if I could summarize the message of every motivational speaker and self felt
every motivational speaker and self felt
every motivational speaker and self felt book written in just three words it
book written in just three words it
book written in just three words it would be to follow your passion and
would be to follow your passion and
would be to follow your passion and follow your passion seems like a pretty
follow your passion seems like a pretty
follow your passion seems like a pretty cool thing to say but often doesn’t make
cool thing to say but often doesn’t make
cool thing to say but often doesn’t make sense like what if you’re passionate
sense like what if you’re passionate
sense like what if you’re passionate about watching Game of Thrones or what
about watching Game of Thrones or what
about watching Game of Thrones or what if you’re passionate about watching
if you’re passionate about watching
if you’re passionate about watching friends that’s what most people our age
friends that’s what most people our age
friends that’s what most people our age are passionate about 10 years ago I even
are passionate about 10 years ago I even
are passionate about 10 years ago I even went to the extent of making an all good
went to the extent of making an all good
went to the extent of making an all good group called we were on a break
group called we were on a break
group called we were on a break dedicated to friends and every time I
dedicated to friends and every time I
dedicated to friends and every time I was on a break I supposed translated
was on a break I supposed translated
was on a break I supposed translated jokes out there until of course or could
jokes out there until of course or could
jokes out there until of course or could itself take a break from all of us and
itself take a break from all of us and
itself take a break from all of us and the biggest misconception about
the biggest misconception about
the biggest misconception about following your passion is that it’s a
following your passion is that it’s a
following your passion is that it’s a career decision not everyone can have a
career decision not everyone can have a
career decision not everyone can have a job which they love but everyone can
job which they love but everyone can
job which they love but everyone can lead a life which they love by making
lead a life which they love by making
lead a life which they love by making use of their free time first ask
use of their free time first ask
use of their free time first ask yourself does your passion necessarily
yourself does your passion necessarily
yourself does your passion necessarily have to be a career does it like make
have to be a career does it like make
have to be a career does it like make practical and financial sense to make
practical and financial sense to make
practical and financial sense to make your passion into a career or can you
your passion into a career or can you
your passion into a career or can you just follow your passion in your free
just follow your passion in your free
just follow your passion in your free time everyone talks about following your
time everyone talks about following your
time everyone talks about following your passion not enough people talk about how
passion not enough people talk about how
passion not enough people talk about how to follow your passion and that’s what
to follow your passion and that’s what
to follow your passion and that’s what I’m here to do today I wrote the book
I’m here to do today I wrote the book
I’m here to do today I wrote the book sell phenomics which did pretty well and
sell phenomics which did pretty well and
sell phenomics which did pretty well and I followed my passion of writing a book
I followed my passion of writing a book
I followed my passion of writing a book and today I’m going to be talking about
and today I’m going to be talking about
and today I’m going to be talking about the myths associated with following your
the myths associated with following your
the myths associated with following your passion the biggest myth of following
passion the biggest myth of following
passion the biggest myth of following your passion is never give up we keep
your passion is never give up we keep
your passion is never give up we keep hearing never give up keep persevering
hearing never give up keep persevering
hearing never give up keep persevering until you’ve until the finish line and
until you’ve until the finish line and
until you’ve until the finish line and according to me everyone knows the
according to me everyone knows the
according to me everyone knows the importance of hard work and perseverance
importance of hard work and perseverance
importance of hard work and perseverance but what is just as important is to
but what is just as important is to
but what is just as important is to learn when to give
learn when to give
learn when to give and when you’re getting nothing out of
and when you’re getting nothing out of
and when you’re getting nothing out of it the most important lesson that I
it the most important lesson that I
it the most important lesson that I learned in my journey of writing and
learned in my journey of writing and
learned in my journey of writing and publishing a book was the lesson of
publishing a book was the lesson of
publishing a book was the lesson of learning how to give up and being
learning how to give up and being
learning how to give up and being flexible with your dreams my dream
flexible with your dreams my dream
