so much for coming down here it’s fantastic to see you here I also see
fantastic to see you here I also see
fantastic to see you here I also see some ex students from our icon
some ex students from our icon
some ex students from our icon conferences so thank you so much I don’t
conferences so thank you so much I don’t
conferences so thank you so much I don’t understand one thing though since I’ve
understand one thing though since I’ve
understand one thing though since I’ve come in the morning it’s extremely
come in the morning it’s extremely
come in the morning it’s extremely serious here so a little bit about
serious here so a little bit about
serious here so a little bit about myself I am I do a little bit of
myself I am I do a little bit of
myself I am I do a little bit of stand-up comedy on the side so I’m not
stand-up comedy on the side so I’m not
stand-up comedy on the side so I’m not used to such a serious audience this
used to such a serious audience this
used to such a serious audience this kind of silence freaks me out people at
kind of silence freaks me out people at
kind of silence freaks me out people at the icon conference you know this so you
the icon conference you know this so you
the icon conference you know this so you gotta help me with this please give me
gotta help me with this please give me
gotta help me with this please give me some noise I get palpitations I might
some noise I get palpitations I might
some noise I get palpitations I might just get a heart attack
just get a heart attack
just get a heart attack so please okay can you please give me
so please okay can you please give me
so please okay can you please give me some noise people especially yeah
some noise people especially yeah
some noise people especially yeah that was depressing but anyway I knew
that was depressing but anyway I knew
that was depressing but anyway I knew you would do this which is why I’ve got
you would do this which is why I’ve got
you would do this which is why I’ve got a bag there if you saw me carry around a
a bag there if you saw me carry around a
a bag there if you saw me carry around a bag I’ve got a bag full of chocolates
bag I’ve got a bag full of chocolates
bag I’ve got a bag full of chocolates for arrows because I’m swanky like that
for arrows because I’m swanky like that
for arrows because I’m swanky like that so what we’re gonna do is as follows
so what we’re gonna do is as follows
so what we’re gonna do is as follows before I start this side of the aisle on
before I start this side of the aisle on
before I start this side of the aisle on the count of three you’re going to shout
the count of three you’re going to shout
the count of three you’re going to shout we love you tej we’re on a mod okay yeah
we love you tej we’re on a mod okay yeah
we love you tej we’re on a mod okay yeah we do they do any math if you don’t know
we do they do any math if you don’t know
we do they do any math if you don’t know both the handsome guys who started off
both the handsome guys who started off
both the handsome guys who started off they’ve organized the whole thing and
they’ve organized the whole thing and
they’ve organized the whole thing and then on the count of three this side is
then on the count of three this side is
then on the count of three this side is going to shout we love you tej we’re any
going to shout we love you tej we’re any
going to shout we love you tej we’re any mod whoever’s louder I throw the
mod whoever’s louder I throw the
mod whoever’s louder I throw the Pharaohs people from the icon
Pharaohs people from the icon
Pharaohs people from the icon conferences you know I do this all the
conferences you know I do this all the
conferences you know I do this all the time okay into the audience do you want
time okay into the audience do you want
time okay into the audience do you want me to do this if not we can just start
me to do this if not we can just start
me to do this if not we can just start off yes or no you want chocolates Nikita
off yes or no you want chocolates Nikita
off yes or no you want chocolates Nikita I knew that okay brilliant brilliant so
I knew that okay brilliant brilliant so
I knew that okay brilliant brilliant so on the content age pyramid are you guys
on the content age pyramid are you guys
on the content age pyramid are you guys here building you need to decide who
here building you need to decide who
here building you need to decide who loves you more okay okay you decide that
loves you more okay okay you decide that
loves you more okay okay you decide that this side on the count of three we love
this side on the count of three we love
this side on the count of three we love you THV random odd one two three
okay that’s not shouting guys please
okay that’s not shouting guys please last we do not too much time teacher is
last we do not too much time teacher is
last we do not too much time teacher is giving the stare already okay I’ll give
giving the stare already okay I’ll give
giving the stare already okay I’ll give you one more chance one two three okay
you one more chance one two three okay
you one more chance one two three okay it’s alright get used to this kind of
it’s alright get used to this kind of
it’s alright get used to this kind of love okay this side on the count of
love okay this side on the count of
love okay this side on the count of three okay yeah these occult girls are
