Harsh Batra

Never say negative things about yourself

Thoughts, highlights and stories from the week:

Nov 1

5

October 2026

Speak freely from the heart

Thoughts, highlights and stories from the week

Oct 25

5

Why the f*** are you aiming low?

Thoughts, highlights and stories from the week:

Oct 18

2

What Schumacher's wife said about his mindset

Thoughts, highlights and stories from the week

Oct 11

2

1

The success is ours. The failure is mine.

Six thoughts from a week of reading: why the failure is mine, why I'm testing my community in public, and what my old journals might tell me.

Oct 4

2

1

September 2026

The Board of Optimists

Last Sunday I asked why you read. 32 of you answered. This is what you said, and what I did about it.

Sep 27

2

Why do you read these?

Three years of Sunday emails, and I have never once asked you the obvious question.

Sep 20

1

4

Sony would not have become Sony

The order was worth more than his entire company. But he said No to build the Sony brand name.

Sep 13

4

He bought an airline for 26 cents

He bought an airline for 26 cents. Three days later, 9/11 happened.

Sep 6

1

1

August 2026

If you don't report a failure every week, you are a failure

In this household, if you don't report a failure every week, you are a failure.

Aug 30

4

1

Bezos Tore Her Memo in Half and Walked Out

Most ideas at Amazon die here, on purpose, before they cost anything. The ones that survive become AWS, Kindle, and Prime.

Aug 23

1

1

Why proof always comes second

Airbnb sold cereal to survive, and I called myself the best before a single record year backed it up. Proof isn't the start. It's the result.

Aug 16

4

2