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We think of luck as something beyond our control.
Which makes us helpless to it.

Luck is something YOU can influence.

Sit down with yourself, reflect on your life and make a list of all the times where you “lucked out”.

Go back further, to see if there was anything you did to create the foundation for that luck – such as I did by having a network of batchmates at ISB.

Once you find it, that’s what you can do more of – as a habit.
You are now increasing your chances to get lucky.

We can’t determine what will work.

But of all the things that we do, one is bound to work.
And that will make all the difference!

We drive an air-conditioned car and get mad when the bicycle comes in front of us.

We walk into an interview hall and judge the person dressed shabbily.

We speak in English and laugh at those who don’t know how to pronounce cafe. 

We judge those that try to save 20 rupees at the vegetable store.

We feel losers are losers because “if only they worked harder”.

If only we realised that not all success is due to hard work.
And not all failure is due to laziness.

When you are working towards something, there is always hope. 

Hopelessness is felt on two occasions:

1. When you haven’t yet started and feel there is no way you can (untrue more often).
2. When you achieve what you wanted but it doesn’t change how you feel (true more often).

1) What is your happiest memory of us?
2) How was the first year of parenthood for you?
3) What is the nicest thing I have ever done for you?
4) What are the best & worst parts about getting older?
5) What’s one thing you want me to always remember after you are gone?

Your salary is not your only success.
Your happiness is as well.

Your marks are not your only success.
Your learning is as well.

Your designation is not your only success.
YOUR description of your designation is as well.

The world will make us believe a fake definition of success.
Not falling for it is the biggest success!

If you died, your manager would put out a job posting in 48hrs looking for a replacement. 

Your friends and family will never get that chance. 

As much as your job is necessary, do not ignore the relationships where you remain irreplaceable.

Emotionally intelligent people allow themselves their bad days, their hard moments, their tough admissions. 

And they give themselves the space to experience them all. 

Knowing that this too shall pass. 

As will the good ones as well.

We make the worst decisions when we make them in the moment, led by our emotions.

We make the best decisions when we make them with no pressure, led by our awareness.

YOU ARE NOT STUCK.
No one’s ever stuck. 

In life if you feel stuck, you will be FAR MORE miserable for the exact same conditions, than if you have options.

It is true, not just for work.
It is true for relationships.
It is true for money.
True for life.

Even if the option you create is only marginally better, it will compound subconsciously to make you feel more powerful eventually.

The worst enemy in your life is the person who convinces you that you do not have any other choice. That you do not have options. 

That you are stuck.

Often that person is you yourself.

Managing time can be intensely hard in today’s distraction-filled world.

I see it as an opportunity to stand out.

The world is going to reward even more, the ability to take control of one’s time and drive your own agenda.