[Music]
good morning it is my honor to be here
in front of fuel and be to be the
opening batsman I’m here to speak about
long life being catalyst to career
change several years ago when I was
waiting in the greenroom for the fashion
show to start I asked myself is this
what I’m going to be doing for the next
40 50 years I pondered on this question
it kept me awake at night and then the
answer came to me and it was a
resounding no if I am going to be living
this long I don’t want to be doing the
same thing I asked my friends what they
thought they said but a duty this is who
you are this is your identity you worked
so hard to reach where you have you’re
going to give up all of this which is
because of the question that you have in
your mind I was very confused I thought
to myself am I the only one feeling like
this so I decided that no I have to find
answers I went out I spoke to a few
people I studied I did research I
studied about the research that was done
and the findings that I had is something
that I want to share with you here today
life expectancy today is approaching 70
some like few centuries back it was just
30 years why that in India people lived
only till 23 just a century ago today
the lifespan has almost tripled
then don’t you think that we deserve to
change our career over our working life
most people who reach around 35 feel
unfulfilled they’re unhappy with what
they’ve been doing as the career
progresses they start feeling jaded and
the reason for this is perhaps because
when we make the career choice at 20 we
make it based on prestige rather than
fulfillment we have a lot of other
potential we have other goals and then
we realize all this is not lining up
this is not making me fulfilled when I
spoke to the older generation most of
them want to work till they’re 70 to
remain mentally a child to be socially
active to be financially secure at age
50 you still have three or more decades
left to work play and to give back so
what does one do then a lot of people
think how do I go about a transition how
do I change my career where do I begin
what should I consider I have bills to
pay sometimes you have a resistance
house these kind of fears have prevented
many a high achievers from stepping out
of their comfort zone but then the
biggest rewards come with biggest risks
now there are many people who say no we
want to do one profession throughout my
life and that’s okay but if I look at my
life my life has undergone a plethora of
change I have worn many hats and trust
me none of the change was easy but I can
assure you one thing that with every
change
I am a better version of myself I grew
up with abundant love I was given
freedom to choose what I wanted to
become I was this age when I told my mom
I want to be a doctor my determination
to achieve my dream led me through a lot
of hardships I come from a small place
called monville to go to college and to
go to my coaching classes I landed up
traveling for over six hours every
single day for almost two years now for
those of you who have traveled by HD
buses or state transport buses will know
what I am talking about but that’s not
all I had to undergo hardships of
different kinds I was crushed many times
by my fellow passengers there was a lot
of heat suffocation I was groped
I was molested I didn’t have time to
study there were times when I didn’t
have time to eat but I persevered I said
these are the hardships I want to
achieve what I wanted to achieve so I
started studying in a moving bus so I
did what it takes and my parents and I
were ecstatic when I secured admission
in Grand Medical College at this time I
had a new dream I wanted to run a
hospital as a guy nag get married have
two babies have a dog I had it all
sorted out well life had other plans for
me I participated and won and I am the
only Indian to win mrs. world title my
life altered doors open offers started
coming in and I was catapulted to
becoming a supermodel acting followed
soon after and within a span of few
years this middle-class introverted shy
girl from Panvel who didn’t have heels
they know what makeup or didn’t have a
lipstick had to adapt to change once
again I got out of my comfort zone and
did what it took after a successful run
of over ten years I started to feel
unfulfilled academically because my
feeling as a modern actor left me
craving for intellectual stimulation
back again at crossroads
I took help of my friends and family and
decided that I am going to study human
mind
my life has gone through so many changes
and when I be meet people they ask me
how did I manage to do these transitions
successfully I started out as a doctor
became an accidental model and an actor
and today as I speak in front of you I
am a qualified counselor and a
psychologist when I contemplate on how I
achieved the transitions I know it
wasn’t easy so I thought about it and I
put together a few findings which I want
to share with you over here there are
five things that can help you do it the
first one you have to understand
yourself you have to know who you are
you have to accept your past you have to
finish those unfinished businesses have
no guilt or regrets use questionnaires
now why question is there are many
available by filling out those
questionnaires you realize what your
skills are how your personality is what
your weaknesses are it helps you connect
the dots this helps when you want to
make the career transition tell your
story now what is telling your story
telling your story is basically in
writing your autobiography why do this
because at the stage that you want to
make the transition and you sit down and
write it you realize there are so many
things that you’ve forgotten and then
you write it you’re like oh yeah I did
this oh yes this is what gave me joy
this is what gave me pride
it opens up realms that are within you
but you’re not aware of them you have to
dig in deep into the recesses of your
heart in your mind and write it down
seek help we feel very shy to ask for
help but career counselors career
coaches help you again to identify your
skillset they help you set up a plan and
handhold you through this delicate stage
of transition I for one I have no
knowledge of financials I’m terribly
poor so I seeked help from certified
financial planner to help me crunch
numbers when I was making the transition
it helped me be on the path and know
that I’m secure so if there is something
that I would like to share with you this
it is this that we live very long and if
you choose yes you can stay with one
career but if not then the findings that
I shared with you will definitely help
you to make the transition so all in all
embrace yourself be bold
be confident give it what it takes
perseverance is a virtue so imagine
believe and go out there and achieve
thank you
you
[Music]
good morning it is my honor to be here
