This document lists 50 surprises the author has experienced over their career in digital media and storytelling. Some of the highlights include having their blog listed among the world's best business blogs within 5 months, speaking engagements with prominent organizations, viral content on social media, international collaborations, inclusion on lists of top online influencers, and opportunities to publish books and contribute to publications. The overall message is that digital platforms can enable widespread reach and unexpected opportunities when using storytelling effectively.

1. DIGITAL IS
MAGICAL
50
SURPRISES

2. Surprise one person
every day and your own
life will become full
of surprises
“
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3. From Hindustan Times, Mumbai.
Included in a story titled,
“A Brand Called Me”
1
SURPRISE

4. From GD Goenka World
Institute, Gurugram
(September, 2011) Invited along
with prominent speakers to
address students of Lancaster
University
2
SURPRISE

5. 3
SURPRISE
From Alltop.com :
My blog got
listed among
world's best
business blogs
in 5 months
of launch.

6. From Google
1st page ranks for right keywords They say, "Google falls
in love with you after everyone else loves you first"
4
SURPRISE

7. From Public Relations Society
of India :
Addressed top PR professionals
from Indian PSUs
5
SURPRISE

8. From Runa
Magnus:
Podcast interview
on "Crafting your
Brand Story"
6
SURPRISE

9. My blog entitled,
"7 Personal Branding
Lessons you Learn by
Falling in Love"
goes viral on social
media especially
Twitter
7
SURPRISE

10. The book "The Seven Joys of Life" has 19
contributors from 6 countries spanning 4 continents.
The project is an excellent example of using social media
for creating trust & collaborating globally.
8
SURPRISE

11. Included in
100 Most
Influential
Indians
Online by
Pinstorm India
Influencers
9
SURPRISE

12. Speaking, Training
& Coaching
assignments flow
in esp from IT industry
including Accenture,
Society for Technical
Communication
(STC), IBM, Tata
Communications, tech
entrepreneurs
and so on
10
SURPRISE

13. Enlarge Excel Evolve
blog gets
traffic from 100 plus
countries
and now a large part
of its traffic comes
from search engines
primarily Google.
11
SURPRISE

14. The presentation
has got 25k +
views
and was featured
on Slideshare
homepage.
12
SURPRISE

15. Google hangout with Sherry Nouraini and
Open Social Media Initiative Community
on "Building a Personal Brand through
Storytelling"
The video goes viral.
13
SURPRISE

16. You are on right
track when you
attract the
attention of
the right
people for the
right reasons.
14
SURPRISE

17. When someone you
met on Twitter turns
into a great friend.
(with Ajay Mishra ,
Sr Anchor &
Head- Economic Affairs,
DD News)
15
SURPRISE

18. Conscious Mind vs Sub Conscious
Mind gets 17 RePins on Pinterest
16
SURPRISE

19. From shares to appreciation for
blog headline and loads of skill
endorsements, LinkedIn keeps
throwing one surprise after
another (68 shares of post).
17
SURPRISE

20. Kred Online Influence Score
of 905/1000 (91 %)
18
SURPRISE

21. Invited to conduct a webinar on Email
marketing through Storytelling
(organised by Juvlon)
19
SURPRISE

22. Invited for a Podcast chat with Lianne Picot
on Voice America "Inspiring with Story"
20
SURPRISE

23. Invited to address doctors Telling your side of
the story (Social media for doctors) @ Annual
National Conference of Pathologists, PBDS Post
Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
21
SURPRISE

24. Invited to speak
on "Your story is
your brand" at
The Power of
Storytelling
workshop at
Mariott Hotel,
Mumbai by
Antworks
Education.
22
SURPRISE

25. When a Harvard
Business School
Professor,
Bestselling
author & Former
CEO shares your
content, you must
be on the right
track.
23
SURPRISE

26. An American
friend Jennifer
Sertl turned
coach whom I
met on LinkedIn
turns my life
topsy turvy.
24
SURPRISE

27. Included in Social
Media Influencers
by
Hypr brands, USA
25
SURPRISE

28. Invited to organise "Kinship through Storytelling with
Michael Margolis Session was organised at Delhi
Management Association, New Delhi. Michael is leading
global voice of business storytelling.
26
SURPRISE

