good morning ladies and gentlemen many years back when I was in the Indian Army
years back when I was in the Indian Army
years back when I was in the Indian Army my job was to hunt terrorists while you
my job was to hunt terrorists while you
my job was to hunt terrorists while you may think that that was a tough job
may think that that was a tough job
may think that that was a tough job I loved it that was because I was good
I loved it that was because I was good
I loved it that was because I was good at my job and more importantly there was
at my job and more importantly there was
at my job and more importantly there was complete certainty in my life the army
complete certainty in my life the army
complete certainty in my life the army had planned my life all the way to my
had planned my life all the way to my
had planned my life all the way to my retirement if I did well I would go all
retirement if I did well I would go all
retirement if I did well I would go all the way to become a general and if I
the way to become a general and if I
the way to become a general and if I didn’t do so well I would go and at
didn’t do so well I would go and at
didn’t do so well I would go and at least retire as a colonel so my life was
least retire as a colonel so my life was
least retire as a colonel so my life was very simple but in 2007 my life changed
very simple but in 2007 my life changed
very simple but in 2007 my life changed I had to step out of the army due to an
I had to step out of the army due to an
I had to step out of the army due to an injury now I thought I was intrigued the
injury now I thought I was intrigued the
injury now I thought I was intrigued the big bright world where I had complete
big bright world where I had complete
big bright world where I had complete freedom but alas that was not to be
freedom but alas that was not to be
freedom but alas that was not to be because when I stepped out I realized
because when I stepped out I realized
because when I stepped out I realized that I had complete freedom to do what I
that I had complete freedom to do what I
that I had complete freedom to do what I wanted but no clue what to do I had
wanted but no clue what to do I had
wanted but no clue what to do I had complete freedom to go anywhere I wanted
complete freedom to go anywhere I wanted
complete freedom to go anywhere I wanted in life but I had no idea where to go
in life but I had no idea where to go
in life but I had no idea where to go and suddenly I found myself completely
and suddenly I found myself completely
and suddenly I found myself completely lost confused and almost got into
lost confused and almost got into
lost confused and almost got into depression
somehow I had to figure out my life and
somehow I had to figure out my life and that was when I discovered a few
that was when I discovered a few
that was when I discovered a few principles that helped me get my life
principles that helped me get my life
principles that helped me get my life back on track
back on track
back on track and drive it to where I wanted it though
and drive it to where I wanted it though
and drive it to where I wanted it though and today I want to share a few of those
and today I want to share a few of those
and today I want to share a few of those principles with you I hope you find it
principles with you I hope you find it
principles with you I hope you find it of use in your life the first and most
of use in your life the first and most
of use in your life the first and most important part
important part
important part in deciding where you want to go in life
in deciding where you want to go in life
in deciding where you want to go in life is to have a destination when I stepped
is to have a destination when I stepped
is to have a destination when I stepped out I thought to myself where do I want
out I thought to myself where do I want
out I thought to myself where do I want to go and I worried about it now if you
to go and I worried about it now if you
to go and I worried about it now if you have to think about it that was like
have to think about it that was like
have to think about it that was like having a big bottle of plain water
having a big bottle of plain water
having a big bottle of plain water and I was trying to paint my destination
and I was trying to paint my destination
and I was trying to paint my destination with that plain water so what I did I
with that plain water so what I did I
with that plain water so what I did I dipped my brush and tried to paint okay
dipped my brush and tried to paint okay
dipped my brush and tried to paint okay maybe I want to go and what kind of
maybe I want to go and what kind of
maybe I want to go and what kind of picture did I see it was blank and then
picture did I see it was blank and then
picture did I see it was blank and then I told myself like a commando come on
I told myself like a commando come on
I told myself like a commando come on think harder and I shook the bottle hard
think harder and I shook the bottle hard
think harder and I shook the bottle hard and I said come on you got to figure
and I said come on you got to figure
and I said come on you got to figure your life you can do it and then I
your life you can do it and then I
your life you can do it and then I dipped my brush and I paint it but alas
dipped my brush and I paint it but alas
dipped my brush and I paint it but alas no magic the painting was blank again so
no magic the painting was blank again so
no magic the painting was blank again so I gave up and luckily for me my parents
I gave up and luckily for me my parents
I gave up and luckily for me my parents suggested that I simply sit at home and
suggested that I simply sit at home and
suggested that I simply sit at home and relax and they were very happy because
