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High on Life: New Ways for Successful Living
High on Life: New Ways for Successful Living
High on Life: New Ways for Successful Living
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High on Life: New Ways for Successful Living

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This book has a wise variety of inspiring stories, tips, mantras, gyaan and intelligent guidelines, collected from about 1,000 young,'successful' people(from IITians to MBAs, and from entrepreneurs to doctors) that help you make those decision BETTER And GET MORE OUT OF LIFE
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Release dateMay 22, 2015
ISBN9788183282666
High on Life: New Ways for Successful Living

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    High on Life - Siddharth Banerjee

    I am sure the tips and detailed recommendations put down in this book will be beneficial to the millions of bright young stars of our country. This book has captured some wonderful insights and needs to be read and shared.

    —Somshankar Das, President & CEO, e4e

    The do-it-yourself generation could do with a few tools and a roadmap for success. Siddharth squeezes the essence of entrepreneurship into bubblegum-sized chewable bites. The DIY formula for success lies within the pages of this book. Grab it!

    Roshan Abbbas, Media Entrepreneur and Youth Icon

    'What next' is a question the bothers Gen Next the most. High on Life, lends a perspective that is both practical and relevant th the times wi live in. With a dash of homour, it reminds us to control our destiny before someone else does and to change before wi have to.

    Giri balasubrmaniam, Quizmaster & CEO, Greycaps India Pvt. Ltd.

    © Siddharth Banerjee, 2008

    ISBN: 978-81-8328-266-6

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise — without the prior permission of the author and publisher.

    Disclaimer: While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for any damage resulting from the use of information contained therein.

    Trademarks acknowledgement: Trademarks used, if any, are acknowledged as the trademarks of their respective owners. These are used as reference only and no trademark infringement is wilfully intended upon.

    Published by

    Wisdom Tree

    4779/23 Ansari Road

    Darya Ganj

    New Delhi-110002

    Ph.: 23247966/67/68

    Published by Shobit Arya for Wisdom Tree; edited by Manju Gupta; designed by Kamal P. Jammual; typeset at Marks & Strokes, New Delhi-110002 and printed at Print Perfect, New Delhi-110064

    Contents

    Preface

    Acknowledgements

    1. Plan Your Life

    2. Fast Track Your Career

    3. Money Mantras

    4. Home Improvement

    5. Marriage Wakes You Up

    6. Kids Join the Party

    7. The Joy of Plastic

    8. The First Foreign Trip

    9. The Weekends are Packed

    10. High Lifers’ Leisure Secrets

    11. Socialising.com

    12. Invest Time in Yourself

    13. Move into the Good Life

    A Thank You to Parents

    The wave of liberalisation, which opened up India to the world in the early nineties, provided immense socio-economic opportunities for young India, and some of those who seized the opportunities and rode the zeitgeist are the ones whom we call High Lifers.

    While this book celebrates the High Lifers for their passion, creativity and ambi-dexterity, it would be in order to also recognise and applaud the efforts of the parents of these High Lifers, because many of them may have made sacrifices and hard choices to enable their children to be get more out of life, become successful and fly high!

    A warm salute to the High Lifers’ parents and a warm welcome into the group of High Lifers.

    Preface

    The ultimate book of ‘guaranteed-success-to-life’ sadly does not exist. However, what you have in your hand is this unique book of tried-and-tested guidelines, smart tips, rich experiences and anecdotes, which would help you balance and plan the jugglery of your life more smartly to get more out of life.

    This book, formally a personal growth book and informally a guide map, has evolved after speaking to over 1,000 successful youth, who carry the tags of IIT, IIM, MBA, CA, and entrepreneur, etc. on their resume‘ and also to the new generation which seeks fame and success in emerging careers like the media, fashion designing, retail and ITES. In this book, we call them the High Lifers.

    The High Lifers’ book is composed of a dozen short-and-meaty chapters presented in the form of short capsules. The tone and structure of the chapters are friendly, informal and free-flowing (think hyperlinks and visuals) instead of being didactic or prescriptive. Each chapter seeks to address a relevant need and is replete with personal examples, sharing of learnings and smart tips and tricks for practical use. By the very nature of the chapters, there will also be shared themes and common approaches. So, enjoy — this is your book!

    Caveat Emptor

    This book is not an expert guide, but a collection of the unique takes on life by a few hundred been-there-done-that individuals. Thus, be free to take away what learnings you want and be equally free to reject some (or better still, E-mail back with your experiences and learnings). But remember, these are their experiences; not yours. Use the shared learnings and stories here and make your experiences better. Cheers!

    Hope this book becomes a friend, a philosopher, a guide to all of you who are starting, or already charting, your individual journeys in life. Best wishes!

    Acknowledgements

    The book is built on the generous sharing of learnings, stories, gossips, incidents, fundaas, gyaan, anecdotes and smart tips from about 1,000 High Lifers. Some of them are friends and colleagues, while some others are acquaintances and friends of friends, and still others are strangers who I would have met on a long flight or in an internet chat-room. Most of them want to remain anonymous, due to a variety of reasons; plus, there are some stories and examples that are too personal to

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