KNOW MY JOURNEY

From Folly to Wisdom. From No More to Once More

The way a man thinks makes all the difference in his life. High thinking, a positive persona, and the right attitude have made a brilliant blend of great achievements for ages. Legends like Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and most others like them have proved this by the virtue of how they lived their lives. We all have a genius, a hero inside us. Take a pause and think harder on this idea, introspect, and reflect on your past life journey. You would find yourself nodding in your heart. And the good news is we all have lived that heroism at least once or more. This is the spark that keeps the seeker within us alive. We seek fulfillment, honor, glory, talent, good work, and great people because we all have an urge to be someone of great value. We all strive hard to make our lives meaningful. And for this we many times accept or build challenges to walk on. In this journey, we create, uncreate, and recreate ourselves multiple times. The irony is that many people remain stuck in this process and compromise on desired progress and the gift of living while too many fail to recreate themselves. Their greatest accomplishments and desired lives remain impending. Their goals remain on hold. A lot of them go through hardships and find obstacles in the pursuit of happiness.

So what is the solution?
The solution is our awakening to the question, “WHY”?Our country has a treasure of wisdom from our scriptures, ancient leaders, and historic legends. The origin of our greatness and fundamentals of magnificent living resides in the timeless wisdom shared by them. Our generation is deprived of this wisdom and righteousness of path. The ability to awaken the hero within you and imbibe legendary wisdom is the essence of true education. So the vision of “A Nation With True Education” is in the blood that runs in my veins. Out of my true compassion and heartfelt vision, I founded Motivate Mee in 2012. In the journey of Motivate Mee going through many adventurous phases, Motivate Mee took many shapes, and finally we are Academy For Heroes with incredible team support and the most versatile programs ever. Our training penetrates deeper into the participant’s mind and brings the promised outcome. We help them understand their thought process, reinvent themselves, and redesign their lives in a better way. Our endeavors are to help mankind rise above mediocrity and imbibe the invaluable virtues that they left behind. I shall consider my endeavors a success if they help one person to live his true and heroic life.

Divine Upbringing

You accept it or not but the fact remains undeniable. You are not who you are just because of you. There is a priceless value people who came into your life have added. So was it in mine too? In the year 2001 when I was doing intermediate, The entry of my first life-changing friend took place in my life. His name is Bhanu Pratap Singh. I can never say that he was too friendly with me and we always thrived with each other. But I would say the truest role, a friend only can play in your life was played by him. Being unfriendly, harsh, challenging, and insulting were his foremost virtues for me. while living with him seemed insipid to many, I found it the only option for me to emerge as someone of value. Because he every day questioned my opinions, challenged my ways of life, infused restlessness in me, and filled me with wonder and awe. The only reason for my love for early awakening and running now is him. Moreover, the love and good times we shared fueled our relationship and created a radical shift in the way people looked at me. The first prominent identity I got was to be called his friend. He was so hefty and giant that anyone would not mess with him. we were called “Bade Miya Chote Miya”. We laughed with abandon, lived with craziness, and celebrated life wirelessly. It is he who commenced my journey to the treasure of reasoning, the Gift of common sense, Love for fitness, passion for living, and the courage of initiative. I have deep love and gratitude for his incredible contribution to my life.

Then in the year 2002, we met someone with whom our Jodi became Tigdi (bond became from duo to trio). Then our mischievousness, craziness, laughter, and love of friendship knew no bounds. His name is Mohd. Kasim. When my life got infused with all that undying curiosity and passion When I was hitting life like an electron in a jar, Kasim became the proton in my life. The only person who had a magnificent upbringing from his elders and who came from a royal family became my guide. When my soul was restlessly seeking fulfillment, Kasim became my pathfinder. He guided me through the blunders of my behavior, He shifted my thoughts from scarcity to abundance, He opened my eyes to inner wisdom, and He honored my unguided restlessness and curiosity. He introduced me to The Beauty of Religious Difference, The Incredible Power of Devotion, the Unconditional Blessings of God, Extreme Care for Loved Ones, The Rewards of Righteousness, and most importantly The Gift of Living. He noticed my talent for singing and multiplied it through his genuine compliments. I would convey high regard to him for ending my skepticism about concepts of God and helping me surrender to the goddess Saraswati to grace me with wisdom and music. I was so dumbfounded at all these angelic things happening to me that I decided to surrender to the wind and continued my journey with wiser ignorance now. There is an old saying about God. “If you take one step towards Him, He will take 4 in return to hold your hand.” While I spent my life diving deep into my own thoughts and seeking wisdom, My path was intersected by a true devotee of Lord Krishna as a friend. He is my old childhood friend, Saurabh Vashishta. Oh My God! I am very poor to explain in words the kind of aroma his intentions carried and the nectar he possessed in his words. My life entered an absolutely new phase after meeting him. It turned into a sacred journey. The Spiritual Perspective, Endless Gratitude, Love For Humanity, Fanatical faith, Self-Love, and Unconditional Giving are the treasures that he gifted me. Moreover, he inspired my spiritual journey to Krsna consciousness. This is how an indelible upbringing of almost 15 years has dominated my life until 2015. I have my boundless honor and gratitude for my angelic friends who turned an ignorant man into The Monk. The word, Monk doesn’t designate a person or symbolize a stature but it represents a philosophy that says that a person truly devoted to the service of the lord and his duties is considered a monk.

