On dedication

I recently saw one of Shah Rukh Khan’s interviews. He was asked by Anupam Kher in his show, about the secret to his success. SRK replied: I work very hard.Anupam Kher said: isn’t that what everyone does? SRK’s response? “Everyone works hard to get that one chance in...

Performing amidst pressure

There are two kinds of pressures: Performance pressure and peer pressure. Performance pressure is the one we apply on ourselves.That we have to deliver.That we have to win.That we have to achieve. It is the story in our head. Peer pressure is the one we experience due...

Losing our temper

People are going to screw up.They are going to lose it. And the sad part is, they won’t even understand this despite us trying to explain this to them. So, we have two options: Behave like the world is supposed to – get angry, and tell them where they went...

“Nothing” is powerful

Of the many lies we were sold as kids (and upon growing up), this one always triumphs: Something is better than nothing.Selling a part of your soul is better than your soul making no money. Except that when we are empty, we feel our truest emotions. It is in solitude...

Leadership in crisis

When you run a company, things will go bad sometimes.And when they come to the leader – the leader has two choices. Either they deliver to people’s expectations and get aggressive.Or they surprise everyone by being calm and then facing it. When most people...