relax and they were very happy because
relax and they were very happy because after a long time I had come back home
after a long time I had come back home
after a long time I had come back home and I was with them so as I idle at home
and I was with them so as I idle at home
and I was with them so as I idle at home I started reading about different
I started reading about different
I started reading about different carriers and all as I started reading
carriers and all as I started reading
carriers and all as I started reading about different carriers suddenly it was
about different carriers suddenly it was
about different carriers suddenly it was like adding color into my brain
like adding color into my brain
like adding color into my brain different colors and as I started adding
different colors and as I started adding
different colors and as I started adding different colors my brain started
different colors my brain started
different colors my brain started enjoying it it started saying hey wow I
enjoying it it started saying hey wow I
enjoying it it started saying hey wow I love these different colors that are
love these different colors that are
love these different colors that are coming in and then it started telling me
coming in and then it started telling me
coming in and then it started telling me out of all these colors I like these two
out of all these colors I like these two
out of all these colors I like these two three colors give me more of it and then
three colors give me more of it and then
three colors give me more of it and then I thought how do I give more of it I’d
I thought how do I give more of it I’d
I thought how do I give more of it I’d read whatever there was to read about it
read whatever there was to read about it
read whatever there was to read about it and then I decided okay let me go and
and then I decided okay let me go and
and then I decided okay let me go and meet people in those domains so I did a
meet people in those domains so I did a
meet people in those domains so I did a whole lot of telephonic conversations I
whole lot of telephonic conversations I
whole lot of telephonic conversations I went and met people I traveled out of
went and met people I traveled out of
went and met people I traveled out of town I even connected with people in
town I even connected with people in
town I even connected with people in different countries and suddenly even
different countries and suddenly even
different countries and suddenly even out of those two three colors my heart
out of those two three colors my heart
out of those two three colors my heart fell in love with one color and that was
fell in love with one color and that was
fell in love with one color and that was consulting I didn’t beg me give me more
consulting I didn’t beg me give me more
consulting I didn’t beg me give me more give me more please I love this give me
give me more please I love this give me
give me more please I love this give me more and then I was like okay now what
more and then I was like okay now what
more and then I was like okay now what do I do
do I do
do I do so I searched around
so I searched around
so I searched around and luckily I got a lucky break in a one
and luckily I got a lucky break in a one
and luckily I got a lucky break in a one man consulting firm so when I joined
man consulting firm so when I joined
man consulting firm so when I joined that firm I was the guy who opened the
that firm I was the guy who opened the
that firm I was the guy who opened the gate I was the guy who made be and often
gate I was the guy who made be and often
gate I was the guy who made be and often I would also plead in the office but
I would also plead in the office but
I would also plead in the office but every day I got apprenticeship in
every day I got apprenticeship in
every day I got apprenticeship in consulting from my boss and that my mind
consulting from my boss and that my mind
consulting from my boss and that my mind loved so soon with so much of color it
loved so soon with so much of color it
loved so soon with so much of color it started painting multiple possibilities
started painting multiple possibilities
started painting multiple possibilities for me in the field of consulting and it
for me in the field of consulting and it
for me in the field of consulting and it painted wild and with each day the the
painted wild and with each day the the
painted wild and with each day the the picture became more vivid and one fine
picture became more vivid and one fine
picture became more vivid and one fine day it painted to me the best the very
day it painted to me the best the very
day it painted to me the best the very best in consulting which was McKinsey
best in consulting which was McKinsey
best in consulting which was McKinsey and company and then my mind simply told
and company and then my mind simply told
and company and then my mind simply told me go for it so ladies and gentlemen
me go for it so ladies and gentlemen
me go for it so ladies and gentlemen three years after I left the army and
three years after I left the army and
three years after I left the army and found myself completely lost and
found myself completely lost and
found myself completely lost and confused I received an offer from
confused I received an offer from
confused I received an offer from McKinsey & Company for her India office
that was when I discovered that there
that was when I discovered that there was a certain magic in life in the mind
was a certain magic in life in the mind
was a certain magic in life in the mind and to activate that magic the only
and to activate that magic the only
and to activate that magic the only thing that you needed to do is to put in
thing that you needed to do is to put in
