Detachment is one of the most misunderstood ideas in learning. Many think detachment means not caring. In reality, detachment is the ability to care deeply about the process while remaining free from obsession with the immediate outcome. Without detachment, fear of failure, the desire for quick success, and attachment to being right block learning. With … Read more
I have twenty-five years of experience, but I would hesitate to call myself wise. I may be knowledgeable. I may have become skilled at a few things. But wisdom is something else. I have spent years in the corporate world and years trying to build businesses. I have experienced success, failure, hope, disappointment, confidence, and … Read more
I spent almost my entire professional life in sales. My career began by selling consumer durables across small towns. It involved heavy travelling, meeting new people every day, and explaining why they should buy what I was offering. Almost ninety percent of my sales calls ended in rejection. In the beginning, I thought people were … Read more
One of my businesses was doing well. For the first time, I believed I had understood how business worked. I had a partner to invest and we were aiming to scale high. I was confident. I was growing. I was certain. Then came our first cashflow crunch. Two months into it and my partner took … Read more
A child does not need motivation. Neither is a hungry person. A child acts out of curiosity. A hungry person acts out of the need to survive. And then I realized something important. Motivation comes from desire. Curiosity is a basic human condition and hunger comes from need. The curiosity to learn is as fundamental … Read more
I failed not once, but many times before I finally stopped taking action simply to prove myself right. I realized it late. I was not investing my time to understand and improve. I was investing in trying to win. I believed that experience automatically made me wiser. I assumed I would never repeat the same … Read more