29. Invited to join as Mentor at The Truth
School of Innovation & Storytelling
27
SURPRISE

30. Invited by DigiNews to share the story of TV
News in India,
"From News to Infotainment to Tamasha"
Will Tamasha become news again?
28
SURPRISE

31. Started co-creating
digital stories for top
clients
with AL Services team
(clients served include
Jaipur Rugs, AMA
Herbal, ODpedia, BRICS
Chambers, senior
doctors (of Medanta,
Artemis Hospital) etc
29
SURPRISE

32. Invited by
School for Social
Entrepreneurs India
to conduct a session on
Personal Branding and
Inspirational Storytelling
for their Social
Entrepreneurship
fellows
30
SURPRISE

33. Invited by Vijay Nallawala to release his book
"A Bipolar's Journey: From Torment to Fulfillment"
at Mumbai.
31
SURPRISE

34. International Story
Blogathon on ‘Enlarge
Excel Evolve’ gets
enthusiastic response
from leading
storytellers across
world.
One of participants
Jennifer Sertl invited
by @HuffPost as
columnist on basis of her
contribution.
32
SURPRISE

35. Inaugurated by Anurag
Batra , Chairman,
Business World group
the "Blogging & New
Media Summit" @
NDIM gets a
enthusiastic response
from speakers &
participants.
32
SURPRISE

36. Linkedin blog
"Why your website should have 'Our Story ?'
featured on the popular 'Marketing and Advertising'
channel of LinkedIn Pulse.
34
SURPRISE

37. Invited at a press
conference at
Indore to interact
with senior journalists
on the role of social
media.
35
SURPRISE

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We have more power to create magic
in lives of others than our own.

39. Included in 117 lists
(of experts on Twitter )
created by Digital
marketing &
storytelling Gurus from
across the globe.
Many tweets have gone
viral with 100 + retweets.
So be a chirpy bird & go
tweet tweet.
37
SURPRISE

40. When life makes you meet one celebrity after
another & each of them leaves you with a lifetime
lesson.
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders
of Giants."- Newton
38
SURPRISE

41. When your videos
starting ranking
not just on Page
1 but in the Top
3 search results.
39
SURPRISE

42. When your Quora answers cross
1 lakh views
without much of an effort, it must
be a divine surprise through
Digital.
40
SURPRISE

43. When a friend Deepak Goel invites
you for a chat, shoots it and uploads
it on YouTube.
41
SURPRISE

44. You are certainly blessed when Vice Chancellor of
University (Dr Narendra Dhakad) where you studied
launches your book.
No wonder it becomes a bestseller in less than 6 months.
42
SURPRISE

45. Thanks to digital
platforms like
Amazon, my books
get available across
the globe.
But all the seven
books (and
chapters), tell only
one story.
43
SURPRISE

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Our book becomes an Amazon
Bestseller in India in less than 6 months
of its launch. It has been endorsed and
admired by several celebrities from all
walks of life.

47. Digital
Transformation in
context of New India
Summit organised @
NDIM received a
warm response from
corporates. Summit
was inaugurated by Dr
D Prasanth Nair (PhD,
IIM Ahmedabad) & is
followed by PM Modi
on Twitter
45
SURPRISE

48. Invited to conduct a
session on "Personal
Branding &
Inspirational
Storytelling for
Coaches" by
International Coach
Federation, Delhi NCR
chapter.
46
SURPRISE

49. Invited by DD
News to speak on
digital marketing
for growth
hacking by
startups on
Economy Today
program .
47
SURPRISE

50. Received 2 national awards in succession in 2017 for
work relating to online media and blogging respectively.
Dr S Radhakrishnan Media Network Award.
ASMA Blogger of the Year Award
48
SURPRISE

51. Invited to contribute a
chapter on "Self regulation in
context of Social & New
Media" in the book alongwith
stalwarts of media.
(Edited by Dr Vartika Nanda,
HOD-Journalism, LSR and
Foreword by renowned media
expert Sh KG Suresh, Director
General, IIMC, New Delhi.
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SURPRISE

52. When I look at the
various dimensions of
storytelling I have
worked in during past
decade, it brings a
sense of surprise.
Digital is indeed
magical and I am
loving it.
50
SURPRISE

53. SOCIAL MEDIA
is not a game changer,
it is a new game
in itself
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54. THANKYOU