Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·1 day agoMember-onlyInvesting vs Guessing: Three Steps to FollowWhen putting your money to work, take the guesswork out of the equation. Just as we work for our money, we want our money to work for us. In order to achieve this, many of us invest. …Stock Market5 min readStock Market5 min read
Jun 25Member-onlyA Look Into Paytm’s $6 Billion RallyA story of network effects and payment ecosystems in the world’s most populous country Earlier this week, India’s leading payments app, Paytm, made global headlines surrounding its $6 Billion rally. …Payments4 min readPayments4 min read
May 2Member-onlyFive Ways to Leverage the Past for a Better FutureWe all have a past. Yet none of us can live there. Here below are some ways to think of your past when defining your future. ‘Let go of the past. Think about the future that lies ahead.’ ‘Why are you always stuck in the past?’ Most of us have…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Published inChange Becomes You·Apr 15Member-only5 Steps to Reinvent YourselfWhen you look into the mirror, what do you see? Is this really the person you want to be? — Have you ever wondered how you became the person you are? Was it through a set of carefully curated steps and conscious actions, or were you the one that went with the flow? Or were you modelled to look, act, behave in a certain way — the perfect child, the…Change7 min readChange7 min read
Published inChange Becomes You·Mar 26Member-onlyMy Top Five Future Leadership SkillsAs the pace of change continues to accelerate, one thing is for certain. Leadership skills taught learnt thus far will no longer suffice for the ambitious. The case for learning has never been stronger. As the world continuous to evolve, so do key leadership skills required to lead the world…Leadership10 min readLeadership10 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyWhy Banks Are Faltering — Again?From Silvergate to SVB and Signature to Credit Suisse, Financial Services Firms Continue Dominating Headlines Monday, the 20th of March, 2023 I woke this morning to another banking headline, Credit Suisse and UBS to Merge. Not many sleeps ago, on the 8th of March, Silvergate Bank announced it was winding…Failure6 min readFailure6 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyOn Being Woman …And the power that comes with it I’m a persistent thinker. Yet special days such as these, nudge me that little bit more and ask, ‘so what does being woman mean to you?’ Is this about celebrating societal roles that caring, warm, loving mothers and wives play or is this…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Published inWikiMonday·Mar 6Member-onlyMy Top Five Lessons in Personal FinanceLessons I Learnt the Hard Way… I was educated at one of India’s finest schools at the time. Also, I was one of the brightest students in class. Clearly, like many children, who believe that school had set them up for success in the real world, I believed so too…Personal Finance7 min readPersonal Finance7 min read
Feb 26Member-onlyYours Traditionally…Why we follow traditions and what purpose they serve? It was coming up to 7pm on Friday evening in Singapore. I was asked if I could join a call for 8pm. I declined. Since we’ve arrived Singapore, my son and I have reserved Friday evenings for Nando’s. …Traditions7 min readTraditions7 min read
Feb 19Member-onlyTop Tips for Investing in 2023A slice of research into key sectors for the year ahead For those looking to invest, one of the most important questions is where? Despite availability of information, it’s difficult to decide what investments are right for us. And so, many of us give up before trying. …Investing12 min readInvesting12 min read