thing that you needed to do is to put in as much color into your mind as possible
as much color into your mind as possible
as much color into your mind as possible lead as much as possible meet as many
lead as much as possible meet as many
lead as much as possible meet as many people as you can and experience
people as you can and experience
people as you can and experience whatever your heart craves for and soon
whatever your heart craves for and soon
whatever your heart craves for and soon you will find in your life that your
you will find in your life that your
you will find in your life that your mind will paint the most amazing
mind will paint the most amazing
mind will paint the most amazing destinations for you
now that we’ve learnt about how to paint
now that we’ve learnt about how to paint destinations for your life but how do we
destinations for your life but how do we
destinations for your life but how do we go about getting there the fuel of your
go about getting there the fuel of your
go about getting there the fuel of your life is your very life however long you
life is your very life however long you
life is your very life however long you live that is the distance that you can
live that is the distance that you can
live that is the distance that you can traverse and as you paint great
traverse and as you paint great
traverse and as you paint great destinations for yourself you have to
destinations for yourself you have to
destinations for yourself you have to realize
realize
realize like at one point in your life when
like at one point in your life when
like at one point in your life when you’re still in college at that point
you’re still in college at that point
you’re still in college at that point you are standing in the center of the
you are standing in the center of the
you are standing in the center of the universe and you can step into any
universe and you can step into any
universe and you can step into any direction you want to because your fuel
direction you want to because your fuel
direction you want to because your fuel is full and you can aspire to reach the
is full and you can aspire to reach the
is full and you can aspire to reach the very top in that field and become a
very top in that field and become a
very top in that field and become a legacy leave your imprint in the sands
legacy leave your imprint in the sands
legacy leave your imprint in the sands of time for someone like me and for many
of time for someone like me and for many
of time for someone like me and for many folks out here maybe that fuel tank is
folks out here maybe that fuel tank is
folks out here maybe that fuel tank is only half full but even then we have the
only half full but even then we have the
only half full but even then we have the desire to still use that half tank to
desire to still use that half tank to
desire to still use that half tank to still leave a legacy before we either
still leave a legacy before we either
still leave a legacy before we either retire or maybe die however as you think
retire or maybe die however as you think
retire or maybe die however as you think of this limited fuel and a great
of this limited fuel and a great
of this limited fuel and a great destination that you painted for
destination that you painted for
destination that you painted for yourself you need two things you need
yourself you need two things you need
yourself you need two things you need speed and you need mileage know speed
speed and you need mileage know speed
speed and you need mileage know speed comes from loving what you do as long as
comes from loving what you do as long as
comes from loving what you do as long as you just love the field that you’re in
you just love the field that you’re in
you just love the field that you’re in you’re gonna get up everyday waiting to
you’re gonna get up everyday waiting to
you’re gonna get up everyday waiting to go and run in that field and you
go and run in that field and you
go and run in that field and you wouldn’t bother about time you wouldn’t
wouldn’t bother about time you wouldn’t
wouldn’t bother about time you wouldn’t bother about anything you just love what
bother about anything you just love what
bother about anything you just love what you do you just want to keep doing it
you do you just want to keep doing it
you do you just want to keep doing it and you’ll race ahead those are the
and you’ll race ahead those are the
and you’ll race ahead those are the folks who eventually become legacies
folks who eventually become legacies
folks who eventually become legacies however if you do not find yourself in
however if you do not find yourself in
however if you do not find yourself in the place where your heart loves what
the place where your heart loves what
the place where your heart loves what you do then as Steve Jobs said keep
you do then as Steve Jobs said keep
you do then as Steve Jobs said keep looking and don’t settle no the other
looking and don’t settle no the other
looking and don’t settle no the other bit is around mileage for mileage it all
bit is around mileage for mileage it all
bit is around mileage for mileage it all depends on your vehicle and when I mean
depends on your vehicle and when I mean
depends on your vehicle and when I mean vehicle I mean your body and your mind
vehicle I mean your body and your mind
vehicle I mean your body and your mind now often people live in this I am NOT
now often people live in this I am NOT
now often people live in this I am NOT syndrome I’m not tall I’m not fair I’m
syndrome I’m not tall I’m not fair I’m
syndrome I’m not tall I’m not fair I’m not beautiful I’m not rich I know this I
not beautiful I’m not rich I know this I
not beautiful I’m not rich I know this I know that I do have spent my early years
know that I do have spent my early years
