I’m a believer of life I’m a person who’s driven completely totally and
who’s driven completely totally and
who’s driven completely totally and entirely by my energies I believe that
entirely by my energies I believe that
entirely by my energies I believe that the difference between what I call the
the difference between what I call the
the difference between what I call the commoners and the Flyers is the energy
commoners and the Flyers is the energy
commoners and the Flyers is the energy that they live by I’m here to talk to
that they live by I’m here to talk to
that they live by I’m here to talk to you about a very simple concept and
you about a very simple concept and
you about a very simple concept and that’s the concept of mentoring and I
that’s the concept of mentoring and I
that’s the concept of mentoring and I believe that I’m here today as a
believe that I’m here today as a
believe that I’m here today as a professional as a working mom who
professional as a working mom who
professional as a working mom who travels the world who fulfills her
travels the world who fulfills her
travels the world who fulfills her passion because people like you have
passion because people like you have
passion because people like you have made the choice that you have to be in
made the choice that you have to be in
made the choice that you have to be in the profession of of saving lives so
the profession of of saving lives so
the profession of of saving lives so thank you this is something that’s very
thank you this is something that’s very
thank you this is something that’s very close to each of you and when I looked
close to each of you and when I looked
close to each of you and when I looked at it closely I realized that the entire
at it closely I realized that the entire
at it closely I realized that the entire essence of the Hippocratic oath lies in
essence of the Hippocratic oath lies in
essence of the Hippocratic oath lies in mentoring it actually believes that I
mentoring it actually believes that I
mentoring it actually believes that I will respect those who gave me and
will respect those who gave me and
will respect those who gave me and invested in me and I will share in those
invested in me and I will share in those
invested in me and I will share in those that come ahead of me and that’s exactly
that come ahead of me and that’s exactly
that come ahead of me and that’s exactly what I’m here to talk to you about
what I’m here to talk to you about
what I’m here to talk to you about because if we didn’t have the people who
because if we didn’t have the people who
because if we didn’t have the people who believed in us we wouldn’t be where we
believed in us we wouldn’t be where we
believed in us we wouldn’t be where we are today
are today
are today despite the rebellion that we had so
despite the rebellion that we had so
despite the rebellion that we had so what happened with me was I was in
what happened with me was I was in
what happened with me was I was in college and I was a rebel and I would
college and I was a rebel and I would
college and I was a rebel and I would end up cracking a lot of jokes and
end up cracking a lot of jokes and
end up cracking a lot of jokes and having a lot of fun and I was spotted by
having a lot of fun and I was spotted by
having a lot of fun and I was spotted by one of my seniors and I remember him
one of my seniors and I remember him
one of my seniors and I remember him coming up to me and asking me to
coming up to me and asking me to
coming up to me and asking me to audition for theater and I laughed back
audition for theater and I laughed back
audition for theater and I laughed back at him and I said you know you’re joking
at him and I said you know you’re joking
at him and I said you know you’re joking I couldn’t be in theater and for the
I couldn’t be in theater and for the
I couldn’t be in theater and for the next two years of my life in college I
next two years of my life in college I
next two years of my life in college I went on to win every every accolade
went on to win every every accolade
went on to win every every accolade there was in in performance and today
there was in in performance and today
there was in in performance and today looking back I realized if it hadn’t
looking back I realized if it hadn’t
looking back I realized if it hadn’t been for that person who invested in
been for that person who invested in
been for that person who invested in saying I’m gonna take you out of there
saying I’m gonna take you out of there
saying I’m gonna take you out of there and get you to do things that you
and get you to do things that you
and get you to do things that you believe you can I wouldn’t be the kind
believe you can I wouldn’t be the kind
believe you can I wouldn’t be the kind of person I am right because in our
of person I am right because in our
of person I am right because in our profession we have a lot of
profession we have a lot of
profession we have a lot of conversations we have a lot of public
conversations we have a lot of public
conversations we have a lot of public speaking there’s a lot of forums and a
speaking there’s a lot of forums and a
speaking there’s a lot of forums and a lot of confidence actually came from
lot of confidence actually came from
lot of confidence actually came from that the second mentor that happened to
that the second mentor that happened to
that the second mentor that happened to me I was again an art student who was
me I was again an art student who was
me I was again an art student who was just studying for the sake of studying
just studying for the sake of studying
just studying for the sake of studying and enjoying my life and again another
and enjoying my life and again another
and enjoying my life and again another senior spotted me and said take up
senior spotted me and said take up
senior spotted me and said take up economics major in economics I hated
economics major in economics I hated
economics major in economics I hated economics
economics
economics you know like Jay said there is a fire
you know like Jay said there is a fire
you know like Jay said there is a fire within all of us that we forget we have
within all of us that we forget we have
within all of us that we forget we have and the ones who raise their hands when
and the ones who raise their hands when
and the ones who raise their hands when he said you know you want to become
