with my precious Watson’s what patronize hero path the path of danger astonishing
hero path the path of danger astonishing
hero path the path of danger astonishing inside lessons of 21st century
many leaders with exciting stories
many leaders with exciting stories actually the ultimate warrior
do I have a hobby do I play an
do I have a hobby do I play an instrument
instrument
instrument after the hypnotic rhythms of the tongue
after the hypnotic rhythms of the tongue
after the hypnotic rhythms of the tongue back I can only say well the only
back I can only say well the only
back I can only say well the only instrument I play is an instrument
instrument I play is an instrument
instrument I play is an instrument called the human mind that’s what I play
called the human mind that’s what I play
called the human mind that’s what I play with and I’m going to share with you in
with and I’m going to share with you in
with and I’m going to share with you in a very short span of time because Ted is
a very short span of time because Ted is
a very short span of time because Ted is about spasms of time not not so so much
about spasms of time not not so so much
about spasms of time not not so so much span of time now the question that often
span of time now the question that often
span of time now the question that often occurs to us is our heroes are leaders
occurs to us is our heroes are leaders
occurs to us is our heroes are leaders born or made and the answer to the
born or made and the answer to the
born or made and the answer to the question is for me is they can be made
question is for me is they can be made
question is for me is they can be made provided they’re born and unless you are
provided they’re born and unless you are
provided they’re born and unless you are born with a certain number of virtues
born with a certain number of virtues
born with a certain number of virtues unless you are born with a certain
unless you are born with a certain
unless you are born with a certain combination of the elements I think the
combination of the elements I think the
combination of the elements I think the recipe of heroism is lost so my first
recipe of heroism is lost so my first
recipe of heroism is lost so my first secret of decoding the success of what
secret of decoding the success of what
secret of decoding the success of what constitutes the journey of a hero
constitutes the journey of a hero
constitutes the journey of a hero such as the Arjuna is that you have to
such as the Arjuna is that you have to
such as the Arjuna is that you have to choose your parents rather well if you
choose your parents rather well if you
choose your parents rather well if you haven’t done it so far wait for the next
haven’t done it so far wait for the next
haven’t done it so far wait for the next birth to do so but you know Arjuna was
birth to do so but you know Arjuna was
birth to do so but you know Arjuna was born under special circumstances I’m not
born under special circumstances I’m not
born under special circumstances I’m not going to go into Arjuna I’m going to go
going to go into Arjuna I’m going to go
going to go into Arjuna I’m going to go into the very nature of what is born
into the very nature of what is born
into the very nature of what is born with you and that birth is very critical
with you and that birth is very critical
with you and that birth is very critical what is born with you is something that
what is born with you is something that
what is born with you is something that goes much beyond your mental barriers
goes much beyond your mental barriers
goes much beyond your mental barriers and all barriers are mental in nature
and all barriers are mental in nature
and all barriers are mental in nature that’s what I have discovered in five
that’s what I have discovered in five
that’s what I have discovered in five decades of my life and when you cross
decades of my life and when you cross
decades of my life and when you cross those mental barriers you realize that
those mental barriers you realize that
those mental barriers you realize that the elements that that help you cross
the elements that that help you cross
the elements that that help you cross those mental barriers we’re right there
those mental barriers we’re right there
those mental barriers we’re right there inside you I heard a high jumper in the
inside you I heard a high jumper in the
inside you I heard a high jumper in the Olympics tell me that you know how do I
Olympics tell me that you know how do I
Olympics tell me that you know how do I jump so high the process is very simple
jump so high the process is very simple
jump so high the process is very simple first my mind goes over the bar and the
first my mind goes over the bar and the
first my mind goes over the bar and the heart go follows it and then the body
heart go follows it and then the body
heart go follows it and then the body follows so fundamentally there’s a lot
follows so fundamentally there’s a lot
follows so fundamentally there’s a lot of noise here I don’t know where it is
of noise here I don’t know where it is
of noise here I don’t know where it is coming from can you look at the noise
coming from can you look at the noise
coming from can you look at the noise please so fundamentally what one is
please so fundamentally what one is
please so fundamentally what one is trying to say is that there is something
trying to say is that there is something
trying to say is that there is something inside all of us that something inside
inside all of us that something inside