Ignition of Inspiration

In the journey of life, It is a bitter truth that if you choose to walk on the right path, You will have to walk alone. I must say that the seeds planted by my friends took a prodigious effect on my life and governed the way. Being rejected by my surroundings didn’t steal my peace anymore when I was out to further prepare for the MBA entrance exam. But we all know that a good company is an integral part of human growth so I need a good company too. How would you like Mahatama Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, and other legends to be your companion and guide you through living? Yes! this happened to me. Here comes the role of my cousin, Neeraj Sharma who is quite elder than me. During my preparation for the entrance exam of CAT, I visited him. Taking a sip of tea my eyes were arrested by two small books placed on his bookshelf. My feet took me to the books immediately. I picked both of them and in a short while I was immersed in the legendary thoughts of those books. I was totally ignorant of the observation Neeraj Brother was doing. And then I heard his statement from him saying, “ Akash! you know what I wanted to gift you these two books. I am glad that you yourself discovered them for yourself. keep them with you.” I can’t tell in words the gratitude I still feel for this gift of remarkable ignition of inspiration by him.

These two books became my best friends. I spent quality hours very often reading the legendary quotations, treasuring them in my ever-first diary, and meditating on them. Tell you what, At that time I was so novice to reading those deep ideas that most of them I didn’t understand at the depth and meaning level. But each of them wowed me immensely and was occupying space in my mind silently without my conscious realization. I had no idea how dramatically I was being reinvented by those quotations. When I got enrolled in an MBA program and was placed amongst people where each day required making choices and decision-making by using your wisdom and knowledge. In every situation, talk, dealing, choice, decision, initiative, the interaction I found those quotations, legendary notions resting in the back of my mind and guiding me. Although acting according to them and applying them in real-life situations seemed unfriendly to my surroundings and required a lot of courage. These legends inhabited my mind and I spent quality time doing self-talk. I chose to pursue a transparent relationship with that inner guidance and from that time onward I always stood the test of time.

Blessing of Gurus

सब धरती कागज करूँ लेखनी सब वनराज। सात समुद्र की मसि भरु गुरु गुण लिखा न जाय।

In these beautiful lines, Kabir das Ji has already conveyed the endless glory of the guru. Lucky are those who got their blessings. For ages, it is gurus who have helped disciples transcend their ignorance and mark their place in this world. Their teachings are simply rich and the echo of their words is endless. Those teachings and their words always lead me through the darkness of the path and help me act remarkably. I pay my sincere obeisance to them for their unconditional love and guidance. In my life, there was the entry of “Brahma Vishnu Mahesh” in the form of Gurus at different phases of my life and they shaped it beautifully. When I was the soil with the raw ingredients of inspiration, I got the adoration of Retd. Colonel in the Army, a great psychiatrist, Prof. Prem Bajaj. His trust and accountability for me awakened in me new hopes to be of greater value and triggered enthusiasm and vibrance in me. How to reach the core of my heart and inspire positive change, How to forgive when I do wrong and reward when I do right, How to cultivate learning rituals and infuse attitude for giving my best were his most beautiful tricks played with me. I would love to share two examples of his indelible teachings: As in every interaction with him I was blown away and touched deeply, once I approached him and said, “Sir, I want to be like you.” Tell you what he with a grin gave a stroke only my face and replied, “My son, you have a golden heart, I have realized it. It reflects in your eyes and your personality. And you know that you can become 1000 percent better than me if you become yourself. So just be yourself. Never try to be anybody.” A mind-blowing lesson planted so beautifully that I have been nourishing it since then. I did not have a job those days and was expecting Col. Bajaj Sir to get me an opportunity. I went to meet him three times and asked him if he could bestow on me some job opportunities through some network influence of his. Each time I visited he asked me the same question,” What kind of job do you want?” I replied,” I want a job where I want to speak in front of people. I want to use my communication skills to give valuable and rich presentations.” He said, “Mail me your resume and I will try.” I still feel those goosebumps while I am gonna writing further. I used to touch his feet before leaving and he always with that love in his eyes and the same beaming smile stroked my cheek and said the following lines every time I went to him. “ Beta remember my words: Love the job you get and one day will come you will get the job you love.” Honestly speaking, This is not a sermon. He gave me the maha mantra of professional growth. From then till today every small to big growth I have made is inspired by this maha-mantra. This is the mantra that held my hand and led me from a struggling salesman to the job of a teacher, a perfect platform to actualize my ideas.

