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Last week, we hit 10M cumulative followers across social media platforms!

What’s fascinating is that exactly 3 years back, in Oct 2020, we hit 1M cumulative followers; a bulk of which (800K) came from LinkedIn itself. 

5 highlights that I’m proudest of, during this journey:

1. Financial outcome

We launched this business in Feb 2020.
In just 3.5 years, we’ve achieved consistent growth and profitability since Day 1.

2. Making an impact

Over the past 3.5 years, our content has reached 93M+ people.
The majority (80%+) is between the ages of 18-30 and located in India. 

Our courses have over 372,000 paid students, with our enrollment growing by 8-10K students each month.

3. Brand collaborations

We’ve partnered with 147 brands, including Google, Adobe, Amazon, and Microsoft for talks, endorsements, events, and advertising. 

A list that makes me pinch myself everyday!

4. Team

We’ve distributed 1.75Cr ($219K) in profit sharing over the years. 

Zero voluntary attrition. 

Together, we’ve explored Rishikesh, Pondicherry, Kerala, Kashmir, Udaipur, Mumbai, Goa, and Uttarakhand (with Thailand up next).
Love is in the air :))

5. Contribution

We’ve supported 194 students, covering their school and college fees totaling 1.06Cr ($135K). 

This represents 100% of one of our income streams (affiliate income). 

All of this has been done through our company balance sheet; no separate entity involved.

Here’s my belief: If I can do it, so can you. 

There’s nothing that makes me special or different from you.
I’m not the smartest or hardest working person around. 

What I’ve consistently done is bet on the one thing I have control over.
Myself! 

Thank you for your support and feedback all through.

The ability to say no comes from self-respect (not worth my time) and self-awareness (not something I can do).

If you find it hard to say no, you lack either or both.

The ability to say no comes from self-respect (not worth my time) and self-awareness (not something I can do).

If you find it hard to say no, you lack either or both.

I used to believe in going big or going home.
Until I had to go home.

Today I am not playing the game anymore.I am slow, and I am deliberate.
I am patient in every aspect of my life.

I love playing tricks with my mind.

I stay on the 13th floor and quite often climb up the stairs, after my morning workout.

Usually I climb up while looking down – thinking about something and not consciously counting the floors.

One time, I did notice the floor.
It was floor 4.
And my mind instantly went, “Damn – all the hard work done until now, has to be repeated 2 more times.”

Another time, I noticed the floor.
It was floor 7.
And my mind instantly went, “Okay – just repeat what you have done until now and you will reach.”

And then one time, I noticed the floor.
It was floor 10.
And my mind instantly went, “Just about half of what you have done until now!”

And then one time, I noticed it was floor 13.
And my mind instantly went, “Wow! It’s done?

Another time, I noticed the floor.
It was floor 15.
And my mind instantly went, “I didn’t even realise it!”

There are so many ways we can trick our minds.
All of them begin with not tracking what milestone we have hit so far.
And it will surprise you how far you go.

Focus on the climb.
And keep climbing!

We make the worst decisions when we make them in the moment, led by our emotions.

We make the best decisions when we make them with no pressure, led by our awareness.

YOU ARE NOT STUCK.
No one’s ever stuck. 

In life if you feel stuck, you will be FAR MORE miserable for the exact same conditions, than if you have options.

It is true, not just for work.
It is true for relationships.
It is true for money.
True for life.

Even if the option you create is only marginally better, it will compound subconsciously to make you feel more powerful eventually.

The worst enemy in your life is the person who convinces you that you do not have any other choice. That you do not have options. 

That you are stuck.

Often that person is you yourself.

Managing time can be intensely hard in today’s distraction-filled world.

I see it as an opportunity to stand out.

The world is going to reward even more, the ability to take control of one’s time and drive your own agenda.

If someone told you that you are a lot like the other person, would you take that as a compliment or not?

Do these 3 things.

1) Take up difficult things. 

You can earn decently and have your pleasures even when you don’t do difficult things.
But an easy life does not always become a fulfilling life.

Go beyond your comfort zone.
You’ll be amazed at what you’re capable of achieving.

2) Live by your own definition of success and failure. 

So that when you succeed, it is on your own terms. 

When you fail, you know where to close the gap towards getting successful.

3) Don’t care about what others think of you. 

The burden of others’ opinions is not for you to carry. 

Carrying your own life is in itself an act of courage.
Carrying other’s opinions is in itself an act of cowardice. 

Knowing the difference is a superpower.

We often think we have to be cut from a different cloth in order to become the top 1% of the world.

When in reality, just by defining our path and moving towards it consistently, wins us 99% of the battle.