My Mother instilled the habit of studying / learning in me and that’s how I’ve been able to learn and do anything I set my mind to.
Since my early childhood and up to college, I’ve experienced serious diseases and near death experiences like Meningitis, Rheumatic Fever and so on. At one point I experienced high fever up to 105 degree Celsius and remember being put on Ice Beds.
Fast forward to college: I passed my exams by chance, i.e. grace marks issued by the secondary board. Not because I wasn’t good at studying, but because of the access middle class has to the quality of education, the way teachers teach and the education “system” itself.
In 2002, I completed my BSc Hons in Computing & Information Systems.
In 2005, I graduated with an MBA from Cyprus.
In 2006, I started my professional career as a Telesales Executive, making 500+ Calls/Day trying to sell broadband services to cold prospects in the UK, earning only Rs.15,000/Month (less than $100) – Strange! Because the system doesn’t help you understand yourself and use your mind. It just dumbs us down!
Fortunately, it was at this job that I started to think for myself.
I realized I don’t like it and that I’m stuck.
Naturally, I tried visualizing myself doing that job…
Or any other job for that matter…
And I couldn’t come to terms with how the picture looked like…
I thought there has to be more ways to earn an income and live life other than a job.
I also realized that I’ve got so much potential and it’s never going to be fully utilized if I stay at a job.
I took a step back to Observe & Explore.
That’s when things started to change inside me.
That’s when I decided I want to be in Business for myself… and the rest is history.
I became a Student of Business. And it became evident to me very quickly that business growth is directly proportional to personal growth.
As I progressed, I realized that I’m officially an Entrepreneur.
Meaning, I like to build businesses systematically, digitally, around my interests, skills and passions.
Businesses that can be delegated, outsourced and automated.
Businesses that utilize my creative potential and higher mental faculties.
Businesses that push me to grow, are challenging and allow me to learn new skills.