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.

Embrace but Understand

Casablanca

Guest post by Jasmine Rustogi I recently traveled to Morocco for the final course of my MBA program. Initially, I felt nervous about going abroad, especially with all of the recent alerts on global terrorism. I had never been to a predominantly … [Continue reading]

Words of Wisdom

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. — Ernest Hemingway … [Continue reading]

Our Travel Culture

As I sat at the bar at an Atlanta Airport hotel, sipping on my Martini, I could not help but hear the conversation around me. Meet the professional business people, who travel for a living — hungry for success, of all ages, predominantly men, and … [Continue reading]

Hope and Facts

Hope allows us to build castles in the sky. Facts allow us to build structures that rest on strong foundations. We need hope to build our dreams. We need facts to make them come true. Facts without dreams rarely provide direction. Dreams without … [Continue reading]