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.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. — Thomas S. Monson … [Continue reading]

Tight Wad

Spending money is either part of your DNA, or it is not. It has nothing to do with having the "dough". You notice how most people get their wallets super glued to their posteriors when the check arrives? Or how they conveniently head to the rest room … [Continue reading]

If it Ain’t Broke….

I am a firm believer in the notion, that if it ain't broke, break it. We do the same old things, the same old way, because change is a daunting task. Personally or professionally, how will we ever get better, or gain unique insight into a problem … [Continue reading]

From the Archives — December 2014

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally posted on December 4, 2014 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/innovation/). We seek to do things that have never been done before. While true disruption is the exclusive … [Continue reading]