We invited Anshika Srivastava an Image consultant and certified coach & trainer for an interview with Most Popular Stories to know more about her entrepreneurial journey.
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey as an entrepreneur
I have been brought up in the folds of the Indian Army and now married to an Olive Green. I have travelled extensively across the country. I have always been a person who loves to meet new people and make new friends.
After completing my MBA in marketing from Mumbai, I was absorbed by Kotak Mahindra Bank, that’s where my corporate journey began and later I moved to the Media sector and worked with corporate giants like The Indian Express and NDTV media.
Being a wife in the Army I have also been very closely related to the NGO AWWA and have made significant contributions in empowering the Woman and have been adequately awarded for my contributions as well
2. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job?
Life has given me mixed experiences. There came a time when I questioned myself as to “WHO Am I’. My thirst for more awakened and I thought of enhancing my skills and evolving as a person. That is when I went on to become a Certified Soft Skill Trainer, Coach and Image Consultant.
In due course of time, these initiatives helped me identify the areas of my core passion -Public Speaking and a Personality coach. It was essentially about arriving at a point in life to explore what really resonated with my personality and life choices
A Great Entrepreneur must be able to effectively communicate, sell, focus learn and strategize.
Be open to learn as it is a very valuable life skill and Most importantly you should know Why are you doing what you are doing!!!!
3. Describe the services that you offer to your customers and in what
way they are unique?
I believe in sharing Joy and Pushing my own boundaries. I believe that all people are capable of change because that is the only thing constant in life. It is also important to understand that people are shaped by their experiences and circumstances.
Being a Corporate Trainer and being able to bring about a change in the lives of students and young professionals is what drives me and gives me contentment and a feeling of accomplishment.
4. What difficulties you have faced or you are facing?
The difficulties are all self-created and it is all in your mind. Life is not a bed of roses for all. It a journey full of learnings, failures and overcoming those failures with your perseverance, self-beliefs and passion.
5. How do you market your business?
Getting the right opportunity and performing to the best of your capability when you get that opportunity.
To get that opportunity, I present myself as a brand. I prepare myself to give in my best shot at each and every opportunity that comes my way.
The one mantra that I follow and advise to all would be BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED!!!
6. In your opinion what are the keys to success?
There are a few:
1. Self-Belief
2. Being mindful of my decisions
3. Always being resourceful
4. Taking extreme ownership and responsibility for my actions
5. Ability to take risks & venture into uncharted territories.
7. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring
entrepreneur?
The advice that I would like to share with them is to be grateful that you have got a chance in your life to prove your worth in whichever field you choose. Give in your best and be ready to accept all the challenges that come in front of you because life is all about challenges.
Look at the bigger picture and set your Goals. Once your goals are set all you have to do is focus. Keep short-term goals and thrive to achieve them in a set time period. Give self-feedbacks and keep on improving.
Be your own competitor and strive for more with every step in every aspect. Be limitless.
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshika-srivastava29/
Email Id : [email protected]
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