India, Jan. 3 -- It's that time of the season when life slowly comes to a pause and people return to themselves, leaving their external businesses outside the door. Resolutions, reflections, goal-setting and a smattering of philosophy take centre stage, and a fresh blueprint for life ahead is chalked out. The first week of the New Year is filled with renewed optimism about the times that would ensue and the leaps we would make in the next twelve months.

As the year was drawing to a close, an acquaintance on LinkedIn posed a question - 'What goals and lessons are you planning to bring into 2026? Let's inspire each other with our answers.' I sat with the question for a bit, and confessed that I was not setting any concrete goals as of now....