Alright! So in today's video, I'm gonna share some information with you guys!
But we are going to deep dive into my memories.
Because there were some specific incidents that turned my life.
So the person you watch in front of the camera was never like this. I was an introvert and a very shy person.
I was never confident.
So knowingly or unknowingly, some incidents happened in my life
I'm sure these things happen in everyone's life but maybe you never notice.
So that's the only motive of this video. I'll share incidents that changed my life so that maybe you'll realize the things that are indicating you to move in a particular direction
or what you should do and what are your skills
Because your life goes on and on, and if you'll miss out on the small things that are happening in your life, then maybe it'll take time for you to realize what you should do and what are your strengths.
And I don't want that.
I'll share those things in this video and trust me it's going to be very interesting
So without wasting much time, let's start the video.
Being a 90's kid and growing up in a middle-class family was kinda interesting
because when I was a kid, not everyone had a computer, mobile phone, or internet at that time.
I mean these things got introduced a little late. I'm talking about my childhood, basically.
And we used to play in the streets after coming from school.
So going to school and then playing in the streets after coming from school, was our life.
This was my childhood.
And I think when I was in 7th or 8th, computers came into trend and almost everyone had a computer, internet service, and phone.
These things got introduced all of a sudden and kids stopped coming outside from their houses.
Every kid used to have a computer and they had games, movies, songs on their PCs. That was a different time.
From that day onwards, the world changed completely.
So like everybody else, I also started spending time on my PC.
And slowly I realized I have a keen interest in computers.
I used to spend hours and hours on the computer. Firstly it was something new and secondly friendship and all was lost somewhere.
Like we used to play in childhood, but things didn't remain the same.
I don't know why but maybe I wasn't that much cooler.
After all, it was the computer era. So in the end, the only friend that I was left with was my computer.
I spent a lot of time on the computer. I learned so many things.
I can say that I was doing something extraordinary in the computer world. I am talking about the world I had seen at that time and not the actual world.
I mean the world around me that is my school, my neighborhood. This was my world. And according to that, I was doing little extraordinary.
So slowly everyone got their mobile phones and my interest in technology got increased.
I remember, there was a game called Clash of Clans, at that time.
I used to play that game a lot.
8-10 hours a day
I used to play that game a lot.
And I remember, my big brother, Sahil came to my house one evening and he was playing the game and he had unlimited gems and coins in that game.
And I found that thing quite fascinating and I asked him, "How did you get these?"
He replied that this is a hack and you'll not get it. After this, he left.
And I went crazy after that and took it as a challenge and I decided that I'll find out the hack.
At that time we used to have internet with a 3G dongle and the computer was also very basic at that time, with 2GB RAM.
At that time there were some computers even with 512MB RAM.
And in today's world people have 32GB RAM PCs.
So I'm talking about that time period.
At that time there was a website by the name of 'xtdevelopers' and I used to follow that website.
Like if you wanted to do something different at that time, by something different I mean rooting the mobile phone and it was such a big deal at that time.
We used to get all the information regarding computers and mobile phones from such websites.
So then I got to know that after rooting your android mobile phone, you'll get a lot of privileges and you can hack the game.
I did all those things and from there onwards, my interest in technology increased. I did all the things I could do at that time on my phone or on my family member's or my friend's mobile phone.
From changing the hardware to repairing the dead mobile phones, I tried so many things.
So from that point, when I saw that game on my brother's phone with unlimited gems and coins, I got curious and wanted to try my hands on these things.
And I remember people used to pay 200 Rs. to the shopkeeper to make an Apple ID for their iPhone.
And I'm talking about the time when I was in 7th or 8th, almost 10 years ago.
And this was the turning point of my life, which took me so forward in the field of technology.
And because of that challenge, I tried so many new things.
And I would say that it was a kind of introduction to the technology for me. This was the time when I got introduced to the technology, at not just a basic level but at an advanced level.
And the second incident was related to earning money in the world of the internet.
At that time, these things were not realistic. Earning money from the internet wasn't a thing, at least in my city Hoshiarpur.
Hoshiarpur is a (Doaba) city in Punjab, PB07.