three okay yeah these occult girls are
three okay yeah these occult girls are all ready to eat chocolates
all ready to eat chocolates
all ready to eat chocolates one two three all right Patriot Ahmad
one two three all right Patriot Ahmad
one two three all right Patriot Ahmad who loves you more you gotta decide
who loves you more you gotta decide
who loves you more you gotta decide you’re gonna decide no they don’t choose
you’re gonna decide no they don’t choose
you’re gonna decide no they don’t choose a side choose a side you all right am i
a side choose a side you all right am i
a side choose a side you all right am i right okay anyway anyway so um thank you
right okay anyway anyway so um thank you
right okay anyway anyway so um thank you very much you guys were absolutely
very much you guys were absolutely
very much you guys were absolutely depressing as usual so lesson one from
depressing as usual so lesson one from
depressing as usual so lesson one from my TEDx speech do not trust too many
my TEDx speech do not trust too many
my TEDx speech do not trust too many people especially when they say they’ve
people especially when they say they’ve
people especially when they say they’ve got free chocolates for you there are no
got free chocolates for you there are no
got free chocolates for you there are no free lunches but thank you very much for
free lunches but thank you very much for
free lunches but thank you very much for live inning it off for me you can start
live inning it off for me you can start
live inning it off for me you can start my clock now I thank you very much for
my clock now I thank you very much for
my clock now I thank you very much for firstly inviting me down here it really
firstly inviting me down here it really
firstly inviting me down here it really is an honor especially to share the
is an honor especially to share the
is an honor especially to share the stage with such stalwarts truly is an
stage with such stalwarts truly is an
stage with such stalwarts truly is an honor and the big congratulations to the
honor and the big congratulations to the
honor and the big congratulations to the Dune school and especially to the TEDx
Dune school and especially to the TEDx
Dune school and especially to the TEDx team hbr and Ahmad you guys are doing a
team hbr and Ahmad you guys are doing a
team hbr and Ahmad you guys are doing a fantastic job well done as much as I do
fantastic job well done as much as I do
fantastic job well done as much as I do have a receding hairline I’m not 28
have a receding hairline I’m not 28
have a receding hairline I’m not 28 though as has been mentioned the speaker
though as has been mentioned the speaker
though as has been mentioned the speaker bio I’m only 26
bio I’m only 26
bio I’m only 26 moving on to 27 which unless I’m
moving on to 27 which unless I’m
moving on to 27 which unless I’m mistaken makes me one of the younger
mistaken makes me one of the younger
mistaken makes me one of the younger more junior speakers here today with
more junior speakers here today with
more junior speakers here today with relatively very little experience of
relatively very little experience of
relatively very little experience of life but considering that the majority
life but considering that the majority
life but considering that the majority of the audience here is high school
of the audience here is high school
of the audience here is high school students I will attempt to share a few
students I will attempt to share a few
students I will attempt to share a few of my learnings that I’ve had in the
of my learnings that I’ve had in the
of my learnings that I’ve had in the past few years that I believe are most
past few years that I believe are most
past few years that I believe are most relevant and useful for high school
relevant and useful for high school
relevant and useful for high school students so ladies and gentlemen may I
students so ladies and gentlemen may I
students so ladies and gentlemen may I shake who I’m a lover boy oh yeah that
shake who I’m a lover boy oh yeah that
shake who I’m a lover boy oh yeah that was the opening line for my debate back
was the opening line for my debate back
was the opening line for my debate back in school at a really serious and
in school at a really serious and
in school at a really serious and prestigious kind of a debate like this
prestigious kind of a debate like this
prestigious kind of a debate like this I’m from here back to 2009 the Dune
I’m from here back to 2009 the Dune
I’m from here back to 2009 the Dune school and back in school I used to
school and back in school I used to
school and back in school I used to debate a lot and I would say the
debate a lot and I would say the
debate a lot and I would say the weirdest craziest things on
weirdest craziest things on
weirdest craziest things on and trust me this was not as close to
and trust me this was not as close to
and trust me this was not as close to how weird I got on stage and I used to
how weird I got on stage and I used to
how weird I got on stage and I used to feel extremely cool about it and why
feel extremely cool about it and why
feel extremely cool about it and why wouldn’t I
wouldn’t I
wouldn’t I I could do anything man I was a super
I could do anything man I was a super
I could do anything man I was a super cool achiever with a hundred feathers on
cool achiever with a hundred feathers on
