Learn from life coaches how simple is not stupid!
This book will help stimulate it (the already existing gyan) in a way that it becomes relevant to the mind. GULRAJ S SHAHPURI, Business coach and coauthor
The book provides suggestions on the changes you need, to make yourself better. SHALINI ARORA KOCHHAR, Relationship coach and co-author
What is a simple funda for making life happier and more lovable? In quest of an answer to this question, what came into existence was the book, Love You Zindagi. Co-authored by relationship coach Shalini Arora Kochhar and business coach Gulraj S Shahpuri, the title is an ode to the song from the Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt-starrer film, Dear Zindagi (2016).
Shahpuri calls it “their core value of life”, which also lies at the heart of this book that evolved from a conversation between the two writers during a flight.
In its endeavour to act as a life coach, this book contains the secret mantra to simplifying the many complexities of life. Kochhar shares how the book presents her human perspective and was primarily written by Shahpuri, after some diligent groundwork and research. “It was Shalini’s decision to make the title official because, until that chat, this was just a working title. Coming from diametrically opposing views, this was the one thing we agreed upon as it’s a simple guide to making you better,” says Shahpuri, with Kochhar chiming in, “In today’s world, everybody will give you gyan. But this provides suggestions on the changes you need, to make yourself better. Everyone is evolving; people want to change. Here is what it takes.”
With the intention to make it an engaging read, the book is interspersed with jokes, pop culture references, and little blurbs of ‘Shalini Says’ and ‘Gulraj’s Gyan’ alongside their own caricatures. “It was a conscious thought because even if you’re not reading the entire book, you are taking something with you,” says Kochhar, adding that whenever the two are together, their banter flows effortlessly: “That’s what translated into the writing as well.”
Shahpuri credits Kochhar for simplifying the book: “Initially, the book was a little preachy and the verbiage was complex; it took us a year and a half to bring it to where it is now. Just because it is simple, does not mean it is stupid! The intention is that, though you might already know this gyan, it’s dormant inside you, and this book will help stimulate it in a way that it becomes relevant to the mind.”
Often, one preaches making new personal habits as a way to love oneself. But more than that, these authors insist on the necessity of a coach in today’s world. Kochhar says, “Having a coach aids you in walking up the ladder of happiness, both in your professional and personal lives. Remember how Krishna was the first coach for Arjun? That’s what a coach does, as he is able to help you ask yourself the right questions.”