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When You Justify, You Negate the Other Person’s Experience
I thought explaining myself would help when someone felt hurt by me. Instead, it made them feel unseen. The moment I stopped defending my intention and started acknowledging their experience, something shifted—connection returned.
Deveeka Mahajan
14 hours ago2 min read


Talk to the Person — Not Their Personality
I didn’t realize how often I spoke to people as labels instead of humans—until I noticed how much it hurt when done to me. Shifting from “you always…” to “here’s what happened” changed the tone of my conversations and the feeling they leave behind.
Deveeka Mahajan
4 days ago2 min read


You’re Responding to What You Think the Other Person Is Saying
Ever realize you’re not responding to what someone said, but to what you think they meant? I thought I was a good listener—until I saw how much of my “listening” happened in my own head. What happened next changed every conversation I have.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 162 min read


Empower People by Not Giving Them Tasks — But by Asking What They Can Do
I once confused empowerment with assignment. By deciding tasks for my team, I unknowingly limited their ownership and self-expression. True empowerment is not assigning duties, but inviting contribution with the question, "What can you do?" This allows people to work within their own possibilities, turning effort into shared ownership and real leadership.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 133 min read


Acknowledging the Flawed to Discover the Beautiful
For years, I chased perfection, believing "goodness" meant being flawless and loved. But in that effort, I lost myself. My Appa's unsettling advice—to act like a person here for redemption—taught me that wholeness comes from accepting all flaws. Acknowledging them doesn't make us worse; it makes us authentic. True redemption is not becoming pure, but becoming whole.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 102 min read


Freedom is stopping the 'escape'
We often seek freedom in escape—from stress, toxic relationships, or hard emotions. But avoiding discomfort only hides it until it resurfaces. True liberation isn't found in running away, but in stopping. It’s the courage to stay present with what we want to avoid. Freedom is not the absence of pain; it's the presence of awareness.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 72 min read


You Cannot Help People — You Can Only Discover Yourself and Support Others in Discovering Themselves
At my fifteenth interview with the same question, "What do you want to do with your life?" I answered, "I want to help people." But this time was different. He asked, "Why do you think others need your help? What have you done that they should take it?" That moment changed everything. What followed transformed how I understood contribution, leadership, and the difference between help and support forever.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 42 min read


My leadership causes people to not take responsibility
I thought leadership meant being hands-on with everything. So I micromanaged, controlled, and tried to perfect every detail. But recently, something shifted. I realized that in my need to own everything, I left no room for my team to step up, to create, or to grow. Real leadership, I'm learning, isn't about perfection—it's about making space for others to own their work and unfold their potential.
Deveeka Mahajan
Nov 13 min read
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