cool achiever with a hundred feathers on my hat because I was a cool cat like
my hat because I was a cool cat like
my hat because I was a cool cat like that you know Scala’s blazer house
that you know Scala’s blazer house
that you know Scala’s blazer house captain prefix representative to the
captain prefix representative to the
captain prefix representative to the school council school disciplinary
school council school disciplinary
school council school disciplinary committee school colors of warning
committee school colors of warning
committee school colors of warning committee double english debating colors
committee double english debating colors
committee double english debating colors hindi debating colors you gotta like
hindi debating colors you gotta like
hindi debating colors you gotta like count and clap when I say this you know
count and clap when I say this you know
count and clap when I say this you know house colors lambda goal
house colors lambda goal
house colors lambda goal taught my bachelor ICSE ladies be like
taught my bachelor ICSE ladies be like
taught my bachelor ICSE ladies be like damn I was on top of the world man
damn I was on top of the world man
damn I was on top of the world man nobody could do all that I did you know
nobody could do all that I did you know
nobody could do all that I did you know no I’m saying nobody could do all that I
no I’m saying nobody could do all that I
no I’m saying nobody could do all that I did and that made me a cocky little kid
did and that made me a cocky little kid
did and that made me a cocky little kid out in the French insolent fella my
out in the French insolent fella my
out in the French insolent fella my Hindi teacher used to say in English
Hindi teacher used to say in English
Hindi teacher used to say in English which anyway point is I was on top of
which anyway point is I was on top of
which anyway point is I was on top of the world and then I fell in love with a
the world and then I fell in love with a
the world and then I fell in love with a well M girl which is the most
well M girl which is the most
well M girl which is the most characteristic fall that most Oscars
characteristic fall that most Oscars
characteristic fall that most Oscars experienced donde I’m kidding I’m
experienced donde I’m kidding I’m
experienced donde I’m kidding I’m kidding when was I love you I told you I
kidding when was I love you I told you I
kidding when was I love you I told you I do a little bit of Santa comedy so I
do a little bit of Santa comedy so I
do a little bit of Santa comedy so I might just crack a couple of jokes on
might just crack a couple of jokes on
might just crack a couple of jokes on you please don’t please don’t take
you please don’t please don’t take
you please don’t please don’t take offense it’s all in good humor you’re
offense it’s all in good humor you’re
offense it’s all in good humor you’re not taking offense are you no great
not taking offense are you no great
not taking offense are you no great because there’s more coming I love you
because there’s more coming I love you
because there’s more coming I love you Ellen girls I love you most of you
Ellen girls I love you most of you
Ellen girls I love you most of you anyway I was in love and it was
anyway I was in love and it was
anyway I was in love and it was brilliant man who’s beautiful he was
brilliant man who’s beautiful he was
brilliant man who’s beautiful he was amazing
amazing
amazing till we broke up
till we broke up
till we broke up you’re laughing by choice no choice
you’re laughing by choice no choice
you’re laughing by choice no choice whatever you you it’s really serious you
whatever you you it’s really serious you
whatever you you it’s really serious you guys are insensitive because I was
guys are insensitive because I was
guys are insensitive because I was heartbroken I went completely Devdas
heartbroken I went completely Devdas
heartbroken I went completely Devdas yeah you still laughing um I was down
yeah you still laughing um I was down
yeah you still laughing um I was down there man and around the same time my
there man and around the same time my
there man and around the same time my grandfather passed away my paternal
grandfather passed away my paternal
grandfather passed away my paternal grandfather and month and a half later
grandfather and month and a half later
grandfather and month and a half later my maternal grandfather passed away so
my maternal grandfather passed away so
my maternal grandfather passed away so my parents were pretty distraught there
my parents were pretty distraught there
my parents were pretty distraught there was a lot of crying at home a lot of
was a lot of crying at home a lot of
was a lot of crying at home a lot of fighting not pretty scene at all since I
fighting not pretty scene at all since I
fighting not pretty scene at all since I was really young I had been at the top
was really young I had been at the top
was really young I had been at the top of my class academically pretty
of my class academically pretty
of my class academically pretty consistently pardon the lack of humility
consistently pardon the lack of humility
consistently pardon the lack of humility but around this time when I needed the
but around this time when I needed the
but around this time when I needed the marks the most to get into a good
marks the most to get into a good
marks the most to get into a good college I was anyway going through so
