Coming to Delhi is no less than nostalgia for me. The city is very close to my heart, almost a home. I have spent 12 years of my life here. With the rapid pace of Delhi’s development, every visit welcomes me with a surprise.
I have missed Delhi winter for a very long time, December 2019 is an exception. Here I am sitting at the SDA market and writing this post. Winter in Delhi reminds me of my childhood and laziness to attend classes or going at work. Winter is also the season for the foods in Delhi. I am lucky that some of my old friends are still in town and gave me a company graciously.
Delhi has existed since eternity, many ruled it, many destroyed and plundered. The city emerges out from the ash like a phoenix and becomes even more beautiful.
I keep hearing and reading about the unbearable air pollution, crime, and a plethora of other negativity about the city. I cannot deny them. I feel with time and technological and civic advancement city will rise again. The caretakers aka elected representatives are working on it. Not everyone has given up.
This trip reminded me of SF for wearing multi-layered cloths apart from buzzing nightlife, iconic eateries, and Delhi metro. Some in the past have called Delhi a paradise while others the city of Djinn. For me, it is just nostalgia for my past.
Some photos and tweets.
Ashish & me
Chiken Changezi
Rathi Saheb 🙂
Delhi haat
Kulfi
Vivek and family
Concluding Delhi trip while spending day with @kumarshorav My first manager, handled, mentored and helped me in starting up my professional journey. Happy and grateful. 😀 pic.twitter.com/3khhSels6m
Reunion with @hiddenharmony at our regular adda: Delhi Haat. He has been my mentor for life, he has seen me growing/taking baby steps. I consider myself lucky and will remain thankful for everything 😍 pic.twitter.com/hn065X2MkN
Our human mind is tightly wired for our advantage. We deny reality because as it makes us feel bad and does not match with our construct/assumptions. We start living in our fantasy world expecting things to be the way we like which might be wrong for others.
Another side of living is giving benefit of doubt to others. Living life in real without assumptions.
If you would like to live a life without burning your blood pressure or heartbeat start living life in reality with fewer assumptions.
I am into sales now, since the product has matured and we are getting some traction via word to mouth.
One of my key learning has been, being honest makes life better for both parties. Sales are more about a relationship than profit. People are generally helpful and good. They appreciate your effort if you are open to sharing your vision and end goal.
Some of the folks who did not buy our product connected us to others who are our customers. This happened because the connection was honest and not transactional.
Lastly, I have realized I have to work with great people, who are empathetic and believe in our vision and be part of each other’s journey in the long run.
I happily mention my competitor’s name to those who ask me and also walk away or polity says NO to folks whom we feel will be a pain as our future customers.
In the book Nuts, the author talks about the importance of celebration. Running any business requires a lot of trust and great people. These are some reasons why an organization should celebrate and what is there for us.
Celebration provides an opportunity for building relationships.
Celebration gives us a sense of history.
Celebration is a way of reorganizing major milestones.
Celebration helps in reducing stress.
Celebration helps us envision the future.
Celebration inspires, motivates and reenergizes people.
Celebration builds self-confidence and removes fear.
Celebration helps us mourn the losses associated with change.
Crossing road, moving on to a new journey in personal and professional life is difficult. A lot of this has to do with emotional quotient. The rage, blame, and commitment everything goes for a toss. All a sudden companies vision, founders drive comes in question.
It is a great learning for someone who has been on both sides. A few days of misalignment and changing attitude affects all the good work of the past.
While you are dreaming and oozing up for a new journey, someone has to clean up the leftover. We are all part of this hyper-connected world.
Don’t lie to your employer if you are moving to a new challenge. Don’t give false promises on project commitment before exit. Karma bites back.
Community is the new marketing hoopla. Humanity has existed this long because of the community. A community is centered around a common ideology, belief, trust, and faith.
Why are we talking about a community when we have our own ulterior motive behind it?
Community is more about giving and expecting least in return. Before starting a community one has to learn to be empathetic and have a real cause for others rather than self.
I like rivers, they are break free. They live on their own terms. They are powerful enough to make their own course.
When a river is gentle it is feeding ground for civilization. It is the center of many cultures. When a river gets angry it can destroy the existence.
Rivers are considered sacred in Hinduism. We pray to them and treat them like a mother. Many of our festivals are centered around them like Kumbh.
Sadly with the advancement in our living river has turned into our sewage deposit and source of disease. We have converted its nectar to undrinkable poison.
