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Rushabh Vora co-founder of SILA sat down with Mudit Pant to share the journey that led him to create and grow SILA. SILA is a Real Estate Services and Development company in India. Started from scratch, it now operates in 75+ cities in India, and has more than 6000 employees. Some of the key takeaways from the dialogue are as follows: - Rushabh talks about how being a student athlete at Trinity College helped him shape his personality through the years. Squash has played a very important role in his life. Working with people and teammates from diverse backgrounds has helped him to deal with different culture and become open minded. Some of the things that he learnt through this experience are work ethics, dealing with pressure etc. - Rushabh talks about taking a leap in your life to pursue your passion. For him it was the time when he decided to move back to India and work at SILA along with his brother. - The dialogue touched upon challenges that a new business faces: a) Nothing really according to the business plan - one needs to be flexible and make the required adjustments b) Periods of no sales Crunches with cash flow The important thing that is to be kept in mind is to always try to learn from mistakes. Best lessons are learnt from mistakes. There is no problem in making 100 mistakes, but it is important to analyze them and not repeat them. - As the scale of the firm changes (eg small to medium etc), the set of challenges that face also changes. The business challenges at SILA 10 years ago will be much different to the set of challenges that it faces today. However, each stage requires a different set of skillset in order to move upward. During uncertain times within the business, the key is to be process driven, get the right people (corporate culture is very important as culture drives organization) - An important attribute that you learn from playing a sport is how to lose, and how to understand and deal with losses. This directly helps in dealing with failure at work - when you lose work, lose bids etc. - The only way to keep growing is by enhancing your skillset. As a company grows in scale, one needs to do less and delegate more (to improve efficiency within the business). It is also important for a company to hire the right people, have the right processes and tech. As the leader one needs to continuously be open minded to learning new things. As the firm grows, you need to learn how to scale it in the right way and be able to crack big deals to take the business to the next level. - Rushabh mentions the importance of employees who are working at SILA. It is people who make a company, and therefore it is important to have the right people on board. It is important to continue to learn and experiment with time. At SILA hiring is based on two things: candidate needs to have the required qualification, align with the company's culture, and look for people who can and are open to learning (have an high IQ). These are the people who can pick up stuff and learn fast and can also fit in well within the culture of the company. He shares that getting hiring right is one of the hardest thing within the business. If you make a hiring mistake then it is your fault, and thereby it becomes important to live with it and train people the right way (through training, leadership development activities etc.). - Rushabh shares something that drive him everyday is to build good will. Good will for him matters more than money. - In terms of one of his biggest failure, Rushabh shares that he got into a business and realized in a few months that it was not the right place for him. He did not have the right skillset for the business. He mentions therefore it is very important to know what you do not know. He also shares that even though that specific business could not be a success, but a lot of the relationships that he made during that came in handy in his current business. - It is very important to work on your mind and body, and keep the work-life balance going. - A word of advise: Do what you like to do. Be flexible and be ready for change! Whatever happens, happens for the good.