college I was anyway going through so
college I was anyway going through so much I didn’t get the marks and my my
much I didn’t get the marks and my my
much I didn’t get the marks and my my ego got hurt my self confidence was
ego got hurt my self confidence was
ego got hurt my self confidence was shaken and I went through this really
shaken and I went through this really
shaken and I went through this really grueling and humiliating process of
grueling and humiliating process of
grueling and humiliating process of going of auditioning through the
going of auditioning through the
going of auditioning through the extracurricular activity quota debate at
extracurricular activity quota debate at
extracurricular activity quota debate at Delhi University which is what I wanted
Delhi University which is what I wanted
Delhi University which is what I wanted to go luckily I did get into a good
to go luckily I did get into a good
to go luckily I did get into a good college but only to realize that Delhi
college but only to realize that Delhi
college but only to realize that Delhi University was just not my thing with
University was just not my thing with
University was just not my thing with all due respect to Delhi University it’s
all due respect to Delhi University it’s
all due respect to Delhi University it’s a great place they’re doing brilliant
a great place they’re doing brilliant
a great place they’re doing brilliant things but I was a misfit there and I
things but I was a misfit there and I
things but I was a misfit there and I just hated going to college I I didn’t
just hated going to college I I didn’t
just hated going to college I I didn’t even have that solace I’ll be very
even have that solace I’ll be very
even have that solace I’ll be very honest and candid with you I was also
honest and candid with you I was also
honest and candid with you I was also scared of going to college because from
scared of going to college because from
scared of going to college because from where I’ve stayed on my way to college I
where I’ve stayed on my way to college I
where I’ve stayed on my way to college I had to cross my ex-girlfriends college
had to cross my ex-girlfriends college
had to cross my ex-girlfriends college which is not funny I I was scared
which is not funny I I was scared
which is not funny I I was scared I would see her with her new boyfriend
I would see her with her new boyfriend
I would see her with her new boyfriend it is really not funny
it is really not funny
it is really not funny I did see them a couple of times and I
I did see them a couple of times and I
I did see them a couple of times and I just completely killed me man like you
just completely killed me man like you
just completely killed me man like you know that kind of a feeling I didn’t
know that kind of a feeling I didn’t
know that kind of a feeling I didn’t have a girlfriend then I started to make
have a girlfriend then I started to make
have a girlfriend then I started to make wrong decisions I decided to pursue
wrong decisions I decided to pursue
wrong decisions I decided to pursue chartered accountancy which again is a
chartered accountancy which again is a
chartered accountancy which again is a super brilliant course by the way for
super brilliant course by the way for
super brilliant course by the way for the record no offense meant I was a
the record no offense meant I was a
the record no offense meant I was a misfit there it just it was contrary to
misfit there it just it was contrary to
misfit there it just it was contrary to my personality and I it started to pull
my personality and I it started to pull
my personality and I it started to pull me down even more once I heard my
me down even more once I heard my
me down even more once I heard my parents talk about some normal business
parents talk about some normal business
parents talk about some normal business problems and I started to think that
problems and I started to think that
problems and I started to think that we’re in some major financial distress
we’re in some major financial distress
we’re in some major financial distress which was not the case in retrospect but
which was not the case in retrospect but
which was not the case in retrospect but the environment around me was so
the environment around me was so
the environment around me was so negative my frame of mind was so
negative my frame of mind was so
negative my frame of mind was so negative that I started to perceive
negative that I started to perceive
negative that I started to perceive everything way more negatively than it
everything way more negatively than it
everything way more negatively than it actually was
actually was
actually was and before I knew it I went into
and before I knew it I went into
and before I knew it I went into clinical depression for two to three
clinical depression for two to three
clinical depression for two to three years of my life two to three precious
years of my life two to three precious
years of my life two to three precious youthful undergraduate years of my life
youthful undergraduate years of my life
youthful undergraduate years of my life were wasted just being depressed I was
were wasted just being depressed I was
were wasted just being depressed I was also suicidal for a month in between
also suicidal for a month in between
also suicidal for a month in between within this time and you’ve become
