Tag: Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Over the next few weeks, I’ll share some theories.

These theories are mainly about life, leadership and self-navigation.

This blog is usually about tech, leadership and growth, but these quotes are directly linked to the latter. Growth.

You can’t have tech without good leadership. Leadership doesn’t occur unless you’ve have growth. Everything is linked.

So today it’s the Storm Theory. Some of you may have heard about this one.

During a storm, everything goes a little crazy and chaotic. But after the storm, there’s calm and clarity. It’s usually about the re-build. They don’t stay for long. It’s a harsh reality to make some adjustments in your life that you need.

Tags Friday, mindset, People, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date August 1, 2025

Holidays soon!

And oh boy, am I looking forward to them.

But I will be taking some more time off later in August.

Mainly because… I like some timeout. To sit on my own. Gather my thoughts. Reflect and review. Prepare and Ponder.

It’s good to organise everything that is in my head and put it into building blocks that can then provide the right direction and answers.

Tags Friday, mindset, People, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date July 25, 2025

Saw today’s thought on twitter the other day.

And it was a bit of a wow moment.

I’m not going to say much about it, but read it… then read it again.

And this can apply to a number of things in life.

It’s not all about getting rich. It’s about having the ability and the time to do things whilst you have revenue generating assets.

Tags Friday, mindset, money, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date July 18, 2025

We learn from everything we do in life.

If we fail or make a mistake, we learn.

We’ve got some interns at work, and one of them asked me, what’s one of the biggest learnings I’ve had in my career. And then answer was, it was from a mistake I made.

Remember, Life is a Game.

You can’t undo what you’ve done.

But the next move can be better.

Tags Friday, Motivation, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date June 20, 2025

Back to one of my favourite books… Atomic Habits!

We’re nearly in the middle of the year. I’ve been looking at my habits for the year. For most of them, I’ve been consistent… like, going to the gym, drinking plenty of water and reading! (current book is Nudge).

Now, I feel weird if I miss the gym. It’s strange if I don’t pick up the book. These have well and truly become habits!

And it’s doing them repeatedly. The more we do. The more we repeat. The better we get.

Tags Friday, Motivation, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date June 13, 2025

Let’s be honest. We’ve all had hard times at some point in our life.

The question is, how did we learn from them?

I love the quote below – because it’s those tough times, that make us who we are. Don’t be afraid of the rough seas…

Tags Friday, Motivation, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date May 2, 2025

In life, we’ll be faced with many decisions.

Sometimes, they can be difficult ones. And then there can be easy ones. Either way, we should know in our gut… if it’s the right or wrong.

If it’s not a clear yes… (or at least 90%), then it’s a clear no.

Tags Friday, Motivation, People, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date March 28, 2025

Everyday, we’re making decisions. Some big, some small. But what’s important is that we understand the gravity of those decisions.

When you make a particular decision today, you have to take into account the future. Is it the right decision you’re making based on future settings?

You can only do this by understanding. Whilst we don’t have a crystal ball, in to which we can see the future… the best math sometimes you can do is calculate the future cost/benefit.

Tags Friday, technology, Thought

Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Post author By Bal Bansal
Post date March 21, 2025

Think big or go home!

I recall, I did a Friday Thought a few years based on thinking big. But then, the problem is… when you think big, you think you have to make big progress, giant leaps and huge gains.

Not necessarily… You definitely have to reach for the stars but to make that progress, think small steps.