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Do you feel that you are stuck in your career,
life overwhelmed with busyness, 
and you are disconnected from yourself... 
then we need to talk.

Most high achievers I coach aren’t broken — they’re just disconnected.

🚨 Disconnected from their purpose.
🚨 Disconnected from the work they once loved.
🚨 Disconnected from the life they truly want to live.

It shows up as: STUCK, FRUSTRATION, LOST.

❌ Career stagnation
❌ Constant firefighting
❌ Burnout masked as busyness
❌ Imposter syndrome despite success

I help ambitious professionals — founders, product leaders, and emerging executives — reignite clarity, rebuild courage, and create conscious impact using The Ignite Method™.

You don’t have to choose between growth and fulfilment. You can have both.

🔥 The Ignite Method™

1. Clarity Journey — Rediscover who you are and what truly matters.
2. Courage Building — Move through fear and start acting boldly.
3. Conscious Impact — Create a career and life that actually feels like success.
4. Cohesive Action — Align what you think, feel, and do every single day.

🎯 What My Clients Gain

✅ Unshakable clarity on what’s next
✅ Courage to make big, aligned decisions
✅ Confidence to lead teams or businesses with purpose
✅ Energy and ownership to thrive at work and at home

📍 A Bit About Me

- PCC Certified Coach (ICF)
- 1,200+ leaders coached in 18+ countries
- Clients from Google, Coinbase, Dropbox, Salesforce, Intel, EA Sports, Rubrik, Visa, Zynga and more
- TEDx Speaker: Can Fear Push Us to be Courageous? Google it!
- Founder, IgnitedNeurons — a platform helping build a culture of high performance, growth mindset and based in values!
- Building the IgnitedNeurons Podcast to extract lessons you and I can apply in everyday life

💼 If You’re Leading a Team or Organisation:
I also partner with founders, HR heads, and L&D leaders to design bold cultures, build values-driven teams, and humanise leadership.

📩 Ready to Take the First Step?
Take the free 5-minute Ignite Life Quiz to discover what’s holding you back.

Let’s ignite your next chapter.

Utkarsh Narang

Most career advice tells you to bounce back fast.

This story says something far more important.

At the 2026 Golden Globes, EJAE (Kim Eun Jae) accepted the award for Best Original Song for “Golden” from Netflix  Kpop Demon Hunters.
She became the first Korean-American to win at the Golden Globes.

But that’s not the part that matters most.

What matters is what came before the win.

She spent 10 years chasing one dream.
To become a K-pop idol.

She was rejected.
Told her voice wasn’t good enough.
Watched the original plan fall apart.

So she did what many of us are doing right now.

She adapted.

She leaned into what still worked.
She stayed close to her craft.
She rebuilt her identity instead of abandoning it.

And years later, she stood on that stage not as what she once wanted to be
but as something truer to who she was becoming.

Here’s why this matters if you’re:
• scared of being laid off
• already laid off
• quietly questioning your career path
• thinking about a pivot but afraid to start over

A detour is not a downgrade.
A rejection is not a verdict.
And changing direction is not failure.

Careers are not ladders anymore.
They are stories.

And the people who win long-term are not the ones who never get disrupted.
They are the ones who don’t let disruption silence their voice.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, remember this:
Your next chapter does not need to look like your last one to be meaningful.

♻️ Repost this for someone navigating a career reset right now.
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Executive Coach Helping Ambitious Professionals Breakthrough Stuck Careers & Inner Frustration | Ignite Life Method™ | Coached 1,200+ Leaders at Dropbox, Salesforce, Coinbase | Take the Quiz to Reignite Yourself

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My dad hired a tennis coach at 70.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Seventy years old.
Retired.
Comfortable.

And yet, he decided to hire a tennis coach.

Not because he wants to compete.
Not because he wants to prove anything.
Just because he wants to get better.

That one decision stayed with me.

Most people slow down with age. They protect comfort.
They say things like, “What’s the point now?”

My dad doesn’t.

He shows up to the court.
Listens. Practises. Learns.

Like a beginner.

Watching him, I realised something important about growth.

Growth is not driven by fear of falling behind.
It is driven by love for learning.

No pressure. No urgency. Just curiosity.

As a son, it inspires me.

That is what I have always prioritised. Learning. Growing. 
Always asking what more and what’s next?

I thank my dad for it. 70 years. Racket in hand. On the court.

That’s discipline.
That’s presence.
That’s a quiet kind of courage.

And most of all, that’s love, for life, for movement, for becoming a little better than yesterday.

