When you like someone, there are no rules or boundaries. It is like an air or water stream flowing and choosing its course. There are no cookbooks or best practices. With time the meaning of likeness and love has also changed. We have started attaching with others on their external attributes, not who they are …
Author Archives: Atul
ass
India’s startup culture is a mix of good and bad.We have copied mostly bad things from the west. Some founders or investors are still carrying their ass persona with them. We know what happened to such folks in the valley. Being high on adrenaline is not a sign of smartness but inferiority. People don’t earn …
insecurity
Why do we get insecure about others’ success? Is it because we are incapable of competing with the world? Or are we too weak to be part of this competitive world? Most of us are insecure about one or the other things in life. Be it job or raltionship. Our happiness depends on the failures …
unknown
Our everyday life is no less than a mystery. Everything we do has an impact on everyone around us. We still use our brain sub-optimally; our DNA fingerprints and vast knowledge are still unknown. In personal or professional life, our progress is still unknown. We are walking with all the unknowns. In short, living our …
stuck
Some of us get stuck in the past. We sit still with the hope of everything becoming normal. As a result, all newer opportunity gets missed. Could it be our ego or obsession that letting go becomes tough? Some founders go through multiple journeys before becoming successful. One has to go through many relationships before …
clean
Marc Benioff, the author of ‘Trailblazer’ talks about beginners’ mind. The concept he brings from mindfulness in living, building companies, and product development. I liked the concept. It is all about emptying ourselves from the past and taking things today as it comes, like a young kid being curious, asking questions, and living in the …
Chaos
Running a startup is sailing through utter chaos.Every day comes with its surprise.It is not for a faint heart. We have to live each day as it comes.Keeping a castle or future hope makes life more miserable. What helps is knowing the challenge and belief of moving forward and learning from the mistakes. It is …
yes
As startups grew, so did the aspirations of founders. At some point, the culture turned to one man/women show. It resulted in everyone ending up as a resource working for money. In the early days of my career, I enjoyed psychological safety, and money came next. I had a say and was free to point …
sorry
Our Ego has taken over us.We don’t accept our mistakes.We burn in anger. We are not empathetic.All gets us what? A show of our face: I am right feeling?In the bigger picture: are we lying to ourselves just for our Ego? Is it worth it? How difficult is it to say sorry and accept our …
needs
How much is too much? Is there an end to our needs? The world we are living in has no such thing as enough. That is the reason every month we have a sale going on. Or everything is always available at a discount. The more we buy, the more we feel like missing something. …