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A futurist, business strategist, keynote speaker, businessman and entrepreneur, Anton engages with clients around the world in strategic conversations on the future.  Anton is a partner in Futureworld International, having joined the global Futureworld network in 1991.  He has gained step-change business experience in a varied and successful professional, entrepreneurial and business career.

What is a Futurist, exploring possible futures? The signs of the pandemic from the lens of futurists. What’s e-VUCA? Wearables and Ingestables. Rehumanizing humans. Lessons from the intersection of industries. What does space tourism mean to the world of tomorrow? Start-up’s to watch out that is redefining the world and the role each of us can play in reimagining the future is the essence of the conversation on this episode “Reimagining Future”. 

Timestamps 

• What’s a FUTURIST  - 2:51
• Did Futurists see the coming of the Pandemic - 9:27
• VUCA world in a post-pandemic era - 12:04
• Businesses to watch out for - 17:10
• Space tourism - What does it mean to the world - 24:00
• Power of 3 - 25:50
• Staying ahead and relevant - 30:02
• Future World - 34:58

Key quotes  from the episode:

• When things go crazy, good things can also happen
• Smart society is the future of the VUCA world
• Rehumanizing humans is the 5th industrial revolution
• It’s not about sustainability it’s about flourishing
• Think differently, stay positive

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Pooja Rai’s NGO, Anthill Creations, builds sustainable playgrounds for kids “Playgrounds should not be a luxury”. It is something every child should have access to for free.” And that is when the then 23-year-old student of architecture in IIT-Kharagpur made her first playground for children within her institution’s campus, using colourful tyres from cars and two-wheelers repurposed as play equipment. In 2017, Pooja started Anthill Creations, an NGO that builds sustainable playgrounds for all kids.

In this episode, Pooja shares her journey as a co-founder of the social enterprise - Anthill Creation. Role of community in her project and the positive impact it creates. Bolstering academic progress through playgrounds, pointers for all wannabe social entrepreneurs. How working with various forums will enhance your ideation and network. The skills needed for children in the 21st century.

Timestamps 

• Pooja’s backstory & Anthill  - 2:07
• Start-up and social enterprise ecosystem - 10:49
• Things to watch out for as a social entrepreneur  - 15:34
• Power of 3 - 22:39
• Play and its development in children - 29:26

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• There is no one metric to define impact in social entrepreneurship - Impact first; profits next
• The only way to beat the competition is to be ahead of them
• Have a bias for action
• Make play as part of education, 21st-century skills are learnt at the playground

Connect with Pooja Rai: Website, Email and LinkedIN

Pooja’s book -  The Road Not taken

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Siddharth Rajsekar set out on his path to becoming a digital coach in 2018, he was very clear on his motive. After spending years strategizing for some of the best names in the industry like Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Robert Kiyosaki, he decided to shift gears from being a digital marketer to clearly focusing on his main mission - redefining the education system of India. Siddharth launched the Internet Lifestyle Hub, one of the world’s largest communities of online coaches by offering proven systems to help them become digital leaders.

In this episode, Siddharth shares his journey on becoming India’s foremost Digital Coach, the ingredients needed to succeed in the digital marketing world. Role of the Guru-Shishya in the Digital world, impact his mentors had in shaping up his life journey. All through the episode Siddharth shares anecdotes, frameworks and lucid insights of creating a niche in the Digital world.

Timestamps 

• The success of the book “You can Coach” - 6:20
• Qualities of a teacher and student in the Digital marketing world - 9:56
• Skills needed to succeed as a digital marketer - 19:01
• Pitfalls to watch out - Reticular activation system - 27:51
• Power of 3 - 30:38
• Building network - Idea to Revolution - 34:09
• Working with Jack Canfield - 41:18

Key quotes  from the episode:

• Never let schooling interfere with education
• You do not have to follow the template
• Systems work, people fail
• Don’t be cheap on your way to greatness
• Don’t sell products build communities

Connect with Siddharth: Website, Instagram and Twitter 

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Flashback 10 is a bonus episode. This is an amalgamation of the last 10 episodes in a concise form bringing in key lessons from the last ten guests. Inspire Someone Today featured the following guests as part of this Flashback 10 - Engineer turned Doctor - Jhanavi Rao, CEO of Titan Wearables - Suparna Mitra, Renowned Rehabilitation and Cancer expert - Vani Phawa, Sleep expert - Dr Monika Sharma, Motivational and Keynote Speaker - Damon West, TedX Speaker and Community activator - Sam Thiara, Corporate StoryTeller & Entrepreneur - Anjali Sharma, War Veteran and Changeagent Major DP Singh, Ex-Banker and Changemaker - Deepthi Bopaiah and the last guest in the list is LinkedIn Influencer and Entrepreneur - Pratik Thakker.