If I ever wonder what kind of man I want to be as I grow older, I don’t have to look far.

I just look at my dad.

If this lands, don’t rush past it. Sit with it.

Growth has no expiry date.

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During one of the worst layoff periods at a global cryptocurrency company, I was coaching their senior leaders.

The market had turned. 
Pressure was relentless. 
Decisions were being made fast, often without the space to process the human cost.

The instinct was predictable.
“We need to rebuild fast.”
“Let’s hire stronger people.”
“Let’s bring in fresh energy.”

But that wasn’t the real problem.

The people being let go weren’t weak.
They weren’t uncommitted.
They weren’t unrealistic.

They were exhausted from uncertainty, confused by shifting priorities,
and slowly losing trust in how decisions were being made behind closed doors.

What finally changed things wasn’t a new hiring plan.

It was a harder, quieter set of conversations.

Leaders started asking different questions.
Not “How do we replace them?”
But “What made staying feel impossible?”

Layoffs don’t just reduce headcount.
They expose culture.

They amplify how safe it feels to speak up,
how clearly people understand the future,
and whether leaders default to control or clarity when things get uncomfortable.

If people keep leaving, hiring faster only treats the symptom.

The real work is understanding what your culture is teaching people about loyalty, growth, and honesty when the pressure is on.

Because the truth is simple and inconvenient: people don’t quit companies at scale, they quit environments where staying starts to feel like self-betrayal.

Before you open the next role, make sure the work environment you’re hiring into is one people would actually choose to stay in.

♻️If this resonated, repost it so someone else sees it today.
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Did you know most people quit their goals by the second week of January?

Not because they’re incapable.
But because they’re relying on motivation instead of structure.

Motivation is unpredictable.
Systems are not.

The people who actually stick with their goals don’t “try harder.”
They design their environment to make follow-through easier.

That means:
• clear reminders
• real accountability
• visible tracking
• time protected on the calendar

If you’re feeling stuck, scattered, or unsure what to focus on next, clarity is the real starting point.

Take the Ignite Life Quiz to understand where you are right now and what deserves your energy next. 
(📌DM “Quiz” for the link)

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1 simple way to stay more consistent with your 2026 goals

Most people see pressure as a sign they are doing something wrong.

But the people who grow see it differently.

Pressure often shows up right before something meaningful changes.
Not as a threat. As a signal.

The same goes for mistakes.

Not proof of failure.
Proof of engagement.

You only get feedback when you are actually in the arena.

The real shift is this:
stop taking friction personally.

Treat it as information.
Something to study, not escape.

Curiosity does what confidence cannot.
It keeps you moving when certainty disappears.

Growth does not come from ease.
It comes from staying present through discomfort and choosing to refine instead of retreat.

If things feel heavy right now, that does not mean you are off track.

It might mean you are finally working on something that matters.

♻️If this resonated, repost it so someone else sees it today.
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You can’t change what you can’t measure.

Every January, we promise ourselves:
 “More clarity.”
 “More courage.”
 “More impact.”
 “Better habits.”

But most resolutions fade because there’s no baseline.

You don’t know:
 – where you’re clear
 – where you’re stuck
 – where you’re avoiding
 – where you’re actually making impact

And without that… change becomes guesswork.

Over years of coaching, I’ve seen this pattern repeat:
People don’t lack motivation. They lack visibility.

That’s why we built the Ignite Life Scorecard — a free tool to help you measure where you stand across:
 👉 Clarity
 👉 Courage
 👉 Action
 👉 Impact

No labels. No judgment.

Just an honest snapshot of where you are right now.

If you want 2026 to be intentional — not accidental — start by measuring.
👉 Take the free scorecard here: https://lnkd.in/gEYUvyea

Because awareness isn’t the end of growth. It’s the beginning.

Welcome to another beautiful week. When an idea sparks that I think is worth sharing, it becomes this weekly newsletter. If something hits home, write

Open article: You Can’t Change What You Can’t Measure by Utkarsh Narang • 3 min read

You Can’t Change What You Can’t Measure

A year ago, on January 1, 2025, the IgnitedNeurons podcast had 24 subscribers. 

Not 24 thousand.
Twenty-four.

There was no launch strategy.
No momentum.
No guarantee anyone would care.

Just a decision to show up… even when it felt pointless…
to have real conversations, hit publish, and do it again the next week.

Fast forward to January 1, 2026: 873 subscribers.

Still not viral.
Still not flashy.
But undeniably built.

Here’s what changed in that year:
not my talent,
not my confidence,
not my circumstances.