flexible with your dreams my dream initially was to publish a book for an
initially was to publish a book for an
initially was to publish a book for an American audience
American audience
American audience I wrote 250 pages and I submitted my man
I wrote 250 pages and I submitted my man
I wrote 250 pages and I submitted my man a few chapters of my book to more than
a few chapters of my book to more than
a few chapters of my book to more than 50 publishers in New York and I got
50 publishers in New York and I got
50 publishers in New York and I got rejected from everywhere and most of
rejected from everywhere and most of
rejected from everywhere and most of them ignored me but a few of them were
them ignored me but a few of them were
them ignored me but a few of them were brutally honest and they told me a work
brutally honest and they told me a work
brutally honest and they told me a work is great but to be honest no American is
is great but to be honest no American is
is great but to be honest no American is interested in reading a self-help
interested in reading a self-help
interested in reading a self-help written book written by an Indian unless
written book written by an Indian unless
written book written by an Indian unless it’s about yoga and spirituality and at
it’s about yoga and spirituality and at
it’s about yoga and spirituality and at first I was very disheartened and
first I was very disheartened and
first I was very disheartened and frustrated but when I thought about it
frustrated but when I thought about it
frustrated but when I thought about it again it made sense to me every major
again it made sense to me every major
again it made sense to me every major self-help book written by an Indian
self-help book written by an Indian
self-help book written by an Indian which has done well abroad is always
which has done well abroad is always
which has done well abroad is always about yoga and spirituality so like
about yoga and spirituality so like
about yoga and spirituality so like books by Deepak Chopra Sadhguru yogi
books by Deepak Chopra Sadhguru yogi
books by Deepak Chopra Sadhguru yogi paramhans raj and books like monk who
paramhans raj and books like monk who
paramhans raj and books like monk who sold as fairy that’s what works but my
sold as fairy that’s what works but my
sold as fairy that’s what works but my books sell phenomics is not about Yoga
books sell phenomics is not about Yoga
books sell phenomics is not about Yoga spirituality so while I was passionate
spirituality so while I was passionate
spirituality so while I was passionate about my work
about my work
about my work I was also practical about my work and I
I was also practical about my work and I
I was also practical about my work and I rewrote the entire book for an Indian
rewrote the entire book for an Indian
rewrote the entire book for an Indian audience and it didn’t turn out that bad
audience and it didn’t turn out that bad
audience and it didn’t turn out that bad because V Indians we like to say if I
because V Indians we like to say if I
because V Indians we like to say if I everything you go to Hal theorem and you
everything you go to Hal theorem and you
everything you go to Hal theorem and you find pieces with pooja on it and I’m
find pieces with pooja on it and I’m
find pieces with pooja on it and I’m pretty short if da Vinci Code was
pretty short if da Vinci Code was
pretty short if da Vinci Code was written by a Punjabi he would name it
written by a Punjabi he would name it
written by a Punjabi he would name it Vinci the code and retrospectively
Vinci the code and retrospectively
Vinci the code and retrospectively turned out quite well because I
turned out quite well because I
turned out quite well because I initially I always think of Indian
initially I always think of Indian
initially I always think of Indian examples in the first code that’s
examples in the first code that’s
examples in the first code that’s because I’m born and brought up in India
because I’m born and brought up in India
because I’m born and brought up in India so I just in denies the entire book and
so I just in denies the entire book and
so I just in denies the entire book and Donald Trump became Rahul Gandhi
Donald Trump became Rahul Gandhi
Donald Trump became Rahul Gandhi Cristiano Ronaldo became v-rod Kohli and
Cristiano Ronaldo became v-rod Kohli and
Cristiano Ronaldo became v-rod Kohli and I let Priyanka Chopra be remain Priyanka
I let Priyanka Chopra be remain Priyanka
I let Priyanka Chopra be remain Priyanka Chopra so coming to the second myth is
Chopra so coming to the second myth is
Chopra so coming to the second myth is think positive and we keep hearing think
think positive and we keep hearing think
think positive and we keep hearing think positive but according to me we should
positive but according to me we should
positive but according to me we should not just think positive we should think
not just think positive we should think
not just think positive we should think critically we should think solution
critically we should think solution
critically we should think solution oriented thinking positive has become
oriented thinking positive has become
oriented thinking positive has become more of a justification mechanism to
more of a justification mechanism to
more of a justification mechanism to justify the negatives rather than fight
justify the negatives rather than fight
justify the negatives rather than fight the negatives so when I first told my
