Category: 365DaysofGratitude

I have always loved the thought of contributing towards afforestation but circumstances did not allow me to do it up until three years ago. For the last three years I’m quite satisfied that I’ve been able to make a contribution because I was able to seek the service of an organisation that has a vision…

I was chit-chatting with a friend of mine on some aspects of spirituality and mysticism, how the concept of “flow” works, the art of letting our core being find expressions, different discussions on life and stuff like that. Suddenly my friend shared the correlation of these concepts by two great masters who lived in two…

I was discussing the topic networking today. Networking is an overused, and perhaps more of an abused term these days. Among all the points we discussed I really liked the perspective of the founder of BNI, Ivan Misner, this is the founder of one of the largest networking organisations for business owners. His idea was…

Today I initiated a clubhouse room on success in career. Many friends came in and shared their incredible stories and experiences. In the discussion, One of the major traits of being successful is been identified in leaving a legacy. And one of my friends shared a quote in that discussion –“You live, as long as…

Andrew Carnegie, who was an American business magnate, was one of the richest people in history. His life story is captivating and a classic example of the American Dream. He was the son of a migrant, he worked in many industries and later built one of the most successful business empires of all time. The…

I was going through some notes I had made after reading the book “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. He says, to create and redesign a habit we need understand its basic formulation. In every habit loop there are 3 elements. The cue (craving), routine, and reward. We need to have all of these…

After quite a long while, today I played badminton in our apartment’s play area. It has been locked for over a month and only recently has it been partially opened to the members. It was, of course, a new experience, playing while wearing a mask, But I felt like I was sweating it out for…

I was reading about gut bacteria (the gut microbiome) and how they are dedicated to the effective functioning of our life on this planet. It is estimated that over 100 trillion such bacteria live in our digestive systems and make our lives possible. In the gut microbiome, the “good” bacteria primarily help us break down…

Today I was part of a discussion in the evening, and a friend of mine was sharing an experience from his early days as a designer 15 years back. My friend was a startup entrepreneur then and he received an enquiry to design the business card of another entrepreneur. He was in the midst of…

Today I was delivering a session on entrepreneurship to a bunch of MBA students. In the interactive session, a student asked me whether I had a back-up plan when I kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey. That was an unexpected question and, in fact, I never had a back-up plan. We as co-founders went full throttle on…