know that I do have spent my early years in that I am NOT syndrome what you need
in that I am NOT syndrome what you need
in that I am NOT syndrome what you need to realize
to realize
to realize is this body and this mind is not you
is this body and this mind is not you
is this body and this mind is not you this body and this mind is your vehicle
this body and this mind is your vehicle
this body and this mind is your vehicle to take you to where you want to reach
to take you to where you want to reach
to take you to where you want to reach in life and what you will realize is
in life and what you will realize is
in life and what you will realize is that when you take care of it
that when you take care of it
that when you take care of it you may have been born with a Maruti but
you may have been born with a Maruti but
you may have been born with a Maruti but if you take awesome care of it and you
if you take awesome care of it and you
if you take awesome care of it and you cherish it and you nurture it then one
cherish it and you nurture it then one
cherish it and you nurture it then one day as you go on your journey your
day as you go on your journey your
day as you go on your journey your Maruti will become a Ferrari the movies
Maruti will become a Ferrari the movies
Maruti will become a Ferrari the movies the obamas the Steve Jobs or some other
the obamas the Steve Jobs or some other
the obamas the Steve Jobs or some other terraces of the world are vivid examples
terraces of the world are vivid examples
terraces of the world are vivid examples of having been born in the I am NOT
of having been born in the I am NOT
of having been born in the I am NOT syndrome and having risen to show the
syndrome and having risen to show the
syndrome and having risen to show the world what mileage is so that is what
world what mileage is so that is what
world what mileage is so that is what you could dig for your mileage now the
you could dig for your mileage now the
you could dig for your mileage now the last big we’ve spoken about painting the
last big we’ve spoken about painting the
last big we’ve spoken about painting the destination we’ve spoken about driving
destination we’ve spoken about driving
destination we’ve spoken about driving in there with speed and mileage and
in there with speed and mileage and
in there with speed and mileage and let’s talk about the journey when I was
let’s talk about the journey when I was
let’s talk about the journey when I was 17 I got selected into the National
17 I got selected into the National
17 I got selected into the National Defense Academy with the top ranked All
Defense Academy with the top ranked All
Defense Academy with the top ranked All India ranked and I was delighted I was a
India ranked and I was delighted I was a
India ranked and I was delighted I was a star in my school and I loved the
star in my school and I loved the
star in my school and I loved the attention I got especially from the
attention I got especially from the
attention I got especially from the girls but when I landed in India it was
girls but when I landed in India it was
girls but when I landed in India it was as though I had just jumped into hell
as though I had just jumped into hell
as though I had just jumped into hell the rigorous military discipline the top
the rigorous military discipline the top
the rigorous military discipline the top seniors and the physical punishments I
seniors and the physical punishments I
seniors and the physical punishments I got scared of it all and suddenly I
got scared of it all and suddenly I
got scared of it all and suddenly I wanted to run away from there I was all
wanted to run away from there I was all
wanted to run away from there I was all alone I just wanted to run away and so I
alone I just wanted to run away and so I
alone I just wanted to run away and so I called my father I said dad just get me
called my father I said dad just get me
called my father I said dad just get me out of here I don’t want to be here
out of here I don’t want to be here
out of here I don’t want to be here please a my dad said okay done and true
please a my dad said okay done and true
please a my dad said okay done and true enough
enough
enough a week later I received a package I was
a week later I received a package I was
a week later I received a package I was delighted so I called my friends here
delighted so I called my friends here
delighted so I called my friends here I’m getting out of here see you guys and
I’m getting out of here see you guys and
I’m getting out of here see you guys and I rushed into my room
I rushed into my room
I rushed into my room from the package I mean I opened the
from the package I mean I opened the
from the package I mean I opened the package I was stunned the first thing
package I was stunned the first thing
package I was stunned the first thing that jumped out of me out of the package
that jumped out of me out of the package
that jumped out of me out of the package was a newspaper article saying Indian
was a newspaper article saying Indian
was a newspaper article saying Indian army shot up 20,000 officers and I was
army shot up 20,000 officers and I was
army shot up 20,000 officers and I was like who I care the second was the copy
like who I care the second was the copy
like who I care the second was the copy of a bhagavad-gita the warriors called
of a bhagavad-gita the warriors called
of a bhagavad-gita the warriors called for duty I was saying now what and the
for duty I was saying now what and the
for duty I was saying now what and the last was a three page letter from my
last was a three page letter from my
last was a three page letter from my father and it had a simple message it
father and it had a simple message it
father and it had a simple message it said my dear depot my father fondly
