Blog | A field called you

2025 Mar 19

Everyone is work in progress

Some stay so & some get down at a station How do you know if you are on a station. If you are at a place called: I know it I know it before you say it I don’t need to refresh what I know of it It does not matter which train you are on or where it is going Those who know it find their ...

2025 Mar 17

Universe has a sense of humour

What it takes it gives On one side are infinite forces at play devoid of feelings Be it chronological, astronomical, geological, biological, or even political Gears within gears – from subtle to gross, minutiae to cosmic On other side is the conscious you The pivot Every choice sends out a signal Only to return as a message to those listening The gears hear you, honour you, ...

2025 Mar 16

We are hired for the role

Assessed for potential. Noticed for values. Paid for impact. Does the process find you or loose you. That which complements you. That which energises you inside-out. That which extracts the best from you while replenishing you. Finds you. Drop that which splits you. You > f {Role x Potential x Values x Impact}

2025 Mar 13

Talent gets the spotlight

While character stands backstage Talent may be your differentiator But character is your guarantee If you had to promote someone as Commander of a nuclear submarine - trusted with the launch key What would be non-negotiable for you - talent or character If you were hiring a night watchman What would be the deciding factor If you wanted a friend What would your intuition say ...

2025 Mar 11

Hard problems or soft beliefs

Are you pointing the torch in right direction Problems are not in our control Being visible and unacceptable, we focus on them Beliefs are in our control Being invisible and acceptable, we neglect them Our beliefs become our conditioning Our conditioning makes the problem hard, soft, repeat We spend time, energy and money solving unending problems We have a problem And its closer than one ...

2025 Mar 09

Why Start with Why & Growth Mindset fall short

In times of discontinuity and unknowability There are two fundamental kinds of reality and work today. The known – continuous, comforting, complex, compounding, and majority. The unknown – discontinuous, does not reveal itself till you step into it. Where the known stops, the unknown begins. Why & growth mindset rebound within the echo chamber of the known. You don’t expect a duck by sowing apple seeds. ...

2025 Mar 07

The mind is a junction box

It allocates energy as per its factory setting The Sun heats The water flows The cheetah accelerates As is your natural self so is your energy When your external world aligns to your factory setting, you operate intuitively and creatively When your factory setting aligns to your external world, you operate forcibly Energy cannot be created nor destroyed – it only transforms Which is why the ...

2025 Mar 05

What sets you in motion

Is more important than speed of the motion Hunger is more important than the spread of the buffet Grip of the knife is more important than the sharpness of the edge The soul is more important than the emotions, thoughts, and actions When you figure out what drives you You will never run out of steam and speed.

2025 Mar 03

People want to be left alone in peace

But FOMO drives them crazy Reminds me of a classic movie dialogue, “put him in liquid oxygen; the liquid won't let him live and the oxygen won't let him die.” We have learn’t to live with contradictions. We project strength externally while it builds stress internally. Reminds me of J. Krishnamurti, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ...

2025 Mar 02

All coins flip when tossed

Some humans don’t We are living in fantastic times where everything is possible. Where yesterday’s head becomes today’s tail and both look same. Where two Presidents wrestle live and both are declared winner by their side. The wind has always blown – it’s just a bit faster. Eternal qualities of courage, compassion and selflessness still turn the wheels of dharma and impact. Be ready to be ...