What are you reading at the moment?

Fiction, mostly. Specifically, the trilogy of Rachel Cusk, one of contemporary literature’s most innovative voices. She eschews the traditional novel’s convention of emphasising plot and character, and yet can cast of spell of compulsive readability by  most sensitive observations and brilliant insights into human relationships. Perhaps I also resonate to her view that the future of all arts is the autobiographical.

What’s keeping you awake at night?

I stopped lying awake at nights after I realised it is the prerogative or even affectation of youth who take themselves–and thus the world–too seriously.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?

I don’t know since I have never tried to live without anything I truly wanted. But speculating, I would say perhaps I cannot live without my evening ritual of a cigar and one vodka while watching the sunset in Goa, where I live.

What is the hardest thing you overcame?

The temptation to prepare my own response even while the other person is speaking and thus not really listening to him or her.

How did you get out of your own way ?

By having a sense of humour about my own follies and affectations; by not taking myself too seriously 🙂

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Author(s)

  • Sunita Sehmi

    Leadership Advisor I Exec Coach I Author I CEO Mentor @RichardBranson I Coach @Cancer Support Switzerland

    Walk The Talk

    I am an executive coach and organisational consultant with over 20 years of experience, specialising in leadership transformation and change management for C-suite leaders and senior executives. As the founder of Walk the Talk Organisational Consulting and Leadership Advisory Services, I have supported leaders across major industries, including Tech, Banking, Pharma, Business Schools, International Organisations, and Social Entrepreneurship, helping them drive impactful leadership development and cultural change. Having worked with CxOs worldwide, I am passionate about helping leaders unlock their full potential and align personal growth with organisational objectives. I’m known for inspiring authentic leadership, driving transformation, and creating sustainable organisational impact. As an author and thought leader, my work has been featured in publications such as Forbes Middle East, Thrive Global, and Huffington Post. I am the author of two books, How to Get Out of Your Own Way and The Power of Belonging, which explore the intersection of personal development and organisational success. Through my involvement with the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, I actively mentor emerging leaders and support social enterprises. I am deeply committed to empowering leaders and helping them create lasting, meaningful change within themselves and their organisations.