Who are we trying to impress with our work? Our bosses or ourselves? There is this trend I am seeing where more and more folks are trying to impress their seniors or subordinates instead of building themselves. It can work in the short run and take you to a level. But in the longer run, …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
mind games
Our brain acts crazy at times. It can lead to making us sick or confident as a king. The more and more I surrender to it, I realize how our entire body is its slave. Our mind can guide, heal and corrupt us. What becomes most important then is what affects it? The mix of …
brands
Most brands are built on a story crafted in the early days. Everyone is responsible for it, most importantly companies culture. If employees are il treated, it will reflect outside. The same goes with vendors or other associates. The saying monkey sees monkey has a reason. A founder has to hire trainable leaders to replace …
Crisis
Crisis tests leadership. When things run smooth, we don’t notice much about the pillars or fundamentals of any business. COVID was one such situation that defined a company, especially how they treated their employees. There were mass firings and, many businesses got shut down. When the Brazilian frost hit in the early days, green beans …
Duality
One filter that has worked for me last 5+ years is duality check. Seeing what people tell you in one on one, what they do in real life and how they project on social media. We are all craving for importance and, social media is a melting pot for the same. It is also a …
B U
One of the life learning in life has been Be Yourself. I keep sermonizing this to everyone. Authenticity is what keeps us going in the long run, not mask or lipstick. I have seen many relationships falling apart because of the lack of authenticity. Employees join with a promise, serve something else. People get married …
cult
Our society is setting up the wrong precedence by creating cult leaders in entrepreneurship. It’s ruining the future generation and taking them in the wrong direction. Instead of solving pain, it has become a race. The success has become fundraising announcements and Twitter followers. Instead of creating long-term value, it has become camaraderie and groups.
dreamers
We should dream and strive towards making it a reality. Having a dream alone is not enough. There was a dreamer behind most innovations and, it was their itch: an airplane, cars, electricity, or computer. We, humans, are gifted and, our will to go against the odds has taken civilization beyond: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin …
glory
I don’t understand why we have made entrepreneurship something glorious. Some of us do it for the kick of it. One part of my brain says, ooh we are going to uncharted territory and taking all the risk and creating something unique. The other side of my brain says we are just trying to make …
attention
We are part of the attention economy. Actors and performers are spending hours on Instagram posing beach vacation photos. Mare mortals like us feel that we are wasting our time. They are living a great life. In reality, they are working harder than us to stay relevant. The glamour industry has thrived on attention. It …