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.
Mr. Richards
July 11, 2017 by
Mr. Richards has been a part of our Montessori family for over 15 years. He retired recently at the young age of 89. He instilled in the children a love for music, and taught them to discover their own rhythm. Not an easy task when one works with … [Continue reading]
Our Own Reality
July 10, 2017 by
We are quick to point fingers, to sit as judge and jury, and to serve as experts on the behavior and lives of others. But we never truly understand their reality, their circumstances, the environment of their lives. We would be disgusted with … [Continue reading]
Loyalty
July 7, 2017 by
Loyalty cannot be blueprinted. It cannot be produced on an assembly line. In fact, it cannot be manufactured at all, for its origin is the human heart-the center of self-respect and human dignity. It is a force which leaps into being only when … [Continue reading]
Bad Diets, Bad Results
July 6, 2017 by
Now that the holiday barbecue is long gone, and the empty beer bottles comfort each other at the bottom of the recycling bin, the guilt of a face well fed has taken over. "You can never outwork a bad diet", a good friend told me. As someone who … [Continue reading]
