by Rajan Singh | Jan 22, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
All my life, for any big goal I set my eyes on, I always felt underprepared and under-confident — be it an exam, a job, or a startup. I never felt ready to take the shot. Yet, over the years, here is what I found: If you wait to be fully ready, you will wait for...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 21, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
The last few days, my wife has been busy writing recommendation letters for her junior IAS officers applying for Fulbright and various other scholarships, for pursuing higher studies. And just like the MBA admissions at US B-Schools, here also, success has little to...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 20, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
There is a 99% chance that your struggles will never cease, no matter how successful you become. But this can’t be true! What if one achieves superlative success? How many successful entrepreneurs have you seen who go into quiet retirement after a huge success?...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 19, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
An ex-colleague used to show up at work with a Tumi bag. When I learned how atrociously expensive these things were, I asked him, “Why did you buy this? Was it worth it?” This guy had bought it while working with a top-tier private equity fund, which paid...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 16, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
About half of the IAS/IPS officers who reach out to me ask me about career opportunities outside the Services. Of course, there is an obvious self-selection here (why else would they reach out to an ex-Civil Servant). Yet, the number of dissatisfied people in highly...
