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Cheers to 2017

2017 has been a eventful year for me both personally and professionally. Each month in 2017 has something to offer. In January : I had a conflict with one of my ex-bosses and moved to another team to build integrations for our Business Intelligence tool. In retrospect, that is one of the best learning experiences of my career. It helped me to understand how important it is to have metrics while building a product. In February : I got engaged to my wife. In March : I received training in Product Marketing. Again one of the best trainings I ever had. The training showed the blind spots and helped me increase my knowledge about the product management. In April : I got the permanent residence for Canada and completed one of the complex projects at work. In May : I got married. In June : My wife moved to the states and she got her permanent residency as well. In July : We travelled a little in the states and started preparations for moving to Canada. My wife took the ...
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Married

After meeting 19 girls, dating 3 girls and after 4 years of thinking about marriage, I tied knot with Srilatha alias Siri. I don't call our marriage as made in heaven marriage. We both knew what we are getting into and what we like or don't like about each other. I tag our marriage as "LOVE-HATE" marriage. I said yes to the marriage considering things I hate and could not find them in Siri. My wife said yes to the marriage considering things that she love and find them in me. We are two different persons. That's Needless to say... I know. We have our own differences: I like reading, Siri likes the feel of reading and not actually reading, She like someone to take as many pics of herself, I hate taking some else pics, I like eating different cuisine food except Indian, She likes eating only Indian food. She likes traditions and perfection I am more liberal and unconventional and we have our own similarities: We both love dancing, outdoors, teasing each othe...
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How far people can go for companionship?

I like the simple things that life offers. I am curious to learn what others consider simple in their lives. So, this curiousness always ignite the discussions with the random people I travel with. The recent interaction with one of the Uber cab drivers has left me tears. Tracey and her husband moved to Phoenix 25 years ago. They love each other. They did not have kids. They travelled across the world, camped at different national parks, worked at corporate offices, read the books  and watched the movies. Life was spectacular. However, she lost her husband 6 months back and her world has a deep void. She did not make friends in the neighborhood. Her parents were far from her. She has no one to share her life with it. That's when she find Uber. Uber to her is not for making money. Uber to her is a getaway to express, talk and share her stories to the world. In short, Tracey is looking for a companionship in her life. Uber is helping her. She wakes up every morning with a drive ...
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Tagging along with Ranbir Kapoor Movies

Every generation chooses an actor and will get associated with the actor and his movies all along their life irrespective of how good or bad the actor movies are. My father associated with Hero Krishna's movies. I got associated with Ranbir Kapoor's movies. I got hooked up from Rockstar movie and got stoked after watching his performance in Burfi. Cheers to his movies in my lifetime.
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Biggest lessons

I had my share of ups and downs in life. I learned some lessons by paying significant costs which are not at all commendable in the information over-loaded world. We don't need to re-invent the wheel again and again. So, sharing my lessons: Always have a plan B. If possible Plan C. Don't get emotionally attached to your plan A. Never trust your beliefs and super beliefs when the probabilities say something different. Example: Super Belief : I always win the second time irrespective of odds. I won't fail the third time. Life is a journey not a destination. Don't plan to do things only after reaching the destination. You will miss a lot of interesting experiences. Don't always resist people if you want to make a connection or build a relationship with them. Quality of the life is dependent on what you give not what you withhold. It's ok to be vulnerable. There is no Perfection . It's only PROGRESS. Spend at least 10 minutes a day to think about or...
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Branding

Branding represents a process of communicating to the world on what does a company stand for and more importantly what doesn't a company does not stand for. Branding is a self-imposed restriction that defines an organization. My kickboxing coach finishes every session by yelling the phrase : Don't forget who you are and what you stand for. I have a problem with the later part of his statement: What do I stand for ? I spent a lot of months thinking about it. Expect the part that I stand on my legs, I could not able to get a concrete answer on what do I stand for.Like any unanswerable question, it bothered me. What you stand for showcases who you are on a fundamental level. Examples:     1. I met a Coca-cola executive for breakfast. When he came to know that the restaurant only serves Pepsi, he said to me: Chakri we have to leave this restaurant and go to some place else. I asked him why he said he won't drink Pepsi. This is a very typical of any executive. ...
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Vunerability

Warning # Emotional vomit ahead. 3 months ago # I started noticing that my interactions with my father as well as strangers were coming down. I could not able to engage them more than 10 min. The disengaging habit even got spread to the interactions with the girls I took on dates and to the interactions at the generic social gatherings. It's a horrible thing to happen.I was startled. I don't know why I was getting disengaged all of a sudden. May be I did not notice it. I started doing research and reading books about engagement in interactions. I put all the symptoms in order and found that I was having issues with vulnerability. It existed since my childhood. It turned out to be shame and guilt. I did not realize it affected me in every possible way. It stopped me from expressing myself, to build better relationships, to let go and to be confident. Before I elaborate more on that, I want to define Vulnerability: Its a state of being afraid of being judged when we exp...
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