Some-days, I want to disconnect from the world: like disappearing inside a cave with no external world around. The closest to this has been swimming for numerous hours in the sea or running at my pace. Reading and writing are other resorts. But then it takes you to the world you are consuming. What I …
Author Archives: Atul
trust
Trust is a universal currency. It’s a pillar that holds any tsunami or turbulence in our life or work. We have to be confident in ourselves and our decisions before trusting others. Trust gets you a big win. Be it business, friends, or relationships. One has to be in a company where both sides are …
enlightenment
What is enlightenment? A good night’s sleep An absolute authority as a dictator Being the wealthiest person on the planet Living life on our terms A companion who understands and is trustworthy enough to be there in the thick and thins of life No visa to travel anywhere Getting a healthy death and living disease …
alcohol
I remember getting introduced to alcohol in my early 20s. It was beer.My love for beer grew to the extreme, and at one point, I was in Brussels hopping microbreweries and learning the art and craft of beer making.I wanted to start my beer shop. We had less than half a dozen microbreweries across the …
Happiness
Happiness is new corporate trash positioned like a carrot to employees by human resources. Giving food coupons or movie tickets is not happiness. Neither are weekly alcohol galas post-work. Happiness is mental well-being. That can happen with good company culture. An environment with zero toxicity. A place where employees could question senior authority. That will …
responsibility
We take the responsibility of others on ourselves.We think the world will not move without us.As a pilot, we start imagining everything under our belt.We try to mend fences and go to lengths to win the crowd. Is it because we are alone ourselves? Or is it like a battle or race we are fighting …
freedom
Aslam is in his early 40s, a chubby man with a beard and a big smile.He reminded me of Santa Claus but in a white kurta pajama.He was a co-passenger on the train to Mumbai. I am not sure if he was fasting during Ramzan.His lips were dry, and in a monotonous tone, he greeted …
itch
A lot many innovations happened because of personal itch. Be it a bicycle mechanic building the first airplane or an entrepreneur building a rocket, an electric car, or a solar company. A patent commissioner coming up with innovation in the area of physics or a philosopher coming up with mathematical formulas. Also, it is not …
changes
I see climate activism picking up. Everyone is talking about it. Who is going to suffer most: the poor and underdeveloped countries? We do thought leadership about the adversity even after: Sitting in our luxury condos with air conditioners switched on 24/7. Concrete and glasses are all around our plates. We spend thousands of liters …
agreements
Why are we living a life divided over boundaries and agreements?Is it our insecurities?Are we broken and scared from the inside that is pushing us towards living in agreement? I understand our society and upbringing come with this invisible barometer for settling down with whatever and living in agreement. Millions of failed marriages and broken …