within this time and you’ve become
within this time and you’ve become extremely serious now so anyway after
extremely serious now so anyway after
extremely serious now so anyway after two three years I slowly started
two three years I slowly started
two three years I slowly started rebuilding myself and with God grace
rebuilding myself and with God grace
rebuilding myself and with God grace Dashwood I got back to normal now why
Dashwood I got back to normal now why
Dashwood I got back to normal now why did I tell you about this entire episode
did I tell you about this entire episode
did I tell you about this entire episode of my life there were a lot of learnings
of my life there were a lot of learnings
of my life there were a lot of learnings that came in that that would be pretty
that came in that that would be pretty
that came in that that would be pretty relevant for you because you might be
relevant for you because you might be
relevant for you because you might be facing them now or would face them soon
facing them now or would face them soon
facing them now or would face them soon three of which really stood out I will
three of which really stood out I will
three of which really stood out I will bullet them and then I will elaborate on
bullet them and then I will elaborate on
bullet them and then I will elaborate on them one arrogance is foolish humility
them one arrogance is foolish humility
them one arrogance is foolish humility is sexy too emotional intelligence is
is sexy too emotional intelligence is
is sexy too emotional intelligence is the name of the game and three stay away
the name of the game and three stay away
the name of the game and three stay away from Wellum goals
from Wellum goals
from Wellum goals kidding kidding he’s got two CDs okay
kidding kidding he’s got two CDs okay
kidding kidding he’s got two CDs okay both these learnings you know a prima
both these learnings you know a prima
both these learnings you know a prima facie by the sound of it they’re pretty
facie by the sound of it they’re pretty
facie by the sound of it they’re pretty obvious we know we need to be humble
obvious we know we need to be humble
obvious we know we need to be humble everyone tells us we should not be
everyone tells us we should not be
everyone tells us we should not be arrogant but deny it all you want
arrogant but deny it all you want
arrogant but deny it all you want we are arrogant every day however much
we are arrogant every day however much
we are arrogant every day however much we know we shouldn’t be how we speak
we know we shouldn’t be how we speak
we know we shouldn’t be how we speak with our superiors very different from
with our superiors very different from
with our superiors very different from how we speak with our inferiors the very
how we speak with our inferiors the very
how we speak with our inferiors the very fact that we do consider someone
fact that we do consider someone
fact that we do consider someone inferior subconsciously if not
inferior subconsciously if not
inferior subconsciously if not consciously is arrogance there are some
consciously is arrogance there are some
consciously is arrogance there are some people whose phone calls we will return
people whose phone calls we will return
people whose phone calls we will return immediately and then there are others
immediately and then there are others
immediately and then there are others who will take our own sweet time with
who will take our own sweet time with
who will take our own sweet time with that is arrogance so why don’t we just
that is arrogance so why don’t we just
that is arrogance so why don’t we just follow these simple concepts I think
follow these simple concepts I think
follow these simple concepts I think it’s because we do not really understand
it’s because we do not really understand
it’s because we do not really understand the fundamental logic behind them we do
the fundamental logic behind them we do
the fundamental logic behind them we do not we do not understand the gravity of
not we do not understand the gravity of
not we do not understand the gravity of that logic so it’s very simple most of
that logic so it’s very simple most of
that logic so it’s very simple most of us are arrogant because of our
us are arrogant because of our
us are arrogant because of our achievements unless you’re from Delhi in
achievements unless you’re from Delhi in
achievements unless you’re from Delhi in which case you’re arrogant about your
which case you’re arrogant about your
which case you’re arrogant about your dad’s money the air is polluted there in
dad’s money the air is polluted there in
dad’s money the air is polluted there in ways more than one point I’m kidding
ways more than one point I’m kidding
ways more than one point I’m kidding Delhi people or not
Delhi people or not
Delhi people or not anyway so most of us are arrogant
anyway so most of us are arrogant
anyway so most of us are arrogant because of our achievements and it’s
because of our achievements and it’s
because of our achievements and it’s very simple your and my months please
very simple your and my months please
very simple your and my months please note your and my achievements are not
note your and my achievements are not
note your and my achievements are not your and my achievements they are the
your and my achievements they are the
your and my achievements they are the consequence of the universe coming
