A 24-Month Mentoring Story Leading to a Book Launch and Beyond…
Rajesh Setty
19x Author, Teacher & Creator | Co-founder of Audvisor.com | Mentor to Game-changers | Amateur Go Player
Two years ago on this day is when I first talked to Soundarya Balasubramani on a phone call upon multiple nudges from my friend Joshua Levy . With my health challenges (and a lack of organizational skills,) I had missed a scheduled call with her the previous day. I only knew about her as this ‘24-year old, smart girl who works for Salesforce.com and has authored her first book.”?
I had completely forgotten about the call and to be honest, I had completely forgotten about her until I got a reminder message from her on whatsapp (screenshot below)
I truly didn’t know what to expect or how much I could help a young girl (she was less than half my age) on a topic like “college admissions.” By the end of the 2-hour call, Soundarya was still less than half my age, of course, but I realized that she was “twice as smart compared to me.”
What began as a reluctant call ended up being a life-changing call for both of us
This was the message I received after the two-hour call
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I had offered to mentor Soundarya. To get that kind of an offer from a stranger might have shocked her. What she didn’t know was that at my end, I had not just found a mentee, I had found our God-daughter in her.
That was the beginning of an ongoing 24-month mentoring journey. One day, one of us will share more details of how this ongoing relationship has evolved, but today I just wanted to share how it all began.?
I am also very proud of the upcoming launch of Soundarya’s second book UNSHACKLED (co-authored with my friend, Sameer Khedekar .) The book has the foreword written by someone I deeply respect - Brad Feld .
The book launch is happening on July 22 at Plug and Play Tech Center and I will be there and hope to see some of you there. You can find all the details here:
Business Analyst @ SLK | IT Business Analysis
1 年Wow, what an inspiring story! It's incredible to see the positive impact you've had on your mentee's journey..Congratulations on upcoming book launch ??
I help people brew brilliant Conversations | ICF ACC | TEDx Speaker | Public Speaking and Communication Coach | NLP Practitioner | Corporate Trainer | Mindset Mentor
1 年Soundarya (Pooja) Balasubramani the day I spoke to him for the first time he told me about you. ?? From that day till today. I cannot express how happy and inspired I am to see the faith you had in yourself the risks you have taken and the reality you have created for yourself. Every time I read your posts I tell myself this girl will not leave a single stone unturned. ?? All the best for the launch. Having lived in the states for a decade and having moved back. I know the massive impact this book is going to create for every immigrant.
I help people brew brilliant Conversations | ICF ACC | TEDx Speaker | Public Speaking and Communication Coach | NLP Practitioner | Corporate Trainer | Mindset Mentor
1 年I had no idea that you have known each other for 2 years. Because the bond you both share feels eternal. Thank you for sharing this with screenshots I was able to visualise my first conversation with you. Where we intended to speak for 5 mins and spoke for close to 2 hours. ???? A day I will always celebrate. Rajesh Setty
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CEO @ Solix Technologies, Inc. | Enterprise Software, Information Architecture, Enterprise AI, Cloud Computing
1 年Wow ??????