Sharan's Substack

Becoming the Door

Growing up yearning for a mentor I didn't have taught me to try to be one for others - hosting a room full of Mesa students felt like one step closer to…

Jul 6 • Sharan Godya

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May 2026

Ten Days of Silence: What I Learned from Vipassana

What a ten-day silent retreat taught me about the past, the future, and equanimity — a lesson tennis had quietly started years earlier.

May 11 • Sharan Godya

Salem to Delhi, Looking Back

Why moving 2,500 km for college felt easy — a campus where no one was on home turf, and being trusted with the wheel early.

May 7 • Sharan Godya

January 2026

Loyalty Works — Until Values Don't: A Reflection Using Manchester United

Two decades supporting United taught me loyalty holds only as long as the values do — in clubs, careers, and institutions alike.

Jan 12 • Sharan Godya

March 2025

Why Growth Outside of Work Matters

Three things outside my job — football, mentoring, and improv — that quietly made me better at it.

Mar 12, 2025 • Sharan Godya

September 2020

Landing my first job and breaking into the sports industry

How I networked my way into the sports industry with zero connections — the 3P framework: Pipeline, Persistence, Passion.

Sep 14, 2020 • Sharan Godya

July 2020

Small Wins!

Reflecting on my time at Kellogg — and learning to celebrate the small wins.

Jul 28, 2020 • Sharan Godya

April 2020

Bad Boys: Part 1 – Too Cool for School!

A high-school confession from Salem — biryani, bikes, and questionable life choices. (Hope my parents don't read this.)

Apr 1, 2020 • Sharan Godya

March 2020

What's in a name!

How a passport officer, three cups of chai, and one stubborn initial permanently changed my legal name.

Mar 23, 2020 • Sharan Godya