Swastik Nandakumar

11 years ago, I met the love of my life. From the moment we met, I knew that she was someone special and I am so grateful to have her by my side. 😇

Over the years, she has been my rock, standing by me through all of life's ups and downs.
She has seen me at my best and at my worst, and has always loved me unconditionally. ❤️

She has been my partner, my confidant, and my best friend. 🥳
She has supported me in all of my dreams and aspirations, and has helped me to become the person that I am today.💪

I am so grateful for the amazing relationship that we have built together and I am looking forward to many more years of love, laughter, and growth. Here's to 11 years and counting! 🥂

Have you ever felt like you're just going through the routine of daily life, without any sense of joy or fun?😕

It's easy to get caught up in the seriousness of adulting, but incorporating playfulness into our lives can have such a positive impact.🥳

When we think of playfulness, we might think of it as something only kids do. But the truth is, playfulness is important at every stage of life. As adults, we often get caught up in the seriousness of daily life and forget to have fun.

"But, Swastik, if you are just being playful with everything that you do, you are being irresponsible."🤔

Here's the thing,
Playfulness ≠ Irresponsibility ❌

In fact, it's quite the opposite. Playfulness can actually help us to be more productive, creative, and resilient.

Once I started to make playfulness a part of my daily routine, I noticed my mood and my relationship with others massively improved. I also have more energy and motivation to tackle my responsibilities.🙌🏻

Another myth is that playfulness is only for certain people or certain situations.
But the truth is, playfulness is for everyone, and there are endless ways to bring more playfulness into your day. Whether it's through jumping out of your bed, hopping to work, or singing at the top of your lungs, there's something for everyone!✨

It can be easy to forget to make time for playfulness, but it's worth it.

What are the few playful things that you still do? Let me know in the comments 🥳🥳

When it comes to achieving our goals and making progress in life, it's easy to fall into the trap of just going with the flow and putting in the bare minimum amount of effort. 🫤

However, if you really want to succeed and make a meaningful impact, it's important to give your all and go above and beyond what is expected of you.🙌🏻

One thing I have learned from Grant Cardone is that One way to take things to the next level is to aim for a "10X" mindset, where you strive to put in 10 times the effort and commitment that others around you are putting in. 💯

This means not just doing the bare minimum to get by, but putting in extra time, energy, and effort to truly excel and make a difference.

- Set high standards for yourself, Don't settle for mediocrity. ❌
- Don't just do what is required of you, but look for ways to add value and make a bigger impact. 🔥
- Seek out opportunities to learn and grow 📈
- Stay focused and committed 💪

It's easy to get sidetracked or lose motivation, but if you want to achieve your goals, it's important to stay focused and committed to the task at hand.
This might mean setting aside time each day to work on your goals, setting clear deadlines, or finding ways to stay motivated and inspired.

Go Kill It!!🥳

As 2022 has just come to an end,I can't help but reflect on all that has happened in the past year. It has definitely been a challenging year, filled with ups and downs, but I am so grateful for all the learnings and growth that it has brought me.❤️

I am excited to have entered 2023 with a renewed sense of purpose and a clear vision for what I want to accomplish. I am determined to make the most of every opportunity and to embrace whatever challenges come my way.🛣️

Bring on 2023!!🔥
I am ready to make the most of it and create a life that I love.
Here's to a fresh start and endless possibilities 🥂

December is my favourite month of the year.
Not only because it’s like a hopeful final chapter for the year. But, it is also the month of joy, happiness and reminiscing the small things. ❤️
This is the month where I sit and look back, reflect on everything that has happened in the year and also plan my upcoming year. 💭

There are a few festive seasons that gets me excited, and Christmas happens to be one of them.
There’s so much positivity around you overloaded with decorations, lights, and memories which fills you with such joy.🥳

For everyone who is reading this, I wish the next year is as bright and vibrant as this festive season.
Merry Christmas!! 🎄

One of my primary values in life is freedom.
And,travel for me becomes the ultimate form of freedom. 🛣️
And especially when I'm driving
The reason I prefer to drive,
even if when it's over 1000, 1500 kilometres is because of the feeling that I get when I drive. 🚘

The ability to stop anywhere
The ability to take things on my own terms.
That's a very important value in my life.
This is what shapes my business and life.
And this is how I want my life to be.💭

I don't want to be a person who had to do things,
but I've always had the dream of being the person who gets to do things.💯

So travelling gives me a humane sense of freedom which carries across all domains of my life
As it’s not restricted to a space, place or time.

