I never understood photography. The older I got, the better and more popular cameras became, the less I understood it. Today almost everyone has an exceptionally high-quality camera, access to professional editing software, and the ability to immediately share their instant creations with the world — all in their pocket…

passion and purpose in corporate America — I hate the word hobby Maybe it’s because I don’t have many hobbies. Just so we’re all on the same page, I pulled up the exact definition of the word. Hobby — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation. I love collecting…

Turning Down Opportunities Might Help — “Hi Rishi, I noticed your experience aligns with a position we are looking to fill. We are a fast growing company and the pay range is higher than industry standard. Interested in chatting?” It was the beginning of 2021 and I had received another LinkedIn message from a recruiter. I…

What Daniel Craig, Walt Disney & J.K. Rowling have in common… What do Daniel Craig, Walt Disney and J.K. Rowling have in common? An awesome rags to riches story. Like many artists, they toiled in anonymity and worked on their craft until finally, against all odds, they succeeded. Their stories…

The Answer Might Lie In Your Dual Identity — For the longest time, I lived two lives. By day I was a software engineer at a bank, and by night I was a struggling actor. I took extra care not to let one part of my life intersect with the other. Why? At work, my peers made sure to convey…

The moment you graduate from college, the first question you get asked when you meet someone new is — “So, what do you do?”. How a person makes money is an integral part of how he or she is defined. For me, this meant saying, “I am a software engineer”…