A few months into my commitment to aggregate, assess, enhance, and share my content developed over 25+ years of research, work, and experiences, I’m taking a moment to reflect. This journey has been incredible, filled with aha moments and valuable learnings. One key validation has been the balance I … [Read more...]
10 Lessons I’ve Learned While Trying to Launch & Promote My YouTube Channel
Creating and promoting a YouTube channel is a journey filled with excitement, challenges, and valuable lessons. Over time, I've picked up a few tips and insights that have significantly helped me navigate this ever-evolving landscape. Here are the ten most important lessons I've learned: 1. … [Read more...]
Jugaad and Desperation: Two of the Key Drivers of My Entrepreneurial Journey
Earlier today, I got asked why I have such a huge commitment to entrepreneurs and, more importantly, how I got into the addictive world of entrepreneurship. I had to take a pause to reflect on it, but in the immediacy of having to come up with an answer when put on the spot, I mentioned … [Read more...]
The Unspoken Caste System of Modern Society: Money
Recently, I came across a news item about a politician in British Columbia pushing for legislation to make discrimination based on caste illegal in Canada and to add caste as an official form of discrimination. This really got me thinking about all the different initiatives we see across Canada and … [Read more...]
Living in the Now: The Five Elements One Should Control and Manage
The burden of expectations from the past and the fear of an uncertain future often prevent us from fully embracing the present. To break free from these constraints, I've found that we need to confront and understand five key elements: Expectations, Ego, Fear, Greed, and Hubris. These elements are … [Read more...]
Leading with Heart: Ted Lasso’s Timeless Lessons for Modern Leadership
Life and leadership lessons often come from the most unexpected places. Lately, I’ve been soaking up wisdom from none other than Ted Lasso. His unyielding optimism, relentless belief in people, and genuine kindness remind me in every episode that leadership isn't just about strategy and … [Read more...]
Sharing Knowledge Freely: My commitment to opening my work for non-commercial use
Over the past two months, I've been gradually releasing some of my core strategic documents, frameworks, and models that I've developed and regularly use in my strategic consulting and coaching work. A close, trusted friend recently asked me why I chose this path, prompting me to write this post. … [Read more...]
🌟 This Mother’s Day, I am reminded once again of the profound impact my mother …
... has had on every aspect of my life - personal, professional, and spiritual. Her life journey serves as a testament to resilience, determination, and unwavering faith in the face of adversity. Today I share with you four of the many life lessons that my mom taught me: 1. Strive for greatness … [Read more...]
🌟 Leadership from within: My strong belief that the future leaders of our organizations already work with us 🌟
After 20+ years of working in multiple domains, in multiple leadership roles, one truth continues to resonate strongly with me – the seeds of our future leadership flourish within our organization's fertile soil. Our future leaders aren't elusive talents to be hunted externally, they're already … [Read more...]
Embarking on Growth: 11 Rules from My Playbook
Embarking on Growth: 11 Rules from My Playbook Throughout my professional journey, I've crafted a set of principles that have profoundly influenced my growth, decision-making, and resilience in both my career and personal life. Today, I'd like to share a distilled compendium of wisdom, my 11 … [Read more...]
The Beauty of Discomfort: How Embracing the Uncomfortable Fuels Our Evolution
Comfort is often portrayed as the ultimate goal - something to be sought, cherished, and clung to. We chase comfort in our careers, our homes, our relationships, and our routines, believing that if we can just get everything to a place where the edges are smooth and the waters calm, we’ll have … [Read more...]
Eternal Footprints: Navigating the Digital Afterlife in a World Yet to Be Born
The future isn't coming - it’s already here, lurking at the edges of our daily routines, woven into our screens, our devices, our memories. And in this future, a strange new world of work is emerging - jobs that don't exist today but will become crucial in a world we are only beginning to imagine. … [Read more...]
Loyalty: The Quiet Currency of Meaningful Bonds
In a world obsessed with layering complexity upon simplicity, there’s something deeply refreshing about the idea of loyalty. It's a word we throw around casually, attaching it to notions of allegiance, duty, or even sacrifice, but the essence of loyalty is far more subtle. It isn’t the grand … [Read more...]
The Weight of Yesterday: How Letting Go Unlocks Tomorrow
There’s an old saying we’ve all heard: "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Simple, yet it holds one of the deepest truths of the human experience. Resentment, anger, bitterness - these emotions don’t just pass through us; they settle in, slowly … [Read more...]
The Death of Disagreement: When Listening Became the Lost Art
In an age that celebrates expression, we’ve paradoxically turned dialogue into a test of allegiance. Today, it seems that disagreeing thoughtfully is a road less traveled, met too often with judgment and dismissal. In this peculiar twist of modern communication, where global networks amplify every … [Read more...]