And it also gives me a lot of motivation to do more work in life.🔥

What motivates you to do more in life?

To be successful, you have to do what successful people do.💡
When you take action things start happening.🔥

Many people spend time analyzing, planning and organizing but they fail to take action. ❌

There is no point in being too cautious, because even if you make
some mistakes you can learn from them, and can still achieve you are goals. ⛳️

If you do not take action because you are too careful or afraid, you will never reach your goals anyway. 🙅🏻‍♀️

Step Up and Take Action to create the life that you want.

To be successful, you need to dare to dream. 💭

You need to be UNF**KWITHABLE. 🔥

Which means you need to be someone who is unstoppable and will do whatever it takes to get what you want. 💯.

Through times of difficult period and times of self-doubt and less motivation ,one has a flame of this fire burning within. 🔥

It means being on steep learning, improvement, and success curve inspite of failures and rejections 📈

There is only one person who is 100% responsible for your life-that is YOU.
If you want to be successful in life, you first have to take total responsibility for your life.
You are responsible for all your successes and failures, health, relationships, financial situation, and everything else.🙌🏻

Everything you experience today is the result of the choices you have made in the past. You have control over three things in your life:
Your thoughts, Your visualizations and Your actions.

So to change your life you need to change your thoughts, visualizations and actions to positive ones. 🥳

Do you ever question how much happier children are than adults?🧐
But it shouldn’t be that way.❌
Children are curious about everything in the world. They are intrigued by the smallest of things surrounding them.
They enjoy the simplicity of life, because they live in the moment. 🌤️
They don’t anticipate for trouble, and the present is their only reality.
If you have noticed, the inner child in you kicks in from time to time.
- When you laugh at things you shouldn’t laugh at.
- Poking fun at your partner
- Watching an old TV show that reconnects to your childhood
( I rewatch many shows that I used to watch in my childhood - Mr. Bean, Tom & Jerry…📺)
Once a day, channel your inner child.
Forget about your deadlines, job, daily chores etc.
Break out of your routine.
Be illogical. Be random.
Watch a cartoon show.
Learn something new because you think it’s cool.
Do a terrible painting and hang it up in the wall.
Lastly, get excited about every little thing in life. 🤩
Happy children’s day to you!!❤️
This is a small reminder to find that tiny little sparkle within you and channel your inner child. ✨
What did you absolutely love doing as a child?
Let me know in the comments🥳🥳

Be patient with yourself as you develop into the person you are meant to be.

Being perfect is not the goal. Continuing to grow in a positive direction is the goal!⛳

When self-talk criticizes you for not reaching your goal, rebuke it!❌

Remind yourself that your top priority right now is to keep moving forward and enjoying the process to the fullest.🥳

The most beneficial progress often takes more time than anticipated.🌥️

All entrepreneurs feel they have something to prove.🤨

Whether it's doing something better than the competition, or proving to the world that they can be successful when others thought they couldn't.

On one hand, it is critical that you are action oriented and driven.
But, What makes life difficult for entrepreneurs is the inability to turn off the need to "prove" themselves in some way.
That tendency can lead them to overcommit and devote too much of their time to their business at the expense of everything else.
That kind of life can be exhausting.😫

Even though I absolutely enjoy what I do, Too much of anything is TOO MUCH!🤯

At every point, I take a conscious decision to find my inner peace, mostly through long drives and exploring such beautiful new places that acts as a reminder that there is so much more to life.🥳

And the truth is that true insight comes when you find inner peace.
Inner peace gives you the strength and poise to deal with difficult situations.
With this state of mind, there is more focus, patience, tolerance and perseverance.🔥

What is your way of finding that inner peace?
Let me know in the comments!