he said you know you want to become
he said you know you want to become someone they’ve acknowledged that they
someone they’ve acknowledged that they
someone they’ve acknowledged that they have that fire in them there’s a whole
have that fire in them there’s a whole
have that fire in them there’s a whole lot of you who didn’t raise your hands
lot of you who didn’t raise your hands
lot of you who didn’t raise your hands and those are the guys who have the fire
and those are the guys who have the fire
and those are the guys who have the fire in them but don’t want to acknowledge it
in them but don’t want to acknowledge it
in them but don’t want to acknowledge it and that’s where mentors come in that’s
and that’s where mentors come in that’s
and that’s where mentors come in that’s when you start thinking about when I
when you start thinking about when I
when you start thinking about when I don’t put on this facade of who I want
don’t put on this facade of who I want
don’t put on this facade of who I want to be and when I actually am around
to be and when I actually am around
to be and when I actually am around people there is someone who acknowledges
people there is someone who acknowledges
people there is someone who acknowledges that there is the spark in me and who
that there is the spark in me and who
that there is the spark in me and who tells me about it and pushes me to drive
tells me about it and pushes me to drive
tells me about it and pushes me to drive myself if you have those people then
myself if you have those people then
myself if you have those people then hold on to them because that’s what I
hold on to them because that’s what I
hold on to them because that’s what I did I went on to take economics and I
did I went on to take economics and I
did I went on to take economics and I became the first student of jaian
became the first student of jaian
became the first student of jaian College to be on the state merit list I
College to be on the state merit list I
College to be on the state merit list I couldn’t believe it
couldn’t believe it
couldn’t believe it Ronnie Screwvala had no intention to
Ronnie Screwvala had no intention to
Ronnie Screwvala had no intention to mentor me so Ronnie was back from a jog
mentor me so Ronnie was back from a jog
mentor me so Ronnie was back from a jog one morning and he walked into his cabin
one morning and he walked into his cabin
one morning and he walked into his cabin and he saw me and I was this you know
and he saw me and I was this you know
and he saw me and I was this you know pretty young thing trying to be very
pretty young thing trying to be very
pretty young thing trying to be very cool in office and he said hey come here
cool in office and he said hey come here
cool in office and he said hey come here and I said yes Ronnie said sit down i
and I said yes Ronnie said sit down i
and I said yes Ronnie said sit down i sat down and he said what have you been
sat down and he said what have you been
sat down and he said what have you been up to for the past one month I said
up to for the past one month I said
up to for the past one month I said we’ve done you know we launched then I
we’ve done you know we launched then I
we’ve done you know we launched then I we we did stuff on radio midday we
we we did stuff on radio midday we
we we did stuff on radio midday we created eyeballs brand copy and he said
created eyeballs brand copy and he said
created eyeballs brand copy and he said excellent how much have you build and I
excellent how much have you build and I
excellent how much have you build and I stopped and he said you’ve been working
stopped and he said you’ve been working
stopped and he said you’ve been working hard for a month and your Billings are
hard for a month and your Billings are
hard for a month and your Billings are less than a lakh this month
less than a lakh this month
less than a lakh this month get out of here that stuck that stuck to
get out of here that stuck that stuck to
get out of here that stuck that stuck to me for a long time today all of his
me for a long time today all of his
me for a long time today all of his advertising executives have grown to a
advertising executives have grown to a
advertising executives have grown to a point where we realized that a business
point where we realized that a business
point where we realized that a business is nothing until you can’t deliver the
is nothing until you can’t deliver the
is nothing until you can’t deliver the numbers right and that’s something that
numbers right and that’s something that
numbers right and that’s something that I learned early on in life because
I learned early on in life because
I learned early on in life because someone spurned me and made me realize
someone spurned me and made me realize
someone spurned me and made me realize that God lies in the numbers I then
that God lies in the numbers I then
that God lies in the numbers I then moved on to join advertising advertising
moved on to join advertising advertising
moved on to join advertising advertising had two people who were the kings of
had two people who were the kings of
had two people who were the kings of advertising the man to the left was a
advertising the man to the left was a
advertising the man to the left was a man called Mohammed Khan who was you
man called Mohammed Khan who was you
man called Mohammed Khan who was you know the creator of God and the ones the
know the creator of God and the ones the
know the creator of God and the ones the right was working of strategy again
right was working of strategy again
right was working of strategy again they’re the first few months first few
they’re the first few months first few
they’re the first few months first few weeks that I spent
weeks that I spent
weeks that I spent and I was stapling people’s so if you’ve
and I was stapling people’s so if you’ve
and I was stapling people’s so if you’ve seen the movie Karate Kid have you seen
seen the movie Karate Kid have you seen
seen the movie Karate Kid have you seen it yeah there is this little kid who’s
it yeah there is this little kid who’s
it yeah there is this little kid who’s Will Smith’s son and you have Jackie
Will Smith’s son and you have Jackie
Will Smith’s son and you have Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son is very eager
