by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 26, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 393 words. A farmer once told his grandson,”You plant in spring, water in summer, and harvest in autumn. But you never tug a mango down. When it’s ready, it falls.” As the leaves change and the season turns, October reminds...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 5, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 353 words. There’s a story often told at NASA. A visitor once asked a janitor what he was doing. He didn’t say cleaning floors.He said,”I’m helping put a man on the moon.” You’re not just doing...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 7, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 465 words. My grandfather was a hospitality official in India. He welcomed & took care of dignitaries. One of these dignitaries was His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Years later, the Dalai Lama became an Emory professor in Atlanta. My parents...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 24, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 327 words. Wall Street loves complexity. But when I met a portfolio manager overseeing $10 billion, his personal finances were simple. No fancy models. Just systems that worked. The wealthiest people I know follow a similar playbook. 👉🏽 5...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 3, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 375 words. All summer, I’ve been doing this one little thing. I swim over to the lifeguard stand, smile, and say: “Thanks for guarding my life.” It always gets a laugh. But more than that, it makes someone feel seen. Same...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 9, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 393 words. I used to think small details didn’t matter in business. Then I learned the hard way when I worked on Wall Street. The strongest leaders master the subtle signals of professionalism. Quick test: How many of these do you already...
by Kabir Sehgal | Nov 3, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 310 words. I wrote this article. Harvard Business Review said was one of the 30 most influential in its 100-year history. So, I wrote a follow up article, expecting they’d publish it. Nope. My editor had left. The new editor wanted...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 22, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 375 words. President Jimmy Carter is like an uncle to me. In the 1960s, my immigrant dad arrived at Auburn University & rang the bell. Lillian Carter (Jimmy’s mother) opened the door. She was the dorm’s housemother. She...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 13, 2024 | All, Music
When I was 12, my mom gave me this book: Tao of Leadership: Lao Tsu’z Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age The book left an impression on me. I don’t remember all the lessons, but I do remember this: Learn to see things backwards, inside out, and upside down. ...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 6, 2024 | All
I don’t want to be remembered for my resume or achievements. So, what legacy do I want to leave behind? I wrote my own eulogy below. I hope I live up to it. I’m a work in progress. Some of what I wrote in my eulogy is aspirational. But first, I wanted to share 2...
