My dear friend, 2023 has become history, another year of life is gone. But what has changed? Are you a changed person while you are reading these words? Many years have already gone by and many more are here to come. This phenomenon has been happening since the beginning of human existence. My thoughts for…
My dear friend, 10 years ago on this day, I landed in India by leaving my job abroad. I was at the peak of my career living a dream life. But I wanted to explore more, do more, know more about life. I never knew what was in store for me. But what followed was…
My dear friend, Last couple of weeks, I was in Dubai. This was my first time in that distant land. I have always been fond of traveling and the best is the solo one if it’s not the company as you desire. Every travel teaches you something new, it definitely gives you a new way…
My dear friend, Today is another day of celebration for us. Guess what! It’s been a year since I started writing these letters. The first letter that I wrote on 02 Oct, 2022 was with the simple thought of writing a letter to a friend with whom I could share weekly insights of life’s happenings…
My dear friend, We’ve come a long way, haven’t we? It’s been nearly a year since we started this journey together. This is letter 50. It’s funny how time seems to slip away when we look back. It feels like just yesterday, but in reality, months and years have passed. As I sat down to…
My dear friend, With all its twists and turns, life is such a magnificent journey. It’s a fascinating experience to go through – we must learn and grow in this ever evolving journey. Somewhere along this expedition, a moment arrives when we pause to introspect, yearning for more from existence. And this quest begins from…
My dear friend, A man goes to a temple and prays, “God, I need a break. I need to win a lottery. I am counting on you, God.” Two weeks passed but nothing happened. Surprised man went to the temple again. “God, about the lottery…I have been a good man for 2 weeks, I have…
My dear friend, Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want. – Brian Tracy. We always look forward to life, what more to achieve – grander dreams, bigger aspirations, and an endless cascade of desires. The list becomes…
My dear friend, “The right people in your life will help you uncap your potential, like sunlight nourishing a flower to bloom.” I am reading a book named, Who not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. And this book is changing my perception about many things. Whenever we have a dream, what do…
My dear friend, We all have a heart full of dreams, aspirations and limitless ambitions. Isn’t it? But achieving all those dreams is never easy. The universe has certain rules for dreamers – I always say that the universe tests every dreamer. No human is there who feels always inspired and motivated, we all have…
My dear friend, Life is an unstoppable journey, isn’t it? We grow to a newer self every passing day. Last few days, I was not well. Being just to myself with some healing herbs and medicines along with a bit of helplessness which usually engulf us when we are sick – I got this thought…
My dear friend, Have you ever looked up at the sky full of twinkling stars? What do you think when you look at the stars? I see the vastness of the big universe and in a jiffy, I feel the small entity of being a human! What are we in this big universe? Nothing but…
My dear friend, Some days are good, some days are bad. On some days, we are superhuman; while on some days, we want to hide from the world. Isn’t it? We all go through these cycles of highs and lows all life. Every human being goes through the same life series, everyone has his own…
My dear friend, When I started my career 17 years ago as a young guy fresh out of college, I went through a corporate training. The aim of the training was to transform the young kids of college to corporate professionals. I remember one incident from those 2 months of training. We had a corporate…
My dear friend, Compete and win! Be the first in the race! Grow, else others will crush you! But on the other side, there is this – The ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few unforgettable weeks in which we climbed…It is, in fact, a tale of…
My dear friend, More than ever in human history, there is so much noise around us. Sometimes I feel that there is too much of everything happening. We all crave moments of peace, happiness, love and self-respect while being successful in terms of societal norms. Yet, amidst all this, we are bombarded with content that…
My dear friend, If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hope. – Andrew Carnegie I was on a panel discussion last week and the topic was – balancing success by nurturing health and wellness. Along with other experts, I put my thoughts on…
My dear friend, “It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.”- Ernest Shackleton Let’s talk about one of my favorite words today – Explore! If we see the literal meaning of the word explore – it’s – to search…
My dear friend, Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. Nothing great was ever achieved…
My dear friend, Let me share a story. Once there was a human, and let’s name him as Mr. A. So Mr. A came to the world; played in the childhood years like all of us. As a grown up adult, he followed the predetermined path laid out before him, ticking off the boxes of…
My dear friend, The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one – Mark Twain And once you start then you must complete the task. Most of the time in life, our tasks list is…
My dear friend, With a thunderous sound, It felt like something had fallen from the sky on the car’s back side. Sitting at the back seat I realized in microseconds that the rear glass was completely shattered and I had to bend forward to save myself. I couldn’t figure out what was happening. What do…
Hey there! You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated – Maya Angelou. We plan, we take action, we fail, we dust off and we move on after learning lessons. It happens quite often in life. Since the day we came on earth, we have lived in this cycle of…
Hey there! This is evening 7.14pm exactly. There is a sal forest around and few trees stand tall in front of the home as well. Every morning starts with the sight of these trees with the chirping of birds. It’s a wonderful feeling living here in nature. Sitting in a mystical evening while listening to…
