by Kabir Sehgal | Nov 10, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
I’m a military veteran and the son of immigrants. My parents left India because knew they could earn more opportunities in the United States. They became American citizens and frequently told me that America’s values of freedom and diversity must be cherished but also...
by Kabir Sehgal | Nov 9, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
There are many things America’s veterans wish you knew. Chief among them: You don’t have to wear a cape or mask to be a hero. On Veteran’s Day, we’re reminded that heroes live in cities, communities, and neighborhoods around the country—and they don’t necessarily wear...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Sep 15, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Earlier this year, we grew anxious and distressed with how immigrants were being targeted with inflammatory rhetoric and discriminatory policies. But, instead of taking to the streets to protest with anger, we got busy by composing several songs that culminated in the...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Sep 6, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
Many U.S. presidents have called on a seasoned, trusted adviser — a guru — to help create order from chaos and offer real wisdom. In India the literal meaning of guru is “dispeller of darkness.” Everything this phrase implies — removing ignorance, replacing evil with...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 21, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Before you start a company, read a poem. Founding a company is a Herculean task in which you must envision possibilities, deal with ambiguities, disrupt conventional wisdom, and even question ambition. The poet, like the entrepreneur, must wrestle with all of these...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 17, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
The white supremacist and neo-Nazi protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, hold vile and abhorrent views, and they should be condemned in the strongest terms by all political, business, and civic leaders. That these poisonous views spilled over into the killing...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 12, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies would dramatically diminish American entrepreneurship at a time when our country needs more people to start companies and organizations. Trump has taken a hazardous scalpel to America’s startup ecosystem by announcing that...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 10, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
The world now knows what Donald Trump has long understood — Mexico isn’t going to pay for his proposed border wall. A phone conversation between Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto leaked, in which the U.S. president admitted that he’s in a political bind,...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 25, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
It’s not uncommon to meet a lawyer who’d like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who’d like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a landscape designer. Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 21, 2017 | All, Op-Ed
President Donald Trump isn’t the only leader who is new to his or her job. And presidents aren’t the only ones who are expected to make a noteworthy impact during their first one hundred days. Much of corporate America is also in transition: as much as 25...
