My personal story on dealing with ambition impacting my mental health — My entire life has changed in the last 18 months. A year ago, I was at a soul-sucking job that was uninspiring. I knew I wasn’t meant to be there. …

I don’t wake up at 5 am or eat salad. — I’ve been in my best body for a year now. Of course, it wasn’t easy. It resulted from six years of working out consistently and having a balanced diet that got me here. I now look and feel happy with my body and my mental health is strong, which I…

Here’s why I’ll probably never go back. — A year ago in July 2020, my phone died. Little did I know back then that this was the beginning of my entire life to turn around. I had a little above 11k followers on Instagram, all organic. I had been blogging about my weight-loss journey since my undergrad in…

A new career, more money, and a greater sense of life purpose — Imagine this. One day you’re looking at some people having a wonderful life. Not in just superficial terms, but they genuinely look so happy. They’ve found a purpose, and their passion pays them to pursue it. It’s almost envious how sorted they look. You want this freedom. You want to…

Even when they truly want to and work for it. — This isn’t about everyone should quit their 9–5. This is for those who want to, try to side hustle, but still don’t make it. This isn’t to influence you to quit because no one career path is for all. This is for those whose dream is to be self-employed, be…

Being happy is always the fun part of life. — A few days ago I unfollowed a young 20-something because they were putting such energy-depleting content on my LinkedIn feed. For reference, I’m possessive about my information diet and mute/ block all that is negative or cluttered. She was pulling others down, giving her take on why entry-level employees earning…

Follow your unique path. Own your time. — It resulted from dissatisfaction. I didn’t like what I was up to. Most of my waking hours went in doing something I didn’t enjoy. Moreover, the growth felt so, so slow. The Vice Presidents were warming their seats for 17 years to get to this position. That’s a long time. …

Here’s what you might want to do. — I know how it feels to be stuck. To feel as if nothing is working in your favour and it's the same damn monotony. To feel that you have so much more inside you waiting to be unleashed, but you’re lost on how to tap into this energy. You live…

It helped me quit my job. — I wanted to write full time. It just looked so much better than what I was doing — slogging to earn tiny annual appraisals, doing work I don’t enjoy, and not finding sense in why I have to work 8–10 hours every day. And in India, hierarchy plays a big…