During my MBA came Dr. Umesh Sharma who well played his role in doing the artistic work and shaping my attitude and beautifying my edges. The mankind whom you would rarely come across. Umesh sir is a man of action and discipline. He was then our HOD in PGDM and his impact was such that all the students would run into the class just upon hearing of his arrival. What made me his fan were his acts of righteousness and devotion to his work, His playfulness in class and his natural response in every situation, His superb command of people, and his leading by example. When he used to take class, there existed pin-drop silence and students even did not dare to laugh openly at his jokes.
But something was there which made me look at him unlike other students did. It is music that connected us. I think my subconscious mind had realized that he is a true music lover like me. I still remember those classes with the same charm and smile when I used to be the only student to laugh loud in his class with an open heart. And he waited until I was done. A roommate cum friend of mine, Vineet was there with whom I had joined Gandharva Sangeetaya in Ghaziabad. And Umesh sir freed us 35 minutes before in mid of the class to go and learn music. I know none of the students could digest it but they could not even say a thing. This taught me when you are doing the right thing, don’t care what people think. Not always, everyone will like you. And He is like Lord Vishnu always guiding me through his not words but his actions. I have put my best to attitudinize him in my presentation, my work attitude, and my leadership impact. I learned that a guru can do anything and make and break the rules to shape his disciples’ lives. Because he is so forced by his own commitment and acts of righteousness. A life was shaped by the earnest efforts and incredible blessings of these Brahma and Vishnu. But even the finest steel has to go through the hottest fire then why not me? I was making my endeavors in the upliftment of Motivate Mee and was driven crazy by the nuisance of the market and people when he made an entry into my life. Retd. Air Commodore Neeraj Yadav. To bring the power of performance and charisma of work to Motivate Mee and my life, he came as Lord Mahesh in my life. The support and love he had for me were never seen in his words. The most maligning and harassing coach I had ever met. Sitting next to him and opening my mouth was a herculean task. He always questioned my earnest efforts, devotion, commitment, and work. He even had my back when I failed but silently. He criticized me to my face, he notified flaws in my approach, he disqualified my inputs, he broke me, and he showed ground to the Sky. He helped me remake myself from the beginning, He taught me what class is and how elite people tend to think and act. He infused in me the aggression for efforts and the renewed and empowered commitment to quality. He introduced me to new heights and the value of education. He taught me to teach with a difference. He led me in a way people would abscond and flight. But my initial training helped me cope with his training and fall in love with it. Genuinely speaking, his presence always justifies how greatly he must have led the team of 5000 people and flew Dassault Mirage 2000. I still very often check his availability to relish the moments I can spend on the ground with him. The moments of introspection and reflection encourage me to question my own good things and reach the next big thing. Now while writing further I am a little hesitant to name the guru who has contributed to my life extensively. I never happened to meet him personally but he is virtually present with me always. He doesn’t know me but still helped me a lot. I request you not consider this a promotional tactic. After contemplating for 4-5 days, doing introspection, and reflecting on the purpose of this article, I was forced to return to this page and express my love + respect, and boundless gratitude for him. His incredible teachings and leadership rituals have been the sun and the moon to light my path of the inward journey. I am not writing it as a follower of his. Because we might follow multiple people as a celebrity or influencers but we might not call them our gurus. In the year 2011 during the toughest time of my job tenure, He entered my life in the form of his book, Leader Wisdom: 8 rituals of leadership. How lucky I was that day when I was holding that game-changer manual of my life. I don’t just read a book, I make notes and treasure them in my heart. I give my best to let the book leave its greatest impact on my life. This book when treasured and practiced living amongst my colleagues and students introduced a radical shift in me. From then onward I have been learning from his videos, his tutorials, and his books. The gigantic effect of his teaching has shaped me from an amateur into a peak-performing person. His urge to serve is so spectacular that my heart beats faster when I listen to him and read his newsletters. It might sound crazy but it is true that in spite of being far from me Robin Sharma has helped me hugely to be the unique kind of person I am, to keep my childlike wonder alive, and to actualize my heroism. He might not be aware of how beautifully he has coached me but I consider myself to be his disciple.

Kicks of Life

A sentence said by my cousin, Neeraj Sharma comes to my mind. He once told me, “ If you reach a success level without failures, you are unlucky.” Everyone wants success, no one wants pain. But it is difficult to see a rainbow without a little rain. I consider myself lucky enough to go through failures in life. The new wisdom says that failures are pillars of victory. If you want to increase your success rates, just double your failure rates. Some of the failures have kicked me really hard. I now regard them as the kicks of life which meant to make me who I am today.

Financial scarcity:

How nicely does it feels to purchase something you aspire to? What kind of fulfillment does it carry? Ask someone who can’t afford it. I remember those years of financial scarcity in our family when I aspired a lot and could avail nothing. When too much pestering for a gift used to result in a punishment. Please don’t take it as my complaint instead I am thankful for those years. Those were the most valuable years of making. This period took me through all bitter aspects of life to help our family see life closely and taught us the ground rules of living. Financial scarcity taught us the value of things and the rule: Deserve before you desire.