What changed was that I stopped waiting to feel ready
and started acting like the life I wanted was already under construction.

Most people don’t fail because they aim too low.
They fail because they keep rehearsing a better future
instead of tolerating the boredom and doubt of building one.

One year will pass anyway.
The question is whether you’ll be able to point to something real or just another version of the same wish.

What are you quietly committing to build this year, even if no one’s watching yet?

♻️ Repost if this feels like the right reminder for this stage of the year.
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I took a two-week break from work recently.

It was calm.
It was slow.
It was peaceful.

And yet, something felt uncomfortable.

Not because of money.
Not because of pressure.

I was okay on that front.

The discomfort came from somewhere else.

Freedom isn’t time off. It’s knowing what you return to.

Work gives me energy.
It gives me joy. It gives me a sense of who I am.

During the break, I realised how much I value that.

We are often told that if you truly love life, you should want to escape work.
That wanting to return means you are trapped or over-attached.

That isn’t true for me.

When I came back to work on January 5, it felt… right. Almost joyful. Not because I had to work. But because I wanted to.

That moment taught me something important.

Freedom is not about getting away from work. Freedom is about choosing work that gives you energy instead of taking it away.

If something lights you up, don’t push it aside. Don’t feel guilty about it. Don’t let someone else’s definition of balance make you doubt yourself.

Hold on to it.

And if you haven’t found that yet, keep going.

Try new things.
Change direction.
Learn about yourself.

There is a place where effort feels meaningful.
Where work feels like contribution, not compromise.

When you find it, you won’t need convincing.

You’ll feel it.

♻️ Repost if this feels like the right reminder for this stage of the year.
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I have learned to enjoy my own company.

This didn’t come naturally to me.

There was a time when silence felt heavy.
When being alone felt like something was missing.

So I filled the gaps. Anything to avoid sitting with myself.

Over time, I realised something uncomfortable.

If I couldn’t be alone with my own thoughts, no amount of company would fix that.

So I started small.

Early mornings.
Quiet walks.
Journaling with no agenda.

At first, it was awkward.
My mind kept wandering.
I wanted to reach for my phone.

But slowly, solitude stopped feeling empty.

It started feeling honest.

In solitude, there is no performance. No role to play. No one to impress.

Just you, as you are.

That’s where I hear myself most clearly.
That’s where I notice what excites me and what drains me.
That’s where my values show up without being forced.

Solitude is not loneliness.

It is presence.

It is choosing to sit with your life instead of escaping it.

And the more comfortable I became with my own company, the richer my relationships became. With my work, family, and with myself.

Now, I protect my solitude.

Not because I want to disconnect from the world. 

But because it helps me show up fully when I do.

The most important relationship you’ll ever build
is the one you have with yourself.

A reminder for the first week of the new year.

Stress is rarely about pressure.
It is about postponement.

❗️The email you are avoiding.
❗️The decision you keep circling.
❗️The conversation you know you need to have.

Unfinished things quietly drain more energy than hard work ever will.

This year does not need a perfect plan.
It needs movement.

✅ One small action today can release weeks of mental weight.

If 2026 is about anything, let it be this:
Do the thing you keep delaying.

Momentum follows action.

♻️Repost if this feels like the right way to start the year.
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Getting Joshua Freedman on the IgnitedNeurons  Podcast didn’t happen because of reach, status, or a perfectly crafted pitch.

It happened because of patience.

I reached out.
Then I waited.
Then I followed up, respectfully.
Across platforms - LinkedIn. Email.
Not chasing. Not spamming. Just staying present.

And I did it with love, one of my core values.

There were long gaps with no response.
Moments where it would have been easy to assume disinterest and move on quietly.
But something told me to stay consistent.

Eventually, he said yes.

What followed wasn’t just an episode.
It became one of the most powerful conversations I’ve had on emotional intelligence - 
deep, grounded, honest, and deeply human.

That moment reminded me of something I keep relearning:

The best things in life often come not from intensity,
but from sincerity sustained over time.

Perseverance doesn’t always look loud.
Sometimes it looks like showing up again, calmly, without entitlement.

Grateful for the conversation.
Grateful for the patience it took to get there.
And grateful for what happens when values lead the way.

Leadership isn’t about your resume.
It’s about your ripple effect.

Want to be remembered?
Leave people better than you found them.

✅Speak truth.
✅Stand for something.
✅Choose compassion over ego.
✅Listen more than you talk.