consequence of the universe coming
consequence of the universe coming together in ways that you and I cannot
together in ways that you and I cannot
together in ways that you and I cannot even attempt to understand really that
even attempt to understand really that
even attempt to understand really that brings about the bring about
brings about the bring about
brings about the bring about circumstances and resources that lead to
circumstances and resources that lead to
circumstances and resources that lead to those achievements for example if you
those achievements for example if you
those achievements for example if you and I tomorrow were to become great
and I tomorrow were to become great
and I tomorrow were to become great people and we impact the world in a
people and we impact the world in a
people and we impact the world in a positive way and create a big name for
positive way and create a big name for
positive way and create a big name for ourselves a large part of it this is
ourselves a large part of it this is
ourselves a large part of it this is very basic stuff a large part of it is
very basic stuff a large part of it is
very basic stuff a large part of it is attributable to the fact that you and I
attributable to the fact that you and I
attributable to the fact that you and I were lucky enough to come to prestigious
were lucky enough to come to prestigious
were lucky enough to come to prestigious and great institutions like the one that
and great institutions like the one that
and great institutions like the one that were standing in because our parents
were standing in because our parents
were standing in because our parents could afford it because they had the
could afford it because they had the
could afford it because they had the vision to send us here because we got in
vision to send us here because we got in
vision to send us here because we got in here we really didn’t do too much we
here we really didn’t do too much we
here we really didn’t do too much we just simply got lucky man relative to
just simply got lucky man relative to
just simply got lucky man relative to the expanse of the universe you me the
the expanse of the universe you me the
the expanse of the universe you me the President of the United States of
President of the United States of
President of the United States of America were insignificant specks of
America were insignificant specks of
America were insignificant specks of dust you know to put things into
dust you know to put things into
dust you know to put things into perspective they say that if the Earth’s
perspective they say that if the Earth’s
perspective they say that if the Earth’s history were to be concentrated into 24
history were to be concentrated into 24
history were to be concentrated into 24 hours just the earth not the universe
hours just the earth not the universe
hours just the earth not the universe if the Earth’s history were to be
if the Earth’s history were to be
if the Earth’s history were to be concentrated into 24 hours mankind as we
concentrated into 24 hours mankind as we
concentrated into 24 hours mankind as we know it would start to exist
know it would start to exist
know it would start to exist only in the last two minutes of the 24th
only in the last two minutes of the 24th
only in the last two minutes of the 24th hour we are that insignificant there is
hour we are that insignificant there is
hour we are that insignificant there is nothing that we can possibly even think
nothing that we can possibly even think
nothing that we can possibly even think of doing that warrants any kind of
of doing that warrants any kind of
of doing that warrants any kind of arrogance so please be humble in every
arrogance so please be humble in every
arrogance so please be humble in every aspect of life and just in case this
aspect of life and just in case this
aspect of life and just in case this becomes too spiritual for your liking
becomes too spiritual for your liking
becomes too spiritual for your liking and you don’t really agree with this too
and you don’t really agree with this too
and you don’t really agree with this too much there’s another perspective to
much there’s another perspective to
much there’s another perspective to humility
humility
humility well practice humility for fear of karma
well practice humility for fear of karma
well practice humility for fear of karma which is also slightly spiritual but in
which is also slightly spiritual but in
which is also slightly spiritual but in my very limited experience of life karma
my very limited experience of life karma
my very limited experience of life karma has hit intensively immediately
has hit intensively immediately
has hit intensively immediately unforgivingly every time every time I
unforgivingly every time every time I
unforgivingly every time every time I have been arrogant about something or
have been arrogant about something or
have been arrogant about something or showed something off it has come
showed something off it has come
showed something off it has come crashing down one day I was on top of
crashing down one day I was on top of
crashing down one day I was on top of the world and just one year later I was
the world and just one year later I was
the world and just one year later I was suicidal arrogance is foolish success is
suicidal arrogance is foolish success is
