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Transformation & Me | Navdeep Chouhan | TEDxBirminghamCityUniversity


okay can you hear me actually yes great

okay can you hear me actually yes great okay first of all thank you and very

okay first of all thank you and very

okay first of all thank you and very warm welcome I’m here today to share

warm welcome I’m here today to share

warm welcome I’m here today to share with you my story just before I do that

with you my story just before I do that

with you my story just before I do that I want to share a fact with you 90% of

I want to share a fact with you 90% of

I want to share a fact with you 90% of adults have at least one major regret in

adults have at least one major regret in

adults have at least one major regret in their life at least one major regret I

their life at least one major regret I

their life at least one major regret I think we can all share that we may have

think we can all share that we may have

think we can all share that we may have more today I’m going to share with you a

more today I’m going to share with you a

more today I’m going to share with you a model that I’ve created and followed for

model that I’ve created and followed for

model that I’ve created and followed for the last five years and lots of what I’m

the last five years and lots of what I’m

the last five years and lots of what I’m going to cover today is the first time

going to cover today is the first time

going to cover today is the first time I’m sharing it with complete strangers a

I’m sharing it with complete strangers a

I’m sharing it with complete strangers a lot of it’s just been with me and my

lot of it’s just been with me and my

lot of it’s just been with me and my close family so transformation and me

close family so transformation and me

close family so transformation and me just a bit about me before I begin I’m

just a bit about me before I begin I’m

just a bit about me before I begin I’m currently a senior lecturer in

currently a senior lecturer in

currently a senior lecturer in management and I teach some fantastic

management and I teach some fantastic

management and I teach some fantastic people not only do I teach them they

people not only do I teach them they

people not only do I teach them they also teach me as well one thing I’ve

also teach me as well one thing I’ve

also teach me as well one thing I’ve learned organizations nationally

learned organizations nationally

learned organizations nationally internationally constantly evolving and

internationally constantly evolving and

internationally constantly evolving and changing they’re having to change all

changing they’re having to change all

changing they’re having to change all the time and that’s because of external

the time and that’s because of external

the time and that’s because of external and internal factors these could be

and internal factors these could be

and internal factors these could be things like competition market changes

things like competition market changes

things like competition market changes government pressures the same idea I’ve

government pressures the same idea I’ve

government pressures the same idea I’ve applied to myself think about moments in

applied to myself think about moments in

applied to myself think about moments in your life ladies and gentlemen where

your life ladies and gentlemen where

your life ladies and gentlemen where you’ve been challenged and you’ve had to

you’ve been challenged and you’ve had to

you’ve been challenged and you’ve had to do things differently were you prepared

do things differently were you prepared

do things differently were you prepared for those challenges what did you do

for those challenges what did you do

for those challenges what did you do what I’m not teaching I’m also during

what I’m not teaching I’m also during

what I’m not teaching I’m also during the night a volunteer police inspector

the night a volunteer police inspector

the night a volunteer police inspector so I manage and lead 25 volunteer police

so I manage and lead 25 volunteer police

so I manage and lead 25 volunteer police officers in the West Midlands and I’m

officers in the West Midlands and I’m

officers in the West Midlands and I’m very proud and honored to do that the

very proud and honored to do that the

very proud and honored to do that the person I am today is because of the

person I am today is because of the

person I am today is because of the journey that I’ve been on I not a

journey that I’ve been on I not a

journey that I’ve been on I not a completed product yet but I want to

completed product yet but I want to

completed product yet but I want to share with you some of the highlights

share with you some of the highlights

share with you some of the highlights along the way one of my biggest

along the way one of my biggest

along the way one of my biggest highlights

highlights

highlights this little man oh that’s Arjun Arjun is

this little man oh that’s Arjun Arjun is

this little man oh that’s Arjun Arjun is one years old just celebrated his first

one years old just celebrated his first