That’s the real scoreboard:

→ Not your position, but your presence
→ Not your awards, but your actions
→ Not your accolades, but your attitude

Robin Sharma said it best:

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration.”

How you lead matters.
But how you make others feel, that’s what endures.

Be someone who lifts others.
It’s the kind of wealth that multiplies.

♻️ Repost if this hit home
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Six months from now, you’ll either have....

six months of real progress behind you
or six months of very reasonable excuses.

I’ve learned this over the years:

You don’t grow because you’re the smartest person in the room. 

You grow because you are deliberate, intentional, and willing to sit with discomfort longer than you’d like.

Most of the time, the thing holding you back isn’t lack of ability.

It’s avoidance —
> of the hard conversation,
> the awkward decision,
> the honest admission that something in life or work is no longer working.

It’s easier to stay busy than to be brave.

Easier to explain why now isn’t the right time than to admit you are scared of what happens if you actually try.

Six months will pass whether you confront this 
or keep negotiating with yourself.
 
The question isn’t whether time will move.
It’s whether you will.

When you look back, you don’t regret moving too slowly.

You regret the periods where you knew better and chose comfort anyway.
Six months from now, you want evidence... not intention.

If this hit, you already know what you’ve been avoiding.

Save this to re-ignite that spark and follow Utkarsh Narang for more!

I need to admit something. I am being vulnerable here.

Selling does not come naturally to me.

I love deep conversations. Meaning. Reflection. Human connection.

Sales calls used to feel like a performance. I’d walk in hoping they’d like me. Hoping they’d say yes. Hoping I wouldn’t mess it up.

And every time I needed the outcome… I stopped being myself.

Then I learned a concept from Daniel Priestley that changed everything:

“With or without you” energy.

It doesn’t mean I don’t care. It doesn’t mean I’ll succeed at your expense.

It means this: I want you with me. But my success is not dependent on your approval.

The moment I started walking into conversations with that energy:
– the pressure disappeared
– the conversation deepened
– I stopped performing and started practising my craft

I was no longer trying to convince. I was trying to understand.

People don’t respond to desperation.
They respond to calm conviction.

So here’s a question for you:

👉 Where in your life or work are you needing the outcome a little too much?

Try walking in with “with or without you” energy this week. Care deeply. Release the outcome.

That’s not arrogance. That’s leadership.

Open article: With or Without You Energy by Utkarsh Narang • 3 min read

One of the most important mindset shifts I have learned over the years is this:

The question you ask determines the direction you grow.

“Why is this happening to me?”
keeps you focused on the problem.

“What is this trying to teach me?”
moves you into agency.

The moment you switch questions, you switch power.

Nothing magically becomes easier.
But you stop feeling helpless inside the situation.

In leadership, in careers, in personal growth
this shift separates people who stay stuck
from people who evolve through difficulty.

❌Growth is not about avoiding hard seasons.
✅It is about extracting wisdom from them.

That is how experience turns into maturity.

♻️If this resonates, repost it for someone navigating a hard moment.
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We romanticize success.
But survival comes first.

Tesla didn’t grow in a straight line.
It stayed alive long enough to figure things out.

That’s the part most people skip.

Before scale comes stability.
Before dominance comes endurance.
Before momentum comes survival.

If you’re in a phase where the goal is simply to last,
you’re not failing.

You’re building the foundation that growth requires.

Survive first.
Refine next.
Scale later.

♻️ Repost if this reframes how you see slow or difficult seasons.
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Comfort rarely looks dangerous.

It looks like stability.
Familiar routines.
Staying “reasonable.”

But comfort has a quiet cost.

❌It delays hard conversations.
❌It postpones decisions you already know you need to make.
❌It keeps you busy, but not moving.

Failure, at least, gives feedback.
Comfort gives none.

Most careers don’t stall because people fail too much.
They stall because people wait too long.

If something has been on your mind for months, maybe years, it’s probably not going away on its own.

Discomfort is often the price of growth.
Avoiding it is often the reason dreams fade.

♻️ If this made you pause, repost it.
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Most people want business ideas.
They just don’t look in the right place.

They look outward.
Markets. Trends. Tools. Tactics.

But some of the most powerful ideas come from lived experience.

On the latest episode of the IgnitedNeurons Podcast, I sat down with Bart Merrell, an entrepreneur who believes that life’s challenges often carry the seeds of opportunity.

We spoke about:
• Why setbacks are not wasted
• How adversity can become an asset
• The “lemonade stand” mindset for entrepreneurship
• When monetization makes sense and when it doesn’t
• Why perspective matters more than strategy

This conversation is not about hustling harder.
It’s about seeing differently.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your experiences matter, this episode might shift how you think about work, business, and opportunity.

