Who should you listen to?

All our lives, we are surrounded by voices. What we should be doing. What we should be thinking. How we should be doing things. Instead of clearing up the smoke, these voices end up creating more. Mystic and philosopher Rumi, once said: “There is a voice that doesn’t...

Are you a product? Or a service?

What’s the difference between a product company and a service company? A service company reacts. Reacts to the requirements of the client, to the situation, to the context. A product company preempts. Preempts the requirements, the situation, the context.   A...

The best way to live life

How do we live a life of integrity? A life of honesty? A life where we do not have to second-guess our thoughts and actions? Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca said:  “We should live our lives as if everyone could see us.” What would we do differently if everyone could...

Giving up anger

When we get angry, we end up doing things we don’t want to be doing. Our actions become impulsive, words get uncontrolled, and thoughts become really fast. None of this allows us to calm down and be thoughtful. And we often ask ourselves: Why does anger hurt me more...

The ordinary way of doing extraordinary things

There are people who have gone on to do exceptional things. Changed the world forever. Leonardo da Vinci. Madame Curie. Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. What’s a special trait they have? Were they child prodigies? Or naturally gifted? It’s because they kept telling...

Dealing with loneliness

Do you sometimes feel lonely? You feel no one understands you, feels your emotions, or knows what you’re going through. How to go about fixing it? When we listen to someone who’s going through the same pain, when we let them know they aren’t invisible, when we assure...