inside all of us that something inside is a principle of life that operates in
is a principle of life that operates in
is a principle of life that operates in a way
a way
a way that we haven’t probably investigated
that we haven’t probably investigated
that we haven’t probably investigated and so if you asked this question to
and so if you asked this question to
and so if you asked this question to yourself what how’s this principle
yourself what how’s this principle
yourself what how’s this principle organized and it’s organized in a manner
organized and it’s organized in a manner
organized and it’s organized in a manner that the principle operates in a
that the principle operates in a
that the principle operates in a creative manner you know I had a cup of
creative manner you know I had a cup of
creative manner you know I had a cup of chai just before I got up on stage if
chai just before I got up on stage if
chai just before I got up on stage if you look at what that cup of chai really
you look at what that cup of chai really
you look at what that cup of chai really is it is actually photons of light
is it is actually photons of light
is it is actually photons of light falling on green leaf and the green leaf
falling on green leaf and the green leaf
falling on green leaf and the green leaf turns brown and you call it chai you put
turns brown and you call it chai you put
turns brown and you call it chai you put their childhood water and you add a
their childhood water and you add a
their childhood water and you add a fluid which is produced by a black cow
fluid which is produced by a black cow
fluid which is produced by a black cow that has eaten green grass and you don’t
that has eaten green grass and you don’t
that has eaten green grass and you don’t know what that fluid is all about until
know what that fluid is all about until
know what that fluid is all about until you call it milk and you add that child
you call it milk and you add that child
you call it milk and you add that child with milk and hot water and then you
with milk and hot water and then you
with milk and hot water and then you have the SAP of the earth that a pump
have the SAP of the earth that a pump
have the SAP of the earth that a pump called sugarcane draws and that SAP is
called sugarcane draws and that SAP is
called sugarcane draws and that SAP is crystallized and you from sugar crystals
crystallized and you from sugar crystals
crystallized and you from sugar crystals so fun so really when you are drinking a
so fun so really when you are drinking a
so fun so really when you are drinking a cup of tea what you’re essentially
cup of tea what you’re essentially
cup of tea what you’re essentially drinking is the four elements of the
drinking is the four elements of the
drinking is the four elements of the earth light fire earth and water now if
earth light fire earth and water now if
earth light fire earth and water now if you see the co-creation that happens in
you see the co-creation that happens in
you see the co-creation that happens in all of us the fact that we have taken
all of us the fact that we have taken
all of us the fact that we have taken birth is because there’s been a
co-creation of the elements the the the
co-creation of the elements the the the dress that I have is crafted somewhere
dress that I have is crafted somewhere
dress that I have is crafted somewhere over which you know about the carbon I
over which you know about the carbon I
over which you know about the carbon I have no control my voice that speaks to
have no control my voice that speaks to
have no control my voice that speaks to you is co-created by my parents and if I
you is co-created by my parents and if I
you is co-created by my parents and if I did not have my parents that the voice
did not have my parents that the voice
did not have my parents that the voice would fall silent and simply say
so you can see we are a combination of
so you can see we are a combination of these elements how do they come together
these elements how do they come together
these elements how do they come together and the whole recipe for it they come
and the whole recipe for it they come
and the whole recipe for it they come together in terms of purpose performance
together in terms of purpose performance
together in terms of purpose performance and possibility first let’s look at
and possibility first let’s look at
and possibility first let’s look at purpose and what is the purpose what
purpose and what is the purpose what
purpose and what is the purpose what what what is this purpose that creates
what what is this purpose that creates
what what is this purpose that creates this life my first lessons in purpose
this life my first lessons in purpose
this life my first lessons in purpose was a person whose name is Mother Teresa
was a person whose name is Mother Teresa
was a person whose name is Mother Teresa you probably have all heard of her I met
you probably have all heard of her I met
you probably have all heard of her I met her and she said but never she purpose
her and she said but never she purpose
her and she said but never she purpose is small work with great love it is not
is small work with great love it is not
is small work with great love it is not the work that grows it is love that
the work that grows it is love that
the work that grows it is love that grows and if you are working on anything
grows and if you are working on anything
grows and if you are working on anything with intensity of love you will see your
with intensity of love you will see your
