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Buying vs. Renting a Home - January 17, 2025
A lesson I learned many years ago was that it’s always better to buy a home and make mortgage payments, as opposed to paying rent. In...
Shail Paliwal
Jan 173 min read
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My Favourite Sports Teams - January 10, 2025
The Ottawa Senators - NHL The Boston Red Sox - MLB The Miami Dolphins - NFL The Los Angeles Lakers - NBA The Ottawa Senators On December...
Shail Paliwal
Jan 106 min read
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2025 Predictions - December 22, 2024
Here is my first annual set of predictions, starting off with the year 2025 Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a falling out Elon Musk spent...
Shail Paliwal
Dec 22, 202412 min read
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Can A Professional Woman Have It All? - December 13, 2024
For years the outcry from women in business circles was "why can’t we have it all?" Women wanted a meaningful career with no ceiling on...
Shail Paliwal
Dec 13, 20244 min read
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2024 Recap - December 6, 2024
We are now drifting into December and most of 2024 is over. This got me thinking about the year that just passed. The past 12 months have...
Shail Paliwal
Dec 6, 20245 min read
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Why November is My Least Favourite Month - November 29, 2024
Whenever I talk about escaping the Ottawa winters, my timeframe always starts in November. Technically winter doesn’t start until...
Shail Paliwal
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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PIERRE VS. JUSTIN - November 24, 2024
Three weeks ago I wrote an article on Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris on the eve of the 2024 US election. At that time I thought about...
Shail Paliwal
Nov 24, 20244 min read
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Why Worry About The Future - November 15, 2024
I recently read a quote from noted organizational behaviourist and best-selling author, James Clear that said instead of worrying about...
Shail Paliwal
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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Should a Founder Be Hands-On In Their Start-up - November 8, 2024
I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw this post titled, “Should A Founder Be Hands-on in Their Start-Up”. I didn’t read the...
Shail Paliwal
Nov 8, 20244 min read
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DONALD VS. KAMALA - November 2, 2024
Every conversation I’ve had for the past six months, whether it personal or business, includes a brief or not so brief diatribe on the US...
Shail Paliwal
Nov 2, 20244 min read
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DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A D.E.I. HIRE ? - October 25, 2024
DEI. D - Diversity, E- Equity, I - Inclusion. It’s a relatively new spin on the term from the 60s and 70s, Affirmative Action....
Shail Paliwal
Oct 26, 20244 min read
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THE VALUE OF A UNIVERSITY DEGREE - October 15, 2024
People talk regularly about how a university degree or college diploma isn't necessary to get a decent paying job. I beg to differ. ...
Shail Paliwal
Oct 15, 20244 min read
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BEING AN EMPTY NESTER - October 4, 2024
I have two adult children now in their early 20s. Both of them have been out of our family home for many years as they both lived...
Shail Paliwal
Oct 4, 20244 min read
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ERASE THE WORD “OLD” FROM YOUR VOCABULARY - December 5, 2022
“You’re only as old as you allow yourself to feel”; “age is a mindset”; “you’ll remain young, if you’re young at heart”. There are...
Shail Paliwal
Dec 5, 20223 min read
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EQ...BUT NOT THAT EQ! - September 30, 2021
EQ, or Emotional Intelligence is a popular topic. Many books have been published and blog posts written about the subject. A key...
Shail Paliwal
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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COMPLEX VS SIMPLE - WHICH IS BETTER - September 14, 2021
We’ve all heard of the KISS principle - “keep it simple, stupid”. There is merit to simplicity when arriving at a solution or strategy...
Shail Paliwal
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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ACTING DECISIVELY - August 17, 2021
Fail fast! Move fast, break things, and learn...rinse and repeat We've heard these classic startup axioms over the years. Founders,...
Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read
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THE TOXICITY OF NEGATIVE MINDSETS - August 16, 2021
We’ve seen animations of people who always seem to have a dark cloud over their head, or it’s always raining on them. It’s a humorous way...
Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read
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PARTNERING WITH THE RIGHT INVESTORS - July 19, 2021
Congratulations! You decided to launch a business around your brilliant idea, and you’re convinced your company will sell millions of...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 19, 20215 min read
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POST PANDEMIC - THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORK - July 14, 2021
If we say the COVID-19 pandemic became real in mid to late March 2020, then we are now 16 months into it. The impact has been...
Shail Paliwal
Jul 14, 20215 min read
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