Between YES & NO:

After persistent years of poor interest in studies, I finally authenticated my poor interest with my failure in intermediate. What level of contempt a lad in a family with financial challenges would face may be imaginable to you? I was given the choice between one more try or quitting my studies and learning the work at an automobile repair shop. You can easily understand the kind of inclination I felt for saying No to studies. After a couple of minutes of reflection and introspection, something inside me forced me to say Yes to my studies and do it well. That was the day after which whatever I learned, I always learned with curiosity

The trauma of Jobs:

While reading this you need to cross your heart and not tell a lie to yourself. You need to honestly accept that the jobs and the boss and the situations of the workplace secretly force you to fall prey to lies, alibi, politicking, manipulation with customers, unclaimed frauds, nontransparent conversations, unwanted pleasing, Compromising your ethics, questioning your integrity, and much more which your heart must be telling you right now. I could not do all that. No matter how hard I wanted to pursue my jobs my behavior was never allowed to cross the boundaries of teachings I received from the legendary quotations that always rest in the back of my mind. Subsequently, the environment grew hostile to my self-love and integrity leading me to experience the trauma of the workplace. I would truly applaud myself for not giving up in that situation because that experience turned me to relish the challenges of work and act playfully in difficult times.

Challenges of a teacher:

As I shared I was not that good at studies during my schooling but my intense desire to address people brought me an opportunity to be the public speaker I wanted to be. The person who had a fear of expressing his ideas in front of a small chunk of people was put into an engineering college to teach one of the most mischievous breeds i.e. engineers. I was in a real tight spot when every day I had to conduct 5-7 lectures with that shaking confidence level. I went through many situations of contempt and levity. I remember the moments when I used to uplift my soul in a washroom telling myself: “ ALL IZZ WELL”. I made a serious commitment to myself in the very first semester I taught. “ Akash! No matter how you performed in your schooling or how poor at knowledge you are to teach them. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam said, “ Learn to serve the nation.” These students are the future of our nation and as a teacher, you are in charge of contributing to their lives. So be warned. Whatever you contribute as a teacher would own a part of their future life and their personality. Today, promise yourself that from now onward you surrender to learning and deliver your best in each class. You commit yourself to serve your students with your greatest efforts and add value in each class.” And this promise led me from contempt to standing ovation and be my student’s pride.

Chain of Rejections:

What is the best thing one can expect after MBA? Placement. My MBA was completed during the recession period of 2009. That became the reason for most of the students not getting job placement. I call it a wonderful opportunity. Due to this, I had spent a quite good time alone struggling to get a job. I lived in Delhi alone where I used to feed myself anyhow cooking khichdi, eating carrots and Biscuits, and taking milk. I decided only one thing which was to go for at least one interview every day. I faced more than 40 interviews. I remember clearly how scared I felt sitting in front of the interviewer. But my constant confrontation helped me see the interview from the interviewer’s point of view. I was rejected in each interview and the mindset cultivated during this process was not to face an interview with the intent to be selected but with the intent to express the best in you. That’s it. This chain of rejection became the strong reason and contribution in our heroic league, Interview or Innerview.

Fairy Family

We all know what a fairy means in your life, and what the job of a fairy is. A fairy is the being of a human who has magical powers and fulfills your wishes. Yes! you got me right. It really means a lot to have such a family who loves you, understands you, stands by you, supports you, and lives to make your dream come true. I am the person blessed with such a family.

Having a family with no worldly awareness acted as a blessing in disguise in my life. While growing I saw many families of friends and known ones who outsmarted their children’s dreams and tricked them into their planning. In this way, I have seen many dreamers kill their most cherished dreams and act according to the wisdom of their surroundings and relatives. I remember very clearly the late-night talks with my mother. When none of us actually was able to even define the job of a motivational speaker and we cherished the discussion of walking on this unknown path. I have seen my father and brother work like crazy on the command of their seniors. Their innocence & surrender to work took a deep place in my heart. When things were unfriendly and unfair at the workplace he always taught, “ No matter how things are, you give your best. God is watching everyone and his justice is always fair.” I can see how God tested us in tough times and how God was still there to protect us when the entire world was conspiring. Most importantly my heartfelt thankfulness to my wife who believed in me when my career was hopeless. She is the craziest lady I have ever seen and full of life too. She is a fanatical believer, a Bindas bol girl, and a brutally honest critic. I call my family a fairy family. When the entire world told me that things are impossible, unrealistic, and uncertain. I am so proud of my fairy family that we together have seen the invisible, believed the impossible, and finally received the incredible. They have never hesitated to risk anything to support my dream, Motivate Mee. And yes! a true leader always connects with mortality and works his best to earn immortality in people’s hearts. God has blessed me with two superhero kids, Shreshth & Satvik. Their presence in my life has made me an awesome person.

