The non-resolution of New Year Resolutions
New Year resolutions usually end in failure. And then I discovered I was approaching it wrong! And found inspiration on how I can turn an unproductive goal into a habit.
Do you excessively analyze failure?
What is more productive – spending time analysing failure or understanding what makes us successful as well? The answer to that made a big difference to my mindset
Does a leader’s journey have to be lonely?
An insightful post on leadership by my co-founder Shweta Anand Arora gave me a lot of food for thought this morning. One line that stood out for me – ‘It doesn’t have to be a completely lonely journey’. Especially in the context of business owners and founders. Truth is, a lot of the time, founders …
Vulnerability – strength or weakness?
The conventional understanding of of vulnerability is all about being exposed- to attack, to be hurt physically or emotionally. Its most commonly used synonyms are in the areas of being helpless, defenceless, feeble and passive. No wonder it’s not a very welcome word for most of us.
Unlearning to learn
Unlearning plays a big role in life, especially while learning new skills or changing careers. In this piece, the author talks about three key skills he needed to acquire to become a good coach – the power of listening in, the value of great questions and the importance of focusing only on the positive. That however, involved unlearning what corporate life had instilled over the last decade or so.