in front of fuel and be to be the
opening batsman I’m here to speak about
long life being catalyst to career
change several years ago when I was
waiting in the greenroom for the fashion
show to start I asked myself is this
what I’m going to be doing for the next
40 50 years I pondered on this question
it kept me awake at night and then the
answer came to me and it was a
resounding no if I am going to be living
this long I don’t want to be doing the
same thing I asked my friends what they
thought they said but a duty this is who
you are this is your identity you worked
so hard to reach where you have you’re
going to give up all of this which is
because of the question that you have in
your mind I was very confused I thought
to myself am I the only one feeling like
this so I decided that no I have to find
answers I went out I spoke to a few
people I studied I did research I
studied about the research that was done
and the findings that I had is something
that I want to share with you here today
life expectancy today is approaching 70
some like few centuries back it was just
30 years why that in India people lived
only till 23 just a century ago today
the lifespan has almost tripled
then don’t you think that we deserve to
change our career over our working life
most people who reach around 35 feel
unfulfilled they’re unhappy with what
they’ve been doing as the career
progresses they start feeling jaded and
the reason for this is perhaps because
when we make the career choice at 20 we
make it based on prestige rather than
fulfillment we have a lot of other
potential we have other goals and then
we realize all this is not lining up
this is not making me fulfilled when I
spoke to the older generation most of
them want to work till they’re 70 to
remain mentally a child to be socially
active to be financially secure at age
50 you still have three or more decades
left to work play and to give back so
what does one do then a lot of people
think how do I go about a transition how
do I change my career where do I begin
what should I consider I have bills to
pay sometimes you have a resistance
house these kind of fears have prevented
many a high achievers from stepping out
of their comfort zone but then the
biggest rewards come with biggest risks
now there are many people who say no we
want to do one profession throughout my
life and that’s okay but if I look at my
life my life has undergone a plethora of
change I have worn many hats and trust
me none of the change was easy but I can
assure you one thing that with every
change
I am a better version of myself I grew
up with abundant love I was given
freedom to choose what I wanted to
become I was this age when I told my mom
I want to be a doctor my determination
to achieve my dream led me through a lot
of hardships I come from a small place
called monville to go to college and to
go to my coaching classes I landed up
traveling for over six hours every
single day for almost two years now for
those of you who have traveled by HD
buses or state transport buses will know
what I am talking about but that’s not
all I had to undergo hardships of
different kinds I was crushed many times
by my fellow passengers there was a lot
of heat suffocation I was groped
I was molested I didn’t have time to
study there were times when I didn’t
have time to eat but I persevered I said
these are the hardships I want to
achieve what I wanted to achieve so I
started studying in a moving bus so I
did what it takes and my parents and I
were ecstatic when I secured admission
in Grand Medical College at this time I
had a new dream I wanted to run a
hospital as a guy nag get married have
two babies have a dog I had it all
sorted out well life had other plans for
me I participated and won and I am the
only Indian to win mrs. world title my
life altered doors open offers started
coming in and I was catapulted to
becoming a supermodel acting followed
soon after and within a span of few
years this middle-class introverted shy
girl from Panvel who didn’t have heels
they know what makeup or didn’t have a
lipstick had to adapt to change once
again I got out of my comfort zone and
did what it took after a successful run
of over ten years I started to feel
unfulfilled academically because my
feeling as a modern actor left me
craving for intellectual stimulation
back again at crossroads
I took help of my friends and family and
decided that I am going to study human
mind
my life has gone through so many changes
and when I be meet people they ask me
how did I manage to do these transitions
successfully I started out as a doctor
became an accidental model and an actor
and today as I speak in front of you I
am a qualified counselor and a
psychologist when I contemplate on how I
achieved the transitions I know it
wasn’t easy so I thought about it and I
put together a few findings which I want
to share with you over here there are
five things that can help you do it the
first one you have to understand
yourself you have to know who you are
you have to accept your past you have to
finish those unfinished businesses have
no guilt or regrets use questionnaires
now why question is there are many
available by filling out those
questionnaires you realize what your
skills are how your personality is what
your weaknesses are it helps you connect
the dots this helps when you want to
make the career transition tell your
story now what is telling your story
telling your story is basically in
writing your autobiography why do this
because at the stage that you want to
make the transition and you sit down and
write it you realize there are so many
things that you’ve forgotten and then
you write it you’re like oh yeah I did
this oh yes this is what gave me joy
this is what gave me pride
it opens up realms that are within you
but you’re not aware of them you have to
dig in deep into the recesses of your
heart in your mind and write it down
seek help we feel very shy to ask for
help but career counselors career
coaches help you again to identify your
skillset they help you set up a plan and
handhold you through this delicate stage
of transition I for one I have no
knowledge of financials I’m terribly
poor so I seeked help from certified
financial planner to help me crunch
numbers when I was making the transition
it helped me be on the path and know
that I’m secure so if there is something
that I would like to share with you this
it is this that we live very long and if
you choose yes you can stay with one
career but if not then the findings that
I shared with you will definitely help
you to make the transition so all in all
embrace yourself be bold
be confident give it what it takes
perseverance is a virtue so imagine
believe and go out there and achieve
thank you
you
[Music]
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