one years old just celebrated his first birthday over Christmas Arjun is

birthday over Christmas Arjun is

birthday over Christmas Arjun is somebody who came into our lives and

somebody who came into our lives and

somebody who came into our lives and completely changed my life completely

completely changed my life completely

completely changed my life completely and parents in the room will know what

and parents in the room will know what

and parents in the room will know what I’m talking about and grandparents too

I’m talking about and grandparents too

I’m talking about and grandparents too before Arjun came I had a life of

before Arjun came I had a life of

before Arjun came I had a life of freedom I could go out when I wanted I

freedom I could go out when I wanted I

freedom I could go out when I wanted I could go to parties I could go to

could go to parties I could go to

could go to parties I could go to restaurants I could come home when I

restaurants I could come home when I

restaurants I could come home when I wanted the moment the nurse handed me

wanted the moment the nurse handed me

wanted the moment the nurse handed me this beautiful boy

this beautiful boy

this beautiful boy I realized that’s all about to change

I realized that’s all about to change

I realized that’s all about to change suddenly responsibility was thrust upon

suddenly responsibility was thrust upon

suddenly responsibility was thrust upon me and that’s when I realized I was not

me and that’s when I realized I was not

me and that’s when I realized I was not prepared for this moment in my life I

prepared for this moment in my life I

prepared for this moment in my life I mentally and physically was not prepared

mentally and physically was not prepared

mentally and physically was not prepared for the journey that was about to begin

for the journey that was about to begin

for the journey that was about to begin and that’s with the responsibility of

and that’s with the responsibility of

and that’s with the responsibility of being a father so with that in mind what

being a father so with that in mind what

being a father so with that in mind what I did was I created a change model now

I did was I created a change model now

I did was I created a change model now this change model is a model of that

this change model is a model of that

this change model is a model of that first to look to organizations and how

first to look to organizations and how

first to look to organizations and how they change but I realized actually

they change but I realized actually

they change but I realized actually those key elements we can apply to

those key elements we can apply to

those key elements we can apply to ourselves and I want to share that story

ourselves and I want to share that story

ourselves and I want to share that story with you today you are my first audience

with you today you are my first audience

with you today you are my first audience so I’m going to share this with there’s

so I’m going to share this with there’s

so I’m going to share this with there’s six key components the first one when I

six key components the first one when I

six key components the first one when I was at school like many of us our

was at school like many of us our

was at school like many of us our teachers would say what do you want to

teachers would say what do you want to

teachers would say what do you want to be when you grow up what job do you want

be when you grow up what job do you want

be when you grow up what job do you want to do what type of life do you want to

to do what type of life do you want to

to do what type of life do you want to have and we had an image when we were

have and we had an image when we were

have and we had an image when we were young that could have been an astronaut

young that could have been an astronaut

young that could have been an astronaut or a sportsman that could have been a

or a sportsman that could have been a

or a sportsman that could have been a gardener for some florists for others

gardener for some florists for others

gardener for some florists for others something for a lot of people has

something for a lot of people has

something for a lot of people has changed along the way they’ve lost

changed along the way they’ve lost

changed along the way they’ve lost clarity vision what has changed for you

clarity vision what has changed for you

clarity vision what has changed for you as you sit there today do you feel you

as you sit there today do you feel you

as you sit there today do you feel you have fulfilled everything you wanted to

have fulfilled everything you wanted to

have fulfilled everything you wanted to do

do

do are there still things yet for you to do

are there still things yet for you to do

are there still things yet for you to do you’ve lost your way a little bit

you’ve lost your way a little bit

you’ve lost your way a little bit clarity regained that focus identify

clarity regained that focus identify

clarity regained that focus identify what was at the heart of what you wanted

what was at the heart of what you wanted

what was at the heart of what you wanted to do whether it’s a job or whether it’s

