I want to start an online teaching business, what should I do?

First of all, ask yourself – “Do you love teaching / coaching?” The answer to this question will greatly impact your business potential. Now, assuming the answer is ‘Yes’, let’s move on to understand the intricacies of starting out an online teaching venture. Is it a good idea to take teaching online? About 59.6% of...

As an entrepreneur, what is the first thing I do every day that keeps me grounded

Everyday we (my partner and I) make new plans to expand our business, think of new strategies and services to add to our service lines, discuss new ideas to implement. There are days when we feel extremely proud of ourselves, as if no one ever came up with the ideas that we did. Then there...

5 ways to survive the COVID19 recession

No doubt this pandemic is hitting us pretty bad. The economy was already moving slow and this whole catastrophe has made it worse. I know it’s bad and I am not even trying to sugar-coat it. Because that’s not going to help. It’s like depression; unless you talk straight about your feelings, no one can...

How can you put heart and soul into cold emailing

Cold Emailing – “A cold email is an unsolicited e-mail that is sent to a receiver without prior contact.” – Wikipedia. By any definition of cold emailing, the premise holds that the sender doesn’t have any existing connection with the receiver. Nada. The sender doesn’t know the receiver and the receiver doesn’t know the sender....

What has work from home taught me, that working at office did not

When joining an organisation, we all looked for the ‘work from home’ clause in the contract/policy document. As this culture was still making this place in the environment and in the minds of decision-makers, people considered it as an indicator of a fancy or a modern workplace. But now that it has got real for...

Are you feeling stuck in your business? Try this.

Running a business is like running on a track, only a way longer one. When you start, you are excited and optimistic, every struggle seems like a treat. Then, there is a point when you feel out of breath and you don’t know how to pace it up, because even keeping the balance seems tough....

A book on business wisdom that you must read

“…in search of excellence and in fear of failure, most of us opt to fit in rather than stand out.” Stories move me but they hardly immediately change my perspective. They have to hit me intuitively and should be backed by credible data. If there is one book that has done it magically, it’s ‘Originals’...