Amit Panhale
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‘If we walk far enough,’ says Dorothy, ‘we shall sometime come to some place.’
What happened to the company that once understood India better than anyone else? For decades, Hindustan Unilever dominated kitchen and bathroom cabinets across the country. In the latest episode of Two By Two, we try to answer one simple question: Are HUL’s best days behind it?
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT (who left us 19yrs ago today) was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.
You can build resilience just like you build muscle in the gym. Take risks. Do hard things. Never back down from a good challenge. Know that you will fail. Know that you will go through shit. But the point is not that. The point is to realise that you can survive a lot more than you think. That realisation will unlock a more resilient self—one that trusts itself to find its way through anything. The spirit strengthens when it tears.
The older you get, the more you realize luck is mostly exposure. If you sit in the same place, have the same routine, talking to the same people, nothing new really happens. You have to tackle the world to win. Travel more. Talk to people. Try a breakfast spot. Post on social media. Start a side hustle or a hobby. The world rewards motion. You don't find opportunity sitting still.
