In this eye-opening video, Mr. Rahul Narvekar, a well-respected Indian entrepreneur, investor and mentor details five ‘superpowers’ he acquired on his way to success. Rahul Narvekar is a brilliant investor who managed to turn an initial investment of Rs 84 lakhs into an NDTV ecommerce venture worth Rs 560 Crores. His incredible achievements and roles in India’s startup ecosystem, his co-founding of fashionandyou.com, and his exits from previously established businesses speak for themselves. Now, he presents five major “competencies” that will help anyone achieve success in business.
From his personal experience, Mr. Narvekar understands very well the purpose reading serves in the world of business aligns perfectly with its description – A Superpower. It is, in fact, a perfect superpower for success because it helps elevate one’s mind to new heights. During his time working as a ward boy, Mr. Narvekar strived to improve his intellect and spent his nights working in a hospital reading books. The logic behind this is that reading helps expand one’s vision, shape new ideas and critical thinking. In our modern day world videos do the absolute opposite, while reading nurtures and strengthens the brain. Reading is, however, only one part of the equation and to bloom intellectually and creatively one must constantly work towards nurturing oneself.
Presentation Skills: How to List Communication With Confidence
A never ending video game gives you skills from completing missions throughout the map and same goes to personal and professional life. His presentation video made me laugh when he built a stick figure and then firstly spoke instead of presenting which brought out my curious side to understand him. To build this skill, he reveals the following tips:
Develop Your Own Presentation Videos: Using a camera, create and review the anecdote.
Look for Comments: Share the videos with five people that were previously trusted for their opinion.
70s Vibe And 1 Rule: Apply the 1% rule every single day. By becoming one percent better every single day, you througly overhauled every single aspect of your life.
When you use a year to build consistent, healthy habits, skills and self-discipline, you are bound to see a confident speaker emerge.
Take Notes: Retention and Recall Made Simple
Taking notes seems to be a great practice to memorize things. Whether it is your grandmother teaching you how to juggle or your dad teaching you to ride a bike, it was all fun and helpful. To achieve what was told previously, journal. Here’s his approach:
Morning Journaling: Write down specific things you intend to achieve for the day in bullet points.
Evening Reflection: At the end of the day, look through the journal, cross off the items that were completed, and write down any significant events or things learned.
By performing this habit, you will be able to recall a certain detail, and remain organized and proactive throughout your daily activities. This is particularly helpful for boosting your self-esteem during conversations.
Maintain A Good Network: Your Net Worth Is Your Network
Narvekar says that your success or failure is largely determined by the energy you get from the people around you. He quotes the saying ‘your network is your net worth’ to stress building connections. To amplify Dhirubhai Ambani’s electron structure theory, he uses his analogy of everyone having a nucleus score and that in order to succeed, you need to leave your current circle.
Here are few tips to cultivate a positive network:
Absorb Energy From Positive Influencers: Find and follow people that inspire you on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Get Rid Of Negative Influencers: Unfollow and block people that get in the way of your energy and self-assurance.
By surrounding yourself with energetic and positive people, you will be automatically inspired and motivated to improve your life and career.
Initiative: Understand that the Perfect Time does not Exist.
Taking initiative is one of the most important factors to success. Many people have said that there are actions that they really want to take but didn’t and now are suffering the consequences. He tells you to act out whenever you feel like doing something without waiting for the so-called perfect time because all time is ideal to start something.
Learn by Doing: Do it and you will learn out of the experience. You will learn and get better, even if the result is ugly.
Accept Defeat: Defeats are a situation and not a person. Self-sabotaging mindset should be avoided. With each failure, greater understanding and clarity is gained to achieve what the goal is.
By constantly taking action and repressing the fear of failing, you will gain the experience that can be used to succeed in accomplishing what you need to succeed in accomplishing.
Conclusion:
The five competencies that Narvekar introduced, which are reading, presentation, note-taking, networking and initiative are highly useful for people attempting to be successful. These attributes are essential and will determine the goals that one has set for themselves and how they seek to accomplish those goals. Remember, success cannot happen from one magic incident but rest assured with continuous dedication and focus amazing accomplishments can be reached.