suicidal arrogance is foolish success is like the Roman fickle crowd if you still
like the Roman fickle crowd if you still
like the Roman fickle crowd if you still read Shakespeare humility is sexy moving
read Shakespeare humility is sexy moving
read Shakespeare humility is sexy moving on to my second point about the
on to my second point about the
on to my second point about the emotional intelligence which is my
emotional intelligence which is my
emotional intelligence which is my favorite because I faced this a lot
favorite because I faced this a lot
favorite because I faced this a lot emotional stress today in today’s youth
emotional stress today in today’s youth
emotional stress today in today’s youth is way more pronounced than it has ever
is way more pronounced than it has ever
is way more pronounced than it has ever been now whether it be because of ultra
been now whether it be because of ultra
been now whether it be because of ultra urbanization or enhanced modernization
urbanization or enhanced modernization
urbanization or enhanced modernization and the onset of social media and the
and the onset of social media and the
and the onset of social media and the consequential diminishing quality and
consequential diminishing quality and
consequential diminishing quality and quantity of personal conversation this
quantity of personal conversation this
quantity of personal conversation this unnerving stress on physical attributes
unnerving stress on physical attributes
unnerving stress on physical attributes and this glamorization of frivolity and
and this glamorization of frivolity and
and this glamorization of frivolity and promiscuity all come together to cause
promiscuity all come together to cause
promiscuity all come together to cause this emotional stress which has led to a
this emotional stress which has led to a
this emotional stress which has led to a crazy spike in the quantum and intensity
crazy spike in the quantum and intensity
crazy spike in the quantum and intensity of mental illnesses like depression that
of mental illnesses like depression that
of mental illnesses like depression that I faced immediately after high school
I faced immediately after high school
I faced immediately after high school and therefore this is an appeal to you
and therefore this is an appeal to you
and therefore this is an appeal to you as high school students to please start
as high school students to please start
as high school students to please start to focus your energies on to building
to focus your energies on to building
to focus your energies on to building your emotional quotient which in my
your emotional quotient which in my
your emotional quotient which in my opinion today is much more important
opinion today is much more important
opinion today is much more important than the intelligence quotient that we
than the intelligence quotient that we
than the intelligence quotient that we keep working on and I’m sorry I’m going
keep working on and I’m sorry I’m going
keep working on and I’m sorry I’m going to be extremely candid my teachers are
to be extremely candid my teachers are
to be extremely candid my teachers are here but I’m standing in a school but
here but I’m standing in a school but
here but I’m standing in a school but education in our country is no my close
education in our country is no my close
education in our country is no my close to what it could and should be we know
to what it could and should be we know
to what it could and should be we know that the majority of the schools in our
that the majority of the schools in our
that the majority of the schools in our country don’t
country don’t
country don’t think about the emotional quotient let
think about the emotional quotient let
think about the emotional quotient let alone act on it and some of the better
alone act on it and some of the better
alone act on it and some of the better schools do but relative to international
schools do but relative to international
schools do but relative to international standards I’m sorry between nowhere and
standards I’m sorry between nowhere and
standards I’m sorry between nowhere and therefore till this infrastructure
therefore till this infrastructure
therefore till this infrastructure starts to get built the prerogative
starts to get built the prerogative
starts to get built the prerogative starts to fall on you as high school
starts to fall on you as high school
starts to fall on you as high school students your parents your teachers the
students your parents your teachers the
students your parents your teachers the entire ecosystem – please start to focus
entire ecosystem – please start to focus
entire ecosystem – please start to focus your energies your time your resources
your energies your time your resources
your energies your time your resources on to building that emotional quotient
on to building that emotional quotient
on to building that emotional quotient because the problems that you’re going
because the problems that you’re going
because the problems that you’re going to face are very different from the
to face are very different from the
to face are very different from the problems that your previous generations
problems that your previous generations
problems that your previous generations face and you need to be equipped to
face and you need to be equipped to
face and you need to be equipped to handle them now for paucity of time I