🎧 Listen on Spotify and Youtube!

♻️If this resonates, support IgnitedNeurons Podcast by sharing it with someone who’s navigating a challenge and wondering what to do next.

Your brain is not stuck.
It is trained.

And anything trained
can be retrained.

Every reaction you repeat
teaches your nervous system what to expect.

Tension becomes familiar.
Chaos feels normal.
Rest can feel unsafe.

Healing is not a personality change.
It is a pattern change.

Pausing instead of reacting.
Choosing calm on purpose.
Staying present when avoidance feels easier.

By now, the new year energy has settled.
This is when real change begins.

Not loud.
Not rushed.
But consistent.

You are not broken.
You are rewiring.

♻️ Repost if this feels like the right reminder for this stage of the year.
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Most people wait for permission
before they begin.

The right title.
The right funding.
The right room.

But progress rarely starts in boardrooms.
It starts in garages.
Side projects.
Rough drafts no one applauds.

Apple did not begin fully formed.
Neither do ideas worth building.

Small starts are not a disadvantage.
They are an advantage.

They force clarity.
They reward focus.
They build resilience early.

Start smaller than you want.
Think bigger than feels reasonable.
And keep going longer than feels comfortable.

That is how most meaningful things are built.

♻️Repost if this is the reminder you needed.
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Most people hit that “What next?” moment more than once in life.

At 16, it’s about streams.
At 21, it’s about universities.
At 25, it’s placements or first jobs.
At 28, it’s career growth or launching a startup.

Different stages, same challenge: uncertainty.

That’s where CareerBubble steps in.

I’m Merushri Baboota, a Career Mentor and Soft Skills Trainer, and through CareerBubble I help students, professionals, and founders move from confusion → clarity, and hesitation → confidence.

What does that look like?

For students → profile building, admissions guidance, mentorship.
For professionals → resumes, LinkedIn optimisation, interview prep, confidence & communication training.
For startups/teams → brand clarity, soft skills workshops, and mentorship that sets them up to grow. 


500+ journeys later, I’ve seen one truth: careers deserve care at every stage.

So whether you’re choosing your stream, cracking a university admit, switching jobs, or building something of your own, CareerBubble is built to grow with you.

If you’re at your own “What next?” moment, let’s talk. 

Book a clarity session or DM me “CAREER” to start.





Merushri Baboota

Don’t book a clarity call if you want motivation.

Book it if:

– you keep replaying conversations
– you know you’re capable but sound unsure
– you struggle to explain your value simply
– decisions feel heavier than they should

The work isn’t about hype.

It’s about slowing your thinking enough to hear yourself clearly.

Some people leave with answers.

Most leave with better questions.

If that sounds useful:
👉 https://lnkd.in/gENtZ-iF

Guiding individuals to Grow with Clarity | Career Counsellor, Consultant & Soft Skills Trainer | Founder@CareerBubble™ | BNI Member

Grateful to be invited as a panelist by IDP Education Ltd to speak with students preparing to move overseas.

My part of the discussion focused on something we often underestimate - soft skills.

When students move abroad, they already have a hundred things on their mind:
housing, food, finances, academics, visas, part-time work.

The one thing they shouldn’t have to worry about?

How to communicate.
How to fit in.
How to navigate people, cultures, and everyday interactions.

We often say we go overseas for exposure.
But exposure and overwhelm are not the same.

Without basic soft skills - communication, cultural awareness, etiquette, emotional intelligence...exposure quickly turns into overwhelm. 

And when that happens, students don’t just struggle academically; they struggle with something far more fundamental: belonging.

Maslow spoke about belongingness as a core human need.
If you don’t feel like you belong, no amount of academic brilliance helps.

The truth is:

You’re already academically smart...that’s why you got the admit.
What truly helps you settle is being street-smart in a new culture.

And the good news?

Soft skills can be built early, before you board that flight.

That’s what this panel was about, helping students prepare not just for a university, but for life beyond the classroom.

A special thanks to Rahul Sharma for bringing this conversation together and for the thoughtful moderation 

If you’re a student planning to study abroad (or a parent guiding one), comment below and I’ll share the call link with you.

#SoftSkills #InternationalStudents #StudyAbroad #CareerReadiness #CommunicationSkills #CulturalIntelligence #StudentSuccess #GlobalExposure

95% of solopreneurs think they have a time problem.

Most of them actually have a decision problem.

