I had been thinking and thinking for a long time about whether or not I should pursue something new at work. I thought long and hard and weighed the pros and cons of this path for a while now. Pursuing it would mean a small change in my career. But I wasn’t sure about making that change especially given uncertainty around every corner of business today. There were a lot of questions that I wanted clarity around, such as: Will […]
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I’ve never heard anyone say, “I’m glad things are more simple now than 5 years ago”. We just don’t say that. In fact, we talk of how simple things “used to be”. In my research on a new book, I came across an interesting concept called Entropy or the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. There’s a lot of science behind it but essentially it says that: Things get more complex not less. We go from simplicity to complexity. We go from […]
Read moreI knew Sonam when she was a kid working at our family Dairy Queen store about 10 years ago. Recently, I learned of her new business on Facebook through a friend and decided to stop by her bakery one rainy afternoon to pick up some treats for my kids. It’s called Chocal8Kiss and it’s a brand new bakery/cafe located in Manalapan, NJ. She embraced the chaos and opened in March and is busting her back and making it work…and loving every […]
Read moreYou can’t thrive in a new, more global world, if you don’t get out of the house and actually see it for yourself. I met my friend Ben a few years ago. He’s a successful entrepreneur who has created and sold businesses. He lives in Manhattan and is a great example of someone who’s realized how important it is to say YES to new opportunities. Ben has never been to India and doesn’t necessarily have a specific NEED to go […]
Read moreAbout a month ago, I noticed an odd thing on my driveway when I went to pick up my morning issue of the Wall Street Journal. No paper. I thought it was a mistake but as the days went on and I didn’t see a paper, I realized that I had never renewed the subscription. So, it’s been a month and you know what? I don’t miss it. When I first starting commuting to the city about 6 years ago […]
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