by Ravi Raman | Sep 30, 2020
This very week 7 years ago was momentous for me. After 13 years at Microsoft I took my first prolonged break from work. It was a true “sabbatical” which according to Google is defined as a sustained period of paid leave for every seven years worked. I was...
by Ravi Raman | May 18, 2020
You’ve probably heard of the Pareto Principle. I want to share a similar – but much more powerful – idea that will change how you think about your business, your health, your relationships and living your life in general. This idea will be tricky to...
by Ravi Raman | Apr 18, 2020
The world is in the midst of an unprecedented state of lockdown. How are you coping? Everyone seems to have their own way of relating to whatever this new normal is. Some are harried. Others are relaxed. A few are continuing at the same pace as before. I recently had...
by Ravi Raman | Aug 5, 2019
Sorry for not replying to that passing comment on Facebook. Or reacting to your Instagram feed. Or responding to your requests on LinkedIn. I’ve been purposely delinquent in tending to my social networks, for a good reason: for the past month, I’ve been on parental...
by Ravi Raman | Sep 17, 2017
We strive for freedom. It’s human nature. Among people I worked with in my coaching practice, this is inevitably among the top core values that bubble up in our conversations. It’s striking that in spite of all the success we have in modern society – heck, we...
by Ravi Raman | Apr 16, 2017
The morning is a special time. It’s a time when the world seems to be in slumber. When the demands of the day are not yet fully born. It’s a chance to begin life anew and fresh. Research is starting to show what countless successful (and happy) people already know:...