said my dear depot my father fondly
said my dear depot my father fondly called me people he said my dear depot
called me people he said my dear depot
called me people he said my dear depot if you want to change your career and
if you want to change your career and
if you want to change your career and you want to become an engineer oh you
you want to become an engineer oh you
you want to become an engineer oh you want to become a doctor or a lawyer or
want to become a doctor or a lawyer or
want to become a doctor or a lawyer or anything in life I’m gonna come and I’m
anything in life I’m gonna come and I’m
anything in life I’m gonna come and I’m gonna get you and whichever carrier you
gonna get you and whichever carrier you
gonna get you and whichever carrier you want to go to I’ll help you get there
want to go to I’ll help you get there
want to go to I’ll help you get there but if you are finding the situation
but if you are finding the situation
but if you are finding the situation difficult and you want to quit and run
difficult and you want to quit and run
difficult and you want to quit and run away because it is difficult then please
away because it is difficult then please
away because it is difficult then please think again because once you run away
think again because once you run away
think again because once you run away from a situation that is difficult in
from a situation that is difficult in
from a situation that is difficult in your life and you learn that then every
your life and you learn that then every
your life and you learn that then every time in your entire life you find
time in your entire life you find
time in your entire life you find something difficult and you will run so
something difficult and you will run so
something difficult and you will run so son please think again and I did think
son please think again and I did think
son please think again and I did think of it well I clung on and four years
of it well I clung on and four years
of it well I clung on and four years later that same scared boy not only
later that same scared boy not only
later that same scared boy not only graduated from the National Defence
graduated from the National Defence
graduated from the National Defence Academy with honors but also volunteered
Academy with honors but also volunteered
Academy with honors but also volunteered for the commandos and after six months
for the commandos and after six months
for the commandos and after six months of the most grueling probation in the
of the most grueling probation in the
of the most grueling probation in the world that same scared boy got selected
world that same scared boy got selected
world that same scared boy got selected into the Indian Army’s 9th battalion
into the Indian Army’s 9th battalion
into the Indian Army’s 9th battalion Special Forces of the Paris
Special Forces of the Paris
Special Forces of the Paris Regt and Friends that is the same unit
Regt and Friends that is the same unit
Regt and Friends that is the same unit that carried out the surgical strikes
that carried out the surgical strikes
that carried out the surgical strikes last year but did my journey end there
last year but did my journey end there
last year but did my journey end there no from the scared little boy I became a
no from the scared little boy I became a
no from the scared little boy I became a special forces leader and went on to get
special forces leader and went on to get
special forces leader and went on to get in to the Indian Institute of Management
in to the Indian Institute of Management
in to the Indian Institute of Management and the baths and further went on to get
and the baths and further went on to get
and the baths and further went on to get mentored by the former President of
mentored by the former President of
mentored by the former President of India a man I hugely respect and would
India a man I hugely respect and would
India a man I hugely respect and would love to emulate and then went on to join
love to emulate and then went on to join
love to emulate and then went on to join the most prestigious consulting firm in
the most prestigious consulting firm in
the most prestigious consulting firm in the world and last but not the least had
the world and last but not the least had
the world and last but not the least had the privilege of meeting his Excellency
the privilege of meeting his Excellency
the privilege of meeting his Excellency XI Narendra Modi and my journey still
XI Narendra Modi and my journey still
XI Narendra Modi and my journey still goes on so as you walk out today back
goes on so as you walk out today back
goes on so as you walk out today back into your respective lives know that you
into your respective lives know that you
into your respective lives know that you can add all the color in the world into
can add all the color in the world into
can add all the color in the world into your mind and paint the most amazing
your mind and paint the most amazing
your mind and paint the most amazing destinations for your life and know that
destinations for your life and know that
destinations for your life and know that your speed and your mileage is in your
your speed and your mileage is in your
your speed and your mileage is in your hands and most importantly every time
hands and most importantly every time
hands and most importantly every time you face a tough road in your life know
you face a tough road in your life know
you face a tough road in your life know at that point that you have the choice
at that point that you have the choice
at that point that you have the choice at that very moment to become a great
at that very moment to become a great
at that very moment to become a great driver thank you
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