The gradual shift from self-doubt to self-confidence.
After 13 years of phenomenal success in the business of advertising, things suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse. In a period of months, I suffered crippling losses. The inability to deal with my unfortunate circumstances affected my self-confidence and belief in my professional skills. I remained in this unhealthy state of mind for 8 years.
Paritosh Pathak’s workshop, New Rules of Professional Networking, was a turning point in my life. It was a ray of hope and an eye-opener that was a catalyst for my transformation. The words, “without expecting anything in return, be genuine, give, and add value in everyone’s life” will stay forever imprinted in my heart and mind. So impressed was I, that I decided to join the one-year program- Master Network Program (MNP) to continue my metamorphosis.
During one of the initial sessions, Paritosh suggested meeting one-on-one with the MNP graduates and fellow batch mates without any particular agenda, but with a genuine interest in them. With this in mind, I began the journey of MNP 100. Slowly, my fearfulness ebbed and I regained my previous confidence and once again became a leader at the workplace. My confidence grew from strength to strength as I learnt to trust and surrender. I was truly inspired to move from ‘I am transforming’, to the destination – ‘I am transformed’.
I realized that my disappointment and dissatisfaction came from the belief that I am a failure. Much of my energy was consumed by all the negativity that surrounded me. Because of the pandemic and the necessity to stay at home, I was able to meet almost 100 MNP graduates and batch mates.
During the one-on-one meetings, I was lucky to meet many helpful and motivating individuals. I owe them a huge debt of gratitude for their encouragement and support.
Tushar Aggarwal of Kala Shree advised me to trust myself, take one thing at a time and move on. Tushar believes that change is the only constant, and that’s so true.
Suman Malhotra, an Insurance Expert, told me to just trust the fact that I have done it once and I can do it once again.
Trust, focus, continuous learning, striving for growth, and the zeal to be inspired at all times, are my key takeaways from a wonderful meeting with Monishankar Hazra, Sr. Director, Technology Service Delivery & Program Management.
“Just trust yourself, look within and all will be good”, were the wise words of the Youth Coach and Educationist, Avinash Singh Alag.
Tarun Bhargav who is striving to bring a change in the world of education advised me that perseverance is the key.
Share Investment Strategist, Rahul Chauhan’s energy was infectious and motivated me to be unique in my approach and to move on, whatever it may take.
Swatee Miittal, a personal branding expert, encouraged me to a large extent. She listened to my story with great interest and guided me to simply be myself and move forward with pure intention, authenticity and dedication.
From Gunpreet Kaur, a cancer warrior and a communications expert, I learnt that whatever may be happening and however it may be, I should get up, dress up, get going, and all will be good.
Rahat A. Bhatia of Innovative Die Casting Technologies said that the “journey is always better than the destination.” My biggest learning from him is that trust is the combination of 3Cs – 80% Character, and 20% Competence displayed with Consistency.
I felt an instant connection with Shagufta Patel, a Parenting Coach and an Editor cum Publisher, and we struck an immediate friendship. By sheer coincidence, her husband Sumeet Gupta turned out to be an old friend and we met after almost 15 years. We are now happily collaborating on a project.
I had rewarding experiences from a meeting with Anuj Sharma – Gifting Solutions, Nupur Gupta – a Make-up Artist, Arsh Gaur – a Chartered Accountant, Benhur Rao – an Executive Coach, and Sunil Agarwal of Indian Handicrafts Emporium.
I had the privilege of meeting the passionate film-maker, Najmus Saqib and Financial Planners – Deepak Gaur, Pradip Shah, Dharmishtha Shah, Chakrivardhan Kuppal and Aseem Juneja. I was delighted to meet Digital Marketer Gagan Maheshwari, the youngest entrepreneur of the MNP Network, and also Rachit Jain.
Perseverance is the key, said Anuj Narula, a Highway Design Engineer.
Health Coach and Expert – Heejin Park is a ball of love, and compassion. Heejin is so calm, soft-hearted, joyful and caring. She always says- you always underestimate yourself, dear Karuuna. You just have to realise that is so powerful, that’s it.
I was super delighted to meet packaging, and production inspection expert – Sumant Kumar, whose positive approach towards life and happy-go-lucky behaviour is just phenomenal. He radiates so much love and compassion to everyone at all times. May God bless you always.
Gurnoor Kaur Behl, a Personal Branding Expert guided me on how to make myself visible on social media. She encouraged me to take immediate steps, which was a great help.
Meeting Meenu Gupta, Founder of Invicta Media, was an experience which cannot be put into words. She reminded me of who I am and of all the healing modalities I had learnt with which I could heal myself, and even took responsibility for my growth.
