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 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 […]
Read moreAs a kid I always had to work on the Fourth of July at my parent’s Dairy Queen because a lot of our employees happen to call out ‘sick’ and it was usually very busy. So I never got to see the Fourth fireworks back then. Nowadays, given that I no longer help out at the DQ as much, I’m a bit more free to appreciate this great American holiday. And I really love this holiday more than any other. […]
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