Nandan Nilekani after the recent Infosys quarterly results made a hugely deep statement – ‘I am glad, Infosys is back to its Boring ways’.

My take away from his statement:-  ‘Anything that is very exciting has a very high risk-reward ratio of it turning out to be a disappointment’. Boring is the NEW Sexy.  Read More

‘How Stress is Killing you Slowly’- is a super guest post by Dr Mani, India’s very famous Heart Surgeon. Besides being a Heart surgeon, he is an Author, social entrepreneur, & a Fund raiser too. Dr.Mani juggles many roles in pursuit of his dream – to make heart healthcare accessible to every Indian child. His non-profit has sponsored life-saving treatment for 147 ‘Heart Kids’, with many more to come. Read More

There is no shortage of motivational speakers in the world.

There is a severe shortage of the ones actually worth your time.

I’ve spent 18+ years as a Motivational Speaker for Corporate Events & Youth — 1500+ events across India and Asia. I’ve watched, studied, and honestly stolen smartly from the best in the game.

This is my honest list of the 10 best motivational speakers in the world. Not a copy-paste from some SEO blog. This is from a guy who has been in the same profession for nearly two decades and has very strong opinions.

How it started? Year 2015. One September evening, totally zonked and bored from 100+ events that year and daily flights — I held a contest on my Social Media: Motivate the Motivational Speaker. Some people genuinely surprised me with their originality and creativity. A few became friends. And that evening sent me down a rabbit hole of revisiting the speakers who’d shaped my craft — their content, their stories, their style of communication. It all just makes me a fanboy!

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These are some of the most powerful real life stories of courage I have come across.

Not the movie-type. Not the textbook-type.

The kind that make you put your phone down for a second and just think.

I have always been an ardent fan of the word ‘courage’. There is something about being brave that makes you feel ‘wow’. Doesn’t it? A confession — I am a fallible human first & then a motivational speaker. I go on stage every now and then talking of courage to an auditorium full of people. But honestly, I have my own mind-issues about me not feeling courageous at a lot of other places and aspects in my life. But then — this isn’t my story.

This blog is about some exceptional real life stories of courage — courage of all kinds.

I think courage comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Every time I log on to Facebook or Instagram, I am a little saddened by the large amount of insecurities at display. One of the issues that a lot of young people grapple with, and I have been frequently asked about is – body image issues. Body shaming has become a commonly accepted norm these days – and there is no dearth of both – the guilty and the victim. Too many people struggle with overcoming body image issues- height, complexion, nose, hair, proportion, voice and many else. As a motivational speaker, I write this an attempt to steal the thunder from vanity in the name of body shaming because of genetics and bring some real clarity on the real things that really matter.

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Recently my newsfeed on Twitter, FB and other places suddenly is full of Modis, Rahuls & Kejris. And it is kind of becoming quite boring. Sick and even obnoxious too at times.

The shocker is that a Punjabi guy who himself is not able to govern even basics elements of his own life has a huge opinion about Governments in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, India and even USA. And that does not stop here. He then vehemently defends his favorite leader everywhere. Fights around to prove that what he thinks is right. Clear cut problem of erroneous priority settings and hyper-drugged mind about his idol (political party). Lots of free time and mind too. Read More