Ashish Ranjay Sahay & Mithlesh Jha, the Logistics Accelerators, advised me add value to everyone’s life and give as much as I can. They further added that perseverance with honesty, right intention, surrender to the coach with dedication, and trust in self are the key. Ashish is a true giver and is always looking for an opportunity to add value to people’s life.
Sandeep Gupta, a Logistics Expert at CJ Darcl Logistics recognized me instantly when I visited his organization even though we had not formally met earlier. His warm welcome and compassion truly touched me.
The meeting with Subhendu Panja, Vice President of CJ Darcl Logistics was exceptional. Loving, compassionate and down to earth, he is an outstanding human being and a genuine giver. I admire his keen eye for detail and his dedication and perseverance towards his work. It was an absolute pleasure working with him.
I was impressed with the passion, knowledge and experience of Shalini Sinha, a Tea Enthusiast and founder of The Infused Kettle. I wish her all the best and thank her for coming all the way to meet me.
“When the world around us has changed, we need to accept the same and bring in CHANGE with complete trust, surrender, and acceptance.” Were the encouraging words of Praveen Jindal – a Management Consultant.
My batch mate Garima Arora who is a brand strategist and copywriter, is a powerhouse of energy. She radiates so much love and compassion. “Do what you have to do and move on”, is what she believes in.
All is always well. Just get up and keep going says my MNP batch mate and dear friend Ghanshyam Sahni. He is an amazing human being- caring, passionate, compassionate, loving and at the same time very reserved.
Meeting three young entrepreneurs from a recent start-up actually inspired me to start afresh! These dynamic partners – Jogi Prajapati – a Wildlife Photography Expert, Kedar Kalamkar – a Corporate Employee Engagement Expert and Saurabh Thakekar, a Wildlife Travel Expert were a pleasure to meet. Their enthusiasm and energy increased my conviction to start again.
Business Profit Maximiser Atul Vijj said, just BE who you are, trust yourself, surrender to the divine universe, and the world will be yours.
Executive Coach Anurag Sharma, who helps business leaders and organizations enhance Performance & Results, helped me to remember and identify the lessons from my toughest experiences, something I would have never achieved without his assistance.
Architect Rajat Kumar’s passion towards creativity is phenomenal. Meeting the loving Mohit Aggarwal of Asian Adventures was a truly rewarding experience.
It was a pleasure getting acquainted with Mohit Bhutani, a fitness enthusiast into engineering products, Restraunteer Subba Rao, versatile Astrologer Anil Gupta and Anish Roy, a Law Professional.
I was happy to meet Asootosh Kkant, an expert at Manifestation and Networking, Nikhil Jain – a Packaging Expert of bottle closures from Mumbai, Shravanti Upadrasta, PR Professional – Nishant, Digital Marketer – Nishith Srivastava, Spices and Dry Foods Marketer – Nitin Goel, Happiness Coach – PK Khurana, Poonam Verma – a versatile Content Writer, Dr Himanshu Tiwari and Parul Gupta of Out of Home Media.
These one-on-one meetings held without any particular agenda opened new horizons for me. I started learning how to create value for everyone around me. My attitude started to shift from negativity towards positivity. A new ray of hope appeared before my eyes, its brightness engulfing my very being. The fear of rejection started to slip away and the feeling that I was a failure began to disappear. All of this resulted in a big shift of energy within me. Each meeting helped me to let go of my limiting beliefs, each individual helped me believe in myself and galvanized me to act. The fearful inner vibration changed to a new, positive, vibrant and happy ME.
During this process, I was not even aware of when my business began to grow. Looking back, I realize that I have increased revenue by almost 200% in the last 11 months. Now, my goal is to be ME – a compassionate, humble and happy human being with the ability to connect with myself and everyone around me.
AFTER MEETING SO MANY PEOPLE, THE WAY I LOOK AT THE WORLD IS SHIFTING, AND I AM TRANSFORMING. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCOVERING NEW ASPECTS OF MYSELF, AND THE JOURNEY CONTINUES…
I take this opportunity to thank my dear friend, mentor, and coach Paritosh Pathak for his selfless and continued coaching and guidance. He and the MNP Program have helped me beyond all expectations. Like all MNP graduates, I look forward to creating extraordinary growth, success, and prosperity by using the MNP Principles.
Thanks a million, dearest Swatee Miittal for encouraging me to pen down my MNP Journey of one-on-one meetings.
Note: If I have missed mentioning any names but it is purely unintentional.