The failure of the telecom venture and the renegotiation of the price of the digital venture shattered me to the extent that it took a toll on my health. I now had a pacemaker in my heart and atypical Parkinson’s had affected my hand and impaired my speech. To top it all, I was 60 per cent down on my original wealth. But, not one to cower down and, against all odds, I decided to go in for the final kill.
My motivation came from Harvard psychology professor, Stuart Brown, who spoke on the importance of “play” in developing a high emotional quotient as well as bonding. Dr Brown had dedicated most of his career to the study of non-competitive activity games and how they positively impacted mental and physical health. According to him, the lack of play resulted in depression and anxiety.
He conducted studies on various successful and unsuccessful people, including serial killers and proved that people who made bad lifestyle choices like alcoholism or drug addiction had an absence of play in their lives.
As a father, I had not given enough time to my daughter. Now, I had been blessed with two adorable granddaughters. My mind was ticking. How could I make...Read more
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