Nikhil Kapahi

Our Baby Hates Baby Shark and Loves ICE HOCKEY Your kid becomes the culture you create at home. One thing we’ve realized as new parents: a lot of decisions aren’t about “kid activities” vs “adult activities.” They’re about the environment we choose to raise our child in. So sometimes we choose our interests over typical “kid things.” Not because we’re ignoring the baby, but because our baby is forming her identity by watching us. No Baby Shark on repeat in our house. Instead she grows up hearing 90s rock, jazz, Punjabi music, and hip hop. She comes with us to the things we enjoy. Games, walks, music, conversations. The goal isn’t to entertain her 24/7. The goal is to make her part of the team. And the beautiful thing is: when kids grow up around what you love, they often start loving it too. So our activities become her activities. And suddenly parenting feels less like sacrificing your life and more like sharing it. #innerscorecard

How Quitting NDA Made Me Million $ Full Video Out on YouTube If you belong to the 99.9% of applicants who get rejected from NDA this video is for you - I know exactly how heavy that feels.Parents and Society let down to all Identity Crises, I feel you. Summary for the video: If you trained the right way for NDA - You’re Set Up For Great Success in Life, even outside the armed forces. You’re unstoppable if the training you did earlier in life was correct! In this video, I share my journey as All India Rank 3. I fought for the dream, I endured the brutal physical ‘self-harm’ of preparation, and I finally made it—only to quit one month later. This isn’t just a story about the military; it’s a story about Identity. I went from being ‘The NDA Guy’ to being ‘Nobody’ in a single day. But that ‘failure’ was the seed of everything I have now: a career as a scientist at Amazon, financial independence, and a life in the US I never even dared to dream of. If you think your life is over because of one exam or one medical board, watch this. Your ‘inner scorecard’ matters more than any rank. Choose the hard life, embrace the redirection, and realize that you aren’t just a candidate—you are a person designed for experiences you can’t even imagine yet.”

I hate running and I was able to run 17kms (PR) on a whim. Just because I really said you can do it, without training, without good conditions (at 0° in Prague). Let this be a reminder - your mentality is the only thing preventing you from breaking barriers. If you can’t visualize or ‘feel’ where you want to be - I’m sorry but you’re not getting there. Thanks @linensandsmoothies n @rawal__ for reminding me to challenge myself by running

If you’re not grateful during the journey you’ll never be grateful. Period You need to be able to find small things to be thankful about. When I was starting, I was thankful for my friends, for my able body, for my clear mind. As I kept building - I became more focussed on chasing but never stopped being thankful. You start giving energy to people, to work and to surroundings and you will get it back. It might just take some time.

@varunrajput_75 from @antariksh_official talks about checking in with your own inner score card and not conforming to the norms set for you by others. For more - check out the whole conversation through the link in bio.

Life’s most important decision is who you chose to marry. You’re going to spend so much time with this person that if you’re not great friends, you’re going to feel stuck. Like those travel stories where you found annoying person but you couldn’t get rid of them. Just sitting in silence and enjoying each others company would make a fair bit of the time spent.

Can you have both? The daily calmness, living in the moment and be chasing the big goals in life at the same time? My days often shuffle between the two, and excess of either leads to a sense that I’m not doing well.

9 Years, 4 countries and 30× income growth - hit $1M at 30. But the biggest lesson wasn’t how to earn more - it was how to grow what I earned. Half of it came from income - I started at 9L or 10kusd per year 🙀 Half from compounding. All from staying hungry to learn, and living way below my means. If you can master those two things — learning faster and spending slower — the rest takes care of itself. Very grateful for all I’ve been through Thanks @jimruitang and @amazon and all the value investors for making this possible

“I fundamentally disagree with the idea that you shouldn’t talk about your salary.” Here’s how I 30x’d my income — from $10K in India to $300K in the US, working at the same company for 9 years. Some luck and a lot of learning, timing, and leverage. #MoneyTalks #SalaryTransparency #CareerGrowth #InnerScorecard

A simple eye scan can reveal so much about your health! Dr. Neda explains how eye exams detect early signs of disease. Catch the full podcast episode on YouTube—link in bio! #EyeHealth #FunctionalMedicine #HealthTech #EarlyDetection #Podcast #HealthTips

A rare neurological disorder changed everything overnight. Discover why it’s called the “suicide disease” and how functional medicine offers hope. Watch the full episode on YouTube—link in bio! #FunctionalMedicine #HealthJourney #RareDisease #Wellness #ChronicIllness #HealthAwareness

Quitting NDA at 18 years old, after securing All India Rank 3, was one of the hardest decisions of my life. Back then, my entire sense of identity was tied to achievement — who I was depended on what I accomplished. Walking away felt like failure. I remember being extremely tough on myself, replaying that decision for years. But looking back now, I see that period as a turning point. It forced me to ask deeper questions — Without the external validation For anyone struggling with a setback, a “failure,” or a painful transition — remember: Sometimes losing the thing you thought defined you is how you start discovering who you really are.