EYF Discovery

What I am going to say about myself is something not good. I have lived a measurable time of my life eating fast food and diet. Which actually ruined my body shape. I was so well adjusted to accept the hateful comments and criticism on my physic. I was called rolly polly, heavy and so many other Indian taunts that can kill anyone ware in my daily dose. Being cursed for overeating, and not giving care of my body was a part of my daily routine. Even when I tried I could not continue with enthusiasm. Good looks, activeness, high energy, dynamism, and great impact were beyond my reach. Moreover, I suffered a regular problem of constipation for years. I remember an incident:
As Bhanu, Kasim and I were friends we often were seen together. Once we three visited my home and confronted my sister and my niece there. Kasim has always had a heroic personality, and great and young looks. Looking at us my 14 years old niece made a comment, “ Akash mama! kasim mama ko dekho kitne fit and young lagte hain. aap bhi apni body ko kyun nahi sudharte. aap ho to 23 years ke, par dikhte ho 35 years ke. Do something please”.

What could not be done by the hateful comments and criticism of the people was done at the request of my loving niece, Mahima. I took the plunge and have worked sincerely on my exercise and eating habits. I have learned to live a life with quality food. my relationship with food changed and my love for running and exercise got multiplied. I have done certain research on my own eating habits and exercise and finally could form a formula for myself. I also discovered some exercise and a few laws of eternal health and beauty. Which now governs my living and eating. My health, digestion, energy level, looks, dynamism, and playfulness is increasingly wowed with this formula. This formula breaks the mindset of aging and teaches us to live life with the eternal youth of the body, heart, soul, and mind.

Youtube Heroism

There were seasons when although my urges to help and inspire people were strong but the scenario was not friendly enough to accept my ideologies. You can’t deny the fact that no matter how fanatically you pursue your dream, the world is all set to teach you its bitter practicality. I was fired from a good job just after a month. Perhaps because I was so very deep into it in just one month that seemed impractical to the boss. There was a financial crack in my life those days. But my will to inspire people fueled me. in spite of giving every bit of my focus, I was fired for reasons unknown to me and left with heartbreak and almost nothing to do. Remember! there is always bigger planning for you. Then my wife reignited my willpower with the idea of helping people through my videos by sharing my ideologies on youtube. Although I made the youtube channel in 2012 with just one video I never liked to watch but I never focused on it. In 2016, I recovered my youtube account, saddled myself, and started innovating.

Those days facing the camera and talking to it was my second greatest fear after public speaking. It can be clearly noticed in my early videos. It might sound crazy to you but I would love to share with you as the cherished reader of my journey because this one is truly amazing.I have taken more than 70-100 takes in recording many of my videos. While recording the video, The Policy of Honesty I started it morning at 8:30, and the final shot was recorded at midnight at 12 ‘o’clock. I constantly focused on a single video making these 16 hours. Moreover while recording the video, MAST मौला I started at 6 PM and took around 70 takes. I kept trying while standing on the ground with the fans switched off because the mic used to catch too much noise. My t-shirt wet in sweat can be easily noticed in this video. Like this almost every video has its own story. The fear of facing the camera was so dominant that it took me a lot of effort to cope with recording in my mind. No matter how much I stammered and was afraid, I wanted to record uncut videos with unique ideas. So I listened to my heart unfollowing the trend. My purpose is to help and inspire, to touch lives. So even a small change in one viewer’s life gives me a feeling of heroism. With a lot of unstoppable and innovative ideas, I am glad that youtube honored me with an appreciable number of viewers and recognition. Youtube Heroism started becoming my identity and the reason to be acknowledged as a public speaker. The way people looked at me changed. I fell in love with endless efforts and perfectionism. Now motivate mee is the channel with a good number of unique idea videos and multiple dimensions of work.

Flavor of Versatility

Love for Music:

My first love is music. Anyone who knows me from those days of musical living acknowledges that I am made of music. I can’t actually recall the moments when and where I got the inspiration for music. But I clearly remember how enthusiastically I learned songs and sang them around the city. Everything that takes place in our life happens for good reasons and is part of the bigger planning that you can not figure out. I remember the days when my attention and focus reached their peak to learn the song that appeared on the black & white television as we didn’t have access to rewind and replay to learn. I learned songs sometimes by writing them on a piece of paper and practicing it too often and other times just by singing along at some friend’s music player. This unusual interest in singing although got appreciated but not recognized to be trained and promoted for the greater platform. My passion was my teacher and my practice was my guidelines. The collection of songs in the playlist of my heart and my undying love for music make me come alive and live life to the fullest. During my teaching job in 2011, although I had only 4-5 months of training for music quite far from my home. I had to stay at my friend’s home for those classes and return home the next day. So I decided to continue on my own and discovered pleasure in unconditional love for singing and music. And this is something I still pursue and express my love in the playlist named गाने का चस्का on Motivate Mee youtube channel.