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If life is not giving you the opportunities you desire, you have to create your own opportunities.🛣
Start by taking action!💪
Keep taking action which excites you the most until you grab that opportunity.
Don't just abandon something. Put another step forward until you achieve your desired outcome.
What steps are you taking to get what you desire?

Fear feels like a psychological problem but it really is just an educational problem.
By educating the mind, you can accept fear as a part of life. FEAR IS NOT A BARRIER TO SUCCESS🚫.
If you are afraid of being rejected, you assume that this fear is perhaps hindering your career, but this is when you want to really look inside and see what this fear is doing to your relationships, your friends, and how you limit yourself.
You begin to shut down and close the world around you. You cannot blame yourself here, it's just your mind trying to keep you safe (your mind is doing its job right).
Your life suddenly goes "I can't handle it". This is when your fears drip down to your daily life and become 'worry'.
Some fear is healthy, it protects you and keeps you alert. The rest, that's hindering your personal growth is just destructive.
You can recondition your mind to fix this. STOP BEING A SLAVE TO YOUR FEARS.
You are better than that!💪
Tag a friend who needs this!

Most people start off thinking their idea is amazing, then realize the difficulties and begin to question themselves.🤔
If you manage to make it past that stage, you find ways around the difficulties and realize that this could actually work for you.
Don't focus on the negatives.
Turn the challenges into opportunities.💪
What is the one thing that you thought you could never accomplish?

While you are selling a product or a service, make it about your customers and not about you.❌
When you establish a relationship with them, they will care to listen to you.👂
You have their attention because you relate to each other, on an emotional level.
What is the one thing that you do to maintain a good relationship with your customer?

You cannot connect the dots looking FORWARD, you can only connect the dots looking BACKWARD.
You have to trust in something.
Your gut, destiny, karma, god, YOURSELF, or whatever because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence that you need to follow your heart.🛣
Here's the story of one of the best things that happened to me:😎
I met with this accident a couple of years ago.
The last thing I remember is having dinner with my friends.
I apparently got on to a bike to head home.🚴‍♀️
The next thing I remember is me chilling in some ward in M S Ramiah Memorial Hospital about 3-4 days post the accident.🏥
A lot went down in between (I have insider information about me from my friends).
To summarise the accident:
17 Skull Fractures
2 Forearm Fractures
Knee Ligament Tear
And some jazz with my eye (I don't remember properly. Also notice that my right eye is smaller than the left. Damn that's one secret out.)
This incident is so important to me because this is what changed everything for me.🤯
If this had not happened, I would have left to pursue my masters (not that you shouldn't do it, it's just that I sucked so bad at what I was studying).🧐
I would perhaps be working in a job that I did not enjoy (Got to pay loans, right?)
And most importantly you and I would not be having this conversation.❌
When this happened, I realized that I was doing something that I did not enjoy and I was planning on doing more of it for the rest of my life (I hadn't fu***ng realized it until then).
A lot fell apart in my life but suddenly things started looking good. I was so full of gratitude that I was 'Alive'.
I decided to start something on my own (one of the best decisions of my life) and I haven't stopped since then.💪
It's crazy how things perfectly fall in place when you look backward.👀
Now that I look at it, this is exactly what I needed to put me in place (slightly over the top, but you know where I'm going with this). P.S: I was not drunk or on drugs. I don't step out of the house without a helmet.⛑
What was that one incident that changed your life?

Why wait? Like seriously, why are you waiting?
Nothing is going to change in the next few days or years❌.
At every point in life, you will come across different things that will keep you occupied.
The best time to start something was 10 YEARS AGO. The second best time to start something is NOW✔.
Get up, make things happen💪.
What are the excuses that you give yourself?