India Today

Power of Passion

AN ENTREPRENE­UR, TWO TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST­S AND A SOCIAL WORKER ON STAYING TRUE TO YOUR CREATIVE SIDE

- By SHELLY ANAND

ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE MILLENNIAL­S TO DISCUSS, IDEATE AND LEARN 1 If you want to be an entreprene­ur, think differentl­y An entreprene­ur looks at every problem as an opportunit­y that needs to be solved. Remember that the bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunit­y. Look at your lives and think of the difficulti­es you encounter on a daily basis; do you have concrete ideas to solve any of these problems? When you begin to think like this, it’s the birth of the ‘entreprene­ur’ in you. 2 Be true to yourself You might be a success at your workplace, but don’t let that go to your head. Stay grounded. At home, don’t forget who you are. Be true to who and what you want to become and achieve at work. Perfect it till it’s as much a part of you as true self. 3 If money is the driver, you are doomed to fail Passion needs to drive you. Money can be the reward or measure of success, but never the driver. 4 Stick to your vision Believe in yourself, have courage and be versatile enough to change if required. You need to keep three most important ingredient­s in mind always— hard work, focus and passion—without which nothing can be accomplish­ed in life and in your career, and without which there can be no growth. 5 Execution is the key’ It’s not enough to have a great idea; there are plenty of good ideas that fall by the wayside. To execute well, the more time and detail-oriented your plan is, the better will it be executed.

6 Give importance to the team’

Humility is always preferred over arrogance, nobody likes arrogant people. True leaders are not born; they are created.

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Photograph: YASIR IQBAL

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