the negatives so when I first told my
the negatives so when I first told my friends man I’m really frustrated I got
friends man I’m really frustrated I got
friends man I’m really frustrated I got rejected by one more publisher he told
rejected by one more publisher he told
rejected by one more publisher he told me don’t worry 28 publishers even
me don’t worry 28 publishers even
me don’t worry 28 publishers even rejected someone like JK Rowling so I am
rejected someone like JK Rowling so I am
rejected someone like JK Rowling so I am not supposed to worry just because 28
not supposed to worry just because 28
not supposed to worry just because 28 publishers rejected JK Rowling and
publishers rejected JK Rowling and
publishers rejected JK Rowling and that’s the message that we get every day
that’s the message that we get every day
that’s the message that we get every day and these stories of struggles and
and these stories of struggles and
and these stories of struggles and failures of other people are meant to
failures of other people are meant to
failures of other people are meant to inspire us and they do we do often get
inspire us and they do we do often get
inspire us and they do we do often get inspired by these kind of stories but
inspired by these kind of stories but
inspired by these kind of stories but another byproduct of these stories is
another byproduct of these stories is
another byproduct of these stories is that failure is being taken very lightly
that failure is being taken very lightly
that failure is being taken very lightly failure has almost become the norm and
failure has almost become the norm and
failure has almost become the norm and the new in thing and people think that
the new in thing and people think that
the new in thing and people think that the more you fail the cooler your
the more you fail the cooler your
the more you fail the cooler your success story will sound till a few
success story will sound till a few
success story will sound till a few years ago only a cockapoo you should
years ago only a cockapoo you should
years ago only a cockapoo you should call herself a serial entrepreneur no
call herself a serial entrepreneur no
call herself a serial entrepreneur no pun intended and now every third person
pun intended and now every third person
pun intended and now every third person on LinkedIn calls themselves a serial
on LinkedIn calls themselves a serial
on LinkedIn calls themselves a serial entrepreneur boasting about how many
entrepreneur boasting about how many
entrepreneur boasting about how many startups he’s busted and we’ve adopted a
startups he’s busted and we’ve adopted a
startups he’s busted and we’ve adopted a failure oriented mindset in which we
failure oriented mindset in which we
failure oriented mindset in which we think that if we keep failing we will
think that if we keep failing we will
think that if we keep failing we will succeed eventually but instead we must
succeed eventually but instead we must
succeed eventually but instead we must adopt a success oriented mindset in
adopt a success oriented mindset in
adopt a success oriented mindset in which we a question ourselves what can I
which we a question ourselves what can I
which we a question ourselves what can I do differently so that I stop failing
do differently so that I stop failing
do differently so that I stop failing and start succeeding
and start succeeding
and start succeeding how can I change my startup business
how can I change my startup business
how can I change my startup business model so that investors will be willing
model so that investors will be willing
model so that investors will be willing to invest in my startup how can i
to invest in my startup how can i
to invest in my startup how can i rewrite my manuscript so that a
rewrite my manuscript so that a
rewrite my manuscript so that a publisher will be willing to publish my
publisher will be willing to publish my
publisher will be willing to publish my book it’s not just failure but learning
book it’s not just failure but learning
book it’s not just failure but learning from failure which leads you to success
from failure which leads you to success
from failure which leads you to success and this brings me to the third myth of
and this brings me to the third myth of
and this brings me to the third myth of following your passion which is before
following your passion which is before
following your passion which is before you begin discuss your idea with your
you begin discuss your idea with your
you begin discuss your idea with your friends and family and plan out
friends and family and plan out
friends and family and plan out extensively and that’s what we all do
extensively and that’s what we all do
extensively and that’s what we all do whenever we have any idea of a first
whenever we have any idea of a first
whenever we have any idea of a first instinct is to discuss it with our
instinct is to discuss it with our
instinct is to discuss it with our friends and family and they usually
friends and family and they usually
friends and family and they usually provide us with constructive criticism
provide us with constructive criticism
provide us with constructive criticism and this shows the flaws in our plan and
and this shows the flaws in our plan and
and this shows the flaws in our plan and they usually say something like when you
they usually say something like when you
they usually say something like when you tell them your idea they usually say