In this dialogue, Actor and Dancer Ana Ilmi speaks with Mudit Pant about her journey that has led her to pursue her passion. Ana has been a participant in reality show India's Dancing Superstar. She has also been a choreographer in reality shows like Jhalak Dikhlaja and Nach Baliye. Apart from this, she has also been casted in Netflix film Bhangrapaale. Ana shares how she started her journey when she was in high school, how she strived to create the right balance between dance and other things that were required of her to pursue her dreams. She also touches upon the challenges that she faces in the film industry, and also how she deals with them. Lastly, she shares a few things that are a part of her daily routine, and something that can also help us add more meaning to our lives. Some of the key takeaways from the dialogue are as follows: - Ana shares the set of challenges that she faced when she was in high school as her passion towards dancing grew. She mentions that daily routine is very important and that is what lead us to our goals. She shares the importance of extracurricular activities, and how Manava Bharati (Ana's high school) played in important role in this area, and help plant those initial seeds of acting and dancing in her. - Ana shares even though she was acing her classes in science stream at school, her passion for dancing and acting only kept getting stronger and she wanted to study these. She touches upon the initial support and guidance that she got from her school teachers and also her parents. She gave up her admission in one of the top colleges in Delhi, knowing that she would not have enjoyed those years and would study something which she would never pursue after. It is very important to start thinking what you like doing, and simultaneously with that to have a good support system around you. She shares how her mind was fixated on dancing as a career with no second doubts in her mind. Even though dancing was her primary goal, Ana ensured to complete her studies on the side and join a college along with her dancing commitments. A lot of times things that are expected from us are not what we want to pursue. Ana shares the importance of meeting in the middle in these kind of scenarios For her, it was to balance the academics and dance together, which made people around her happy. Looking back, she mentions that she is glad that she got her degree as even for studying dance, basic level of education is a required. - Ana touches upon the 'hustle' as being part of her career. Anyone who is into the acting/dancing world needs to go through a constant hustle. Nothing is going to come easy. Ana mentions that there is no end to her acting journey, as she has surrendered herself to it, and now it has become a part of her lifestyle. The more pressure one starts making in terms of getting results, the harder and more challenging the journey becomes. - On coping with challenges in this industry, Ana mentions that one needs to have 0% expectations and 100% motivation. She talks about the importance of not getting overwhelmed by the failure that comes during the journey. Failure cannot become stepping stone to success if you take it to heart and not carefully analyze it. You can't be overwhelmed by the setback, you need to overwhelm the setbacks! One should not let setbacks and rejections conquer them. Rejections are common while getting selected is rare. - She also touches upon some of the challenges that she faces on her acting projects - There are so many intricacies, sometimes you do not know if it is the right project for you, sometimes you do not know if you are right for a project, sometimes you do not meet the right kind of people, sometimes you meet lovely people but it does not work out, maybe your face but your body is not right for a role etc. Therefore, it becomes very important to focus and work on yourself. For Ana, every time when she is unable to get a role that she is auditioning for she thinks that there is something more that she needs to achieve out of herself and become a better version of herself. For a failure, think that it is the universe's way to push you to become a better actor, by not giving you the role. This she shares is not just thinking, but an important part of the preparation. - Ana shares when things crack and work out for her, it is not luck it is the training that you put in all the years. She also shares a saying, when luck comes to your door be ready to open the door, which again means be prepared! - On how to make her character believable, Ana shares that she took an acting workshop where she came across the Misner technique. The technique says to be truthful in an imaginary circumstance. Now when you play a character, you create an inner world and an outer world of a character. Inner life of the character would be what the point of view is towards opposite actor, what are eating habits like, etc. She also mentions how she observes people around her when she needs to play a character. For e.g. if the character requires her to smoke and in her true self she does not smoke, then she will need to observe people around her who smoke so that she can smoothly embed that into her role. Then the outer life of a character would involve how one walks etc. Inner and outer life would basically constitute the required actor! - Ana shares being live on stage is more scary than being in front of a camera, as in front of a camera you can do multiple retakes but that does not stand true for when one is on the stage. She talks about the importance of not getting influenced by external spotlight when one is on