I studiedengineering, computerscience, engineering.
Justsoyougetyourstudenttypesright?
Rightnow, it's reallycrazygrowingupinIndia.
Ifyou'regrowingupinIndia, you'reeitherbecoming a doctor, anengineeror a familydisappointment.
And I decided I'm gonnadoengineeringandnotjustanyengineeringuniversity.
I gotinandroleinoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworldinIndiaatthattime, theday I foundtheresult, myfamilyfound a result.
Theyweresohappy I wasgettingcallsfrom 50 differentrelativescongratulatingme, saying, Congratulationsgotwe'resoproudofyou.
Thisjustsohappyforyouand I Forthefirsttime, I feltlikewow, I'vemadeitright.
And a weeklater, I receivedmytoolforsuccess, mybrandnewfirsteverdelinspireonlaptop.
Thatwas a gamechanger.
I played a lotofgamesonit, andas I wasenteringmyuniversityatmybrandnewlaptop, I havemynewfoundfreedom, somanynewpeopletolookforwardto, and a beautifulcampussuperexcited.
Butthatexcitementdidn't lastverylong.
Fastforward a year.
I couldn't evenwakeupinthemorning.
I wassodemotivated I couldn't walkintomyclassroom.
I wouldwalkintomyclassroomand I wouldfeellike I'm entering a prison.
Theclasseswerenot.
I didn't study.
I didn't think I waslearningsomethingthatwasrelevanttome.
Intheexamination, everybodysawitas a meanstoanendaslight.
Attheendof a fouryearlongtunnel, whichis a successfuljobasanengineerdidn't gelwithme, I couldn't doitforsufferlikeOh, andmaybe I'm theweirdointheclass.
Howmanyofyouknowsomebeerdoesintheclass?
Thereyougo, force.
I feltthat's that's why I was.
Then I feltmaybe I lostmyedgeandmaybe I'm notsetforsuccess.
Andthen I didwhatanyotherstudentwoulddo.
I startedimmersingmyselfinculturalactivitiesandextracurricularactivities.
StudentlovesjustsohavesomethingtoshowonmyCV.
And I stumbleduponthisorganizationcalledIsaac.
HaveyouguysheardofIsaac?
Howmanyofyou?
Fantastic, I think, istheworld's largest?
You?
Throughanorganizationthataimstodevelopyouthleadership, I joinedIsaacandthathithomeforme.
I was I mean, itwasincredible, Like I starteddoingthethingthat I loved.
I waswiththepeoplethat I loved.
I wasdoingleadershiptrainingforsomepeople.
I waslearninglikepeoplemanagement.
I waslearning I waslikehelpingunderprivilegedkidsonsomeprojectstofinddiscovertheirownpassion.
Right?
And I had a teamof 12 differentpeoplefromIndia.
Fourofthemarefamilydisappointments, bytheway, and I startednoticingsomethinginteresting.
I startedreadingincrediblepeoplefromdifferenteducationbackgrounds.