tell them your idea they usually say
tell them your idea they usually say something like oh that sounds like a
something like oh that sounds like a
something like oh that sounds like a great idea but you should be careful
great idea but you should be careful
great idea but you should be careful about this oh that sounds amazing but
about this oh that sounds amazing but
about this oh that sounds amazing but there are already many people doing that
there are already many people doing that
there are already many people doing that and no pun intended but there’s always a
and no pun intended but there’s always a
and no pun intended but there’s always a big butt between you and your dreams so
big butt between you and your dreams so
big butt between you and your dreams so this sort of criticism that we get from
this sort of criticism that we get from
this sort of criticism that we get from our friends and family may be helpful to
our friends and family may be helpful to
our friends and family may be helpful to starting but often too much criticism
starting but often too much criticism
starting but often too much criticism early on can be very demotivating the
early on can be very demotivating the
early on can be very demotivating the strand will true lies my situation two
strand will true lies my situation two
strand will true lies my situation two years ago when I was telling my idea to
years ago when I was telling my idea to
years ago when I was telling my idea to my friends and family and back then six
my friends and family and back then six
my friends and family and back then six months in a row day and night I was
months in a row day and night I was
months in a row day and night I was studying for my I am entrance exams I
studying for my I am entrance exams I
studying for my I am entrance exams I managed to do pretty well and somehow I
managed to do pretty well and somehow I
managed to do pretty well and somehow I got into I am Bangalore and then out of
got into I am Bangalore and then out of
got into I am Bangalore and then out of nowhere I decided not to go why because
nowhere I decided not to go why because
nowhere I decided not to go why because I wanted to write a self-help comedy
I wanted to write a self-help comedy
I wanted to write a self-help comedy book with hashtags and memes inspired by
book with hashtags and memes inspired by
book with hashtags and memes inspired by AIB and tvf and I wanted to leave my job
AIB and tvf and I wanted to leave my job
AIB and tvf and I wanted to leave my job in New York and come to India and leave
in New York and come to India and leave
in New York and come to India and leave my work visa to write a book with having
my work visa to write a book with having
my work visa to write a book with having no writing background so you can imagine
no writing background so you can imagine
no writing background so you can imagine how ridiculous my idea was seeming him
how ridiculous my idea was seeming him
how ridiculous my idea was seeming him wanting to quit my job I want to leave I
wanting to quit my job I want to leave I
wanting to quit my job I want to leave I am to write a book and my friends and
am to write a book and my friends and
am to write a book and my friends and family they could never imagine why how
family they could never imagine why how
family they could never imagine why how any
any
any one could be smart enough to get into I
one could be smart enough to get into I
one could be smart enough to get into I am but stupid enough not to go and I try
am but stupid enough not to go and I try
am but stupid enough not to go and I try to convince them you know Mark
to convince them you know Mark
to convince them you know Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs all these big
Zuckerberg Steve Jobs all these big
Zuckerberg Steve Jobs all these big people that we heard off the old
people that we heard off the old
people that we heard off the old dropouts and I’m going one step further
dropouts and I’m going one step further
dropouts and I’m going one step further and not even dropping or I’m not even
and not even dropping or I’m not even
and not even dropping or I’m not even going in the first place
going in the first place
going in the first place the only person who was supportive in my
the only person who was supportive in my
the only person who was supportive in my entire journey was my mom and she told
entire journey was my mom and she told
entire journey was my mom and she told me beta if you go to I am
me beta if you go to I am
me beta if you go to I am you’ll write books like the other I am
you’ll write books like the other I am
you’ll write books like the other I am authors and we all know what kind of
authors and we all know what kind of
authors and we all know what kind of books diameters right so I she told me
books diameters right so I she told me
books diameters right so I she told me don’t go to I am
don’t go to I am
don’t go to I am and before you begin you’ll always feel
and before you begin you’ll always feel
and before you begin you’ll always feel like you need to know a lot more before
like you need to know a lot more before
like you need to know a lot more before you begin you want to plan out things
you begin you want to plan out things
you begin you want to plan out things perfectly but you know what perfection
perfectly but you know what perfection
perfectly but you know what perfection slows you down since there is no limit
slows you down since there is no limit
