There’s just too much happening. Everywhere you look, the world is vibrating with noise — all of it claiming urgency. What was once a rare call to action is now a constant background hum, amplified by every platform, every alert, every headline. And in this constant state of “crisis,” we’re … [Read more...]
When the Room Outgrows the Leader
There’s a moment — quiet, awkward, but unmistakable — when the room outgrows its leader. It doesn’t announce itself with rebellion or chaos. It arrives subtly, in the form of sharper minds, deeper conviction, or a wider vision carried by those expected to follow. It is the moment when leadership … [Read more...]
When Leaders Dim the Lights
There’s something breathtaking about working alongside brilliance. The kind of mind that sees patterns the rest of us miss. That reshapes problems before we’ve even named them. That makes you sit up, take notes, and wonder how such clarity could ever be taught. But brilliance is fragile — not … [Read more...]
The Future Whispers Before It Shouts
Most people think the future arrives with a bang. That one day, something changes and we’re suddenly living in a new reality. But it never really works like that. The future doesn’t announce itself - it murmurs. It’s subtle. It tugs at the edges of our attention long before it becomes obvious. … [Read more...]
The Swipe Test: If Trust Starts Online, Where Are You?
There was a time when proximity was destiny. We worked with the people we lived near, fell in love with the ones we bumped into at events or in lecture halls, and trusted those we saw every day. Familiarity bred connection. But we no longer live in that world. Today, our first impressions are … [Read more...]
It’s Enough That You Yourself Know
There’s a quiet dignity in not needing to explain yourself. In a world that rewards performance and punishes pause, it’s become rare to trust silence, rarer still to trust someone else’s. But every so often, you meet a moment, or a person, where explanation is unnecessary. And in that rare … [Read more...]
The Cost of Entry: How Being Misunderstood Shapes Success
There’s a quiet tax we pay when we choose to do something different, meaningful, or ahead of its time. It's not money or effort or even risk, though those are part of it. The real cost, the one no one prepares you for, is being misunderstood. Not briefly, not occasionally, but often for long, … [Read more...]
You Taught Me the Long Game: My Mom. My Architect. My Coach. My Mentor. My Inspiration.
There are moments in life when we pause and reflect on the people who’ve shaped us. We often look to teachers, leaders, or great public figures for guidance, but for me, the most profound and enduring influence has always been one person: my mother, Pushap. It’s no accident that her name, which … [Read more...]
You Can’t Cook Rice Without Rice
There’s something refreshingly obvious about the idea: you can’t cook rice without rice. It’s a phrase that might sound silly at first, even laughable, but it carries a truth so foundational that we often forget it in our daily hustle to do more, be more, achieve more. Because in all of our … [Read more...]
Better Than Yesterday: The Quiet Science of Becoming Exceptional
No one is born a top performer. It’s tempting to think otherwise - to assume the most impressive people we encounter are just wired differently, gifted in ways we aren’t. But when you look closer, you see a more ordinary, more hopeful truth: they’ve simply built themselves differently. Not … [Read more...]
The Conservative Loss Is a Masterclass in Failed Change Management
For all the noise, the talking heads, the threads, and the spin, the most fascinating part of the recent Conservative loss in Canada isn’t political - it’s organizational. It’s a textbook case in failed change management, delivered in real-time, by a party that had all the momentum, all the … [Read more...]
When Everything Feels Urgent: A Better Way to Prioritize What Matters
The older I get, the more I realize that most of our overwhelm doesn’t come from the amount of work we have - it comes from not knowing what to do first. In any busy, purpose-driven organization - whether you're building systems for equity, managing national funding cycles, or supporting … [Read more...]
From Curry to Commerce: Not Guests. Not Burdens. Nation Builders.
It’s 11:25 p.m. and I’m seated in a bustling Indian restaurant in Toronto. The scent of cardamom and cumin hangs in the air. The servers speak in Hindi and Punjabi as they glide between tables. The families eating here laugh over biryani and butter chicken, and I don’t need to peek behind the … [Read more...]
The Quiet Power of Playing the Long Game
There’s something oddly comforting about short-term wins. They give us something to point to - proof of progress, signs of momentum, applause. But in the obsession with now, we often forget that most of what truly matters happens slowly, invisibly, and without ceremony. The long game doesn’t … [Read more...]
One Intentional Hour
There are days when nothing works. The to-do list stares back blankly. The coffee goes cold. The conversation didn’t go how you hoped. A setback stings more than it should. Maybe there were tears, maybe just the familiar ache of disappointment. Whatever the cause, the spiral feels real. We’ve … [Read more...]