Anchoring:

Although I trained myself with rich content, inspirational stories, and timeless wisdom, and always put my efforts to deliver my best to my audience. I always embedded my presentations with great ideologies and implementable tools. But inside me, a question was taking birth that asked me, “ What is the point in inspiring with facts if the doorways to the audience’s heart are not open.” I came to realize that my presentations required childlike wonder, playfulness, newness, and a wow factor. The voice inside me also told me that I already had that wonder within me and All I gotta do is to actualize it by pushing myself to use it. And just then came a chance for anchoring to me. Actually, in my MBA I tried it once or twice gathering a lot of courage to perform. I thought why not reawaken this unique flavor of mine and be a new version of a kind that I have not tried yet? I have anchored more than 30 shows where I let myself go challenge myself to perform without any preparation. In this way I have practiced the art of spontaneity, quick response, undying playfulness, vibrant smiles, laughter, tricks to win hearts, engaging the big crowd, and opening the doorways to the heart of the audience. I sometimes do anchoring on special requests.

Comedy:

Have you met anyone who hates smiles, laughter, and playfulness? Your answer would be ‘NO’ but you may have hardly met a very few persons who initiate laughter, who dare to crack jokes and command the situation to infuse vibrance into people’s talks and their thoughts. As it is about comedy, a famous notion by Charlie Chaplin comes to my mind: “If you don’t laugh, life laughs at you. If you laugh, Life laughs with you and if you make others laugh, Life salutes you.” Laughing open-heartedly is not just a symptom of happiness but it has a wide range of benefits on well being of the human body and quality of life. I have not known how to laugh in a controlled way. I have experienced lasting laughter and responded to jokes with my purest vibes. I was the chap who was discovered to be told a jock and witnessed for my laughter. The reminiscence of the beautiful time of fun and laughter spent with my friends, Bhanu and Kasim was the most precious time of my life. These memories make me feel young forever. They made an indelible impression on my heart as I laughed at the peak of my lungs with them, pushing harder to open my heart to laugh. And They awakened in me a unique sense of humor. While we parted ways on the career track, I continued my journey with my own attempts to laugh. To make people laugh, to bring a vibrant smile to their faces, to help them forget their sorrows, and to renew themselves used to give me the feeling of being a magician. A big part of my personality is owned by that magician I have become.

Crazy Facts

Doctor VS Life Simplifier:

During my tenure of teaching career in the college. The prevalent career path and surroundings of all teachers warmed me up to go for Ph.D. and secure my job career. I was shown how in the next 2 decades I would have a position of influence in the industry. I deposited my fee and took 2 classes as well. I was so undone by my own decision that I spent 3 hours at the reception doing introspection. The answers I had were: I don’t want to act traditionally. I know my life is meant for a big purpose. I don’t want to worry about job security. Most importantly I am not fascinated at all by the Doctor tag with my name which is most people’s prime intention behind doing a Ph.D. I don’t want to become a man of certificates and degrees rather I want to become a person with quality. I want to act not to reserve my position but to serve my purpose. I want to emerge as a public speaker. My destiny awaits. I gotta decide. And I decided to drop my Ph.D. and remain young with my wiser ignorance leaving the fee unrefunded.

Unappetizing GK :

Like all the kids and adults I was also tricked into subjects. I was heavily plied to read General Knowledge to be impressive in front of people. Knowing more is the secret of success in this human race. Improving GK would give you changes in government jobs. Honestly speaking, I was hopeless about GK. Although I tried GK didn’t interest me. I tried really well to fulfill the desires of the well-wishers and suggestion-making intellectuals but the more I tried the weaker I felt. Till my graduation time for years, I had put effort to please people by learning GK. And one day I gathered enough courage and responded to the fight running inside. I packed all my GK books and stuff, packed it, and placed it beyond my normal reach to quit. I chose to embrace my love for the English language more stronger.

Indian Idol:

My passion for singing knew no bounds and it was the time when I had taken admission for the preparation of CAT(MBA Entrance Exam) and was all set to commence my career journey. Just a few days ago I had given the first-round audition for Indian Idol on mobile and I received a call for the second round. My joy and pride in my singing were authenticated and I wanted to proceed further. But my parents asked me to sacrifice that chance for the promised career opportunity saying: “My Son! Life is big and you will get other chances too for your passion. But let’s not distract from the career path you are meant to begin.” That day I cried for 8 long hours as if it was not the closing of an opportunity but the closing of a life. Later during my MBA I pursued my passion and gave sa re ga ma pa and Fame X auditions. They appreciated me for my voice and my passion but could not select me because of no technical education in singing.

