A few days ago, I stood in front of a room filled with some of the brightest young minds in Punjab - students who see themselves as future entrepreneurs, innovators, and global business leaders. The energy in the room was electric. They weren’t just there to listen; they were hungry for real … [Read more...]
The Case for a Personal Portfolio of Initiatives: Why Betting on One Thing is Never Enough
I have never lived a year in which I wasn’t working on multiple things at once. Not because I couldn’t focus, not because I was unsure of my path, but because I have always understood that the world moves too fast to rely on a single plan. For the past 20+ years, no matter what my primary role … [Read more...]
The Paradox of Patience: How Slowing Down Often Gets You There Faster
As I travel through India and admire the massive improvement in infrastructure, especially when it comes to roads, I can’t help marvelling at how the drivers here navigate the traffic. I see myself as a good driver, solid and well trained, but I can’t dare to drive here. One attribute, or habit … [Read more...]
Rising Above the Mundane: A Call to Level Up Knowledge Work
To me, knowledge work has always felt like it held so much promise. A life spent solving problems, creating new ideas, shaping the future - what could be more fulfilling? But if I’m being honest, the reality hasn’t always lived up to that vision. For too long, knowledge work has been weighed … [Read more...]
The World Rests on the Shoulders of the Willing
There has never been a time in history when the world wasn’t on the brink of something - change, chaos, collapse, or renewal. The end-of-the-world theorists have always found an audience, but I’ve never subscribed to their view. Because every time I look closely, I see something else entirely: a … [Read more...]
Beyond Labels: Decoding Habits, Skills, and Strengths for Lasting Success
In a world obsessed with buzzwords and bullet points, I've often wondered how many of us have inadvertently sold ourselves short by mislabeling our capabilities. It wasn’t too long ago that I realized - after countless hours of self-reflection and professional growth - that the real game-changer … [Read more...]
The Symphony of Thought, Action, and Connection
There’s a rhythm to life that too many people ignore. We chase knowledge without applying it. We stay busy without asking why. We build without considering the people around us. And the result? A fragmented existence - one where intellect, effort, and emotion operate in silos rather than in … [Read more...]
The School of Failure: Lessons Learned from Building and Losing
Failure is a ruthless teacher. It doesn’t coddle, doesn’t ask for permission, and certainly doesn’t arrive at a convenient time. Yet, for all its brutality, failure is a master sculptor. It chisels away arrogance, exposes assumptions, and reveals truths that success often obscures. My ventures, … [Read more...]
I See You. Take Your Time.
We move too fast. Not just in how we rush through our days, but in how we expect things from others - quick responses, immediate results, instant understanding. We measure progress in speed, efficiency, and output, forgetting that real growth, real connection, and real leadership don’t operate … [Read more...]
The Life We Inherit, The Life We Choose
Somewhere between what happens to us and what we make happen, life unfolds. We inherit a world shaped by choices we did not make, but we navigate it through choices that are entirely our own. The interplay of karma and dharma - one handed to us, the other shaped by us - is the quiet tension … [Read more...]