Peek into the future

If we were given a chance to peek into our future, we’d certainly not miss it. What if we knew that the way we live our days is setting up our foundation for our future? This also enables us to change our past, because the present of today is the past of the future....

A year from now…

We want to build that product. Create a community of like-minded people. Change the way things work. But there is a lack of time. Or we are not sure if the idea will succeed. What will people say if we fail? How will we ever know the result until we do the work?...

Circumstances don’t cause pain

You felt intense pain. You wanted to escape. It really hurt. And in all that, it was easy to blame circumstances. Except that circumstances were not to be blamed. If circumstances brought us pain, how is it that different people handle their pain differently? The hurt...

You always have yourself!

This is a story across 20 years, that I still can’t believe. 27th August 2002 – I took my first ever flight in my life. It was for the USA. Papa had to take a Rs. 55,000 loan to pay for the one-way ticket. I still remember the scene at the Delhi airport. My...

Focus, and lack of it

Focus is something we choose for our own selves. For the life that we have chosen. Our career. Focus makes us accountable. But there is another perk of that focus: The right kind of focus leads us to stop focusing on what others are doing wrong, and start looking for...