We recently interviewed yet another change maker Srishti Sharma – Co-Founder of Human Science and Kilkari, She shared with us how she is making a difference in the lives of people through her initiatives. Srishti is also a Tedx Speaker and a promising young entrepreneur. Let’s read more about her entrepreneurial journey!
Excerpts from our exclusive interview with her:
Tell us a little about yourself:
I was born and brought up in New Delhi, I am 21 years old third-year Economics honours undergraduate, currently the co-founder at Human Science. Human Science is world’s first technical expert based organization working in stress elimination, we can proudly say we have been able to invent a scientific stress elimination technique which is a result of 12 years of intense research which holds the tendency to eliminate up to 40% of stress in just 25 minutes. I have also founded various social projects, one of them is project Kilkari. It is an initiative that connects the street kids of our country to their basic right i.e education by admitting them in schools and educating them in the school structures that we call Kilkari paathshala. Got the opportunity to be a speaker at TEDx and various national and international platforms. I call myself a ‘doer’ and a strong believer of the fact that ‘ideas do not work unless you do ’
Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job?
Well, honestly there was never a plan to chose between anything. I have always been a problem-solving person and have believed in loving what you do. I wanted to give myself an opportunity to go out and solve real problems with the plan that even if I would fail, I can always get a job (although that’s never the plan) I believe in the power of creating and impacting and that’s what I love to do. Hence entrepreneurship is not my career but my love. Identifying problems, building teams, bringing in solutions, the risks, the failures, the freedom to create and everything along just puts fire to my soul, call it to work or passion, I can always tirelessly do it.
What gets you out of the bed in the morning? What’s your motivation?
That’s a great question while I think entrepreneurship is an ultimate path to self-discovery where if you hold the passion to create, nothing can stop you. I think the ultimate aspect that motivates or inspires me is the fact that our time is limited and within the limited time we all have to create, impact and leave our mark in the world. I have been lucky enough to identify my purpose early in life and once you are in love with your work, you just don’t need any motivation and you don’t have to wait for Fridays/Weekends to enjoy your life. My purpose itself is the biggest motivating factor for me.
What were the challenges you encountered so far? How did you bounce back?
Challenges are always there. Difficulties are inevitable but how much you let them distract you is completely your call. At the age of 17, when I told my parents I want to be an entrepreneur while they were expecting me to come up and talk about a more ‘stable profession’, they were taken aback. A lot of times I have faced discrimination because of being young and a girl, so the early days were a struggle when it used to come up on been taken seriously by your friends, mentors and others. I think every day is a challenge when we talk about entrepreneurship while every challenge is indeed an opportunity to grow and flourish into something better
Well, a lot of times people allow small setbacks or failures to affect them. We all should accept and realize a simple fact that something which is certain as day and night is a failure. In the situations of hard times or failures we all have 2 options – Either allow the situation to define you and give up Or accept you failed or made a mistake, analyse it, learn from it and use it as a stepping stone for your success. The only way to push failure aside is to bounce back and to keep moving in the direction of your vision
What is your passion and purpose?
Well, if you have identified your passion, your purpose is an extension to it. I see myself as a changemaker, I want to create everlasting impacts and change as many lives as I can. Seeing people be in form of my customers or any targeted group or the audience I engage with while I am at any platform, adding values and leaving an everlasting impact in their lives is what I always try and achieve
What would advice to someone starting up and particularly to women entrepreneurs?
To anyone out there; wanting to start up – The only advice I would like to give is – ‘just go for it’, do not wait for the right time. You have to go all out and make the time right. It’s simple if Steve Jobs would have waited for the right time, maybe we would not have had an iPhone.
More importantly, you should have your ‘Why’ clearly defined.
Do not get attracted by the names, fame, the magazines and the lifestyle. Know, ‘why is it that I want to solve a particular problem?’ Am I passionate about it?’ ‘ What if I fail tomorrow? ‘ Go through a clear introspection and once you are clear, do not be afraid to take calculated risks. To all the women entrepreneurs out there, this country needs your participation. Let’s focus on uplifting each other and not allowing anyone to define our values or display a roadmap on what we should do. Keep hustling! Keep inspiring!
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