Woman in the Mirror

Not for the applause. Not for the front row seat.Invisible work. Quiet strength.

They say brand building is all about marquee, visibility, and flexing your muscles — being the strongman, flaunting your fancy Ivy League degrees, and celebrating every new round of funding.

But building yourself? That’s a different ball game altogether.

You do it in the quiet alleyways — away from the spotlight, uncomfortable and vulnerable. And yet, it’s in those very moments that we’re shaped into who we’re meant to become.

I remember sitting in a clinic one afternoon, waiting for my name to be called. I looked up and saw a framed quote on the wall: “Who are you when no one is watching?”

It struck something deep in me, and it’s stayed ever since.

It’s easy to perform when there’s an audience. When the spotlight’s on, we play a part. But the real you emerges in private — at home, with loved ones, or in those quiet, unguarded moments. Just like that Michael Jackson song: “Man in the Mirror.”

I’m far from perfect. There are days I wish I had Harry Potter’s invisible cloak. I squirm when I think of the times I’ve been riled up — spiraling over seemingly trivial things: someone overtaking from the wrong side, jumping a signal, when the tap runs dry and I have to water the plants, or when I answer a call from an unknown number only to find it’s a poor, helpless salesperson trying to sell something.

Anger is such an overrated emotion — unless you’re fighting for justice or defending the helpless. Otherwise, it burns more than it builds. But it has energy. A charge. And if harnessed right, it can fuel something greater — something that serves.

There’s joy in giving. Lightness in letting go. And a quiet, steady power in not chasing, not clinging.

I remind myself daily that every moment is a reset button. When I’ve done something I’m not proud of, that thought becomes my exit ramp — my soft landing.

Life is about coexisting. It’s about understanding differences — in religion, sexuality, beliefs, physicality, race, and economic status.

Live and let live — such a simple motto, yet so rarely practiced. Homogeneity is commonplace; conformity, the death of creativity. I hope that by making inclusivity a big part of my persona, I play a small role in bringing about a societal shift toward acceptance and harmonious coexistence.

To undestand the power of gratitude in the true sense of the word. Not the mushy, Pinterest kind — but a raw awareness that everything you have can disappear in the blink of an eye. A sobering thought, but a grounding one.

Discipline and commitment are easy to admire, harder to embody, I wholeheartedly concur — but always worth it.

In the end, it all boils down to this: You are not defined by a single choice, but by the sum of all your choices.

Be judicious. Be smart. Be stingy with your time — and gracious with your choices.

Then comes a hard, cold realization — that you have to go in alone. You fight your battles alone, even if there are people cheering you on from the sidelines.

To borrow from Roosevelt’s timeless words — you become the man in the arena, bloodied and bruised, yet standing tall after every fall.

Finding my Eudaimonia... so to speak... the duende (Spanish for soulful passion) I imbibe — the thing that makes me come alive when I’m strategising, shaping the destiny of my brand.”

Metaphorically, in the trenches, I stand — and from there, I climb out to walk through valleys to scale peaks.

Green Molecule is a product of unbridled passion and unflinching commitment to the values I hold dear — honesty, integrity, fortitude, compassion, and discipline.

Moleculary Yours

Sanjana

Curiously Irrepressible

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