to do whether it’s a job or whether it’s

to do whether it’s a job or whether it’s something personal to you whether it’s

something personal to you whether it’s

something personal to you whether it’s something professional as well and bring

something professional as well and bring

something professional as well and bring that back to you re clarify what is it

that back to you re clarify what is it

that back to you re clarify what is it you want to do what is your purpose your

you want to do what is your purpose your

you want to do what is your purpose your drive the second one is communication

drive the second one is communication

drive the second one is communication ladies and gents I want to share how

ladies and gents I want to share how

ladies and gents I want to share how many people in the room we’ve got one of

many people in the room we’ve got one of

many people in the room we’ve got one of these and what would happen if your

these and what would happen if your

these and what would happen if your phone disappeared how would you feel I

phone disappeared how would you feel I

phone disappeared how would you feel I can hear the sigh in the room exactly if

can hear the sigh in the room exactly if

can hear the sigh in the room exactly if we cannot live without our phones the

we cannot live without our phones the

we cannot live without our phones the way we communicate with each other has

way we communicate with each other has

way we communicate with each other has changed I’d I teach students who no

changed I’d I teach students who no

changed I’d I teach students who no longer want to talk to each other but

longer want to talk to each other but

longer want to talk to each other but they’d much prefer to take photos of

they’d much prefer to take photos of

they’d much prefer to take photos of each other and put it on snapchat and

each other and put it on snapchat and

each other and put it on snapchat and Instagram we no longer want to share the

Instagram we no longer want to share the

Instagram we no longer want to share the spoken word instead we wanted to share

spoken word instead we wanted to share

spoken word instead we wanted to share virtually every day on average I gained

virtually every day on average I gained

virtually every day on average I gained Twitter a sixty to eighty emails a day

Twitter a sixty to eighty emails a day

Twitter a sixty to eighty emails a day and I guarantee 50% of them can be

and I guarantee 50% of them can be

and I guarantee 50% of them can be reduced only if the person got off their

reduced only if the person got off their

reduced only if the person got off their chair and came and saw me on that day

chair and came and saw me on that day

chair and came and saw me on that day how many times have you email somebody

how many times have you email somebody

how many times have you email somebody that’s sitting right next to you I’ve

that’s sitting right next to you I’ve

that’s sitting right next to you I’ve done it and I can admit that how many

done it and I can admit that how many

done it and I can admit that how many people have you emailed where you

people have you emailed where you

people have you emailed where you thought if I just had a quick

thought if I just had a quick

thought if I just had a quick conversation that would save this long

conversation that would save this long

conversation that would save this long email trail self-transformation changed

email trail self-transformation changed

email trail self-transformation changed the way you communicate with others do

the way you communicate with others do

the way you communicate with others do you use technology as your form of

you use technology as your form of

you use technology as your form of communication go and see them let’s go

communication go and see them let’s go

communication go and see them let’s go back to the more traditional ways of

back to the more traditional ways of

back to the more traditional ways of communicating the third model is

communicating the third model is

communicating the third model is commitment how many people in the room

commitment how many people in the room

commitment how many people in the room have just gone through Christmas and New

have just gone through Christmas and New

have just gone through Christmas and New Year and then joined a gym how many

Year and then joined a gym how many

Year and then joined a gym how many people will still be going to the gym in

people will still be going to the gym in

people will still be going to the gym in February maybe March maybe even April

February maybe March maybe even April

February maybe March maybe even April this element here regards actually your

this element here regards actually your

this element here regards actually your commitment to see your purpose through

commitment to see your purpose through

commitment to see your purpose through the commitment to see your objectives

the commitment to see your objectives

the commitment to see your objectives through so if you’ve joined a gym what’s

through so if you’ve joined a gym what’s

through so if you’ve joined a gym what’s stopping you from going to the

stopping you from going to the

stopping you from going to the what stopping you from transforming

what stopping you from transforming

what stopping you from transforming yourself whether it’s physically or

yourself whether it’s physically or

yourself whether it’s physically or mentally or emotionally life always

mentally or emotionally life always

mentally or emotionally life always throws us challenges we just get busier

throws us challenges we just get busier

throws us challenges we just get busier at a work family gets more busier but we

at a work family gets more busier but we

at a work family gets more busier but we have to continue to make time for

have to continue to make time for

have to continue to make time for ourselves commit to yourself nobody else

ourselves commit to yourself nobody else

ourselves commit to yourself nobody else is going to do for you you have to do it