with intensity of love you will see your work has grown it has crossed multiple
work has grown it has crossed multiple
work has grown it has crossed multiple barriers it is love that crosses those
barriers it is love that crosses those
barriers it is love that crosses those babies I didn’t quite understand what
babies I didn’t quite understand what
babies I didn’t quite understand what she had to say until I connected her
she had to say until I connected her
she had to say until I connected her words with something I heard in you know
words with something I heard in you know
words with something I heard in you know I heard much when I was much younger
I heard much when I was much younger
I heard much when I was much younger from a person whose name is Tenzing
from a person whose name is Tenzing
from a person whose name is Tenzing Norgay the man who went to Everest for
Norgay the man who went to Everest for
Norgay the man who went to Everest for the first time when I went to meet him
the first time when I went to meet him
the first time when I went to meet him to get his autograph
to get his autograph
to get his autograph I saw him cleaning a windowpane I didn’t
I saw him cleaning a windowpane I didn’t
I saw him cleaning a windowpane I didn’t know he was dancing so I said can I beat
know he was dancing so I said can I beat
know he was dancing so I said can I beat Tenzing Norgay can I get his autograph
Tenzing Norgay can I get his autograph
Tenzing Norgay can I get his autograph he said have you got a pen have you got
he said have you got a pen have you got
he said have you got a pen have you got or not autograph book I said I have a
or not autograph book I said I have a
or not autograph book I said I have a five rupee note I don’t have a pen he
five rupee note I don’t have a pen he
five rupee note I don’t have a pen he said I’ll borrow a pen and get you and
said I’ll borrow a pen and get you and
said I’ll borrow a pen and get you and he started signing I said I wanted
he started signing I said I wanted
he started signing I said I wanted Tenzing Norgay this is I am Tenzing
Tenzing Norgay this is I am Tenzing
Tenzing Norgay this is I am Tenzing Norgay in headlights even the man who’s
Norgay in headlights even the man who’s
Norgay in headlights even the man who’s reached that peak was doing the cleaning
reached that peak was doing the cleaning
reached that peak was doing the cleaning of the window pane with just as much
of the window pane with just as much
of the window pane with just as much intensity this was purpose purpose is
intensity this was purpose purpose is
intensity this was purpose purpose is how do you connect your life the lives
how do you connect your life the lives
how do you connect your life the lives of so many others how you go beyond your
of so many others how you go beyond your
of so many others how you go beyond your personal goals into goals
personal goals into goals
personal goals into goals fulfilling the goals of so many others
fulfilling the goals of so many others
fulfilling the goals of so many others the next issue was of performance and
the next issue was of performance and
the next issue was of performance and for me performance was about not doing
for me performance was about not doing
for me performance was about not doing something but undoing those barriers to
something but undoing those barriers to
something but undoing those barriers to your pure potential I wanted to write
your pure potential I wanted to write
your pure potential I wanted to write and I was looking for advice from all
and I was looking for advice from all
and I was looking for advice from all kinds of people how do I write tell me
kinds of people how do I write tell me
kinds of people how do I write tell me how do I start until I met a person
how do I start until I met a person
how do I start until I met a person gentleman whose name is kruseman saying
gentleman whose name is kruseman saying
gentleman whose name is kruseman saying who lived almost 200 and he said to me
who lived almost 200 and he said to me
who lived almost 200 and he said to me they were she’s the only way to write is
they were she’s the only way to write is
they were she’s the only way to write is to write there’s no other way and I
to write there’s no other way and I
to write there’s no other way and I recognized that if I did not eat
recognized that if I did not eat
recognized that if I did not eat breakfast until I wrote 500
breakfast until I wrote 500
breakfast until I wrote 500 then I would end up doing something I
then I would end up doing something I
then I would end up doing something I wrote 17 this was my 17th book that you
wrote 17 this was my 17th book that you
wrote 17 this was my 17th book that you saw being advertised okay and the
saw being advertised okay and the
saw being advertised okay and the performance aspect of it was to simply
performance aspect of it was to simply
performance aspect of it was to simply go out and do it because the doing part
go out and do it because the doing part
go out and do it because the doing part will give you ideas that just thinking
will give you ideas that just thinking
will give you ideas that just thinking would not when I was the director of I
would not when I was the director of I
would not when I was the director of I am quote one of the youngest academics
am quote one of the youngest academics
am quote one of the youngest academics to be the director of and I I am the
to be the director of and I I am the
to be the director of and I I am the first thing I realized that we have an
