7 days for the launch of DREAM ON !!

'Dream On' is going to be my most passionate attempt ever. This is going to push you out of your comfort zones and lead a more meaningful life... Dream On is here...Just 7 days to go...Read some pre-launch excerpts from the book and what beta readers have been saying... Read on..

3 corners of a fulfilling life

Three key ingredients that make a life worth living : Dreams, Freedom and Happiness. As we get set to launch the book "Dream On" on our 3rd pillar (Dreams), we will complete the circle that we started almost 4 years back - with only one intent - to elevate lives around us....
Want to know how to streamline and balance your life? read on...

'The Week' magazine interviews yours truly - Buying Happiness

Last week, a special reporter from 'The Week' magazine connected with me to understand what is driving some of the authors like us to make people financially literate and generally interested in finance. 'The Week' happens to be the largest selling English news magazine in India followed by India Today and Outlook...read on...

Your passion Vs Your profession

This is the question which would have haunted you at some stage of your life, or is it still haunting? Your heart wants to chase your passion and calling of life, but your mind restricts you to your profession - for the risks involved as well as lower money assurance in chasing your passion. Is there a way out? Can we make our passion our profession?

Meet another Freedom Seeker : Amit and Prerna Rai from California, USA

Last time, we met a Consulting Manager from Accenture, USA : Mr. Rajesh Arora who is on the journey towards financial freedom now. The response to these posts has been overwhelming. You can read more about his journey and experience till now by clicking here.

In continuation with our effort to interlock you with some common men and women who have been seeking financial freedom, today, it is a chance to meet a young couple - Amit and Prerna Rai, both Managers at a global IT company in California, USA.

5 Simple Questions you must answer (Video+)

After the webinar on 1st March 2014, which got people ruffled out of their comfort zones, this new video is creating ripples across the minds of hundreds of freedom seekers. 

This video will push you to THINK about answering 5 of the simplest, yet un answered questions of your life.

4 Things you may be missing to plan in your lives, at your own peril

We recently had a wonderful and interactive workshop on Financial Freedom last Sunday (12th Jan 2014). This was organised by Sartrac Global in Faridabad (NCR). During my interaction with the audience, i realised that most of us tend to miss out on these 4 vital things in our lives..and of course, we do so at our own peril.... Just if someone could point us towards these things, life can take a completely different dimension...Read on...

Meet another Freedom seeker : Mr. Rishi Diwan

Last time, we met a Marketing Director from Dubai, UAE : Ms Rita Cooper who is on the journey towards financial freedom now. The response to that post was overwhelming. You can read more about her journey and experience till now by clicking here.

In continuation with our effort to interlock you with some common men and women who have been seeking financial freedom, today, it is a chance to meet a General Manager - Plant Operations from Himachal Pradesh, India.

Lets meet a Freedom Seeker : Mr. Sailesh Damani

Well, it has been almost 6 months since so many of the financial freedom seekers have connected with me one-one over telephone and email, and shared their life's situations, dreams and also their financial portfolios. I have tried to mentor them to build a financial freedom plan of their life. This monthly track-able plan, once executed, has the potential to bring them out of the rat race and allow them to chase the true dreams of their lives. This plan can make them experience "freedom" in life.

I thought it would be a great idea if you could meet a few freedom seekers - to know who they are, what their dreams and goals are, why they are chasing financial freedom, and above all, how has been their experience since they have set themselves on this journey to financial freedom. So, here we go, lets meet with the first such freedom seeker : Mr. Sailesh Damani.

Dare to Dream (Downloadable Audio)

Continuing with my commitment to provide high quality downloadable audios, the second one in this series is about the power within you, to dream, to achieve anything that you can think of...that you can dream of, that you can believe in...

Dreams grow bigger : The Book (Rat Race to Financial Freedom) Launch mega experience

Dreams do come true... and this was one dream which i had been chasing for some time - launch of my maiden book. It has been more than 3 years since i started on this venture which finally culminated in the launch of "From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom". For sure, me and my family had a very proud and fulfilling day on 10th May 2013.

It was a jam packed and interactive audience, an inspiring chief guest speech, a supportive publisher, a first time author and GOD who made this day very special for me.

Mark your evening : Friday, 10th May 2013

Mark this evening in your calendar - Friday, the 10th of May 2013.

For what you are going to witness this evening is ultra special.

You are going to witness how a common man can break the shackles of the arrogant and stubborn rat race and achieve something that only 1% of the world's human population has ever done - Financial Freedom.

Welcome to the official book launch of "From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom" at Landmark, Gurgaon.

I Dare to Dream

John F Kennedy once said: "We need men who can dream of things that never were." 

