Penpositive Outclass

EP-446 Rethinking Our Mornings and Evenings

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When I started seeing my therapist mid last year, the issue I brought into the room was my mornings. And then I found out that it was not just morning...

EP-445 Why Some of the Most Important Things Are Invisible

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is all value visible? When does value become invisible? And how long can invisible value keep you going? Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-444 How do office meetings change us as a person ?

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is through the act of office meetings. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-443 The Idea of a Scrum Master

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is through the idea of the Scrum Master. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-444 Having a Good attitude for no reason

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is about having a Good Attitude for no reason. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-445 Why do we feel good about Fridays?

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I often wonder why we feel good on a Friday. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-442 Some New Learning on Confidence

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is through the idea of confidence and some new learnings I had. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-441 Having a Decade View of our Life

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is through how we look at life in decades. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-440 Our Relationship with work

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's journey is through our relationships with work. Please email your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-439 Being Authentic

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it is a coincidence when you end up watching or listening to something that you have been thinking about.If you are listening on Spotify ple...

EP-438 My love hate relationship with AI

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the title says I don't hate AI. I mean AI does not care. It is just that I explore how I should see it. If you are listening on Spotify please ...

EP-437 I don’t know how to do it

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We start learning only when we acknowledge we don't knowIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify em...

EP-436 A Flash Fiction - Fixing IT

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a long while I wrote a Flash FictionIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your though...

EP-435 Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There was something so profound I read a few days back.. "Freedom... is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey" This is a ...

EP-434 Meaningful Work: Goldfishes, Community, Contribution and Challenges

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we look towards meaningful work here are a few things I recently learned from a bookIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts ...

EP-433 My journey of recovery and the process

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The only person on whom we can experiment is ourselves. Even when we want others to change, the closest person we can work on changing is ourselves.If...

EP-432 Bukowski Choices: Learn or Die

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode was inspired by a quote by the poet and novelist Charles Bukowski “Let’ em learn or let’ em die”If you are listening on Spotif...

EP-431 Emotional Intelligence

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today let us talk about Emotional Intelligence. A must sought out skill among managers and leaders in corporate sectorIf you are listening on Spotify ...

EP-430 Growth Mindset

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today let us talk about Growth Mindset. We live in between a world of scarcity and Abundance and Growth mindset is a lot introspective as well.If you ...

EP-429 Managing the Limited Time

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time is a limited commodity and life involves managing it. But what does that mean..? Let us exploreIf you are listening on Spotify please share add y...

EP-428 That Collective Understanding

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we know it is going to be tough. We know we have a lack of knowledge. We know we have less time. We know the expectations are high. The stak...

EP-427 We don't need to like everyone

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do we need to like everyone. We don't need to.. But there are a few things about liking and disliking.If you are listening on Spotify please share...

EP-426 Why do we work ?

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And why do you work..?If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-425 The safety to be Vulnerable

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To be vulnerable needs courage...If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠...

EP-424 Stories that hit us hard

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yes Stories....If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-423 What happens most weeks

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are two things that can happen most weeks. One is achievement and other is Learning.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your though...

EP-422 Embracing our Limitedness

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How long do we have? How many weeks more?  Before we leave this world.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on...

EP-421 When my daughter came to visit me at work

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The other day my daughter came to visit me at work. It was a pleasant experience. She works a few blocks from where I work. If you are listening on Sp...

EP-420 Return To Office | What can Motivate us ?

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More and more companies are asking their employees to return to office. There are debates and concerns as leadership and teams try to find the best wa...

EP-419 Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki | Book Positive

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last book I read in 2024 is an important book that gave me some insights foe 2025. Let me start this year by talking aboit that book. The book is ...

EP-418 How do we define success in our career?

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week‘s question is “How do we define success in our career?” let us travel to explore that a bit further. If you are listening on Spotify p...

EP-417 The Friction project for Professionals

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Friction Project by Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao is one of the most important books I have read this year and highly recommend to people in the indust...