They’re busy all day.
Calendars full.
Tasks everywhere.

But nothing important moves.

Here’s what usually happens:

• 3 hours tweaking a logo instead of pitching
• 2 days “researching” instead of launching
• Endless optimisation before the first sale
• Waiting for confidence instead of testing
• Avoiding uncomfortable conversations with clients

It looks like productivity.
It feels like effort.
But it’s mostly avoidance.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth about solo work:

Your biggest bottleneck isn’t time.
It’s the decisions you keep postponing.

So this is how I’d approach it instead:

1. One uncomfortable action per day.
If it scares you a little, it’s probably the right task.

2. Revenue before refinement.
Polish comes after proof, not before it.

3. Weekly clarity check.
Ask: “What did I avoid this week?”
That’s your next move.

Solopreneurship rewards courage, not perfection.
And momentum comes from decisions, not busywork.

If this relates a little too closely…good.
That’s usually where growth starts.

Here’s a strange truth: 
Most career problems are language problems.

People don’t know how to name what they want.

So they can’t decide.
They can’t ask.
They can’t move.

When language is fuzzy, thinking is fuzzy.

When thinking is fuzzy, confidence looks fake.

The moment someone finds the right words,
their entire posture changes.

That’s not mindset work.
That’s clarity work.

And it’s wildly underestimated.

👉 This is why my calls aren’t motivational. They’re corrective.
Book here now: https://lnkd.in/gENtZ-iF

Corporate training usually fails in the first 10 minutes.

Not because the content is bad.
But because everyone is pretending to already know it.

Early-career employees don’t struggle with skills.
They struggle with how much thinking is expected of them now.

No one tells them:

– how to ask better questions
– how to disagree professionally
– how to speak without sounding unsure
– how to think before reacting

So they stay quiet.
Managers misread that as lack of initiative.

Training shouldn’t add information.
It should change how people show up in conversations.

That’s where real performance shifts.

👉 If you’re rethinking how your team is trained to think and communicate, let’s talk.

Culture isn’t a perk. It’s the operating system.


Most people don’t leave jobs, they leave environments.

Gallup has consistently shown that engaged teams outperform disengaged ones, and culture is the biggest lever behind that engagement.

A workplace where people feel safe to speak up moves faster than one obsessed with hierarchy.

When trust is high, meetings get shorter and execution gets sharper.

Good culture isn’t free lunches or fun Fridays...it’s clarity, respect, and follow-through.

It’s leaders doing what they say, even when no one is watching.

Strong cultures don’t demand loyalty; they earn it daily.

And in the long run, culture quietly decides who stays, who grows, and who wins.

If your culture feels heavy or misaligned, I help leaders fix the clarity behind it.
Comment “CLARITY” or DM me if you want a culture that actually performs.

Nervousness. Anxiety. Tears. Happiness.

From Meru’s plan <3 to CareerBübble 💙

Today marks two years since I began my entrepreneurial journey 🧚🏻
It started with writing things down and trying to make sense of my own thoughts, which slowly turned into work with meaning.

Over time, I moved from a freelancer mindset to running a business, and from being a career counsellor to also becoming a soft skills trainer and a creative strategist.

I chose to quit my job and trust my own direction.This journey came with sleepless nights, far too much coffee, and lessons that took me from what once felt impossible to discovering what is possible 💪🏻

Two years in, I am still learning, still building, and genuinely happy to be on this path 🫶🏻

Thank you for being part of this journey 💙

“Harvard found that most career stress doesn’t come from workload. It comes from unclear priorities.”

Read that again.

People aren’t burning out because they’re doing too much.
They’re burning out because they don’t know what matters most.

Unclear thinking leads to overthinking.
Overthinking leaks into communication.
And capable people start sounding unsure.

Clarity isn’t motivation.

It’s knowing what deserves your energy now.

Once that’s clear, pressure reduces, even when work stays hard.

👉 Book a clarity call if decision fatigue is slowing you down.
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People change careers 3–5 times on average.

Yet most people panic the first time they feel unsure.

We’ve been taught that clarity should come early.
Pick a path. Stick to it. Don’t look back.

But real careers don’t move in straight lines.
They move through experiments, pauses, wrong turns, and recalibration.

Feeling confused doesn’t mean you’re behind.
It usually means you’ve outgrown an old version of your goals.

What keeps people stuck isn’t lack of talent or effort.
It’s trying to make big decisions without clear thinking.