Heartbreaks:

This is certainly a good one in the paradox of life. What is heartbreak? You need to understand it closely before reading further. We can experience heartbreak only when we are true and transparent with ourselves. When we are putting our purest input into something and it doesn’t happen our way, we tend to call it heartbreak. So was it with me? I had some short-term and some long-term affairs, some one-sided, some two-sided too. You also must have seen people with crooked intentions to hook up with someone in a relationship. I was not that guy. Instead, I portrayed the seriousness and commitment to such a level that made another person think. They used to find it too overwhelming perhaps they had never seen before in this world of so-called realistic people. What could I do about it?
It was I too excited about life and discovering the adventure of it by giving my honest response to situations and people I confronted. I sounded unrealistic to them and was supposed to be practical like everybody else in this world. I could not quit with my transparent and enforced love no matter how many people quit with me. Tell you what, When we are honest on our own we feel younger forever. Once after my marriage when I thought of counting all my affairs and engagement, I ended up with: Ab Tak Chappan. The heartbreaks were part of my journey to discover unconditional love for people and pushed me to be my newer version after each heartbreak.

2 crucial questions:

No matter what, In life, you are certain to come across some intelligent people. And your behavior doesn’t remain in your control. You are unknowingly forced to believe their wisdom and opinion. You eventually fall prey to their suggestions and guidance. You tend to walk in your life listening to them rather than your instincts. In the year 2009, I too came across a very qualified man, educated from the number 1 management schools of India, FMS. I don’t have words to express how strong his urges were to guide and inspire me. I could not stop myself from listening to him. His intelligence and facts blended with his own experience always tricked me to be realistic. He always treated me like his younger brother. One day in 2012 we were having a discussion on the phone. Those days motivate mee was in the incubation phase. I was plied with more than 45 minutes of guidance telling me disheartening facts saying:
“ Check the profile of motivational speakers they come from a very good educational background which you don’t have. So why do you waste your life chasing such a dream which you are not qualified for.”“See your financial status and your family background, You dream will not be fueled well with the available resources. So you might end up losing all you have.”when the call was ended with a note saying think harder on this.
I asked myself 2 questions and the amazing thing was the answers were already within. With the answers to these questions, my fate was sealed. Question 1: Are you really non-deserving of your dream of being a public speaker?
Answer: I taped myself saying, “ Oh come on! While all public speakers are highly educated from big universities. You are unique and special and you don’t belong to their community. You will be the individual emerging from this humble beginning with awareness and true experiences of the ground reality of life. Question 2: What does it take to become a motivational speaker?
Answer: One Life. GIVEN!

Kid’s and Old’s Favourite:

There is a famous thing you may have heard. If you want to know the real meaning of life, Spend most of your time with old people and kids. I had figured out timely that it is useless to spend time and roam around pleasing people. The quality of life I expected had to come from quality people. I had understood that the kids are the ones who can reawaken my childlike wonder. So I have spent too much quality time with kids. The reward of this is that kids fall in love with me very soon and so do i. They tend to find almost no difference between them and me. I prefer to go extra crazy with them because I know the moments even God would not want to miss out on watching.
And to cultivate wisdom and understand the paradox of life I have spent quality time sitting by old people’s sides. Because I realized that they have lived and now they know better how to live better.

Glossophobia:

Having no exposure to the stage until adulthood and no guidelines to build confidence made me a victim of glossophobia. But my courage was the only weapon to win confidence in challenging situations. I felt so nervous that my complete shirt used to get wet during a short 5-minute presentation and it continued for a long. I made a rule “I can not remain seated in my chair feeling scared for long. I want to end the fear. And for this, the best way I found was to be the first to raise my hand to speak.” This was truly an example of valor. Because I had to speak with no mental preparation for content along with that fight with nervousness. Dealing with insults on stage and levity was no more surprising for me. In those situations, my natural talent was my companion. These initiatives and challenges made me a spontaneous public speaker.

Dopey sleep:

People love sleeping so did i? Now I don’t. How much can a person sleep? If you answer 12 hours. It seems quite satisfactory. As I shared I had uncontrolled eating which made my sleep dopey. It never felt satiating. It is gonna sound crazy but I want to share two funny memories. I did not listen to my parents for waking up in the morning and sleeping always seemed good. Once after taking my heavy dinner around 5:45 PM in winter. I slept and my mother also was angry about my oversleeping habit. So she didn’t wake me up. I work the next day at 2:15 PM. Please remember that It is not something I am telling with pride. This one is quite a foolish thing done by me. One day my mother woke me up around 6:20 AM in the summer and pushed me to go to the stadium for running. I unwillingly went to the stadium which was approx 500 meters away from our home. That was the ground of a school where I went and in the middle of it I sat down to rest for a while before running and then lay down to delay a little more. Surprisingly I fell asleep. And when I woke up, I found myself surrounded by the students of the school who were bunking their classes on the ground. With a heavy head, I got and returned home and never told this incident to my mother or anyone. You to keep quiet about it.

