Category: conversation
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Novels, Notebook and Pencill
Describe something you learned in high school. “Wherever you go carry these 3 things with you. A novel, a notebook and a pencil.” This was the advise from my Malayalam teacher Mrs Saraswati. For the last 3 decades, I have been following this. It has immensely helped me polish my language and knowledge. This the…
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Community or Creed?
How would you improve your community? It is a caste-based creed camouflaged as a community. Improving a community is like one trying to walk his way to Australia. Should one set out to change the people around them? ‘Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I…
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Tea, Newspaper and Kiss
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? Waking up is one thing. Getting out of bed is entirely different. The first place to visit in the morning has been the kitchen for many years. The ambience is often brighter than the rest of the places. It is…
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7 Habits of Successful Investors
7 Habits of Successful Investors according to me are listed here for you. This may or may not suit you as we all live in our own time and space. Some of the points may be outright outrageous. Some are impractical. Some definitely not my cuppa, you may feel all these. What I am penning…
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Adrenaline
What is one word that describes you? Compassionate, Clever, Characterised, Common sensed, Commoner, Casanova, Camaraderie, Caring and Cash. Home, Happy, Holistic, Herculean, Her’s, Hateable, Hard-hitting, Hours, Happening, Hallelujah, Hip-hop, Holding and Hats. No bullshit, Never illogical, Not taking it for granted.
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Antony, Did You Live a Life?
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Living too long is a risk too. That is what I have learnt from the field of Insurance. I lived a life less ordinary. Been there done that kind. Have I done enough to live this long. Celebrating 100 years of life is no what I will be…
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Unlearning Love to Love Again
What is the last thing you learned? Yesterday I was stupidHence I hurt you badly.Today I am wiseHence I hug you warmly.Tomorrow I will be invisibleHence I hate to say I don’t love you.
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Detached to Get Attached
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? That day the umbilical cord was detached from my mother only to get attached to millions of materials around me, I despise that.
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What are your Credentials as Personal Wealth Manager
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. Sometimes I feel it is best left unanswered. After 2 decades in the financial industry and managing over ₹2 Bn in assets, should I care answering that? Probably not. Perseverance and Performance should speak in itself.