handle them now for paucity of time I
handle them now for paucity of time I think I’m almost done that I won’t
think I’m almost done that I won’t
think I’m almost done that I won’t really get into how to build that
really get into how to build that
really get into how to build that emotional quotient with just as a little
emotional quotient with just as a little
emotional quotient with just as a little sneak peek as a little introduction it’s
sneak peek as a little introduction it’s
sneak peek as a little introduction it’s all about training your mind it’s about
all about training your mind it’s about
all about training your mind it’s about getting your mind and control and your
getting your mind and control and your
getting your mind and control and your emotions in control where each time and
emotions in control where each time and
emotions in control where each time and listen carefully each time you face a
listen carefully each time you face a
listen carefully each time you face a problem where you don’t think you have a
problem where you don’t think you have a
problem where you don’t think you have a solution each time you feel low and you
solution each time you feel low and you
solution each time you feel low and you don’t know what to do
don’t know what to do
don’t know what to do you’ve got to take a step back and start
you’ve got to take a step back and start
you’ve got to take a step back and start to treat that problem as an opportunity
to treat that problem as an opportunity
to treat that problem as an opportunity to prove to yourself and to the world
to prove to yourself and to the world
to prove to yourself and to the world your real words you need to take a step
your real words you need to take a step
your real words you need to take a step back and start to tell yourself that you
back and start to tell yourself that you
back and start to tell yourself that you will not fall into this spiral of
will not fall into this spiral of
will not fall into this spiral of negativity that you will not succumb
negativity that you will not succumb
negativity that you will not succumb that you will overcome that you will
that you will overcome that you will
that you will overcome that you will ensure that the fire inside you burns
ensure that the fire inside you burns
ensure that the fire inside you burns brighter than the fire around you pardon
brighter than the fire around you pardon
brighter than the fire around you pardon the French but in the words of the wolf
the French but in the words of the wolf
the French but in the words of the wolf of wallstreet they say that the only
of wallstreet they say that the only
of wallstreet they say that the only thing standing between you and your goal
thing standing between you and your goal
thing standing between you and your goal is that bullshit story that you keep
is that bullshit story that you keep
is that bullshit story that you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t do
telling yourself as to why you can’t do
telling yourself as to why you can’t do it you have a problem you find a way out
it you have a problem you find a way out
it you have a problem you find a way out you don’t find one you make one they say
you don’t find one you make one they say
you don’t find one you make one they say that the rocket flies higher than the
that the rocket flies higher than the
that the rocket flies higher than the plane because it’s ass is on fire so put
plane because it’s ass is on fire so put
plane because it’s ass is on fire so put that ass on fire and fly away people
that ass on fire and fly away people
that ass on fire and fly away people because you’re destined for greatness
because you’re destined for greatness
because you’re destined for greatness and let nothing come in the way not even
and let nothing come in the way not even
and let nothing come in the way not even yourselves thank you
emotional intelligence people work on it
emotional intelligence people work on it if nothing else it’ll help you stay
if nothing else it’ll help you stay
if nothing else it’ll help you stay happy which reminds me of a little
happy which reminds me of a little
happy which reminds me of a little something that I that I read somewhere I
something that I that I read somewhere I
something that I that I read somewhere I think it was about John Lennon but I’m
think it was about John Lennon but I’m
think it was about John Lennon but I’m not so sure where the teacher asked the
not so sure where the teacher asked the
not so sure where the teacher asked the students to write an essay on what they
students to write an essay on what they
students to write an essay on what they want to be when they grow up this one
want to be when they grow up this one
want to be when they grow up this one student wrote just one line he wrote
student wrote just one line he wrote
student wrote just one line he wrote when I grow up I want to be happy the
when I grow up I want to be happy the
when I grow up I want to be happy the teacher said to the student I don’t
teacher said to the student I don’t
teacher said to the student I don’t think you understood the assignment the
think you understood the assignment the
think you understood the assignment the student said to the teacher I don’t
student said to the teacher I don’t
student said to the teacher I don’t think you understood life
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