Little boxes and not being stuck in them
Nothing in my institutional experiences or college courses could have guided me to doing what I do. On exams, dead ends, and trying things.
Posts tagged personal
Blast from the past
Following in the proud tradition of my dad and grandad, I walk into my forties proclaiming art was much better when I was growing up.
The habit of reading
As content gets more interactive, narrow and focussed, I have to fight stupidly hard to ensure the skill to read and dive into detail is never lost.
The weights that anchor me
100 days outside Madras in 4,200. Owning a gym is a maximalist life that weighs you down in literal tonnes.
My own museum of failure
Seventeen gym-equipment builds that didn't work, and what every one of them taught me.
An adult sandpit
Not every business wants to change the world. Mine is just somewhere fun to work while paying the bills.
Two events cured me of networking
In 2015 I needed clients, so I went to the parties. Two was all it took to send me back to just coaching.
The last hour of coaching
There will be a final coaching hour someday. A last cue for a last client. The thought terrifies me more than death.
The nice things always ran out
A 90s childhood of imported chocolates and toys that always ran out. Why I would rather make things than wait for them.
A reluctant entrepreneur
From a terrified salaried man to a twelve-year-old gym, via one prototype pull-up bar and a well-timed nudge.
Sucker comfort in strength
Via Lee Kuan Yew: we all find comfort in something. Mine is trying to get stronger, at 4am, every single day.
A personal story
I move terribly and was never good at any sport. But I love solving the problem of getting stronger.