Conviction – The Real Secret to Success

The secret to making money is out in the open. On websites like Trendlyne, you can find the stock portfolios of India’s best public market investors, starting from that of the late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. And since these guys are super successful, making money...

Critical Feedback vs Confidence Management

The most damaging thing you can do to an employee: Give them non-stop critical feedback for even the minutest of things. This claim may sound plain wrong. After all, without critical feedback, how would people improve? True. Honest feedback, delivered thoughtfully, is...

When Constraints Fuel Strength

During my consulting days in New York, three of us were walking to our client’s office for a meeting. One of my colleagues was an Indian-American while the other was Jewish. The Indian-American asked, “Why are so many consultants, lawyers, and bankers...

Real Secret to Success: Keep Restarting

One year back, I received an email from a young lady who was torturing herself for not qualifying the NEET exam. And I receive loads of emails like this. Why do we needlessly torture ourselves for our past failures? Because we don’t realize this one secret to...

Mindset: The Ultimate Edge in Life

If every investor (including an amateur) has access to the same information, tools, and technology, why isn’t everybody an equally good investor? To paraphrase Joel Greenblatt, a renowned investor, “If you are investing in the market, patience will be the...