Talking in sleep:

I remember I too have lived those seasons of praise and been through the excitement of the performance. I was the kid who flourished quite well under the protection of my elder sister till the age of 7 years until she was married. After that love for learning, studying, and growing was just left behind. Learning English was the first craze of mine that I would call the first big step towards the rebirth of my love for growing and interest in learning. I did my schooling at a Hindi medium school and never had any environment of English Speaking people. I didn’t get a companion to polish my communication for long. It sounded weird to be told to practice talking with non-living things and alone but I was left with no other option but to pursue my passion. My mother and my roommates often complained about the long English conversation that I did while asleep. My friends said: “ Bhai humne hosh me english bolte log to bahut dekhe par tu pahla aadmi hai jo behoshi me bhi english bol raha hai, Yaar tu need me kisse bahas karta hai english me.”

Purpose over reality:

Let me ask you something. Have you seen people preparing for civil services and filling forms for various lower-grade exams too? Yes! we all come across such kinds of people. Let me tell you they are not true dreamers. A true dreamer can not accept anything except what he has aimed for. A person with an unclear purpose would do that. I know you must be thinking that reality is not a dream. In reality, we got to measure the possibilities and choose the best one. I honor your opinion. In fact, all I am writing here is with deep respect for you. My purest intentions are to express myself only. Here comes a quote by Albert Einstein: “There are two ways of living life. Either believe nothing is magical or believe everything is magical.” I confronted a couple of opportunities to grab a government job by unfair or fair means and settle. The purpose deep-rooted in my heart stood strong in this test of character. A short conversation between my mother and me is always there in my heart: She insisted me to look for a government job and settle because the path of Motivate Mee seemed vague. I asked her, “ Mother! you have taught me: “Bhagwan Kisi ki Mehnat ka fal nahi rakhte. Wo badhya ho jaate hain ki wo mehnat karne wale ke saath insaaf kare.” You are my mother and you have nourished me with your teachings. If you want to teach me that the fact you have been saying about God can be untrue and is doubtful, I am ready to go for the govt. job path that you say.” My mother’s reply was: “NO! THIS IS UNDOUBTED 200% TRUE. AND THE PERSON MUST BE HONEST AT HEART.” I am with you. Go ahead.

Solitude at The Top:

I would claim in advance that you would agree to what I am gonna tell you next. Did you ever feel like running away from all the clutter and chaos of life and being with yourself and your dream? Yes! So did i. It was extremely crazy for people in my surrounding to see me on the top of the municipal water tank. Anyone would contemplate too much on what others would think of this. But I knew that their thoughts would not matter after 5 years. People have a tendency to forget all your good and bad too. The kind of relations I establish with myself will determine how I lead life. I befriended the caretaker of the water tank and I used to go to the top of the water tank often. I so very much relished those hours of reflection with the stars and the moon. I have spent my greatest time of self-talk there. That was the period that implanted in me great self-love, enlarged my self-image, infused fanatical faith, and commenced my inward journey with a higher pace. I still sometimes like to go there. This place brought me closer to God and every time I stepped down the water tank, I was not the same person who went up. When I find myself with unique ideas and sky-high perspectives I know that this solitude practice owns a big share in it.

12th class fail:

My education period dates back to the time when passing the 10th and 12th classes used to be a big determinant for further studies. When the long wait for the newspaper of the result was awaited with bated breath. After my exams in the 12th class, I had promised numbers of offering to temples for passing me in 12th class. In spite of all the prayers, I failed in the 12th class. But it worked in my favor. After that, I learned the algorithm of cause and effect, efforts, and reward. Passing 12th class those days was a herculean task. I worked wisely in my preparation and learned things deeper. After every exam, I did the self-marking of each question paper. When the final results and marks came my total was 4 marks above the calculation I had done for myself.

Ship of Spirituality:

The establishment of Motivate Mee center in my hometown, the construction of our new home, and my marriage were the three big events that took place parallelly in my life. Just before that, I got a chance to live for 3 months in BASE(Bhaktivedanta Academy For Spiritual Education). Living there was one of the greatest blessings in my life.

Solitude and Boredom:

You must have seen people complaining of boredom but I often meet people asking why I never get bored. A beautiful quote that touched my heart needs to be told here. “ Why aren’t you dancing with joy at this moment is the only relevant question.” ~ Vilyat Khan. My excitement about life and craving for the purpose has developed in me a strong sense of urgency. Spending my time in solitude is my favorite task.

Resignation and Termination:

I shared with you a mantra that Bajaj Sir taught me. Love the job you get and one day will come you will get the job you love. We usually come across people who secretly hunt for a more lucrative job. They hiddenly prepare to leave their current job and switch to another. Actually, the world is full of such people. And I don’t mean to hurt you if this makes you question your integrity. The question I asked myself was: “ How can anyone love his job and give his best if he plans to have another? From my very first job I promised myself that I would never look for another job rather I would put my earnest efforts into the performance of my current job. I would not resign from a job unless find it contaminating my integrity or asked straight to discontinue or resign. And that’s what I did. No matter how hard the circumstances were I planned to continue my efforts in my job. It doesn’t mean that I could survive the job but it means that each job brought me a big leap and took me to where I am doing my dream job today.

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