Clarity doesn’t mean having a perfect 10-year plan.
It means knowing:

- what’s no longer working
- what matters right now
- and what your next honest step should be

Once that becomes clear, confidence follows naturally.

If you’re at a career crossroads and need space to think clearly,
comment “NEXT” and I’ll share details about my clarity sessions.

Once upon a time, Bea kept saying no to things she was ready for.

Not because she couldn’t do them.
But because she couldn’t explain herself clearly enough yet.

- She waited to feel confident before speaking
- She downplayed her experience in conversations
- She assumed readiness had to feel obvious

Sure, hesitation happens at every career stage.

But here’s what changed her trajectory:

She stopped waiting for confidence.
She worked on clarity and communication first.

Once she sounded clear, others believed her faster than she believed herself.

If you’ve ever thought, why didn’t I take that?…

you’ll see yourself here.

If you’ve ever held back because you couldn’t explain yourself clearly, comment “CLARITY”. I’ll tell you what to fix first.

Today and any other day, you have a choice about the 80/20 principle.

You can use it to do less.
Or you can use it to become more.

We read about success. 
Dream about change. 
Talk about our goals.

We feel like we are doing something.
And we are.. but what?

- The business plan you’ve perfected but never launched.
- The gym membership you researched but never use.
- The conversation you've rehearsed but never had.
- The course you bought but never completed.

We spend 80% of our time on the 20% that makes us feel productive, while avoiding the 80% that would actually make us successful.

Why? Because the real work is uncomfortable:

→ Understanding deeply requires much more effort 
→ Doing the work is scarier than dreaming about it
→ Listening is more vulnerable than waiting to speak
→ Eating well consistently is harder than scrolling 
→ Building savings is less fun than investment strategies

Here is what I know:

You already know what your 80% is.
You know the conversation you need to have. 
You already know he habit you need to build. 
The thing you need to stop researching and start doing.

So the only thing left to do is to stop deceiving yourself.

Because once you prioritise the 80%, everything else genuinely does fall into place.
Not because it's easy. But because it's real.

What's the 80% you've been avoiding?

Gen Z lacks confidence.


That’s what everyone keeps saying.

- But watch them talk to friends.
- Debate online.
- Explain complex ideas casually.
- Have opinions on everything.

The confidence is there.

It just disappears the moment the room changes.

Interviews.
Meetings.
Formal conversations.

Not because Gen Z suddenly doubts themselves…

but because they’ve never been taught how to think out loud under pressure.

Confidence doesn’t collapse.
Structure does.

When thoughts aren’t organised, words hesitate.

When words hesitate, confidence gets blamed.

Once Gen Z learns how to structure what they already know,
the “confidence problem” quietly vanishes.

That’s the real gap and that’s the work I do.

If this describes you or your team, comment “STRUCTURE”.

Built on shared values.
Shaped by countless voices.
Guided by a vision larger than any one person.

Republic Day is a reminder of the idea of India - evolving, resilient, and rooted in purpose. 

An idea that was carefully imagined, fiercely debated, and intentionally designed to endure change while staying true to its core.

It reflects a nation where structure gives strength, where diversity finds balance, and where progress is driven not by haste, but by clarity and collective responsibility. 

The Constitution didn’t just define governance, it set a standard for thought, dialogue, and action.

In many ways, this day also reminds us that meaningful progress...whether in institutions, systems, or everyday work...comes from patience, intent, and thoughtful execution. 

When values guide decisions, foundations remain strong even as the future unfolds.

A day to pause, reflect, and honour the principles that continue to guide the nation forward - quietly, consistently, and with purpose.

Wishing a meaningful Republic Day 🇮🇳

If skills alone guaranteed success,
workplaces would look very different.

Let’s bust a few myths 👇

❌ Myth: Soft skills can’t be measured
✅ Reality: You measure them every single day

 - Who leads meetings without chaos
 - Who handles pressure without drama
 - Who gets buy-in without authority

❌ Myth: Soft skills are only for managers
✅ Reality: The fastest-growing ICs rely on them too

 - Clear communication = fewer revisions
 - Emotional intelligence = better collaboration
 - Adaptability = staying relevant as roles evolve

❌ Myth: You’re either born with soft skills or you’re not
✅ Reality: They’re trained, not inherited

 - No one is born a great listener.
 - They become one by practicing when it’s uncomfortable.

❌ Myth: Technical skills matter more
✅ Reality: Technical skills get you shortlisted

 - Soft skills get you chosen

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

When two people are equally skilled,
the one who communicates better wins.

The one who listens better leads.
The one who adapts faster lasts.

Soft skills aren’t “soft.”