is going to do for you you have to do it

is going to do for you you have to do it for yourself

consistency this is a very personal

consistency this is a very personal image for me actually I used to wait 18

image for me actually I used to wait 18

image for me actually I used to wait 18 stone five years ago 18 stone I could

stone five years ago 18 stone I could

stone five years ago 18 stone I could see the face people can’t believe that I

see the face people can’t believe that I

see the face people can’t believe that I tell you that’s a compliment thank you

tell you that’s a compliment thank you

tell you that’s a compliment thank you very much

very much

very much but here’s a picture oh man exactly Wow

but here’s a picture oh man exactly Wow

but here’s a picture oh man exactly Wow Wow 18 stone there I’m about 13 now this

Wow 18 stone there I’m about 13 now this

Wow 18 stone there I’m about 13 now this is the first time I’m showing this

is the first time I’m showing this

is the first time I’m showing this picture to anybody outside my family and

picture to anybody outside my family and

picture to anybody outside my family and I want to share to you share with you my

I want to share to you share with you my

I want to share to you share with you my story of how I went from that to this

story of how I went from that to this

story of how I went from that to this when I was going through this transition

when I was going through this transition

when I was going through this transition I never entered the gym once more so

I never entered the gym once more so

I never entered the gym once more so because I was embarrassed another

because I was embarrassed another

because I was embarrassed another because I didn’t know what I was doing

because I didn’t know what I was doing

because I didn’t know what I was doing but I never entered a gym I never ate

but I never entered a gym I never ate

but I never entered a gym I never ate any more healthier I didn’t run any

any more healthier I didn’t run any

any more healthier I didn’t run any further or walk any faster

further or walk any faster

further or walk any faster one thing I changed was my mindset I

one thing I changed was my mindset I

one thing I changed was my mindset I completely changed the way I saw the

completely changed the way I saw the

completely changed the way I saw the world if you met me then I was possibly

world if you met me then I was possibly

world if you met me then I was possibly very negative I was very embarrassed

very negative I was very embarrassed

very negative I was very embarrassed about life I was ashamed I used to just

about life I was ashamed I used to just

about life I was ashamed I used to just wear black and blue because I could hide

wear black and blue because I could hide

wear black and blue because I could hide all of my flab and I went through a

all of my flab and I went through a

all of my flab and I went through a journey I realized and the moment I

journey I realized and the moment I

journey I realized and the moment I realized is when I got out of bed and I

realized is when I got out of bed and I

realized is when I got out of bed and I could feel my heart beating and I was

could feel my heart beating and I was

could feel my heart beating and I was thinking if I don’t do something now my

thinking if I don’t do something now my

thinking if I don’t do something now my life today we were completely different

life today we were completely different

life today we were completely different so the journey I went on involved

so the journey I went on involved

so the journey I went on involved consistency there was days that were

consistency there was days that were

consistency there was days that were really good and had fantastic support

really good and had fantastic support

really good and had fantastic support like from my loved ones but equally

like from my loved ones but equally

like from my loved ones but equally there were days which were very very

there were days which were very very

there were days which were very very difficult and for me those difficult

difficult and for me those difficult

difficult and for me those difficult days are the most challenging they’re

days are the most challenging they’re

days are the most challenging they’re the ones that most test you in your

the ones that most test you in your

the ones that most test you in your perseverance show consistency and will

perseverance show consistency and will

perseverance show consistency and will whatever you want to do you are gonna

whatever you want to do you are gonna

whatever you want to do you are gonna have some bad days you’re gonna feel

have some bad days you’re gonna feel

have some bad days you’re gonna feel like giving up no there was times I

like giving up no there was times I

