Quiet Clarity is a 2x/week letter on stillness, ambition, and meaning — for people building without losing themselves.
Over the last few years, I had tons of ups and downs in my business.
For every small win (like signing a new client), I would go crazy with excitement.
For every loss (like that same client dropping us), I'd be upset for days.
And this didn't just impact me, it impacted everyone around me too. Because I was never steady, I was always reacting.
If you’re working on something, you’ve probably felt this too.
That constant swing between feeling on top of the world… and completely lost the next day.
It’s exhausting, because you’re never really here, you’re always reacting.
Recently, I've been reading the Bhagavad Gita—a text my mom has been convincing me to read for years (sorry Amma, I should've listened).
But as I read it now, I see that its wisdom was never about religion. It was about living fully and consciously.
And that’s the part I want to talk about.
Lord Krishna tells the warrior Arjuna this:
"Do your work and abandon attachment. Keep an even mind in success and failure."
But what does that mean? How do you do your work AND abandon attachment?
And why should one keep an even mind?
For the longest time, I used to think there were only two paths in life:
Option 1: Go all in. Work obsessively. Tie your worth to your wins. Celebrate the highs, pray there are no lows (and then get wrecked by them anyway). It’s the rollercoaster — thrilling, chaotic, and eventually, you just wanna get off.
Option 2: Give it all up. Move to the Himalayas. Drop the desires, the success, the noise. Become still like a monk.
But what about the third option?
The one where you still build, still care, still play, but stay peaceful through the ups and downs.
Is that even possible?
Krishna says it is. He says the goal isn’t to escape action — it’s to stay steady while acting.
Here’s the rule:
Chase results → suffer.
Love the process → stay content.
So Path 3 = Work – Desire for Reward = Fulfillment
You still work. You still want to grow.
But you stop clinging to what it gives you.
Because most of us confuse doing with getting:
I’ll build a business so that I can buy a Ferrari.
I’ll write books so that I can be a bestselling author.
I’ll make content so that I can become famous.
And sure, maybe you’ll get it all. But if your peace depends on what you gain or lose, you’ll never be free.
Even when you “make it,” you’ll crave more. And then you end up arrogant/proud when it works or miserable when it doesn’t.
So what if you dropped the “so that” and replaced it with “because”?
I’ll build a business because it challenges me in a fun way.
I’ll write because it fulfills me to put my thoughts down.
I’ll create content because it excites me to share my views with the world.
I've learned this in my business now.
When a client drops it's not the end of the world. I try to see how I can offer better services, or maybe that client just wasn't in need of what we had.
And if we gain one? Cool, my work is working. But I don't get caught up in it. I just keep producing the work.
This approach has led me to finding clients that light me up, work that lights me up, and just enjoying the whole process in peace.
You can apply this same principle to other areas of life too. Relationships, health, creative pursuits. Stay steady, enjoy the process, let go of the outcomes.
And you will still create lots of impact.
Your work will create ripples if you do it wholeheartedly. And the world needs it.
If you're compelled to write, create, build—then do it. Give it your all.
And if you really do, there will be people who benefit from it.
You'll establish something meaningful and set an example for others to do the same.
And because you’re finally creating without clinging to results:
You’ll be drawn to the work you were meant to do.
Others will genuinely benefit from it.
Success will find you again and again.
And through it all, you’ll feel quietly content.
From Amma’s Hand
From Nanna’s Voice