stage. This is instilled through rigorous training sessions. She shares she is in meditation mode when she is on the stage. It is therefore important to leave your personal emotions out of stage so you are able to fully sink in to the character, who would have its own emotions. In order to constantly stay in the meditation zone, personal regime plays an important role: fitness, meditation, giving all in every practice without fail. - She shares that if one gives 1000% in practice, only 70% will come out on stage. The pressure is always there subconsciously during the final performance (but the audience will see your 100%) - Ana mentions that people are constantly looking and comparing their journeys with others. It has only become easier with the advent of social media, which leads the mind towards unhealthy competition. This can be turned into healthy competition only if one works on themselves positively. It is not wise to waste time and energy on other people's journey. In order to have a positive mindset, it is important to have a disciplined routine. - Ana shares two of her biggest learnings that she has had in her acting career so far: Patience is everything - It is an underestimated virtue. One needs to be patient as things come back if done with the right intentions. Training never goes waste - somewhere the karma, work that you put in comes back. She briefly makes a reference to law of harvest, which states that what we put in to this world, comes back to us! This is something that one needs to trust, this is how the universe works... - It is important to love life and love the present. Staying in the moment is the best one can do. By doing this one can give their 100 percent in the moment and experience it. Enjoy the process so that it does not seem like that you are doing something for a reason. Do what you enjoy, and question yourself if you are not enjoying it. Doing something to impress someone is a very short lived journey. Enjoy what you do, have trust and you will automatically see the fruits! - It is very important to sit with your self and understand what you like doing in life. Most people are doing things that they do not really enjoy doing. They are just doing it because someone said that you have to do this. Once you figure out what you like doing, then make it a part of your life. If you do what you like, then you will start liking and enjoying the process to it. It is important to find a method in the madness, make your way in the chaotic world. Figure out your personal method that works for you, and this could change with time, but it is important to try and have trust!

Asian Games, Commonwealth Games medalist and Arjuna Award Winner Saurav Ghosal shares what led him to pursue Squash as a career, decision regarding career choice that he made when he was young, how he deals with uncomfortable situations and challenges, mental training, things he does on a daily basis consciously to become a better version of himself, a word of advise to make our lives more meaningful! Some of the key takeaways coming out of the talk are as follows: - Some people figure out what they are good at when they are younger, while some are not able to. As long as one is committed to the process and the journey, one with time will be able to figure out what they are truly good at before it is too late as one is committed to it. Making an effort in the right direction therefore is important. It is important to give yourself time and space to figure out what your calling is, and understand yourself and be true to yourself. A good example given by Saurav on a basic level is knowing "how much work is needed to be done to get something done". Having a good relationship and showing your parents that you are balancing between what they want and what you want is important in order to gain their trust. The effort and the commitment breeds confidence both in you and also in people who are supporting you. It is therefore important to understand that trust is a two way street. - Actions are what create trust, words are the starting point. Therefore it is important to back up your words with the action through the effort and commitment you put in. Things would as a result turn out in a way that would keep you happy. It is important to earn trust in yourself, earn trust from your inner circle and earn trust from the society and that will create confidence in you. - It is also important to reflect on what the community wants from you in a conscious manner, as having the society by your side is a good thing. This does not mean that every action of yours therefore becomes one to appease the society. - Saurav sheds light on importance of having a degree, as a safety net and something he also did for himself. It is important as we make head winds in one area that we take a step back, and also look at picture in a larger sense. In Saurav's case despite being a top athlete, he felt it was important for him to get the degree as this is something that he would have to fall back on as a safety net if squash did not work out the way he wanted. As an athlete one massive injury can finish a career, so pursuing the degree was a no brainer for him. Even though this was his decision, but a lot of people can evaluate what fits right for them with the circumstance they have in hand. Although, it is important to look at the larger picture and take a step back during evaluation and before making the decision. - He also mentioned that throughout his life he tries to control the controllable and try not to worry too much about the uncontrollable. A nice example to this was what people think