MEET THE EXPERT || GOOD PERSONALITY IS THE ONLY KEY TO SUCCESS- MARUTI SHARMA

TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/15/2016 3:51:01 PM Health and Lifestyle

Maruti Sharma is a celebrity life-psychologist, a training expert and personal transformation coach who is presently working in Jammu. In last almost twenty years of his career, his work has touched over one hundred thousand people spread across one hundred countries. His list of clientele includes Universities, Medical Schools and Multinationals with turnover in Billions, Celebrities, Professionals, & students. However, he loves working with children.

Maruti has come from a small border town Poonch, in Jammu and Kashmir. He has spent a major part of his childhood in a village. He feels working in fields, sleeping under the starry sky, bathing in rivers, hiking in the forests have taught him a lot.

“I miss village life. I thank my parents and late grandparents for everything. I also thank my teacher Dr. Ajay Kotwal for sharing with me the best of communication skills and spirituality; Shilpa my best friend has been the silent support to my mission; she has worked much harder than me and always refused to take the credit.” At school and college level, he won many awards in various competitions. He did his first year from degree college Rajouri and then he passed out from GGM science college Jammu with the best student award. He loves travelling, reading, writing, yoga, painting, meditating and teaching young children. Here are the excerpts of his interview with Akanksha Gupta where he shares a lot about his life, career journey and living in Jammu

TNN: Lets go back in 1995 when you started, a Life Transformation Expert was an unusual career choice especially in Jammu. How did this happen?

Dr. Maruti: I call it an accident. It just happened like most beautiful things in life like love. Back in 1995, there was no internet in Jammu. There were no good television programs which meant zero exposure. I used to sit in Ranbir Library to read all sorts of books. I was always interested in books which elaborate on unconventional thoughts and though processes. Reading those was my way to make myself better. And then I met my teacher who put the idea of being a life coach into me and that’s how I started my career as a life coach.

TNN: What made you choose this profession? And did you ever imagine you would be the one?

Dr. Maruti: Our current education system fails us miserably. It is neither capable of sharing us modern up-to-date education nor is it capable of training students into important skills like being happy, managing stress, sharing. It pained me a lot. This pain motivated me to create an institution that promises high quality, latest and updated training that a learner can use directly to transform not only his life but also his community. I never thought about not being able to do anything.

TNN: Tell us about your first student and were you able to change his life?

Dr. Maruti: Because of professional reasons, I cannot tell who he is but I can tell he was a student of class 3rd when came to me and now a very successful engineer from IIT earning big bucks in a MNC and living an amazing life.

TNN: You are transforming people’s life for last 20 years. How has the journey been like?

Dr. Maruti: It’s a great feeling and all I can say that I am excited and looking forward to do more. Seeing people happy and successful is a wonderful feeling. I mean, if I ever get a chance to live my life again, I will not do it any different but definitely do it much better.

TNN: What is a standard advice who comes with an aim to have a great personality to you?

Dr. Maruti: Find your vision. Don’t try to fit in. Live a designer life. Break free from preset mindsets. You deserve the best; don’t settle for mediocrity.

TNN: You have worked all over the world. What makes you always come back to Jammu?

Dr. Maruti: It is very well said that there is no place like home and nothing like home town. I love my city. I love to travel but I always come back home so that I can transform people’s life here. It is my dream to bring Top quality learning opportunities in my town.

TNN: What is the one basic principle for having a great personality and a successful life?

Dr. Maruti: Happiness! It is the key to Success. Whatever you do, do it with a happy mind and heart and the result will be great.

TNN: You have trained all age groups. What is your favorite lot?

Dr. Maruti: My favorite is kids between 7 and 14. I also love teaching parenting skills.

TNN: What do you like to do in free time?

Dr. Maruti: There is no distinction between free time and busy time in my life. For no price ever, will I sell a moment in my life doing something that I dislike and do not relish. So all time is free time.

TNN: Your plan for next 10 years?

Dr. Maruti: Transforming personalities of more and more people in Jammu as good personality is the key to success in personal and professional life.

TNN: Final piece of advice or insight for our readers?

Live is precious; make sure you live it first, and then if you wish spend the rest of it doing daily chores like making money, running after power, fame and all other things that do not matter at all. And always 'Begin with Happiness..."


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