The life of an entrepreneur is hard. Still, many of us knuckleheads take the stride. We are swimming in uncertainty and unknowns. What keeps the journey going is the self-belief and going against all odds. It is easy to draw a month-on-month salary and enjoy weekends and family time. The amount of stress and overall running …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
maturity
People say maturity comes with age. I feel it comes with experience, circumstances, and upbringing. We see youngsters starting to earn early on because they have to feed their parents and siblings. If they do not do it, everyone will sleep empty-bellied. It is maturity that the kid has taken responsibility on his shoulders. He …
nothing
There are some blank days in my life when I wonder what I am doing. These are the days when the brain keeps fighting with the ghost, an imaginary devil whose job is to keep fighting me and making me believe about nothing. When I say nothing, it simply means why are you running? What …
parasite
There are few types of people, few who will suck your blood to the core. They will usually be critical about anything, pessimistic, and blame the world for their miseries. They have all the knowledge about the world, money, and how to suck energy and blood from others. They will excel at everything from showing …
delay
We are creatures of delaying decisions. We will suffer in a relationship, but the sunk cost will cause us to suffer. Things are not working well with business, but instead of calling it quit, we will continue spending time with the hope of things improving. The same happens with giving feedback to employees, kids, or partners. We …
robot
What we want from life is companions. People who stand by us in all stages of life. We have added various names: partner, lover, wife, or whatnot. In short, we want someone who understands us, whom we understand. We are living in a capitalistic society and money has a role to play it in. Money should …
better
We are all striving for a better life. We are seeing mass migration from the rural population towards the metros. Most migrants are laborers with dreams in their eyes for a better life. They are illiterate and up for any millennial jobs. The life is unpredictable for most of them. What keeps them going is …
better
We humans and our forefathers were crazier. They ventured into so many unknowns for our betterment. Their inventions and discoveries of their hard work are all over us. The modern marvels from the pyramids to the Great Wall of China. Or the inventions of airplanes, cars, electricity, and antibiotics. The list is never-ending. Our world is …
mountains
The mountain teaches you about resilience, grit, respecting nature, and humility. I was at Tungnath earlier this month with Mehul. It was a simple trek to our experience. But what I caught through my eyes were the lush green mountains and snowy tops. The locals with difficult living still keep a broad smile and their …
Special
Time and again, founders end up treating some team member special or something like 10X capable. As a result, we give them our golden care. It is one of the gravest mistakes a founder can make. It affects company culture and processes. It results in a toxic culture in the future. A founder has to …