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Ex-Goldman Sachs employee, wrote a novel during office hours. It turned into Rs 400 crore blockbuster movie starring R Madhavan and Aamir KhanChetan Bhagat, an IIT-IIM graduate and former investment banker, penned his first novel, Five Point Someone, during demanding corporate rol...- Rejected by 17 companies, denied a job at Google: How Ankur Warikoo turned setbacks into successAnkur Warikoo revealed facing 17 rejections, including from Google at age 29, for a product role due to lacking an engineering degree. This...
- 'It has been a love affair': Tamannaah Bhatia's simple formula for doing well in somethingTamannaah Bhatia attributes her two-decade-long success in cinema to a genuine love for acting, a passion ignited in childhood. Despite no ...
- Chinese idiom of the day: 'The old man loses his horse' - this Chinese saying reveals why bad luck may actually be good luckChinese idiom of the day: Fortune and misfortune are often intertwined. What initially seems like a setback can lead to unexpected blessing...
- Bengaluru techie who started with just Rs 5,000 salary now has Rs 70 lakh net worth, but still carries one regret he cannot forgetA Bengaluru tech professional's journey from a Rs 5,000 monthly salary to a Rs 45 lakh annual package and Rs 70 lakh net worth is inspiring...
- Quote of the day by Joaquin Phoenix: 'I thought I had achieved ultimate success. But if your definition of success is completely destroying your...' A powerful lesson on fame and ambition by Joker, Gladiator actorJoaquin Phoenix once declared that his controversial 2010 mockumentary, I'm Still Here, was a success if 'destroying your career' was the g...
- He rejected 'dollar paycheck' in Singapore to live in Bengaluru: Techie walks away from dream job. Is it the right choice?An Indian tech professional, Aman Vaishnav, has gone viral after revealing why he left a high-paying machine learning job in Singapore and ...
- He left school after class 7, arrived in Mumbai at 15, with Rs 24 in his pocket. Today, he earns Rs 25 LPA per annum. Who is Munna Thaakur?From Akola with just Rs 24, Munna Thakur's journey to becoming a celebrated celebrity photographer is a testament to grit. He overcame imme...
- R Madhavan was told to follow this formula, the film crashed badly & that’s when he decided he would never...Following his breakthrough in 'Alai Payuthey', R Madhavan was advised to emulate Rajinikanth's rural appeal for superstardom. He chose a fi...
- Missed JEE Advanced by 2 marks, now ISRO scientist: Meerut youth who studied on YouTube without costly coaching will help power India’s space programmeMissing JEE Advanced by a mere two marks didn't deter Meerut's Sanket Kumar. He self-studied, aced the exam the following year, and joined ...
- ‘I was crying almost every night’: Woman quit her $180K tech job despite living the American dream, here’s whyA Nigerian woman, Primzy, walked away from a $180,000 tech career in the US, finding misery despite achieving immigrant success. Her story,...
- Her husband died, then 2 sons, & then brother, all within 7 years; yet Odisha’s tribal daughter, once renamed by her schoolteacher, fought through grief to rise to India’s highest officePresident Droupadi Murmu's journey from a remote village in Odisha to India's highest constitutional office is a remarkable story of resili...
- Quote of the Day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is…’ - An immigrant's message about gratitude, opportunity and belongingQuote of the Day by Arnold Schwarzenegger highlights the profound impact of acceptance and opportunity. His success, he states, was fueled ...
- No billion dollar startup or fame. Hyderabad man shares his one ‘passion’ which caused him to leave high-paying Amazon job in viral video : 'I wanted to explore...'An Instagram influencer shared a viral video of a former Amazon employee who left his tech job in 2014 to become a full-time Uber driver. T...
- Quote of the day by Hailee Steinfeld: 'Every girl wishes she was Juliet in some version of their...' - life lesson on romance, relationships, human connection, dreams and why everyone connects with great love stories by The Edge of Seventeen actress and Starving singerQuote of the day by Hailee Steinfeld: Actress Hailee Steinfeld shares a quote about Juliet, a timeless literary figure. She suggests every ...
- Life Lesson of the Day by the prolific songwriter Tim Rice: 'The biggest lesson I had in my life was...'- The famous Hakuna Matata lyricist's powerful life lesson about resilience and successTim Rice's life demonstrates that failure is not an endpoint but a powerful teacher. His journey from unperformed musicals to global acclai...
- 64-year-old intern: Just like Robert De Niro in The Intern, this business guru with decades of company-building experience starts again; says, 'I don’t have...'At 64, Otis D’Souza chose to become an intern, not out of financial need, but a desire for purpose and continued learning. He embraced the ...
- 'Do what you love, Papa': Entrepreneur celebrates layoff anniversary, calls daughter his 'secret co-founder' after four words changed his lifeHimanshu Jha lost his job at 44. This setback became a turning point. His daughter's advice, 'Do what you love, Papa', inspired him. He lef...
- Not Rs 24 LPA job, IITian celebrates another milestone: ‘Today I took my family on their first…’An IITian celebrated his parents' first flight, with his father boarding a plane at 68. He expressed gratitude to his parents for their unw...
- From selling vegetables in Mumbai to studying 18 hours a day: An inspiring journey from struggles to owning a ₹1 crore home at 21Abhishek Vaishya's inspiring journey began at a Mumbai vegetable cart. He overcame humble beginnings in a small chawl to become a chartered...
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