EP-416 Why I took a PMP Certification

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After many years of doing it, I guess now I am officially certified to do it as well... I wrote my PMP and they have confirmed I passed. But why now.....

EP-415 Are you Afraid? I am...

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is something I wrote on LinkedIn as well as Medium. Thought I will try a Spoken word on it. The goal is if you feel like trying something new, Ju...

EP-414 What are your long term career goals ?

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you. If you are listening on Spotify please share a...

EP-413 Is Agile Dead ? - An Agile Positive Podcast

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you. If you are listening on Spotify please share a...

EP-412 The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean François Marmion - A Book Positive Podcast

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean François Marmion is the book this episode. Stupidity as explained by some of the smartest people in our world. If...

EP-411 What motivated you to get into your current career ?

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode onwards I am trying something new. I will take up one question and spend time writing about it from my experience and then create this po...

EP-410 Motivation and Stress at work

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The questions for today deal with stress and motivation. What motivates you to excel in your job? How do you handle work-related stress? If you are li...

EP-409 Staying Updated on Industry Trends for enhancing your Career

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode there are two career related questions we will tackle. How do you stay updated on industry trends and changes? and Can you describe a cha...

EP-408 Career Goals | Career Success and Inspiration

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new series where every episode I will ask myself a few questions and try to answer them from my experience. If you are listening on Spotify please s...

EP-407 Madonna - A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel - A Book Positive Podcast

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Madonna‘s biography by Mary Gabriel is the book in thia episode. I listened to the Audio book here. Here are my thoughts If you are listening on Spo...

EP-406 What Agile Certification should I take? - An Agile Positive Podcast

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Someone asked this question that came up a few days back. What certification should I take? Sharing some personal thoughts in this regard. If you are ...

EP-405 Until August by Gabriel García Márquez - A Book Positive Podcast

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Until August is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez published posthumously in March 2024. It was released on the 97th anniversary...

EP-404 Some Self Reflection on Focus and Content Creation

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are two problems I have one is about Focus and the other is about stretching thin. I have not found a solution on that but I am exploring If you...

EP-403 Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg - A Book Positive Podcast

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg. A book that helped me learn about Vanlife beyond the idea of r...

EP-402 Hidden Potential by Adam Grant - A Book Positive Podcast

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Adam Grant's book Hidden Potential. If you are listening on Spotify please share add you...

EP-401 Elon Musk By Walter Issacson - A Book Positive Episode

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have started doing Book introductions in my YouTube channel Book Positive and I will share the audio of those here in the podcast as well. If you ar...

EP-400 My Learning Week

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since I made an episode on being uncomfortable last week coincidently I started recognizing my discomforts this week. This opened up so many ways to l...

EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year to all. It has been a while after my last video and this is the first one this year. I want to set the tone for the year and discuss ho...

EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Final part of the 5 part series. Today we will discuss Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude. If you are listening on Spotif...

EP-397 Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections | Planning the New Year 4/5

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 4th part of the 5 part series on New Year planning. Today we touch on three areas Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections. If you a...

EP-396 Focusing, Organization and Finances | Planning the New Year 3/5

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

3rd part of the five part series. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠...

EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Second episode on our welcome to the newer. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thou...

EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The new year is in a month. There is no magic that will happen on Dec 31. If we need to change anything we have to do it now. You can also watch the ...

EP-393 What do I want from my life ?

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very important question. What do I want from life? In the podcast I talk about an exercise I started. Here are the questions I mention in th...

EP-392 We should keep experimenting

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better

EP-391 Things that excite me today

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind.

EP-390 Writing and Completing

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed.

EP-389 How easily we quit

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk

EP-388 My Audio Books decision

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously.

EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts

EP-386 Random things and Kannur Squad

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday

EP-385 A painful memory of abuse

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful

EP-384 The idea of Brunch

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US

EP-383 Gandhi Jayanthi

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi.

