Slides from Avlesh's (our co-founder) keynote speech at IIT Bombay at the freshmens orientation (Jul 2019).

1. 5 Steps To Doing
Okay In Life
A dummies guide by Avlesh Singh

2. 5 short stories
Sharing my learnings in building life skills
about these five tenets that determine how
successful you are going to be in life and at
work.
➔ Ambitions
➔ Growth
➔ Failure
➔ Humility
➔ Pay It Forward

3. Ambitions
If I were to grow up all over again, I’d go back
and do these the right way..
➔ Find a mentor early in life
Don’t worship, Just follow them.
➔ Learn to be resourceful
Live frugal. Do more with less..
➔ Learn to be calm & composed
The only way you can fight your doubts
and distractions.
➔ Find what you are good at
Marry your skills and source of
happiness to find what you want to be.

4. Growth
If your ambition is to build something, these
skills will determine how far you’d go.
➔ Learn to unlearn
Build a belief system. Build an alter ego
to challenge it from time to time.
➔ Obsess over the problem, not its
solution
This will go a long way in determining
how BIG can you think..
➔ Learn to sell
Commercial success in your career will
entirely depend on this skill.

5. Failure
Be prepared to fail. No matter how hard you
try, you will fail. Learn to fail often. Because,
you only have to be successful once.
➔ Be graceful
Never use someone else’s failure as
your stepping stone to your success.
Such people die lonely.
➔ Failure is yours, success theirs
Always remember this. Be the first one
to take blame. Even if it’s not your fault..
➔ Except for matters of life and
death, nothing really matters
So, chill. This too shall pass.

6. Humility
Just in case you taste success in life (which is
highly unlikely), there’s a big chance you’ll f**k
it up. Make sure it doesn’t get in your head.
➔ Be modest
A lot was accomplished even before
you were born. So, yeah, chill.
➔ Don’t drink your own kool-aid
Make sure your feet are firmly
grounded at all times.
➔ Keep good company
Surround yourself with people who
understand ambitions, growth and
failure better than you did..

7. Pay It Forward
Don’t wait for the right time to do this. If you
have found means beyond what you truly
need, give back.
➔ Life is not a zero sum game
Don’t do the math, just help those who
truly deserve and need it..
➔ Be a coach to the ambitious
Keep looking for others like you. Be a
great mentor and coach to them..
➔ Live for others. Die for yourself
Live for those who will inherit your
wealth & success. Die for those who will
take your cause forward.

8. चरागों को आँखों में महफू स रखना,
बड़ी दूर तक रात ही रात होगी,
मुसा फर हैं हम भी मुसा फर हो तुम भी,
कसी मोड़ पे फर मुलाक़ात होगी
Thank You!
@avlesh
www.WebEngage.com