about you is not in control, but what is in our control is that we can try and work towards becoming better versions of ourselves in a continuous basis. If we are able to do this it can give us happiness internally. This also helps you grow and helps you to not get clouded with negativity from outside. Implementing this can be difficult, but one has to get away with the thoughts and be happy with what is there. - Performing under high pressure situations: Saurav says he puts himself into situations where he feels privileged to be in that position. He says that he wants to enjoy this privilege as much as he can as he knows it will not last. He has been able to play well the times he has been able to enjoy these privileges. It is important to have clarity of what we want to do. It helps us to have focus on very small details rather than the enormity of the situation. Mental strategy is not an exact science, it is something that we try and execute and through experiences get an understanding of. Once we start thinking about the finer details, our mind goes to a different space where we then might not be worried about what people think of us etc - factors that are not within our control. - Saurav talks about days when nothing works the way he wants on the squash court and it becomes difficult. Squash is a game where we are responding to what the opponent is throwing at us. Therefore, preparation becomes really important. Saurav in detail talks about many game plans that he already has in his mind before he steps on to the squash court. There are about 3-4 different game plans he has in his mind prepared before starting into a match. He gives an example of this through patterns that he plays on a squash game. He mentions that as he plays a pattern on the court, he closely observes how the opponent reacts to that pattern, and if it does not work well in his favor then he quickly adjusts to a new pattern. Other than on court court conditions, there are also many off court conditions that a player needs to consider. There are many complications that are there, but how one deals with it is what separates the best from the also ran. He also mentions how one can also be continuously switching between the different game plans they have in their mind during the match based on the reactions they are getting from the opponent. Therefore, squash is also referred as chess at 100 miles an hour as you are thinking three four moves ahead. He mentions that whatever strategy one has, execution is what actually seals the deal, and hence proof is in the pudding and recognizing what to execute and when becomes important. - It is important to reflect and recognize that who and what we are today has been made from where we come from. The experiences have molded us into the person who we are. It is important to be proud of where we come from, but also equally important to not let that pride become a discriminatory factor with people who do not align with the thoughts we might be having. - Saurav mentions that subconsciously he tries to be the best version of himself everyday. There can be days when one can make more mistakes than other days, but one can try to reflect on them and try to improve upon them the next day. It is important to see how your actions are impacting other people. If the actions are causing harm to others then it is important to take a hard look and change yourself. Always look at creating or achieving more than what anyone else might expect of you. This would help in staying humble and grounded. It is important to keep pushing your own boundaries (without worrying about anyone else), and don't be scared to push them. At the end of the day, you have to work as hard as you can for the potential that you have. generally hard work will lead you to something special. The work that you put in is like a deposit in the bank. It is just a question when that deposit matures for you, but at some point it will and for that you will need to have trust at the work (in the process) that you put in, which is not for anyone else but for yourself. If you think about this then it will help you deal with setbacks in a better way, as life is all about setbacks!

Dr Adam Naylor sat down with Mudit Pant to talk about principles that can help people to thrive upon their potential. Mr Adam Naylor did his bachelors in Psychology from Trinity College and his higher studies in Sports Psychology from Boston University. For over two decades he has been working with athletes, coaches, organizations to thrive. Some of his key clients include – Top 50 ATP/WTA tour competitors: Stanley Cup Champions, Olympic medalists, UFC Martial Arts, C-Suite Executives. Throughout his career he has striven to raise the bar of sport psychology education through teaching at the university level, mentoring mental game professionals, and involvement with leadership in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Renowned Financial Advisor Tom Lips sat down with Mudit Pant to talk about some of the important things one should take up in their lives in order to realize its true potential and meaning. We also discussed the importance of having a mentor who can help you to challenge and shape your thinking to instill right perspective about life and help find meaning to it. Tom graduated from Dartmouth and received his JD from Harvard Law School. After college he shares how he spent a few years navigating to find what his real purpose in life was and something that gave him happiness. He emphasises that the role of mentor in helping him find this path was critical, and that we all should have good mentors