The Four Lessons:

Lesson # 1 - Staying the Positive course

Lesson # 2 - Body, Mind and Spirit

Lesson # 3 - Power of discipline and consistency 

Lesson # 4 - Finding extraordinary in ordinary

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Marketer by profession, an entrepreneur by heart, that’s Pratik Thakker. From a young kid selling firecrackers to pickles, a teenage salesman to a stock analyst, sailing through storms, from India to Israel, this is an extraordinary success journey of a digital and tech entrepreneur.

Pratik, a young entrepreneur and LI influencer shares the roots of his entrepreneurial journey, the influence of “love”, smitten by the Israel tech and the companies to watch out for from the innovation capital of the world. Fighting the odds in a new country to actively christening himself as Israel’s Tech Ambassador to India and promoting business collaboration across borders . 

Timestamps 

• Promoting Israeli tech - 1:47
• Love at first sight - 2:32
• Entrepreneurial roots at home - 6:25
• Israel’s startup community - 8:59
• Power of 3 round - 11:55
• Being a LI influencer - 15:29

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• Customer acquisition secret - provide value first
• Success comes from never giving up and showing up consistently
• Work hard, play harder
• Start-ups to watch out for Zesty, Walkme, Store Dot
• Make your commitments public to achieve your audacious goals
• It takes years to become a brand, success is not overnight
• Exceed expectations to stand out

Websites referenced: Store Dot and Mobile Eye

Pratik on LinkedIn & Twitter

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Deepthi Bopaiah is the CEO of GoSports Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2008, which supports junior, emerging, and elite athletes in Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. In 2019, the Foundation was awarded the ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award - National Sports Encouragement Award’ by the President of India, for identifying and nurturing young talent in sports.

Deepthi, formerly a wealth adviser and trainer during her 6-year tenure at HSBC, decided to quit her job to pursue her passion for sport and has been with the foundation since 2012. A sportswoman herself, she has represented her state of Karnataka in basketball and tennis.

In this episode, we discuss the vision of the GoSports Foundation, how the Indian sporting landscape is changing and the passion in today’s youngsters towards daunting challenges. For all wannabe contributors to the Indian sporting arena and building a career in sports and finally wrap up with a birds-eye-view of the future upcoming sporting stars.

Timestamps 

• Introduction to GoSports Foundation - 7:06
• Changing mindset of Indian athletes - 16:16
• Sports as a vehicle towards excellence - 19:54
• Leaking pipeline in sports - 23:59
• Rapid-fire round - 27:27
• A career in Sports - 31:47
• Working with stalwarts - Abhinav Bindra, Rahul Dravid, Pullela Gopichand - 36:35
• Unknown heroes of Indian sport - 45:00

Key quotes and references from the episode:

1. The process is more important than the outcome
2. Sports create structure in life
3. Whatever you do, you have to adhere to global standard
4. Perspectives are what we all need most
5. You can still be a world-beater by embracing humility

Website: GoSportsFoundation and Get Involved

Deepthi on LinkedIn 

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Major D.P. Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Army. He is a Kargil War veteran and is known as India's first blade runner.   After his amputation, he gradually started running using a prosthetic limb and has run in 26 half marathons in his running career. This includes 3 HM in extremely high altitude as high as 11700 ft in Leh. The Limca Book of Records added his name to their "People of the Year 2016" list. In 2018, Govt of India, Ministry of social justice and empowerment conferred him with the National award for persons with disabilities under the Role model category. In 2019 he was conferred with the coveted civilian award, CavinKare Ability Mastery award in recognition of excellence achieved against all odds. He was taken as Ambassador by the Indian army for 2018, which was the year dedicated to soldiers who got disabled in the line of duty.

In 2019, he wrote another chapter in history when he became the 1st solo Skydiver among persons with disabilities in whole Asia.

His life story was chronicled in Grit: The Major Story, a 2019 graphic memoir Singh coauthored with V.R. Ferose and Sriram Jagannathan.

