Different types of sacrifice while building your personal brand

I have been pretty much open about my early days.

The sacrifices which I did throughout my 20's.

The jobs which I took to pay for the living of me and my family.

The 4000 Rs Samsung cell phone with which I started my digital journey.

I'm not going to make you count my sacrifices.

I just want to give a message to all the people who want to achieve something massive in their life but aren't even ready to make some small sacrifices.

Check out this conversation if you are planning to achieve something great in your life.

Transcript

Digital Pratik - When I was just getting started I didn't have any kind of money.

I didn't go outside. 

When all my friends use to have Activa in those days of 2010-11 when Activa was kind of a rich people or rich student thing.

They come from rich backgrounds if they have Activa.

I was the only guy with a cycle.

My parents didn't afford me Activa. I use to, friends ke shoulders pakad ke jata tha at the speed of 70-80. Alright.

Interviewer - We didn't know this!

Digital Pratik - See there are a lot of things when you go back I have done, which probably people don't know.

But that's my sacrifice.

I never felt bad about that ke mere parents ne ye nahi diya woh nahi diya.

I have always lived that as a struggle which I feel is a happy moment. Because of which I am right now this.

At this point in time, my sacrifice and my money and money management are what. Even though I am at this hotel I am not going outside to go like to live the luxury life.

Interviewer - It's big!

Digital Pratik - You have no clue about what this hotel is right now.

Interviewer - I figured that out by seeing the washroom. (chuckles)

Digital Pratik - Alright. It a very good hotel. I can just go out around and live a luxury life. Close to this like a hundred meter, there is a Forum Mall right now and I am sitting in Bangalore.

So I can go around everywhere but I am not. Since in the morning I have been working over here. So that's a sacrifice right now at this level.

I am investing my time like getting introduced on a different podcast. Alright. Now if you listening to me for the first time I am trying to convert you into a cold audience into a warm audience and then hot audience and building my brand once again. Alright

See there are plenty of things.

Simply if you are making 10,000 rupees you have no clue then save 10% that is 1000 rupees keep it aside as if you have not got it for the next five years. Alright.

Remaining 20% will just try to invest in yourself by buying some books or audiobooks, buy some ads kuchh bhi. Now you don't ask me, sir, what kind of books I should purchase. Like why do you want to rely on somebody else to tell you? Alright. So, please.

So that's it 10% 20% and obviously you cannot think anything else because expenses will come into the picture. Alright.

So when expenses are there don't eat cheese vada pav and you try to have vada pav that is also a sacrifice.

You know that’s a sacrifice which I used to make when I was in college.

I used to get 3500 rupees as my per month expense from my dad in my college days. While all my college friends used to get 10000 rupees.

And one meal cost in my college was for 60 rupees.

If I calculate 2 meals then it comes to 120 rupees per day. 120 x 30 days is equal to 3600 rupees and I am getting 3500 rupees per month or 3500 to 4000 rupees a month at times. Alright.

See how do I manage.

At times when I used to have lunch and dinner as pani puri and vada pav why because 16 rupees per meal now gets converted into what 10 rupees ki pani puri plate.

So I am saving 50 rupees.

So there are sacrifices at every level. So please don't rely on somebody else's finance.

P.S. Who am I & why you should listen to me?

I'm a 31-year-old, smiling dude, Virtual Digital Consultant listed as India's leading digital marketing & personal branding consultant, Social Media Influencer on TikTok, Instagram & Facebook, Keynote Speaker & a hardcore social media communicator. I can help you to be more effective with your branding & marketing strategy, optimize your workflows, and get more done. See my consulting options here >>>