Successful people sell hard work over luck to you. But very few admit that little luck, and it’s a wonder. Time and again, in 35+ years of my life, I have been hearing about success stories and luck playing its part. People meet, and their world changes. Opportunities come, and we have to seize them. …
Author Archives: Atul
narratives
We are living in an information age where narratives are written and re-written. These narratives can make or break anyone, society, or religion. Early days it was newspaper or television. With changing times, it’s in every sphere, from textbooks to social media platforms. It is not easy for most of us to skip it. But …
mirror
You are a mirror of yourself. How you see and feel about yourself shapes you. It defines you. It is easy to be pessimistic about our actions and feel negative about things around us. Our brain subconsciously crafts and maps it. As a result, it starts believing in it. We are locked in our limitations …
Self-doubt
Self-doubt is a demon we are battling with constantly. In every realm of our life, Self-doubt comes as a grumpy competitor whose role is to make you a loser. It’s like an enemy who results in losing a battle without even participating. Our life is a mixed bag of success and failure. But having self-doubt …
goal
Running a startup is painful. Although some founders have turned it into get rich quick scheme. With funding winter, these companies and founders are coming into the lights of scrutiny. I am sure this is just the beginning, and we will see many more names coming out. India’s growth story. The youngest English-speaking population has …
responsibility
As a founder, one virtue you should seek from early team members is their responsibility-taking capacity.A founder should not worry about the quality and delivery timelines.They should be confident that team members will do it and deliver their best. Any other pedigree and show-off should not be the priority in early hires. Otherwise, the founder …
source
Our life is a mixed bag. It has everything from pain, happiness, and longing to suffering. Once we are stoic about it, living becomes easy. The other magic that happens to us is finding the source, people who believe in you, your vision, and ways of seeing the world. It can come from anywhere, including …
freedom
We all have a particular definition of freedom. Some crave money while others for time to think. We are all unique, and our way of seeing this world varies. I see education as a source of ultimate freedom. It’s education that brings a change for society and generations. It is education that helps us think, …
Acceptance
Most of us lack accepting reality in our life. We never move on. Could this be because of our emotions, expectations, and ego? You cannot mourn the passing away of your loved ones for life. You have to accept it and move forward. The same goes for relationships. Once out of it, we are with …
little
Our little actions can take us a long way ahead.Our kids and peers: all observe us and how we treat others and react to a scenario: everything is closely watched. Our aura depends on us and our actions.We have to make life better for us and everyone around us. Will your cook, butler, or chauffeur …