in our lives. We also touched upon how to deal with disappointments and high pressure situations in life that one cannot avoid. Some of the key takeaways from this discussion are as follows: - The dialogue open with touching upon some of the disappointments and mistakes that Tom made in his early years and then how he overcame them. Of the disappointments he said he had was choosing the wrong profession for the wrong reasons. He shares that he went to law school for not so compelling reasons. At that time the Vietnam war was on. Tom delayed military service until after law school and served at the Pentagon. This was one of the greatest experiences of Tom's lifetime. After that, Tom joined a law firm in San Francisco. He started realising that the practice of law was not for him intellectually and psychologically. He also was aware that most people at this time would have wanted to switch places with him, but he was unhappy. He realised that he made a mistake in career selection as he had not thought through the following: What are you good at? More importantly, what are you not good at? What do you like to do? More importantly, what don't you like to do Where do you want to see yourself? How do you balance the personal and the professional? Do you want to do this for the rest of your life? -Tom touches upon the importance of having a very good mentor. His mentor really had him think through the above mentioned questions. After this Tom pursued his passion for higher education and joined Trinity College. And after spending a few years at Trinity, Tom questioned himself again and asked the above questions. He shares that he grew up in an investment family and it took him two careers to figure out that the career he wanted to be in was Finance. He started all over again as a trainee, and since then he has never looked back and he has also never forgotten the mistakes that he made which to him were not failures. Key to making mistakes is to learn from them. He now lookbacks and mentions that he is very fortunate that he had those disappointments but fortunate that he took advantage of them. -Tom mentions that it is important to find two to three good mentors and then staying in touch and nurturing the relation with them. People who do mentoring typically like to give back. There are a lot of people who are out there wiling to be with you on the journey, you need to be always on a lookout. - Tom mentions that he does not see his past two careers as a waste of time, the knowledge that he gained from them has been immense, and it has helped him to see a wider picture about the world. Through these experiences, more importantly he got to know himself much better. He worked on his shortcomings, played to his strengths, and saw a much broader world out there. - Attitude is everything. The power of positive thinking is so important. Also, he says to not put a lot of pressure on yourself. The glass should always be half full, and not half empty. Be positive and accept the negatives, and do not think that the burden of the world is on your own shoulders. Also recognise that change is constant. It is normal that one can have multiple different defined careers, and as long as one is learning along the way and being active and positive, one can see way through that. Remember that life is all about journey and not simply the arrival. - Consistency at work: Tom shares that combination of passion for work and doing the homework intellectually and emotionally is really the key. As a financial advisor one manages the portfolio of people and along with that also manage their expectations. - In the world of finance a great educational background is minor in mathematics and major in history. You should know numbers but it is important to know history as history repeats itself, and one of the lessons Tom has learned in his life is that you can see the picture better from 10 feet away as supposed to 10 inches away. At his work, it is important to define the life time objectives of the clients and achieve them over time. Part of it is perspective, passion, creating knowledge and have judgement along the way. Judgement is learning from your mistakes and observing everything around you and accepting that there will always be ups and down. - Tom talks about his quarterly commentary that he shares with the clients. For example it is not timing the market, it is time in the market. Investing is not gambling, you play the game and you stay in the game, you will win (history demonstrates it). Understanding history and having a good judgement becomes important. - Tom mentions it is important to accept the fact that you cannot control everything, and also go with the flow. The more you are prepared, thoughtful and positive, the negative will pass as the history says..this too shall pass. Understanding what you can control and what you cannot is important. It is important to have good habits as well and also to exercise the physical body as well as the mind. Also exercising spirituality is important. All of this creates serenity around you. It also helps to have good distractions around you. For Tom his choice of distraction is art. Art is therapy for him and takes out the emotions from the moment. He mentions that his office is adjoined to his art studio and he can just go from his right side of the brain to the left side of his brain. Take a deep breath and count your blessing and remember that we are all different. - He says it is quality time and it is important to get the mind and body in shape. Self discipline that goes with this is very much fulfilling. Important is to see the