slows you down since there is no limit to the amount you can plan a lot of us
to the amount you can plan a lot of us
to the amount you can plan a lot of us get stuck in the planning stage and
get stuck in the planning stage and
get stuck in the planning stage and after a point of time planning is
after a point of time planning is
after a point of time planning is synonymous with procrastination and it’s
synonymous with procrastination and it’s
synonymous with procrastination and it’s just an excuse to a white to begin you
just an excuse to a white to begin you
just an excuse to a white to begin you don’t need to know every step in order
don’t need to know every step in order
don’t need to know every step in order to begin just focus on the first couple
to begin just focus on the first couple
to begin just focus on the first couple of steps and take it from there
of steps and take it from there
of steps and take it from there you’ll understand how one thing leads to
you’ll understand how one thing leads to
you’ll understand how one thing leads to the other and smaller successes leads to
the other and smaller successes leads to
the other and smaller successes leads to bigger successes and this brings me to
bigger successes and this brings me to
bigger successes and this brings me to the myth for which is there’s always
the myth for which is there’s always
the myth for which is there’s always motivation around you
motivation around you
motivation around you in this day and age there are more
in this day and age there are more
in this day and age there are more demotivating things happening around us
demotivating things happening around us
demotivating things happening around us rather than motivating so according to
rather than motivating so according to
rather than motivating so according to me we have to proactively try and find
me we have to proactively try and find
me we have to proactively try and find motivation rather than wait for
motivation rather than wait for
motivation rather than wait for motivation to come to us it’s not
motivation to come to us it’s not
motivation to come to us it’s not motivation but rather frequent
motivation but rather frequent
motivation but rather frequent motivation which leads us to success two
motivation which leads us to success two
motivation which leads us to success two years ago I changed my email password –
years ago I changed my email password –
years ago I changed my email password – I am an author even though I was not an
I am an author even though I was not an
I am an author even though I was not an author back then and every time I typed
author back then and every time I typed
author back then and every time I typed my e-mail password I am an author it
my e-mail password I am an author it
my e-mail password I am an author it motivated me to complete my book and
motivated me to complete my book and
motivated me to complete my book and this particularly helped me when I was
this particularly helped me when I was
this particularly helped me when I was constantly getting rejected by
constantly getting rejected by
constantly getting rejected by publishers day in and day out and I
publishers day in and day out and I
publishers day in and day out and I could see my so-called batchmate said I
could see my so-called batchmate said I
could see my so-called batchmate said I am get into the top taken banking jobs
am get into the top taken banking jobs
am get into the top taken banking jobs and at that time I thought maybe not
and at that time I thought maybe not
and at that time I thought maybe not going to I am was a mistake but then I
going to I am was a mistake but then I
going to I am was a mistake but then I typed my password my email I am an
typed my password my email I am an
typed my password my email I am an author and it reminded me of why I
author and it reminded me of why I
author and it reminded me of why I started in the first place and I
started in the first place and I
started in the first place and I realized that if I had actually gone – I
realized that if I had actually gone – I
realized that if I had actually gone – I am and not written the book I would have
am and not written the book I would have
am and not written the book I would have a regret just by the way I’ve changed my
a regret just by the way I’ve changed my
a regret just by the way I’ve changed my password since then so please don’t try
password since then so please don’t try
password since then so please don’t try and hack my account I had first set my
and hack my account I had first set my
and hack my account I had first set my password as I hope to be an author but
password as I hope to be an author but
password as I hope to be an author but gmail said that my password is too weak
gmail said that my password is too weak
gmail said that my password is too weak so I use innovative
so I used innovative ways like this to
so I used innovative ways like this to take control of my motivation rather
take control of my motivation rather
take control of my motivation rather than wait for motivation to come to me
than wait for motivation to come to me
than wait for motivation to come to me and this brings me to the fifth myth
and this brings me to the fifth myth
and this brings me to the fifth myth which is there will be your happily ever
which is there will be your happily ever
which is there will be your happily ever after
after
after and this is probably the most important
and this is probably the most important