first thing I realized that we have an
first thing I realized that we have an adverse sex ratio the number of girls
adverse sex ratio the number of girls
adverse sex ratio the number of girls two boys were pretty miniscule about 10%
two boys were pretty miniscule about 10%
two boys were pretty miniscule about 10% in the 50 years of existence of the I am
in the 50 years of existence of the I am
in the 50 years of existence of the I am what I did is I said 50% of our students
what I did is I said 50% of our students
what I did is I said 50% of our students should be women and we did it and after
should be women and we did it and after
should be women and we did it and after we did it there was a lot of flagged a
we did it there was a lot of flagged a
we did it there was a lot of flagged a lot of criticism but a lot of huge
lot of criticism but a lot of huge
lot of criticism but a lot of huge churning in India and now you see that
churning in India and now you see that
churning in India and now you see that one decision which was actually
one decision which was actually
one decision which was actually performance broke through many barriers
performance broke through many barriers
performance broke through many barriers and today gender ratios have become
and today gender ratios have become
and today gender ratios have become critical in all AIIMS virtually in all
critical in all AIIMS virtually in all
critical in all AIIMS virtually in all educational institutions and finally I’m
educational institutions and finally I’m
educational institutions and finally I’m going to end with because there’s a
going to end with because there’s a
going to end with because there’s a great speaker following me I want to
great speaker following me I want to
great speaker following me I want to make time for him this is the realm of
make time for him this is the realm of
make time for him this is the realm of possibility and he might wonder what
possibility and he might wonder what
possibility and he might wonder what what is possibility possibilities when
what is possibility possibilities when
what is possibility possibilities when the mind goes beyond its thinking and
the mind goes beyond its thinking and
the mind goes beyond its thinking and emotional patterns and starts to imagine
emotional patterns and starts to imagine
emotional patterns and starts to imagine a reality that does not exist today but
a reality that does not exist today but
a reality that does not exist today but could in the future one possibility is
could in the future one possibility is
could in the future one possibility is I’m going to share with you just two
I’m going to share with you just two
I’m going to share with you just two small incidents the first conversation
small incidents the first conversation
small incidents the first conversation with a man who created Visa card when
with a man who created Visa card when
with a man who created Visa card when Visa was being created banking was equal
Visa was being created banking was equal
Visa was being created banking was equal to tall buildings banking had nothing to
to tall buildings banking had nothing to
to tall buildings banking had nothing to do with ideas right ideas is settled and
do with ideas right ideas is settled and
do with ideas right ideas is settled and D hoc invented the card that you use in
D hoc invented the card that you use in
D hoc invented the card that you use in the ATM machine today and he said I
the ATM machine today and he said I
the ATM machine today and he said I redefine money or reimagine money how
redefine money or reimagine money how
redefine money or reimagine money how did I reimagine money i define money as
did I reimagine money i define money as
did I reimagine money i define money as human energy impulse that can be alpha
human energy impulse that can be alpha
human energy impulse that can be alpha numerically coded on a plastic card and
numerically coded on a plastic card and
numerically coded on a plastic card and these impulses could be transmitted from
these impulses could be transmitted from
these impulses could be transmitted from one continent to another provided there
one continent to another provided there
one continent to another provided there are two elements behind the transmission
are two elements behind the transmission
are two elements behind the transmission process one is called value the other
process one is called value the other
process one is called value the other distrust if you have these two you can
distrust if you have these two you can
distrust if you have these two you can call yourself a bank that was a
call yourself a bank that was a
call yourself a bank that was a phenomenal definition of of money and
phenomenal definition of of money and
phenomenal definition of of money and I’m coming to the last story and this is
I’m coming to the last story and this is
I’m coming to the last story and this is where I’m going to end this is story of
where I’m going to end this is story of
where I’m going to end this is story of a guy who wanted to go to an English
a guy who wanted to go to an English
a guy who wanted to go to an English medium school pretty much like MIT
medium school pretty much like MIT
medium school pretty much like MIT and his father couldn’t afford because
and his father couldn’t afford because
and his father couldn’t afford because the younger boy had gone to an English
the younger boy had gone to an English
the younger boy had gone to an English medium school in the Fiza that school
