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.

Walk For Life

This Saturday, team Montessori walks to raise money to beat the Cancer Monster. We walk for Laurie’s Mom, for Alan, for Michele, for Manuel, for Senator John McCain, and the thousands who lost the good fight. We also walk for Maria and Judi, and the … [Continue reading]

Collecting No’s

“We call it collecting No’s”, was Becka’s keen insight as we discussed a friend trying to raise money for a new venture. The notion resonated with me— how many times have we all collected no’s before someone believed in us?  Failure is step one, … [Continue reading]

Do the Right Thing

As the hands of time tick, and as we all get older, we have a moral and personal responsibility to take care of our parents. It’s a tricky combination of giving our “lifeline”, our time, our money and our emotional support. There is no magic formula … [Continue reading]

Character Matters

Authenticity, integrity and character matters. New entrepreneurs may or may not succeed with these key traits in place. They will certainly fail without them.  … [Continue reading]