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What does it take to make it big in life?

A bit of inspiration
zeal to not drift away
, the magic potion of immense hard-wor And of course

some incredible courage.

And hardships, too, have a major say in defining who we choose to become. It is no wonder that Ruskin Bond did odd jobs to fuel his passion for writing; Captain Gopinath hadn't worn shoes till he was a teenager; Johnny Lever earned his first rupee by grinding chutney at a dhaba; Sridhar Vembu, CEO of networking firm Zoho, longed for space in a small house; choreographer Remo D'Souza often dreamed big even when he washed dishes, and Jyothi Reddy, CEO of IT company Key Software Solutions, dreamed of flying even when she worked for Rs 5 a day as a daily laborer.

Prachi Raturi Misra, in her book, 'I Did It ? Exceptional stories of people who made it large', published by Times Group Books, the publishing division of The Times of India Group. jots down the struggle stories of 18 people from humble backgrounds who achieved success in life through immense grit and hard work.

Author Ruskin Bond at the launch of the book in Mussoorie said, "Never despair and, if you do, work on in despair. The book has some very interesting stories and it's lovely to be in the august company of some others who have shown what it takes to never give up!"

All the people mentioned in the book suffered reverses, got demotivated several times but didn't lose that flicker of hope. "The book looks at sharing these powerful motivational stories about fighting tough situations to chase one's dreams and aspirations," says Raturi.

Now this Writer -Safdar Zaidi is no exception. He -Comes from a sleepy nondescript village in eastern Utter Pradesh He used to commute up and down 6 to 8 kms distance to the school and colleges on foot.

Village had no transport, electricity and medical facilities I studied throughout under the light a kerosene fuelled lantern-. Up to 12, the standard my medium of instruction was Hindi-It always generated a feeling of uneasiness-In my book Failure is a knock on the door of success I have described in great detail how I became a very professional communicator and presenter-in English language and also became an author in English-My book Anti Money Laundering -Anti terrorism Financing and Know your customer -Bankers Handbook was the best book adjudged by the practicing Bankers-Failure is a knock on the door of success is my latest book and reveals the path riddled with speed-breakers; bumps and? roadblocks I walked on to achieve what I did.

In spite of all these, I remain a village boy and carry the traces of village culture -And I Feel proud? I have mentioned about in in The Blog __Remember Where from you Come from