High Magick X Systems | I see & remove blocks you don't know exist, but feel - without Zoom, phone calls or being in the same room | Change Mentor for Executives & Founders who want to live with more depth & die happy

Most of the decisions you regret weren’t “bad decisions”.

They were built on values you never defined properly.

It’s why you stay in roles, relationships and versions of you that look fine on paper but wrong in your body.

You didn't just end up there - you unknowingly decided your way into them.

Because each choice you make sits on top of values that collapse the moment people, money or pressure push back.

In The Obsidian Vault, we cut through all of it so your tough decisions feel simple to make:

We'll break down: 
- What’s really happening.
- What you’re actually loyal to and why it matters.
- What it will cost to keep things as they are.

That’s how you stop making decisions you regret and build a life you don't.

You'll see clearly, decide cleanly, and live closer to what you truly value with each choice you make.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫
 -You’re smart, capable & deeply responsible, but privately exhausted
 -You’re dragging unfinished conversations, roles or relationships behind you
 -You’re standing in a life that looks fine on paper & wrong in your body
 -You’re value driven, but feel a constant gap between what you stand for vs what you tolerate.

More insights, healing or content won’t change that. This is the lever:

Language, structure and perspective that makes it harder to lie to yourself.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦
I’ve walked parallel paths since I was 19, when I quit uni to build a 25 year career with the likes of Goldman Sachs, UBS, HSBC, Barclays and others.

I set up my first business alongside my first job, went on to build two jewellery brands, a business transformation consultancy, and a private practice working with 600+ founders and executives through High Magick.

All while navigating Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (c-PTSD)

Tough calls come with that territory, and often arrive all at once. But that wasn’t new to me.

Aged eight, I became a carer for my disabled aunt. It was violent and turbulent.

I had a front row seat to what happens when loved ones refuse to make obvious decisions, what it costs them, and me.

It taught me something most miss:

Your best decisions are made when you can be a bystander in your own life at the right moment - then move swiftly.

That’s tough for most people.

Master it, and you solve problems before they can even exist - just like I, and 600+ executives and founders have.

Through real-life (anonymised) examples from their sessions and my own life, I explain how.

When you need to stop making decisions you regret and build a life you don't, welcome.

https://theobsidianvault.substack.com/about

Sonal Bhaskaran

What being a carer in a violent home at 8 taught me about decision-making at 45:

Clarity requires separation.

The closer you are to a situation, the more deliberate that separation must be.

We view separatiom as ‘cold’.

I know many people have thought that of me with personal decisions I've made.

But it isn't.

It’s objective curiosity.

Curiosity creates understanding.

Understanding creates distance.

Without distance, most adults react and call it ‘intuition’. 

But if you can observe chaos without entering it, you control the next move.

That distance creates clarity.

Clarity gives you choice.

And when you have choice?

You gain the kind of personal power you've needed all along.

Writer @The Obsidian Vault | Letters for smart people who are tired of making decisions they regret - and want to build a life they don’t.

The World Bank

Development of 7 ‘Gender Activity Modules’ and related ‘Toolkits’, each with logical frameworks, programs, schedules for implementation of the activities, cost estimates, tools for monitoring and evaluation.
Analytic work to understand how to engage with low-income and self-employed women working informally in the energy sector. 
Scale-up certain activities from the Gender Activity Modules.
Draft communication materials and progress reports for the SAGE II project

Communications Specialist

King's College Nepal

Handled and maintained external and media relations.
Organized several large events including recruitment fairs, press briefs and symposiums.
Embedded formal Knowledge Management processes into the workflow.
Worked closely with the Ministry of Education during the formulation of ‘Education Policy’, 2017.  
Published several academic case studies in English for use by graduate business schools.
Taught entrepreneurship, strategy and finance at the graduate level to MBA candidates. 
Organized the ‘International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, 2016’ and the ‘International Entrepreneurship Forum’ for multiple years.
Directed marketing activities along with the production of promotional materials and the maintenance of the official company website and social media channels.
Established the Nepal chapter of the ‘Yunus Social Business Center’.
Directed several innovative research projects on issues related to business, society and economics.

Director of External Collaborations and Member of Faculty

Kasthamandap Consulting Group

Prepared investment prospectuses of several ventures that were potential investment clients of a large Private Equity company.
Led the transformation of a decades old US funded non-profit organization by revamping their programs and activities and implementing new manuals, processes and evaluation methods.
Volunteered to lead a team of students to Barpak, the epicenter of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, to aid in the reconstruction and refinancing of devastated local businesses.

Founding Partner

Aeroroots Pvt. Ltd.

Actively engaged with representatives of the media to raise awareness about the company’s mission.
Engaged with the Ministry of Agriculture to draft a policy to regulate soilless farming enterprises.
Founded and helped coordinate  the activities of the ‘Association of Soilless Farmers in Nepal’.
Advised the management team on strategic aspects of external and internal communications.
Represented Nepal as the national representative at various international events and conferences.

Cofounder and Director

Mira's Home Pvt. Ltd

Pioneered the 'Vacation Rental' Industry by establishing Mira's Home as the country's first vacation rental home in the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley.

Co-Founder

Adam Smith International

Prepared or vetted all content for public consumption, such as press releases and social media posts.
Engaged with the media to ensure more favorable and visible coverage for ASI related activities and events in relevant newspapers and periodicals. 
Ensured that external communications initiatives were in alignment with global ASI strategies.
Collected, compiled and published weekly media updates for members of senior leadership.

External Affairs Specialist

Media Nine Pvt. Ltd.

Edited all content and supervised a small team of journalists, photographers and designers.
Conducted interviews with prominent business, social and political leaders from around the world. 
Composed the lead feature article in addition to other shorter reports in every edition.

Founding Editor

Boston University School of Management

MBA Finance

FNC Nepal

Led a multicultural team of six people that was set up to transform an existing ‘external funding based non-profit’ psychological counseling center into a for-profit business. The turnaround was orchestrated in two thirds of the time initially projected by the internal management.
Engineered a business process to transform a funding based NPO to a self-sustaining business. The Finance and Operations master plan resulted in a 40% increase in capacity, 21% reduction in cost and a 390% improvement in revenues.
Revamped company bylaws and protocols to reduce red tape and eliminate redundancies. 
Restructured the capital structure to better serve the needs created by the transformation.
Established short and long term goals and developed several relevant metrics.

Business Process Consultant

Speciality Media

Independently managed and filled several major sections of the magazine.
Performed final edits and proofed all feature articles approved for final publications.
Researched and wrote articles pertaining to business, politics and the economy on a regular basis.

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Highly skilled media and communications professional with many years of experience in leadership positions in large institutions. Expert at organizing and executing large events, designing and monitoring projects independently, and managing multiple stakeholders in complex environments that require collaboration. Also a trained economist, specialized in development, with over 7 years of experience teaching entrepreneurship, strategy and finance at the graduate level.

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