Local Maxima

Ruchi asked me last night – “what was the highlight of the day”.  It got me thinking. For far longer than I expected. I finally gave her an answer.  But the answer wasn’t the answer I wanted to give.  Of course there was a...

Ever had cocaine?

Not the real one (am not judging).  But the one you get in corporate life. It goes like this.  A colleague comes up with a problem. Seeking a solution.  And you give a solution.  Instantly. Right then and there.  That instant solution is your...

Don’t believe the lie you tell yourself 

At the gym, on the 12th rep, the trainer asks you to do 5 more “I can’t do it”  Your boss asks you to get something done by this Thursday  “I can’t do it”  Your friend asks you to sing a song for her on her...

Vulnerability 

Vulnerability is the state of being open to injury, or appearing as if you are.  My Failure Resume generated some heart warming reactions. What I didn’t expect (but was hoping for) was that almost none of them were about “omg, you have failed so much...

Don’t become them 

I was driving with a friend. And were stuck in a jam. In true Delhi style, the car behind didn’t seem to care about the jam. He owned the road and wanted to tell the world. So he kept honking incessantly.  We were moving at a slow pace. Had we been still I...

My Failure Resume

I am extremely grateful to be where I am in life. But there were several moments when I wasn’t. It is so easy for us to take our failures seriously and consider them the end of the road. I am the biggest proof that self-doubt exists, and I am equally the best proof...