I dared to dream.

- When everyone laughed at me being overweight as a teenager, i dared to dream to be the fittest around.

- When my school teachers and classmates made fun of me for failing in Class 9, i dared to dream to be a Gold medalist at my Engineering University.

The evening hugs and the morning byes

It is 5:30 pm in the evening. I am able to successfully avoid all the traffic congestion and reach my parking lot from office for a safe and comfortable parking. The car is parked. I switch off the music system, pick up my laptop and head towards my house's entrance door. I open the door and here you go... Two beautiful and adorable angels come running towards me - the elder one behind the younger one. This is one race where the younger one always beats the elder one, without any exception.

Are we really prepared to live our life?

Life is a beautiful journey. Yes, it indeed is.

William Purkey had once said:

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,

Love like you'll never be hurt,

Sing like there's nobody listening,

And live like it's heaven on earth.”

Sometimes, i do get surprised to see how (un)prepared we are in our life to undertake this beautiful journey.

Can i change the world?

Can i make any difference to the world? Can i make any difference to my country? At least, can i make a difference to the people and society around me? On numerous occasions, we get ideas and plans to bring about a change around us.... for the better. But in most such occasions, what stops us are some questions like these or some very simple but logical doubts in our mind.

What if no one else is ready to change? 

What difference does it make if only i change?

Dream just a little more

 

Whenever i ask you to dream, do not take me wrong. Of course, you need to be practical as you go through your life. You also need to operate intelligently and plan your life well. It is also extremely important to use common sense before taking any decisions. Any foolish risks can definitely lead to some difficult consequences for you and your family. You also cannot be very selfish and just ignore your immediate responsibilities towards your family and society.

Having said all this, i also want to state that you should not be afraid of failures too. Do not regret the consequences of not living the life of your dream. That might just turn out to be the biggest regret of your life. Do not always be so reasonable and practical that

What is the purpose of your life?

 

Swami Vivekananda once said : "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."

If you think of any successful person (whosoever you consider as "successful"), you would realize that they all followed what Swami Vivekananda said, whether you talk of Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Michael Phelps, Michael Jackson or any one else. They all focused on one thing and devoted their entire life towards fulfilling that idea or dream or passion. They focused so much on that single objective that they forgot any other ideas in life and this focus helped them become the best in their own areas.

Most of us may not have even identified that dream of our life right now, which is completely fine. There is no need to worry or panic. There is no need to even get surprised that how could you live so many years of life without chasing any single goal or dream. It is never too late. You will be lucky if you get this realization that you must have one mission of your life, and you would be luckier if you are able to actually identify one and pursue the same. 

Trust me, and i am telling you by my own experience, that it is not easy to find your mission of life. It takes time. It takes enormous efforts in most cases. It takes lot of internal thinking, discussion and debate with your own self. It takes going wide, and trying multiple things quickly in life (and perhaps failing in most of them) until you can narrow down on one thing that brings happiness and cheer to your inner self. 

How would you know whether you have found your mission of life? It will always strike through your inner voice immediately. You will not have to think twice. You will know it immediately. You will get the feeling of bliss and the satisfaction of having found that idea that you have been looking for so many years, through your unconscious mind.

And once you have that idea or dream finalized and crystallized in your mind and heart, then you will start seeing the magic. You can, then, safely divide your entire life span into two parts: "Life before your dream" and "Life after your dream". These two lives are going to be absolutely different. While earlier you were driven by circumstances, you would now be driving the circumstances and situations. This one dream will change everything within you and around you. Your family and friends will see the difference in how you talk, work, walk and behave. You will see yourself as a more confident person in every aspect of life. You would start enjoying discussing your dream with others, and also wanting to know what other people are dreaming about. You will attract things and situations in your life that would help you chase your dream.

I was blessed to have realized my mission of life at the age of 32. It took a few months to crystallize the same  and i have been pursuing that for the last 8 years. Financial Freedom was my means to go and freely pursue the ultimate mission of my life. Having achieved that, i am now a "free man" - free to think, free to decide, free to work, free to do what i truly want to do in life, free to pursue my passion without worrying about the money.

So, here you are at the crossroad of your life. You may read this article, may be you would like it as well, and then you might flip over to see what is next on Facebook or what is the next blog you should read. Few lucky ones would halt here, take a deep breath and take a decision to find a mission for their life before they move ahead. They will start working on it everyday till they are able to find one. As with other good things in life, the choice will always be in "your hands".

So, If you still haven't got that mission of your life, it is still not too late !! Go and find it, and then forget everything else....& then go and chase your dream...

Every moment of your life would be worth living only after that !!

Cheers

Manoj Arora