We are all sold on the idea of perfection. We want the perfect partner, job, vacation, and other worldly things.” Our urge for this perfectionism has a side effect. We stop caring and celebrating. Our life journey is not a one-legged mammoth. Instead of living life while aspiring to make it perfect while living, enjoying …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
wall
Working with a big team scares me. I am working under many silos. The wall of hierarchy and interacting with many personas. It is like many worlds working inside and each being clueless. I like Jeff Bezos philosophy of 6 member team, fitting on a big size Pizza. Does it still hold for Amazon? The …
Burnout
Burnout is real. It can happen to any team size. It is for a leader to keep an eye on the team. Apart from a great working environment, transparency, a leader has to be aware of setting up an honest expectation. A leader has to nudge, encourage and empower every single team member. The radical …
users
The rule of successful product development is simple: listen to your users. But are all users equal? I would strongly say NO. My journey so far has taught me about 3 categories of users. Noisy: They will create all the noise, what features are lacking in the product. They will show a superficial association with …
Battle
We are fighting our own little battle. It is closer to our heart and of much importance. It is difficult for others to understand and relate to it. We don’t have to waste our time explaining it to others. A day wage labor values every penny he earns because of his need. A wealthy businessman …
process
Walmart, Amazon or Google; they all have one thing in common. They have a defined process and they stick by it. Data tells all the story and that happens after an established process. The owner of an organization has to take responsibility for this. Ray Dalio, Sam Walton or Jef Bezos they all did it …
seek
Why are you alive? What keeps you going in everyday life? What are you seeking? How are you handling this journey of life? Are you living your own life or wearing a mask to keep others happy? Is this how you expected your life to be? As a seeker, one has to find answers for …
Inspire
We can get inspired from anywhere. It can be by reading, watching a movie or listening to the shopkeeper. We, humans, are unique in our own ways. We all have our own stories. A few chosen ones get to tell the world their journey. Keep yourself open to listen, hear and get inspired. Don’t be …
Right
I have no clue what is right or wrong, it is situational. You can be right at certain things in a certain environment while wrong at others. A lot of it depends on situations and timing. Nobody knows if they are always right.
Nudge
Sometimes you have to Nudge your liked ones, friends. You have to make them believe that they are important. We all like being liked and appreciated. Why is it so difficult for us to appreciate, encourage, nudge others? Is it because we are scared of being ignored or rejected?