Chan and Will Smith’s son is very eager
Chan and Will Smith’s son is very eager to learn learn kung fu karate from him
to learn learn kung fu karate from him
to learn learn kung fu karate from him and for the first day that Jackie trains
and for the first day that Jackie trains
and for the first day that Jackie trains him he makes him take a jacket and wear
him he makes him take a jacket and wear
him he makes him take a jacket and wear it and take it out and wear it and take
it and take it out and wear it and take
it and take it out and wear it and take it out and he does it about hundred
it out and he does it about hundred
it out and he does it about hundred times over and this kid is frustrated
times over and this kid is frustrated
times over and this kid is frustrated that’s pretty much what happened to us
that’s pretty much what happened to us
that’s pretty much what happened to us we were in an office and for an entire
we were in an office and for an entire
we were in an office and for an entire week I remember this very clearly Roger
week I remember this very clearly Roger
week I remember this very clearly Roger gave us a heap of papers and he said
gave us a heap of papers and he said
gave us a heap of papers and he said staple them staple them and get them and
staple them staple them and get them and
staple them staple them and get them and staple them and get them in and I
staple them and get them in and I
staple them and get them in and I remember writing hundreds of briefs a
remember writing hundreds of briefs a
remember writing hundreds of briefs a day and having them thrown on my face
day and having them thrown on my face
day and having them thrown on my face today I interview some people a lot of
today I interview some people a lot of
today I interview some people a lot of bright minds come to me and they want to
bright minds come to me and they want to
bright minds come to me and they want to take on jobs with us and I find that
take on jobs with us and I find that
take on jobs with us and I find that they’re exceptionally good at what they
they’re exceptionally good at what they
they’re exceptionally good at what they do and if there’s one thing that they
do and if there’s one thing that they
do and if there’s one thing that they lack its detail and I don’t want I can’t
lack its detail and I don’t want I can’t
lack its detail and I don’t want I can’t say enough about the power of getting
say enough about the power of getting
say enough about the power of getting the point right so a lot of people get
the point right so a lot of people get
the point right so a lot of people get the full picture but they miss the point
the full picture but they miss the point
the full picture but they miss the point these guys taught me that life is not in
these guys taught me that life is not in
these guys taught me that life is not in the plot it’s in the detail and I owe a
the plot it’s in the detail and I owe a
the plot it’s in the detail and I owe a lot of what I do today in terms of
lot of what I do today in terms of
lot of what I do today in terms of investing myself in what I do the
investing myself in what I do the
investing myself in what I do the company that I had is India’s first
company that I had is India’s first
company that I had is India’s first media audit firm which takes me to the
media audit firm which takes me to the
media audit firm which takes me to the most important thing that all of us need
most important thing that all of us need
most important thing that all of us need to reflect that when we’re doing what we
to reflect that when we’re doing what we
to reflect that when we’re doing what we do why are we doing it what are our
do why are we doing it what are our
do why are we doing it what are our needs what needs are you trying to
needs what needs are you trying to
needs what needs are you trying to fulfill now when you go to the top of
fulfill now when you go to the top of
fulfill now when you go to the top of the pyramid you realize that there’s a
the pyramid you realize that there’s a
the pyramid you realize that there’s a side of you that wants to achieve beyond
side of you that wants to achieve beyond
side of you that wants to achieve beyond the money the fame the friends and all
the money the fame the friends and all
the money the fame the friends and all of that and that’s where I think paying
of that and that’s where I think paying
of that and that’s where I think paying back and mentoring comes in and this is
back and mentoring comes in and this is
back and mentoring comes in and this is eventually the the place that I ended up
eventually the the place that I ended up
eventually the the place that I ended up joining I became a mom I took a
joining I became a mom I took a
joining I became a mom I took a sabbatical for three years and after I
sabbatical for three years and after I
sabbatical for three years and after I came back to wanting to work this lady
came back to wanting to work this lady
came back to wanting to work this lady hired me and she said come and work for
hired me and she said come and work for
hired me and she said come and work for me and set up a new business I mentor a
me and set up a new business I mentor a
me and set up a new business I mentor a lot of people around me because I
lot of people around me because I
lot of people around me because I realized that the entire new breed of
realized that the entire new breed of
realized that the entire new breed of people
people
people once challenges everyday everyone bores
once challenges everyday everyone bores
once challenges everyday everyone bores out
out
out right so holding on to people who are
right so holding on to people who are
right so holding on to people who are able to make that impact on you is going
able to make that impact on you is going
able to make that impact on you is going to be your choice and I’m going to leave
to be your choice and I’m going to leave
to be your choice and I’m going to leave you with a very simple question do you
you with a very simple question do you
you with a very simple question do you want to achieve in life do you want to
want to achieve in life do you want to
want to achieve in life do you want to evolve yeah it’s been lovely talking to
evolve yeah it’s been lovely talking to
evolve yeah it’s been lovely talking to you
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