big picture, and you will have a lot more clarity that way. - Letting go is important as at times we are not in control of our situation. For Tom it came gradually, and this is where a mentor can really help too. You only pass around life once so embrace it, get out there and take a deep breath. Find who you are, embrace who you are and count your blessings and move forward. - Tom shares that you learn along the way, and it is important to keep your mind open on the journey to be able to absorb the learning. Don't be too self critical, try to absorb the world out there and understand what it is teaching you. - The key thing that Tom has learned on his journey is expand your horizon, expand your learning. Education is liberating. He mentions that travelling around the world has helped him to learn a lot by meeting different people and also by observing different cultures. Other thing he learned was venture into the unknown, try new things out. - Embrace the fear of failure and you will only learn from it. The mistake is not a failure, just do not repeat the mistakes - Word of advise by Tom: Tom says that one of the great people in his life was his father, and what he learned from him was treat everybody with respect. Don't judge, be kind and be fair to the other person. Embrace differences and be out there helping others. The best investment a parent can give to their children is education, and then use this education to see a broader world out there. Surround yourself with good people, good clients, good colleagues who have good culture, who are truthful, honest, committed, helping the others. Whatever you do in life make a contribution. You will be remembered for your contribution, and not by who you are. Make it all count! All we need is someone around who has light and who has taken that path and knows where to head

In the conversation we talked about how the journey of SmartGaon started three years ago and what were some of the driving factors that led Mr Rajnish to get going. He was inspired by one of the speeches given by PM Narendra Modi in US. The speech was to motivate people to give back to India in whatever capacity they can even if they are settled outside. SmartGoan initiative was also endorsed by the PM in “Mann Ki Baat” (Indian radio programme hosted by the PM in which he addresses people about nation building) for the work that is being done. Mr. Rajnish talks about what the mission of SmartGaon is and what smart villages are. He shares his advice on how people can come together and make India a better place. We also discussed the role of SmartGaon in Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Today in a technology driven world people who want to give back and are far away from India can contribute meaningfully in their own capacities for the development of India. Lastly, we touched upon the upcoming partnership of SmartGaon and REACHA. Some of the key takeaways from this dialogue are as follows:- Rajnish Ji touches upon one of the speeches given by Narendra Singh Modi in USA, which eventually became the driving factor that led him to create SmartGaon in India. He shares how the speech really moved him and instilled a constant thought in him, a thought on how to give back to the society. Since the Indian population continues to be concentrated in villages, Rajnish Ji thought he would like to contribute towards making these villages smart (technology enabled), which can help people to become self sufficient. He shares that the sp eech made him realize that it was time to wake up, and start giving back to where he came from. This led to the beginning of SmartGaon's journey which is led by Rajnish Ji and Yogesh Ji. - He shares that just like how our body is made up of five basic elements, a Smart village is also made up of five elements: Swach (Clean), Sunadar (Beautiful), Sakshar (Literate), Swast (Healthy), and Saulabhya. - The abbreviation SMART stands for: Sanitized, Modern-urban amenities, Adoption and awareness, self Reliant, Technology enabled. These are the five focus areas that are considered while working on a village. - The role of Sarpanch in the transformation of a village is very important. If the leaders are passionate and energetic, then the society will also develop fast. Another objective of SmartGaon is to spread awareness about Government schemes around the villages so that these can reach to the people in need (this is done through the SmartGaon mobile app) - People in smart villages can use the mobile app to post any complains/suggestions that they might have regarding the situation of the village. The app has made it easy for people in villages to communicate with the leaders of the villages (sarpanch) by sa ving them time which they would have otherwise spent on trying to meet them in person. Once someone drops a message on the app, it automatically reaches to the concerned authority. The app also has a notification center for notifications about events happening around the neighborhood. It also consist of a news section, self education section, marketplace, doctor consultation etc. which helps people to stay connected. - Rajnish Ji mentions that there is no right time for when one should start thinking of giving back, we should not wait and should come forward today. Once this movement starts, the like minded people will come forward, get aligned and can together multiply the positive effect. - At the end it is not government or anyone else, it is people who need to come forward together and take an initiative proactively to make a change. It is our responsibility to take care of the society around us.

