdividing …