Slay the demon of likes and dislikes!
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Confidence is a chemical.
Over the last four months I have lost 11kgs, mostly fat stored in my body. I've been exercising regularly, eating right, and limiting the cheat days. I'm suddenly fitting into clothes that I last...
Not yet!
My four year old daughter and five and a half year old son understand the language of ‘not yet’ very well. Their latest love is the cartoon character Pepper Pig. Like many parents, my wife and...
Don't just raise the ceiling. Raise the floor!
I am the ambitious types. I like to do many things. And I like to do them well. But here is an honest admission, I tend to rest on my laurels quite easily. Let me explain. A few years ago, I got...
I took a leap of faith.
My father used to tell me, a pole vaulter uses the pole to gain height and lift off the ground. But, if she wishes to cross the bar, she cannot afford to keep holding on to the pole. She needs to...
The curse of the gifted.
When I had one shoe I was happy, I didn’t have to think which one should I wear today. When I was in school I was happy, I didn’t have to think about what should I do today. I had a friend who was...
Winning. The 'micro' way.
Please don't attempt to wrestle with King Kong! He is just to big and strong. There is no chance of winning. The only way win is to get him on your side. I want to get fit. I want to learn a new...
My Autobiography (in 2021)
This one took courage. This is me putting myself out there for the world to see inspired by the questions in the workbook ‘Thought experiments’ by Narendra Goidani. Have a read, and do hold me...
What shrinks your ‘Doubling time’?
Last week, one of my professors from WIMWI (a well known institute of management in western india, the alias used for IIM-A in case studies!) was in Pune. Professor Sunil Handa obliged us by...
I will stop limiting myself.
I was with my friend Siddharth Gaikwad at his home in Bangalore. He is a very senior digital user experience designer. Together, we have been working on creating an online platform for youth. The...
You did it ‘inspite of’!
What better way to feel the magic of Independence Day than to have experienced the magic of Dipa Karmakar’s feat of standing 4th in the Women’s Vault event in the Rio Olympics. What makes it...
How fast do you get BACK on TRACK?
Since 2012, I have been meditating everyday. Until a few months ago, I had not missed a single day. Be it travel, be it a late night, be it visitors at home, be it whatever, not a day had been...