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warikoo Wanderings

by Ankur Warikoo

Entrepreneur, Author, Content Creator with 9M+ followers across platforms. I share this newsletter every Friday around personal growth, books, quotes, pictures - it is the most personal version of me online.

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Which phone do you use?

Do you have the right tools? Sometimes, I get these cute DMs: "Ankur, your pics are looking awesome. Which phone do you use?" "Ankur, your videos are so sharp. Which camera do you use?" "Your voice sounds so clear and deep. Which mic do you use?" "You have been meditating for so long without fail, which app do you use?" Makes me smile :)) It's the equivalent of me asking someone, "Your book was wonderful. Which pen did you use?" A lot of us are stuck in the wait for the right tools. The right...

about 4 hours ago • 3 min read

I had to ask! When I met my current wife, Ruchi, at the age of 19 while in college, she was way out of my league! I was the super geeky and serious kid.I had strong notions about what is right and wrong.I was too uptight.I would even call myself sad at that point.Too serious. And took myself too seriously. She, on the other hand, was the Shahrukh Khan in everybody’s life.Happy and going with the flow :))Forever smiling.Everyone adored her.Her happiness made everyone else happy around her. We...

8 days ago • 3 min read

If it's just hard work, why wouldn't you do it? Our colony had the Tennis Singles Finals this morning. I lost. While I feel slightly bad about it, I am happy about 2 things: 1/ I didn't play it safe. I played aggressively and took my chances. It's another thing that most chances did not work out :)) But I tried! 2/ I know exactly where I went wrong and what I need to do to fix it. The distance between where I am and where I wish to be can be covered by hard work. You see, a lot of us are...

14 days ago • 3 min read

5 things I believed to be true when I was a kid; only to realize they are not! Money is finite. If one becomes rich, someone else becomes poor. I was convinced that there was only a limited amount of money in the world. And that the rich make money by taking it from someone else. Wealth is only distributed. Today, I know wealth can be created. By adding value. I shared an example of Maggi in my book, Make Epic Money. A pack of Maggi costs 10/20 rupees. But open it, cook it, add some veggies...

22 days ago • 5 min read

There are 3 kinds of vacations 1) Where you do things in excess that you have done back at home as well. Party, sleep, chill, dance, eat. I call them escapes. Not vacations.They are escapes from your current life. Most vacations lie in this category. 2) Where you do things that you could have ONLY done where you have gone. Sightseeing, top restaurants, top experiences. These vacations are memories. They are not a blur. They are a moment. Something you will remember and cherish for a while....

28 days ago • 3 min read

3 things I learnt from Sahil Bloom Last week, I hosted Sahil Bloom on his first-ever visit to Delhi. We started with a breakfast information catchup with founders and creators.In the evening, we had a large gathering at the Bharat Mandapam with 1,000+ people.As I spent time with him, I observed 3 things about Sahil that stuck. Walk the talkSahil is one of the most disciplined people I have met. He shares a lot of wisdom through social media — either through Twitter, Instagram, his newsletter,...

about 1 month ago • 5 min read

From 3 LPA to 33 LPA in 5 years 20 years back, at the age of 24, I got my first ever job.It paid me Rs. 14,746 per month in hand. In 2 years, at 26, I was earning 12L per annum.In another 3 years, it reached 33L per annum. Here is how it happened... In Mar '04, at the age of 24, I dropped out of my PhD program at Michigan State University and came back to India. What made the decision easy was the 100% scholarship I was on.There was no tangible loss of money.Just the intangible burden of...

about 1 month ago • 7 min read

Sahil Bloom in the house If you do not know Sahil, you are missing out on someone really valuable. He is a content creator - but more than that, he is one of the most disciplined individuals out there. When it comes to health (he is fit af), wealth (his companies make $10M annual revenue), or relationships (he married his college sweetheart and has a lovely son now) - he is the epitome of routine and discipline. I got in touch with Sahil 3 years back when he actively started creating content...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

Do you know which animal kills most humans every year? If you are thinking wild animals — lions, elephants, tigers — no. If you are thinking snakes — good guess, but not the right one. If you are thinking mosquitos — great guess. That's #2. You know which animal kills the most humans every year? Humans :) WE kill more humans than any other animal every year. War, violence, fights, terrorism. We somehow believe that the world is split into us and them. And we feel that for someone to win,...

about 2 months ago • 5 min read

3 harsh truths about the workplace 3 harsh truths about the workplace that affect hard-working people more than the rest: 1/ Good folks are dismissed as “too nice, too honest, too innocent, too naïve”.“You do not know what it takes to win in this brutal world.” And that’s true. Good people often finish last. Because the game favours the ones who bend rules, who bypass them, and have flexible morals. So you have two options. Find a place that is non-negotiably aligned with your value system or...

2 months ago • 4 min read
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