and this is probably the most important thing I would I want to say today it’s
thing I would I want to say today it’s
thing I would I want to say today it’s because following your passion has
because following your passion has
because following your passion has always been glorified by the media and
always been glorified by the media and
always been glorified by the media and the people who usually follow their
the people who usually follow their
the people who usually follow their passion they’re always portrayed as you
passion they’re always portrayed as you
passion they’re always portrayed as you know they have well-settled jogs and
know they have well-settled jogs and
know they have well-settled jogs and then they quit that and then they
then they quit that and then they
then they quit that and then they struggle for many years and then they
struggle for many years and then they
struggle for many years and then they somehow succeed and then they live
somehow succeed and then they live
somehow succeed and then they live happily ever after
happily ever after
happily ever after but the harsh truth is that the struggle
but the harsh truth is that the struggle
but the harsh truth is that the struggle never ends the struggle keeps going on
never ends the struggle keeps going on
never ends the struggle keeps going on and on just the way you can regret
and on just the way you can regret
and on just the way you can regret giving up on your dreams you can also
giving up on your dreams you can also
giving up on your dreams you can also regret chasing your dreams and not
regret chasing your dreams and not
regret chasing your dreams and not taking a more realistic path I wrote the
taking a more realistic path I wrote the
taking a more realistic path I wrote the book sell phenomics it did pretty well
book sell phenomics it did pretty well
book sell phenomics it did pretty well it became a best-seller it even got
it became a best-seller it even got
it became a best-seller it even got featured in the World Book Fair but now
featured in the World Book Fair but now
featured in the World Book Fair but now what do I do like I don’t have any
what do I do like I don’t have any
what do I do like I don’t have any concrete ideas for my second book and
concrete ideas for my second book and
concrete ideas for my second book and like I’m pretty clueless like I don’t
like I’m pretty clueless like I don’t
like I’m pretty clueless like I don’t know what the next step should be the
know what the next step should be the
know what the next step should be the struggle never ends so you may want to
struggle never ends so you may want to
struggle never ends so you may want to start a company and you managed to get
start a company and you managed to get
start a company and you managed to get funding it may even make become
funding it may even make become
funding it may even make become profitable
profitable
profitable but the struggle doesn’t end there it
but the struggle doesn’t end there it
but the struggle doesn’t end there it keeps continuing you may want to become
keeps continuing you may want to become
keeps continuing you may want to become an actor and you get a break with a big
an actor and you get a break with a big
an actor and you get a break with a big director and you may think that’s the
director and you may think that’s the
director and you may think that’s the end of it all but no that’s not the end
end of it all but no that’s not the end
end of it all but no that’s not the end this is the beginning the struggle keeps
this is the beginning the struggle keeps
this is the beginning the struggle keeps continuing the hardest part often is not
continuing the hardest part often is not
continuing the hardest part often is not to become successful is to remain
to become successful is to remain
to become successful is to remain successful and when we try and make a
successful and when we try and make a
successful and when we try and make a brave decision and we do it and if it
brave decision and we do it and if it
brave decision and we do it and if it does not turn out that well it’s usually
does not turn out that well it’s usually
does not turn out that well it’s usually a mistake but if we didn’t do it at all
a mistake but if we didn’t do it at all
a mistake but if we didn’t do it at all it would be a regret our aim in life
it would be a regret our aim in life
it would be a regret our aim in life should be to minimize regrets not to
should be to minimize regrets not to
should be to minimize regrets not to minimize mistakes and I would like to
minimize mistakes and I would like to
minimize mistakes and I would like to end my talk with a quote from my book
end my talk with a quote from my book
end my talk with a quote from my book sell phenomics an average mind can think
sell phenomics an average mind can think
sell phenomics an average mind can think of a brilliant idea
of a brilliant idea
of a brilliant idea but it takes a brilliant mind to execute
but it takes a brilliant mind to execute
but it takes a brilliant mind to execute one
one
one do you want to settle for a stable
do you want to settle for a stable
do you want to settle for a stable mediocre present or do you want to chase
mediocre present or do you want to chase
mediocre present or do you want to chase a better future
a better future
a better future which may not even come the choice is
which may not even come the choice is
which may not even come the choice is yours
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