like giving up no there was times I drove past McDonald’s I thought nobody

drove past McDonald’s I thought nobody

drove past McDonald’s I thought nobody would know if I just go through drive

would know if I just go through drive

would know if I just go through drive through quickly nobody would know only

through quickly nobody would know only

through quickly nobody would know only me

me

me willpower show consistency in your cause

the Fifth Element in between eighteen

the Fifth Element in between eighteen eighteen hundred and sorry like 1600 to

eighteen hundred and sorry like 1600 to

eighteen hundred and sorry like 1600 to 1800 in the US and in Europe there was

1800 in the US and in Europe there was

1800 in the US and in Europe there was something called the doctors plague the

something called the doctors plague the

something called the doctors plague the doctors plague was twenty to twenty-five

doctors plague was twenty to twenty-five

doctors plague was twenty to twenty-five percent of women who were giving birth

percent of women who were giving birth

percent of women who were giving birth would die in some hospitals that was

would die in some hospitals that was

would die in some hospitals that was high as seventy to seventy-five percent

high as seventy to seventy-five percent

high as seventy to seventy-five percent of women who went into labor to give

of women who went into labor to give

of women who went into labor to give birth the mothers would die it’s called

birth the mothers would die it’s called

birth the mothers would die it’s called the doctors plague why a dr. Holmes

the doctors plague why a dr. Holmes

the doctors plague why a dr. Holmes fitting name dr. Holmes came in and he

fitting name dr. Holmes came in and he

fitting name dr. Holmes came in and he investigated and found that the doctors

investigated and found that the doctors

investigated and found that the doctors who were delivering the babies were also

who were delivering the babies were also

who were delivering the babies were also doing the autopsies in the morning and

doing the autopsies in the morning and

doing the autopsies in the morning and we needed to find out science was

we needed to find out science was

we needed to find out science was progressing very quickly and rightly so

progressing very quickly and rightly so

progressing very quickly and rightly so we want to do autopsies we want to find

we want to do autopsies we want to find

we want to do autopsies we want to find out why so many women were dying was

out why so many women were dying was

out why so many women were dying was given birth so doctors across Europe in

given birth so doctors across Europe in

given birth so doctors across Europe in the u.s. were going in and conducting

the u.s. were going in and conducting

the u.s. were going in and conducting autopsies in the morning they were then

autopsies in the morning they were then

autopsies in the morning they were then go in the afternoon and deliver the

go in the afternoon and deliver the

go in the afternoon and deliver the babies they delivered the babies only

babies they delivered the babies only

babies they delivered the babies only when dr. Holmes realized they were still

when dr. Holmes realized they were still

when dr. Holmes realized they were still doing the autopsies with a pair of

doing the autopsies with a pair of

doing the autopsies with a pair of gloves and then who not changed the

gloves and then who not changed the

gloves and then who not changed the gloves and then deliver babies in the

gloves and then deliver babies in the

gloves and then deliver babies in the afternoon they were using the same

afternoon they were using the same

afternoon they were using the same gloves as they used during the autopsy

gloves as they used during the autopsy

gloves as they used during the autopsy so my fifth element is conflict

so my fifth element is conflict

so my fifth element is conflict sometimes you are the one who’s causing

sometimes you are the one who’s causing

sometimes you are the one who’s causing some of the issues around you sometimes

some of the issues around you sometimes

some of the issues around you sometimes you are the doctor in that scenario

you are the doctor in that scenario

you are the doctor in that scenario so it’s the doctors themselves who were

so it’s the doctors themselves who were

so it’s the doctors themselves who were causing the doctors plague because they

causing the doctors plague because they

causing the doctors plague because they just simply did not change their gloves

just simply did not change their gloves

just simply did not change their gloves so think about your personal life ladies

so think about your personal life ladies

so think about your personal life ladies and gents do you find there’s a lot of

