I visited my 14th country, Azerbaijan, in the Caucasus. I went with an open mind since there was not much to go on about the countries around the Caspian Sea – Iran and the old breakaway states from the USSR – Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan. No one I knew from the travel community had been …
Here are three ways to maintain and downsize it. Can you imagine? It takes up a room full of space. Needs food by the truckloads. And walking it on a leash? Forget it! It is you who is going to be dragged around. We all have pet elephants. Oh yes, we do. You just haven’t realized …
Go from powerless to powerful in a sprint. It took one fall to change my ‘normal’. In all of 2022, my days were crammed with activity – swim, cycle, or run, followed by time at the climbing wall. And how could I give up my favourite – strength training? The Ironman 70.3 triathlon was coming …
If it ain’t shocking you, it ain’t shaking you. On a Wednesday morning, Santosh Mane stole the bus master key at the depot, picked a random bus to drive and mowed 9 people to death on the busy streets of Pune. It included office goers, school children and workers walking to their site. The whole city …
While we are going about our lives, something stops in our tracks. I remember the day I stood before the Matterhorn, its majestic peak piercing the heavens. But this story isn’t just about mountains; it’s about the heights we can reach within ourselves. While we are going about our lives, something holds us in its …
Against all instinct, I decided to give it a try. That evening, I sat down to give journaling a go.New pen, nice moleskin book. Three minutes passed. Five minutes. No earth-shattering, inspirational or profound thoughts came to mind. Nothing that I felt gratitude for beyond the satisfaction that I exist. Sigh! There it was again, …
Someone put a trolley and a suitcase together and got a suitcase with wheels. Connecting the dots can be one of the best leverages you can build in any area of life, work or play today. The problem is you can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can do that only in hindsight. Till then, …
It is not that hard if you give it time. A purpose shouldn’t be something achievable. Or even specific. It is the opposite of SMART goal setting. If you are struggling to understand what your raison d’etre is, ask really broad questions. What are some unique ways you can contribute? How do you want to live …
Meaningful work lies beyond the shackles of to-do lists. We are relentlessly pursuing productivity. Getting more done in the shortest span possible. It is not wrong to go after accomplishments. The sense of finishing something well is undeniably gratifying. But it is a tunnel with an elusive light at the end. Our to-do lists never …