They’re career-critical skills wearing a misleading name.

If this made you rethink your skill set,
I’m curious, which soft skill is most underrated right now?

Drop it in the comments 👇

Most people book clarity calls too late.

Usually after missing an opportunity.
After turning something down.
After thinking, I could’ve done that.

The work I do isn’t about fixing you.

It’s about slowing your thinking just enough to hear yourself clearly.

We look at how you decide, speak, and position yourself.

Not to add confidence, but to remove confusion.

If you’re capable but keep second-guessing how you come across,
this work helps.

👉If you’ve already missed one opportunity, don’t miss the next by overthinking it. 

Book a clarity session here:
https://lnkd.in/gENtZ-iF

Sometimes one conversation saves months of overthinking.

Think of clarity like bad WiFi.


You’re connected.
But nothing loads properly.

Thoughts half-form.
Decisions stall at 1%.
Replies come hours later in your head.
Confidence drops mid-sentence.

You’re not confused.
You’re buffering.

So you reread messages.
Rewrite responses.
Revisit choices you already made.

Not because they were wrong...
but because the signal dipped.

Most people don’t need more information.
They’re drowning in it.

What they’re missing is a clean connection
between what they know
and what they trust.

When clarity clicks in,
there’s no drama.

Things move.
Words land.
Decisions feel quiet, not heavy.
Even hard choices stop asking for permission.

That’s the real job of clarity.
It doesn’t give answers.
It removes delay.

If life feels laggy right now, the signal can be fixed.
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“Confusion ends after education.”

That’s the myth I broke during my feature presentation yesterday.

Because confusion doesn’t stop at graduation.
It shows up when you choose a career, start a company, or even when you’re already “doing well.”

And the real cost?

Lost time. Poor decisions. Missed opportunities.

That’s why I work with a simple framework I shared - CARE:

C - Clarity: What’s actually bothering you?
A - Alignment: Does this still fit who you are today?
R -  Representation: How confusion shows up in communication and positioning.
E - Execution: Moving forward with intention, not pressure.

This works for students, founders, and professionals alike.

Through this, I help with:

• decision clarity
• founder communication & voice
• messaging & positioning
• pitch deck review
• soft-skills & leadership training

If you’re at a stage where thinking alone isn’t giving answers, let’s talk.

Because clarity isn’t more information,
it’s the right questions.

I don’t think founders burn out because of work.


I think we burn out because we’re never alone with our own thoughts anymore.

We build, decide, respond, scroll, absorb...all at the same time. 

Always connected. Quietly overwhelmed.

I’ve noticed this in my own days. When everything starts feeling heavy, it’s rarely about effort. It’s about overload.

This edition of Work + Feelings is about that moment, when digital connection turns into emotional noise, and why small, intentional resets matter more than pushing harder.

Not advice. Not hacks.

Just honest reflections and what actually helps.

More inside.

Work and Feelings | Issue 07 We live in a world where being connected is the default. Our work lives on screens. Our conversations happen in messages.

Open article: Connect to disconnect, to reconnect by Merushri Baboota • 3 min read

Why did I spend 10,080 minutes avoiding a 15-minute task?

I kept telling myself I’d start once it felt clearer.
Once it felt lighter.
Once it made more sense in my head.

It wasn’t difficult.
But it felt like more than just a task.

So I stayed with thinking.
Because thinking felt safer than starting.

When I finally did it, it was over in minutes.
No resistance. No drama.

What stayed with me wasn’t how easy it was...
it was why I waited so long.

That waiting wasn’t laziness.
And it wasn’t a discipline problem either.

There was something quieter happening,
something many thoughtful, capable people experience but rarely talk about.

I explored this in this edition of my newsletter.

Curious...
what’s the smallest task you’ve been postponing, even though you know you can do it?

Work and Feelings | Issue 05 Why did I spend 10,080 minutes avoiding a 15-minute task? It took me seven days to do something that needed fifteen minut

Open article: Why did I spend 10,080 minutes avoiding a 15-minute task? by Merushri Baboota • 3 min read

Why did I spend 10,080 minutes avoiding a 15-minute task?

Guess what?


I have entered the Top 1% Club of experts on Topmate


This accomplishment is as much yours as it is mine. Your support has been pivotal throughout my journey.


Let's continue creating the impact on topmate.

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Helping businesses scale through better communication | Certified Soft Skills Trainer and Practitioner Life Coach | Clarity Coach and Creative Strategist | Transformed 500+ Student Careers | Founder at CareerBubble™

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