Against The Odds

Anish Ponnanna talks to me about the importance of putting in the years and learning on the job! He is our next guest on Against The Odds i.e. Episode #38. He is a sound engineer known for working with big famous Indian bands like Swarathma, Indian Ocean, Clinton Cerejo and more. He is also a YouTuber who creates some incredible sounding pieces with vocal talented musicians on his YouTube channel: The Engineer's Pick.  

In this episode we talk about how you might think you know everything but, in reality, you know nothing, the importance of slowly building and gaining expertise and experience, and how being humble can go a long way!

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Martin D'souza talks to me about how to become a jack of many trades and a master of all too as part of Episode #37 of Against The Odds. He is a well-known DJ(Disc Jockey), KJ(Karaoke Jockey), Model & Actor in Bangalore.  

In this one we talk about the importance of hard work and hope, how to correctly learn things in college during your college days, how to have fun in college too and how trying your hand at your interests could open up more doors than you expect.

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Listen to Narpath Raman(Mentalist & Illusionist from Bangalore/Chennai) [Next Door Mind Reader - NDMR] and I talk about how you can ensure positive outcomes in life, as part of Episode #36 of our video podcast series - Against The Odds.  

We talk about the importance of hustle and hard work, how to make it in life and how one cannot be fearless but can only face their fears i.e. fearlessness does not exist.

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Listen to Narpath Raman(Mentalist & Illusionist from Bangalore/Chennai) [Next Door Mind Reader - NDMR] talk about how empathy can change you and how empathy is super important in today's day and age, as part of Episode #35 of Against The Odds.  

We talk about finding what you're born to do, the importance of positive mindshift and its benefits and how life can teach you a lot if you keep yourself open to it.

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Episode #34 of ATO(Against The Odds) features Sahit Anand(Filmmaker & co-founder at Do. Creative Labs in Bangalore, known for Jordindian's content & the upcoming feature film, One Cut Two Cut) who talks about the importance of structuring your day and life the right way.   

We talk about how "office" culture should actually be, the importance of not curbing creativity and how to ensure you get the big things completed and achieve your goals in life!

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Episode #33 of ATO(Against The Odds) features Sahit Anand(Filmmaker & co-founder at Do Creative Labs in Bangalore, known for Jordindian's content & the upcoming feature film, One Cut Two Cut) where he talks about how one should find the soul in your work.   

We talk about knowing when to not stop and quit along with also creating a figurative museum for all your work to ensure that you're creating quality content that lives up to the mark.

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'How to not restrict yourself' is what my guest, Punya Arora, a stand-up comic and a writer known for works like Masaba Masaba, and I talk about in Episode 32 of Against The Odds.  

In this episode, we talk about how to not restrict yourself and do all that you can in this one life, the importance of staying calm and not giving yourself a tough time, and how your life is like Dum Biryani!

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In Episode #31 of Against The Odds, Vidhi Khandelwal(Founder of The Ink Bucket) talks to me about the challenges of a personal brand. This is Part 2 of the conversation with Vidhi; do check out Part 1 before you dive into this one!  

In this episode we talk about how one needs to be patient for results to show themselves, how can one find the balance between a personal brand and a company, the importance of discipline in today's day and age and how to handle Social Media in the 21st century.

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In Episode #30 of Against The Odds, Vidhi Khandelwal(Founder of The Ink Bucket) talks to me about the importance of finding the reason why to ensure your brand's and your success.  

We talk about what are the ideal ways to kickstart your day and manage your time, the importance of undivided attention, and how to handle being a perfectionist or perfectionism.

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Sahar Mansoor, the founder of Bare Necessities, & I sit down and have a chat around the importance of planning the sustainable way and why it's imperative we lead a Zero Waste Lifestyle, as part of Episode #29 of Against The Odds.   

We talk a whole lot about the importance of planning and scheduling, how to build something from nothing, why sustainability is the need of the hour, the power of sustainable development, how one can get a green job and build a career in sustainability, how dyslexia is not really a disability and how to overcome or handle dyslexia too!  

Bare Necessities is an eco-friendly company that sells zero waste products for various use cases.

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