We think about achieving something in life. Success depends on many factors apart from our hard work. Community is core. It’s the people around us in our lives who inspire us, open doors for us. We need to be a giver and open doors for others too. That is how we grow the tribe. It …
Category Archives: Life
reason
There is no particular reason to be unhappy.We are breathing, all body parts are working, and we have a company of friends.It is something that Epicureans talk about. The more I see or observe I feel it is about having basic necessities.Our need is limited.Our wants can be infinite. Our life on this planet is …
peace
We have to seek peace within.Our quest for wealth, popularity, and stardom has its side effect.It is making us more like a machine.We are doing everything for our peace after running like a headless chicken. It is like eating antibiotics and then going to a doctor for more dosage.We are over-feeding ourselves for peace with …
guiding principle
People will come into our lives every now and then.Some will try to torment us and our virtue.We have to stick to our guiding principles instead of falling for their criticism. Some will try to make hostage with their words, while others with their acts.They will do emotional blackmail, drench us, and play the victim …
slow
I remember elderly advice coming from all fronts:Eat slowlyTalk slowlyWrite slowly and many others advice. I would wonder what was wrong with them all. As I grew up, the era was all about running fast. We were fed immediate gratification from food to relationships to sex, all on a single mobile tap. Slow ended up …
competition
During our catchups or demos, some customers will list out our competitors. I would get uncomfortable. As we progressed in building Taghash, we realized the only competition worth focusing on is: solving customers’ pain. Once we solve it, we get paid both monetarily and via word of mouth. All these years of existence: we spent …
desperate
We lose sales, and our relationship gets sour because of our desperation. We should realize that things in life take time. When we become desperate, we end up becoming obsessed.As a result, we forget to see things rationally. Early days of building our company, I was so desperate for initial customers that I gave away …
thoughts
Are we slaves to our thinking?Do we act according to it?What are these thoughts?How or why it comes to us?Is there a way to live the present moment of life without thoughts? Our life is a sum of our past experiences, ego, and expectations. Our thoughts cement it. Every little thing we do, feel, and …
smile
When we smile, it brings peace and joy. It’s our body’s hormones that come into play. It reduces our stress and pain. It brings an aura that makes the world around us pleasant. It’s like spreading the wings and making everyone around happy. I understand we live a stressful life. Thanks to the rat race …
kids
We are all little kids within. We like to be cajoled and cared for. Sadly the world we are living in, we are all busy. We have forgotten ourselves. As a result, we are running like zombies and never giving importance to the little baby inside us. The little us that wants to dance, play …