Timestamps 

• Early childhood of Major D P Singh - 3:08
• Spiritual impact in the making of Major Singh - 10:05
• Operation Vijay aka Kargil War - 15:10
• Developing  a positive mindset - 23:35
• The Challenging Ones - 36:17
• The other side of Major DP Singh  - 40:20

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• No escape from the reality of life but accept it and put your best forward to overcome constraints
• Setting example by your deeds and commitment
• Selfless service for the sake of others
• If intentions are pure the doors will open up
• Karma is not action but it’s the intent behind the action

Website: Major D P Singh and The Challenging Ones

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Anjali worked in senior corporate roles in Australia, Singapore and India for more than 18 years. Her diverse corporate experience gave her an in depth understanding of strategic issues companies face as well as issues that employees face in delivering their best work. Armed with that knowledge, experience and understanding, in 2012, Anjali founded Narrative: The Business of Stories, a storytelling practice that specialises in organisational change. Now Anjali partners with companies like Facebook, ByteDance, LinkedIn, Airbnb & Microsoft. She currently lives in Singapore with her husband, 13 year old daughter and two rescued dogs.

In this episode we discuss what corporate storytelling is, steps one can take to master the art. Some intriguing stories of Indira Nooyi and Berne Brown. Anjali shares her experience of succeeding in a global ecosystem having worked in multiple geographies and some sane advice on the path to success through her own experiences.

Timestamps 

• Anjali’s career story - 3:12
• Practices for good storytelling - 8:36
• What leads to Mastery - 14:44
• Rapidfire with Anjali - 20:19
• Indira Nooyi’s story - 24:53
• What does it takes to succeed in global ecosystem - 28:15
• STORIED - Anjali’s upcoming book  - 33:57
• IST Message - 37:17

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• To be a good storyteller be a good story listener
• Habits are boring but they are extremely rewarding
• Making better things to make things better
• Failures are learning opportunities

Website : Narrative

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SPEAKER. EDUCATOR. STORYTELLER.

Sam Thiara, through his tireless work,continues to be committed to the betterment of communities as a speaker, educator and storyteller. In 2016, Sam received the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Volunteer Medal as a past recipient of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. Also, in 2012 he received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Rick Hansen Difference Maker medallion.

In this episode, “Carpe Diem”, Sam breaks down his version of Carpe Diem as  C - Curiosity, A - Appreciation, R - Reflection, P - Perspective & E - Experience Extraordinary is a matter of perception. His journey from a janitor to what he is today, a life changing trip to India and what servant leadership means. He has shared lot of interesting messages and quotes like “Everyone’s life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading”

Timestamps 

• Discovering extraordinary in ordinary - 2:50
• Importance of storytelling - 7:02
• What’s journaling - 11:25
• The trip to India that changed Sam’s identity  -  14:10
• Rapid fire - 23:07
• IST  Message - 29:29

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• Embedded in the ordinary things we miss extraordinary things in a day
• Traveler vs Tourist: Traveler see things and a tourist experiences it
• Leadership is not a place or position, it’s a lifestyle
• Obstacles are the necessary bricks on the road to success
• Everyone’s life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading
• Focus on who you are rather than what you do

Carpe Diem - Seize the day

CARPE - Curiosity - Appreciation - Reflection - Perspectives - Experience

Reach out to Sam at - http://www.sam-thiara.com/

Ted Talks of Sam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNM58H_arI & shorturl.at/aoptG
Books of Sam Thiara  : Lost & Found and Personal Storytelling

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Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all.

Damon West on this episode of Inspire Someone Today, shares his personal story of a flourishing life squandered due to drugs and how he was able to reinvent himself through the jail term. The genesis of being a coffee bean story, finding hope from a hopeless situation and the pay it forward work, that he is doing through his foundation to help kids.

Damon’s story has been featured both nationally and globally. His second book, The Coffee Bean, co-authored with best-selling author Jon Gordon, became an instant best-seller and a part of Forbes’ “Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020.” Damon is passionate about the Coffee Bean message and loves sharing how it changed his life and how it can change yours, too.

Timestamps 

• Damon’s back story - 2:02
• Being a coffee bean - 11:45
• Finding hope in a hopeless situation - 20:49
• Servant leadership - 26:07
• Be A Coffeebean Foundation - 29:03
• Rapid fire - 34:20
• IST Message - 42:35

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• Past is a lesson, present is a gift and future a motivation
• Hate corrodes the container that contains them
• Energy we put out is the energy we attract, think about it!
• You are what you eat, just not the food but the associations we develop
• Life is a difficult place - You have 3 choice to respond
  • You can choose to be a carrot
  • Choose to be like an egg
  • You have a third option, you can choose to be a coffee bean

Books of Damon : The Coffee Bean and The Change Agent

Website:  https://beacoffeebeanfoundation.org/

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