medium school in the Fiza that school
medium school in the Fiza that school was 47 rupees a month in those days and
was 47 rupees a month in those days and
was 47 rupees a month in those days and the English medium school was much much
the English medium school was much much
the English medium school was much much more and the father said well with great
more and the father said well with great
more and the father said well with great difficulty he collected the money went
difficulty he collected the money went
difficulty he collected the money went to the headmaster the test was a test
to the headmaster the test was a test
to the headmaster the test was a test was offered to this boy who failed all
was offered to this boy who failed all
was offered to this boy who failed all the hundred out of a hundred Spelling’s
the hundred out of a hundred Spelling’s
the hundred out of a hundred Spelling’s that were given to him so the headmaster
that were given to him so the headmaster
that were given to him so the headmaster of that English medium school said well
of that English medium school said well
of that English medium school said well he does not qualify this year next year
he does not qualify this year next year
he does not qualify this year next year he can give it a try you can bring him
he can give it a try you can bring him
he can give it a try you can bring him next year the father said my son would
next year the father said my son would
next year the father said my son would be heartbroken
be heartbroken
be heartbroken give him another attempt within a month
give him another attempt within a month
give him another attempt within a month he’ll come back for the test so he was
he’ll come back for the test so he was
he’ll come back for the test so he was allowed to go to the tuition teacher who
allowed to go to the tuition teacher who
allowed to go to the tuition teacher who was the husband of the English teacher
was the husband of the English teacher
was the husband of the English teacher of this particular school and the deal
of this particular school and the deal
of this particular school and the deal was that he will link the question
was that he will link the question
was that he will link the question papers before the exam and the guy will
papers before the exam and the guy will
papers before the exam and the guy will get through but the teaching teacher had
get through but the teaching teacher had
get through but the teaching teacher had a pedigree so he also had a test he said
a pedigree so he also had a test he said
a pedigree so he also had a test he said I’m going to test you before I allow you
I’m going to test you before I allow you
I’m going to test you before I allow you to come to my tuition classes you have
to come to my tuition classes you have
to come to my tuition classes you have to have some substance so he said can
to have some substance so he said can
to have some substance so he said can you spell circus for me and the boy
you spell circus for me and the boy
you spell circus for me and the boy spent circus as Cir see us the same
spent circus as Cir see us the same
spent circus as Cir see us the same question was asked to several others
question was asked to several others
question was asked to several others before him they failed the circus test
before him they failed the circus test
before him they failed the circus test and the teacher said he’ll go very far
and the teacher said he’ll go very far
and the teacher said he’ll go very far he comes from a small vernacular school
he comes from a small vernacular school
he comes from a small vernacular school but he can spell circus you can’t he
but he can spell circus you can’t he
but he can spell circus you can’t he will go very far and it’s stuck in the
will go very far and it’s stuck in the
will go very far and it’s stuck in the boys head and he said well I wasn’t that
boys head and he said well I wasn’t that
boys head and he said well I wasn’t that intelligent when coming to the tuition
intelligent when coming to the tuition
intelligent when coming to the tuition class I saw gemiini Circus being
class I saw gemiini Circus being
class I saw gemiini Circus being advertised inside the mouth of a
advertised inside the mouth of a
advertised inside the mouth of a hippopotamus was the word circus and it
hippopotamus was the word circus and it
hippopotamus was the word circus and it was spelled so well visually an idiot
was spelled so well visually an idiot
was spelled so well visually an idiot could could not reproduce it and when an
could could not reproduce it and when an
could could not reproduce it and when an idiot can reproduce that so he said but
idiot can reproduce that so he said but
idiot can reproduce that so he said but then I heard that he’ll go very far so I
then I heard that he’ll go very far so I
then I heard that he’ll go very far so I must like going to the English language
must like going to the English language
must like going to the English language learn a little bit more and the same boy
learn a little bit more and the same boy
learn a little bit more and the same boy ends up writing 17 books and becomes the
ends up writing 17 books and becomes the
ends up writing 17 books and becomes the youngest director of an IIM so you take
youngest director of an IIM so you take
youngest director of an IIM so you take your pick if he has crossed the mental
your pick if he has crossed the mental
your pick if he has crossed the mental barrier or not thank you so much for
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