and gents do you find there’s a lot of

and gents do you find there’s a lot of conflict around you do you cor do you

conflict around you do you cor do you

conflict around you do you cor do you feel conflict with others whether it’s

feel conflict with others whether it’s

feel conflict with others whether it’s in a professional or a personal

in a professional or a personal

in a professional or a personal environment maybe a moment you just need

environment maybe a moment you just need

environment maybe a moment you just need to stop and think am i causing that

to stop and think am i causing that

to stop and think am i causing that conflict with others it’s an honest

conflict with others it’s an honest

conflict with others it’s an honest conversation to have with yourself when

conversation to have with yourself when

conversation to have with yourself when I was that

I was that

I was that 18 stone chap and my family will vouch

18 stone chap and my family will vouch

18 stone chap and my family will vouch for this I was quite confrontational and

for this I was quite confrontational and

for this I was quite confrontational and that was really because I knew it was to

that was really because I knew it was to

that was really because I knew it was to defend how I felt at the time and that’s

defend how I felt at the time and that’s

defend how I felt at the time and that’s something I realized through reflection

something I realized through reflection

something I realized through reflection so that’s worth thinking about for

so that’s worth thinking about for

so that’s worth thinking about for yourselves as well

yourselves as well

yourselves as well the final one its consolidation so for

the final one its consolidation so for

the final one its consolidation so for me I’ve made a lot of mistakes I’ve

me I’ve made a lot of mistakes I’ve

me I’ve made a lot of mistakes I’ve treated people really badly

treated people really badly

treated people really badly and I know that I currently with

and I know that I currently with

and I know that I currently with pressures of being a dad sleepless

pressures of being a dad sleepless

pressures of being a dad sleepless nights I’ve barely slept three hours

nights I’ve barely slept three hours

nights I’ve barely slept three hours last night because my little one and you

last night because my little one and you

last night because my little one and you do feel the frustrations sometimes you

do feel the frustrations sometimes you

do feel the frustrations sometimes you will make mistakes it’s fine to make

will make mistakes it’s fine to make

will make mistakes it’s fine to make mistakes and learn from them

mistakes and learn from them

mistakes and learn from them consultation for me the last bit is

consultation for me the last bit is

consultation for me the last bit is consult yourself mistakes will be made

consult yourself mistakes will be made

consult yourself mistakes will be made you need to heal self heal so you can

you need to heal self heal so you can

you need to heal self heal so you can move on I had to do a lot of self

move on I had to do a lot of self

move on I had to do a lot of self healing when I went through my physical

healing when I went through my physical

healing when I went through my physical change from 18 stone to today and I

change from 18 stone to today and I

change from 18 stone to today and I still do that as I keep moving on so

still do that as I keep moving on so

still do that as I keep moving on so this model is a great model for us not

this model is a great model for us not

this model is a great model for us not to just do once but to keep doing again

to just do once but to keep doing again

to just do once but to keep doing again and again so when there’s a new job

and again so when there’s a new job

and again so when there’s a new job opportunity or a new family member

opportunity or a new family member

opportunity or a new family member joining you or you’ve got conflict at

joining you or you’ve got conflict at

joining you or you’ve got conflict at home or at work just think about this

home or at work just think about this

home or at work just think about this model and just take a moment to just

model and just take a moment to just

model and just take a moment to just stop and reflect is it you or is it

stop and reflect is it you or is it

stop and reflect is it you or is it others and what can you do differently

others and what can you do differently

others and what can you do differently so that is my sixth stage self

so that is my sixth stage self

so that is my sixth stage self transformational model thank you all

transformational model thank you all

transformational model thank you all very much

very much

very much you

you

you [Applause]

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