I'm telling these things so that people watching this video can relate that 8-10 years back, earning money from the internet wasn't really a thing in my city.
At that time, I remember one day I was riding my bicycle after coming home from school.
And in my neighborhood there lived one of my friends, named Pulkit.
And he told me that he has an application on his phone and by just watching some ads or downloading some applications, I can earn money with which I can recharge my Phone.
And yes, back then we used to buy coupons to recharge our mobile phones and used to get mobile data the same way.
It wasn't like the way it is now, unlimited plans and all.
So he told me this thing and I didn't trust him like everybody else.
Then he took me to his home and referred the application, after downloading it on my mobile phone and all, I got 10-20 Rs. with which I recharged my mobile phone.
And when I went back to my home after learning all this, I was so much fascinated with this thing.
Like how it can happen.
Everyone buys coupons to get their phone recharged and here we are recharging our mobile phones with the money by watching some ads.
And that day I got introduced to the fact that we can earn money through the internet.
It was such a small incident but from that point, my journey to earn money through the internet got started.
And I remember that when I started my youtube channel I earned almost 20,000 Rs. in a month, just with that app installing thing, but the money could be used only for mobile phone recharges only.
And I started my youtube channel in 11th standard. One after another and then finally I started one official tech channel, that had almost 100-200 videos.
I attended youtube events and some tech-related events. I attended one Nokia event.
I explored Chandigarh and then Delhi, Noida, and Gurgaon.
All these things started from that point only. Like if I backtrack all the things then they meet at the point when I got to know about this thing, earning money through the internet and all.
Because from there onwards I started my youtube channel, attended events, made sponsored events, and earned money from youtube.
And the thing that you hear nowadays, investing money in companies, I did this thing at that time and I lost my money.
I learned this thing at that time, which people say nowadays, like be smart and have multiple sources of income. I did this and I even lost my money.
However there was no one to tell me, I invested money in the wrong companies. I got a return for 1 or 2 months and after that everything finished.
But yes, If I say the person I was before, completely introverted and shy.
Like I didn't even use to sit with my relatives visiting my home. I used to go, greet them, and then back to my room.
I was so shy and introverted that I couldn't even talk to anyone.
So this was me. And if I had followed that path only, then life would have been completely different today.
But my introduction to the technology was through Sahil, and earning money through the internet was because of Pulkit. He is younger than me but a lot of respect for him because knowingly or unknowingly my life changed a lot because of him.
So my curiosity plus all these things that I noticed took me to this point.
Honestly, me or my family never planned for Canada.
So my parents sent me here because of the growth they saw in me. They knew that now I am smart enough to handle things on my own.
From being an introvert, sitting on your computer the entire day to visiting Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon all by myself.
From booking train tickets to hotel rooms, I did all of that by myself and with my own money.
Man, that was incredible.
I was in 12th at that time. In the current time period, 11th -12th kids are all ready to take up the opportunities.
But the time which I am talking about, these things were not permitted by the family. Not everyone could go and do that.
The world of the internet was not that big plus the Youtube has grown this much in the previous 2-3 years only.
Because of the lockdown, work from home and all.
In the time period, I am talking about, this thing wasn't common. I think I was the very first one from my city who did these things at this level.
I am not claiming any title.
I'm just sharing how small incidents if you pay attention to them, can change your life. You'll feel like this is the thing you want to do, this is your strength, this is your plus point and you should give it a try.
I'm sure there are thousands of things over there on the internet.
You'll get to see new things every next hour on the internet.
It can be very confusing and complicated, at the same time you have the privilege of having so many options. But yes it is very much confusing and complicating to find the right thing for you because of these many options available.
But at the time when I chose my thing, there were no options available. You have to go to school/college and study hard, to get a job.
There were very few of us who were doing these things, in Punjab.
And our parents didn't trust us until the money was reflected in our bank accounts. They couldn't believe that this is actually a thing until we made money out of it.
So this is what I wanted to share in this video. I had this in mind for so long, that I'll share something like this with you guys.
I was also like you, I could never imagine that I'll get a life like this.
Maybe after listening to this, you'll also realize those things in your daily life which can become your profession, your strength, your career, your passion.
So let's end the video here. We'll meet in the next video and till then I wish you all good.