EP-382 The Agam Band

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band’.., Here are some personal thoughts

EP-382 The Creator Movie

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I want to share some thoughts with you. I watched the movie and thesw thoughts came to mind. You should watch it. It is a very interesting thoug...

EP-381 We are not Separate

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another.

EP-380 We are not Brands; We are Human Beings

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings

EP-379 Algorithms and Humans

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday’s episode. How can we fight being influenced ?

EP-378 Liberal or Conservative?

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative.

EP-377 When we are stuck in life

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today’s topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage

EP-376 I don’t own the Truth

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth”

EP-375 Because I am Alive

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today the thought that came to mind is why am I doing this podcast on a daily basis and then when I put some thought I realized why….

EP-374 What am I Teaching my Kids?

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What am I teaching my kids that they will cherish

EP-373 When I drank instead of Exercising

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today evening instead of exercising I ended up drinking. I can pacify myself with any kind of reason. But the truth remains that I did not do as I was...

EP-372 Found a Lost Dog

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday our daughter a found a lost dog in her walk. And it was night. Let me share with you what we did.

EP-371 Changes to Routines

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all try routines and then we change them when something does not work. Let me share one of my experiences from today.

EP-370 My Encounter with Learning

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some reflections on learning.

EP-369 What we cannot do

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cannot do something does not mean no one else can do it.

EP-368 My Over Excitement Problem

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I realized something about me. And it is impacting me negatively. I have to work on it.

EP-367 Push Ourselves to Prove Ourselves Wrong

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I did something that proved me wrong and I want to share that with you

EP-366 Life Goes on

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today let me share a quote by Robert Frost "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."

EP-365 Time to Enjoy what you have

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We need the time to enjoy what we have. If not there is no point having them

EP-364 Never Worry Alone

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today sharing with you the thought ‘Never Worry Alone’

Ep-363 And we don’t do what we plan to do

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I missed creating a podcast yesterday and that made me think why we end up not doing what we plan to do.

EP-362 How was the movie Jawan

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday I mentioned that I will be off to watch Jawan… Well How was it ?

EP-361 A Retrospective on a Thursday

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today when I started recording I did not have a lot to say. But then a topic came to mind. Doing a Retrospective on Thursday instead of a Friday

EP-360 Big Books and Long Conversations

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I listened to a conversation with Yuval Harari where he talks about Big Books and Long Conversation and I thought it was very relevant. If you a...

EP-359 And we always find reasons to not do things that we have planned

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I start with how we find all sorts of reason to not do what is important. But then I jump to AI, and Yuval Harari and finally to Teacher's day. If...

EP-358 And Life Happens on a Sunday

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As John Lennon song says "Life is what happens to us when we are busy making other plans". If you are listening on Spotify please share your...

EP-357 Today I am Thankful

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a short unplanned but forced break and time for another reset. If you are listening on Spotify please share your thoughts there. If not on Spoti...

EP-356 Dr. Jija Madhavan Harisingh, IPS talks about Art Mantram

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a guest with me. Dr. Jija Madhavan Harisingh is the first woman IPS officer from South India. She is also an artist and part of Art Mantr...

EP-355 Is it Natural to not know what to do in life ?

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is it ok if we don’t know what to do in life ? Is it natural. Join me on today’s journey and the poem ‘Kidnap in Moonlight’. If you are listen...

EP-354 The Covenant of Water Book By Abraham Verghese

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today let us take a look at an interesting book that made its's way to the Oprah's Book Club. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. If yo...

EP-353 Should Kids be rewarded for trying or succeeding

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we will tackle the question "Should Kids be rewarded for trying or succeeding?" If you are listening on Spotify please share your thou...

EP-352 Should I bother what other people think of me?

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we will tackle the question "Should I bother what other people think of me? If you are listening on Spotify please share your thoughts ther...

EP-351 Let us talk about love

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let us talk about Love today. If you are listening on Spotify please add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-350 The Importance of Creating Memories

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is so important to create memories. If you are listening on Spotify please add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠...