What to do with your life?TEDxTirupati, 2013

by King Sidharth

CV

Before I share my ideas

A brief

7 Years Ago2006

Moved to Chandigarhfrom small industrial town: Baddi

not very different from Tirupati

5 Years Ago2008

Finished 10th gradeStarted an online Magazine: theFriendz.biz

Started Freelancing as a Web Designer

4 Years Ago2009

Got featured in a book:50 Interviews: Young Entrepreneurs

How to Make More Money Than Your Parents

3 Years Ago2010

Failed in 12th Grade

Gap Year

My Fist Job as Entrepreneur-in-Residence

2 Years Ago2011

Joined collegeFine Arts College

1 Years Ago2012

DepressionDropped out

Started a UX design company: Web Mutiny

This Year2013

Left my own company to join

InstamojoEntrepreneur + Designer + Cake Baker + Book Reader etc.

3 Days Ago2013

turned

22 years old

Classic Idea of Life

Be Born > Get education > Get a degree > Get a job > Get money > Get a spouse > Get a house > Get those damn babies >

Educate them > Put them in the same rat race as yours >

Retire > Die.

Err...

Where is the scope and space for your dreams? for your aspirations? for your

getting to know life?

Stop this madness. Halt. Let me think. Let me have a look at what I am doing?

live a life of Your Dreams

EntrepreneurshipLive a life of your dreams, or die trying.

Have fun all along the way.

“Would you rather chase your dreams, happiness and satisfaction? Or keep adjusting

to life till the day you die.”

“If you are not living the life of your dreams, or at least trying to. What are you

here for?”

Find Yourself.

Who are you?Body?

A person? A son/daughter? A son/daughter?

A girlfriend/boyfriend?

Where do we start?

Read. Write. Travel.Think & Question

What is your education?Your degree or qualifications?

Or the lessons life taught you?

Educate Yourself

Is it your job? That your degree defined? That everything else defined?

Or something you want to contribute to, change?

Choose your Profession

Some lies they told you

-10! Work Hard!

Reality: Life Rewards you for Mistakes

Mistakes are BadMyth:

Work Hard! Rat Race!

Reality: Life is about the fun, joy, & satisfaction.

Life is about GoalsMyth:

Bleh!

Reality: Labour of Love.

Hard WorkMyth:

Too old, too young, too tall, too short, too fat, too boy, too girl...

Reality: Do you know who you are?

You are Not good enough

Myth:

Welcome to

Planet EarthYou can be, do, and have anything that you

want.

thank you!king@kingsidharth.com