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.

Lessons from a CEO

CEO Punit Soni declined 90% of the meetings he was invited to attend, this past week. Product got better, company ran like auto-pilot, and no one really missed meeting me! Time is really the only commodity that we cannot buy or replace. That is … [Continue reading]

Words of Wisdom

I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear. — Tan Le … [Continue reading]

Lessons From Children

As an educator I learn a great deal of life’s most powerful lessons, from children, every single day. The lessons learned make me a better person. They help me to reason through lives daily challenges and be a better human being. I learn not to … [Continue reading]

Lessons From Loran

People who love you will try and talk you out of your dreams… Don’t Chase the Money If you think its expensive to hire a professional, wait till you hire an amateur Being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly If you cant … [Continue reading]