Squash Coach Paul sat down with Mudit Pant to talk about his life experiences and learnings that have led him to become one of the most successful coaches. Paul currently coaches the Trinity Squash Team in Hartford, Connecticut USA and he is also the USA National Coach. From 1998-2012, Assaiante and Trinity won 252 consecutive matches, including thirteen national championships—the longest winning streak in USA college sports history.He is known to nurture individuals and teams to perform well consistently and develop leadership qualities. Some of the key takeaways from this discussion are as follows:- Coach mentions that it amazes him that how many people are seeking happiness but they do know what will give them happiness. Coach starts by touching upon what led him to choose the title of his book "Run to the Roar". The book has many themes, and one of them is how to manage fear. Coach touches upon the story of lions in Africa. In Africa, the lions hunt in packs where the oldest female of the pride who has a very deep roar, but has lost its mobility and can't catch her own food is positioned in the middle of the field facing the bush. The lionesses she hunts with hide in the bush. When she roars the prey run away from her to bush to death. The point being if the prey went at what was frightening them, they would find out it was not as bad as they thought it would be. The analogy here is that always go at the problem and always attack the problem - attack what you see as your biggest challenge. The rhetorical question one needs to ask everyday is what is the worst that could happen. Once you come to terms with that then it is not so bad. - For anyone to stay at the "top" of what they are doing needs to have the ability to analyse and make adjustments. What worked last year might not work this year. The world is constantly changing, as the Buddhists says that the only thing that we can count on is impermanence and rest everything is constantly changing, and if you want to stay ahead of the pack, you must constantly change as well. One must have fire all the time to grow and improve. Coach shares his purpose in life, which is to help people grow and become better, and the vehicle that he has used for the same is sports. Everyday one must learn how to win and learn how to loose, and how to adjust and re-strategize on the fly. In the business world, everyday you win at all cost, in sports that is not the case. There is an underlying issue that is character. One must do things as well as they can in the proper way. At the end do it in a way that shows class and dignity. Winning with class is easy, but losing with class is much harder. Coach shares that failure is the playground to success. In society the parents in the name of love will do anything to make sure that children do not fail, as they do not want to see them go through any pain, but it is essential to fail for the development of the person. You have to let the children fail, and then you need to be there to teach them how to embrace that failure and make it into something more positive. As you climb to the mountain while the view is better the fall is farther. Making mistakes is not bad but it is important to try to learn from them all the time and become better. It is important to provide an environment where people can make calculated and intelligent risks. and teach them at that moment on how they can improve. Coach talks about learning to laugh at yourself. If you try to be perfect then you cannot grow, and that is why one should not try to be perfect. Laugh at yourself, see the irony in the day, accept your humanity, give everything the best you can. In life you do not regret what you did, you regret what you did not do. People have to go out there and try and take chances. Also he touches upon the fact that it is important to reflect that are we happy doing what we are doing? One thing about being young is that you are not trapped at this age, your responsibilities are to yourself and your career. It is okay to redirect from what you are doing if you are not happy..completely okay! Coach talks about the longest streak that Trinity Squash created, and also shares how he and the boys felt when the winning streak was broken. Coach says it was never about the streak for him, he was there for a much bigger purpose which was to work with the players and also help them grow. When the streak got over, he realized that the team has lost and it was time to get back to work the next day what they normally did, and which will be a start to a new streak... Coach shares that his father was his hero, he was a gentle soul and coach realised that everyday he tried to make everything better for the people around him. It is not right for one person to tell another how to lead life, but life can be much more meaningful if we can pay importance to the relationships of those around us where we can make a small piece of the world just a little better, by being kind and gentle. We are only renting space and we will not be here for very long in the big history of world so we have an obligation while we are here to try to make the little corner we occupy better. At the end of it all, it is just good acts - paying it forward is our purpose in life! If life is hard and you are trying to get through the day, you can still share a little love around you! He says could you imagine if every person in the world wakes up and says, I am going to make sure that someone else smiles today, right now we are so full of anger, hatred and lies. Just take care of each other:)