I’ve recently begun to understand something about myself that feels uncomfortable to admit: I need closures for every conflict. Even the smallest disagreements sit with me longer than they should. Some people can walk away without a second thought, but I carry unresolved moments like quiet burdens. I replay them, analyze them, and somehow they take up more space than all the good interactions combined. … Continue reading Beginning to Understand
Last weekend I was in Dallas attending a literature festival, where I also had a short session titled “What Should Be the Next Book to Read?” The crux of my talk was simple: people who read regularly rarely ask this question because the next book usually finds them. Most often, this question comes from people who don’t have a reading habit yet. And I always … Continue reading Happy Reading to you All !!
As I read posts on LinkedIn, I wonder if it is written by an AI tool. The posts are so well optimized on word density, layout and icons. Not an extra word. They hit you like bullets and arrows. Like corporate talk should be. I agree LinkedIn is not Facebook, it is a professional network, but still… Maybe I am wrong. Maybe these are truly … Continue reading My love hate with AI
Last week I wrote an article about my journey of recovery and the process. It got a good readership and I got messages from both friends and acquaintances. There were two kind of responses I received. One was from people who wanted to genuinely help me and the other was people who felt what I said resonated with them. For those who messaged to help … Continue reading Meaningful Work: Goldfishes, Community, Contribution and Challenges
‘The cost of not doing’ is a profound question. Yet we ask less of it. The question feels trivial. We are suppose to do things & not ask what happens if we don’t do it. But the question and the answer can make a significant impact on how we prioritize things. Both in personal and professional life. The above point does not mean I ask … Continue reading The Cost of not doing
Finally I watched Severance. It took me a while. And something in me is wanting me to look at work, both my past, present and future at work and life. In my career, I have worked with people who came to work just because they could not stand their personal life and relationships. I have also worked with people who worked so much that they … Continue reading Severance: What my Innie tells my Outie
I had a request from a publisher to write a book since May last year, and I even started writing it, only to find out how difficult it is. The sheer energy needed to bring your thoughts to words. I realized it was not for me. Last week the publisher reached out to me and asked what happened. I had not taken any money to … Continue reading Writing is not easy
In 2020, he started middle school. Seeing him do ventriloquism, his teacher asked “why don’t you teach others”. No puppets for all, so he innovated with socks. Around 10 kids learned every week. Then pandemic hit, two years the world was at home. Then came high school. And now he is graduating. I had read that kids struggled getting back to school & socializing. No … Continue reading Learn, Earn and Live fully
The other day as I was buying my lunch at our cafeteria, I get a message on our family group from my daughter Rhea. She is in her office today. Her office is 3 minutes from mine. I said “come over and let’s have lunch”. Then she said she wanted to see where I work. Ok Why not? I am legit 😁 She wants to … Continue reading With my daughter 🥰
Who is a customer when you are in a store? Some would say, a customer is anyone who is a potential buyer of a product in a store. We can even say that for a ‘For Profit’ business it would be anyone who can initiate, facilitate or influence a business transaction…. fair. Now let us look at coffee shop. I had an experience as a … Continue reading Who is a customer ? And when do we stop being one?
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