mobius films's video: Jayesh Parekh in conversation with Brahmanand S Siingh : a video book memoir

’Letting Things Happen’ is a Video Memoir of Jayesh Parekh, a Singapore-based entrepreneur, author and speaker. It contains his meandering journey through education, jobs, risks, social-human concerns & commitments ... and all sorts of exciting experiences, success principles, learning and winning attitudes that matter for a happy, successful and fulfilling life! The memoir is a Masterclass for countless young entrepreneurs and professionals in understanding and learning about life —- all of it with an enviable candidness, insight, humour and simplicity! - Brahmanand S Siingh, a National Award-winning filmmaker, author and speaker Jayesh Parekh, an alumnus of Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda and University of Texas; 12 years at IBM and part of the team that brought IBM back to India; an Entrepreneur, Founder of Sony Television, advisor to Singapore-based VC, Jungle Ventures and on the committee of several ventures and impact funds; co-producer of film ‘150 Million Magical Sparrows aka Jhalki’, on human trafficking, backed by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi; author; philanthropist — his life journey has a cool zing of a Zen monk, in the world and yet, not of it. Captured in this video book memoir by award-winning filmmaker-author Brahmanad S Siingh, he reminisces his journey … from childhood to adolescence to career to meaningful forays which became a way of life towards acquiring wealth affluence, time affluence and mind affluence. The video memoir becomes a masterclass for young entrepreneurs and professionals as to how to be grateful for whatever life has to offer and to design a life with handwork but not exactly stress and make it easy, purposeful and fulfilling. Chapters from ‘Jayesh Parekh: Letting Things Happen’ 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - Childhood: A mixed blessing "The creative adult is the child who has survived." - Ursula K. Le Guin 02:34 - College: At each crossroad, I took the road less travelled "Two roads diverged in a wood and I --- I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost 09:58 - Study Abroad: World opens up "Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use." - Charles Schultz 14:53 - Entrepreneur: Turning lemons into lemonades "Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." - Roy T. Bennett 15:48 - Sony Television: The Big Leap "Life is a matter of choices – Every choice you make makes you." - John C. Maxwell 22:05 - Post Sony: Wealth Affluence, Time Affluence, Mind Affluence "Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time." - Paulo Coelho 26:02 - Giving Back to Society: Heart over Mind "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller 29:21 - Publishing my first Book: An epiphany exploring perspectives of wealth "People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude." - John C. Maxwell "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly." - GK Chesterton 32:30 - Making Money & Giving Away: Mindsets & Belief Systems "When you expect good things, your mind is open to seeing the opportunities. When you expect bad things, your mind is closed. You don’t even see opportunities right in front of you." - Matt McWilliams 33:53 - Sanjeev Kohli's Story: Life comes full circle "In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer 35:25 - Wife: My biggest anchor, motivator and inspiration "And where old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders ... " - Gitanjali, Tagore 38:17 - World view: Open, Inclusive, Philanthropic "Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. and, what is more, they find it everywhere." - Van Wyck Brooks 40:25 - Life then & now: Rooted, Happy & Giving "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 43:34 - Success: Happiness, Contentment & Making a Difference "The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live." - Norman Cousins "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal." - Earl Nightingale © Mobius HighLife