Welcome to 5 O’Clock Reflections, a daily blog by Hemant Rustogi as he explores lessons learned in life, business, and his quest for wisdom. Each month Hemant invites a person who intrigues him, to join him for a 5 pm interview to share their insights over their favorite cocktail. You can learn more here.

Brilliant Insight

When the student is ready, the teacher appears.When the student is truly ready, the teacher disappears. Lao Tzu … [Continue reading]

Reach Out

As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, we must reach out to those that are hurting or feeling isolated. There are many among us who have lost loved ones to the pandemic, lost jobs or are dealing with health and depression issues. We all know … [Continue reading]

Who is a real doctor?

“So, you are not a real Doctor”, I am sometimes told by people, who discount my doctoral qualification and the hard work that earned it. Now, it is an oped in the Wall Street Journal that minimizes the qualifications of Dr. Jill Biden! The author … [Continue reading]

And the Winner Is……

We have all been on the losing end of some type of competitive endeavor. Losing hurts, especially when one cares about the outcome. We taught our kids, from the little league days, to shake hands, say “good game” to the winners and try harder the … [Continue reading]