Hey there! I hope that you are having a good weekend. The new year started and we are in May already, nothing flies like time. Isn’t it? Chalo anyway, today I want to share a poem with you which I wrote for every dreamer in the world. जब भी हम मन की सुनते हैं और…
Hey there! I hope that you must be having a great weekend. Today I want to discuss something which few people might be uncomfortable with but eventually we have to deal with it closely in some way at one or the other point in life; it’s also the fate of all of us some day.…
Hey there! Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. – Oliver Holmes. How sad it is to die with the music still in us? Isn’t it? Many times in life,…
Hey there! You become your conversations. You will think like your associations. And your life will look a lot like the lives of the people you spend most of your time with. – Robin Sharma A busy week wherein I am recovering from an eye infection. At this stage of life, the quest to be…
Hey there! Success ! A word which most of us are fascinated about. Let’s talk about success today. What do you think about success, what is it? Is it having a lot of money or is it having that dream home or having a vacation around the world? The definition differs from person to person.…
Hey there! Today is the quarter century, this is letter number 25. Yeah !! We have come a long way together. What should I write today? Thinking, thinking, thinking and letting the words flow. If we want to progress in any area in life – personal or professional, there are 3 important parameters or steps…
Hey there! This is my letter no. 24. It’s been close to 6 months of our journey together. This letter is from the mountains. It’s been 10 years since I planted a seed in my subconscious mind. Sitting in a high-rise corporate office in a foreign country 10 years ago, I thought that I don’t…
Hey there! We are meeting after 2 weeks. I hope that you are doing great and had a colorful Holi. I am back from my 10 days of Vipassana meditation. It was my 4th Vipassana experience in the last couple of years. Spending 10 days in silence during the Vipassana meditation is an unforgettable transformative…
Hey there! Let me tell you about the happiest man on earth today. A person named, Eddie Jaku, called himself the happiest man on earth. And I recently completed his book the happiest man on earth. I could resonate with the book up to the extent that at many places I felt that these are…
Hey there! Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want. – Brian Tracy In the above quote, two of the numbers could be – Hard work and persistence. If you persist enough and work hard for your dreams,…
Hey there! Life is beautiful. As we traverse through the life journey, we learn the required lesson. Whether we want to learn or not, life won’t ever stop teaching. The light appears at the right time, exactly at the time when we need it. Today in this moment of life, if you are striving for…
Hey there! It’s been three weeks into the new year. Lots of things are happening around. I think life has always been like this on planet earth. It never stops. I always share about Vipassana to everyone. Vipassana meditation is a must have experience for spiritual seekers wherein you have to be in silence for…
Hey there! Rumi reminds us – You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop. Life is such a wonderful phenomenon to experience. Everyone of us is a universe in its own existence. They say that human beings are social animals. We as a human race are dependent…
Hey there! We are at the end of the year 2022. With its own highs and lows, this year was amazing in many ways. It was full of learning and accomplishments. Reflecting back on this year, I thought to pen down 22 learnings and realizations of 2022. Here we go: Health is the true wealth.…
Hey there! The impact of our words are big and the impact of our decisions are even bigger. Many times, we speak without thinking through the situation or the impact. I am very well aware that clarity in life in various aspects is mandatory to take life to the next level. We all are learning…
Hey there! Dreamers are the crazy people who are doing remarkable job to take the world forward – From my first book @Dreams. Today I want to remind you that the journey to your dream won’t be an easy one. It would be full of challenges. Challenges – which you might have never ever thought…
Hey there! Let me ask you a question today – What is the biggest treasure you have? Take a pause and think about it. What word came into your mind? Is it money? Your home? Your car? Your job? Your family and friends? Or anything else? There is something much more valuable than all of…
Hey there! What do we do on a day to day basis? Just think about the activities which you have been doing since morning today. Most of the time goes into spending time with people and doing some activities. People include our friends, families, colleagues and even strangers. Activities start from opening our eyes in…
Hey there! This letter series started from 02 Oct, 2022 and today it’s more than a month of this journey. I realize it so often that nothing moves like time. It flies the fastest. Every past incident feels like it happened just yesterday, whether it’s school, college, job or any other major life event. What…
Hey there! Here we are, and we have lived one more week of life. I have been traveling for the last 2 weeks. I drove more than 1000kms in Uttarakhand state of India last week and I was spellbound by the beauty of nature spread around this ecstatic place. I dared to sleep under the…
Hey there! There are these lines of wisdom shared by Jack Kornfield – The trouble is, you think you have time. I read it years ago but understood and experienced these words in the past few years. I have seen three and half decades of life. First 2 decades, I didn’t even realize what…
Life never stops and years fly by like seconds. What do we seek as human beings? A question which has different answers at different stages of life. Some want materialistic wealth, some want exploration and some live for their loved ones. The pursuits are different for everyone. I have met people who struggle their…
