Siddharth Rajsekar, one of India’s leading digital coaches has just launched his book, You Can Coach that aims to redefine the education system by inspiring a new breed of teachers, coaches and mentors. He wants to help experts find their niche and become successful digital coaches.
What motivated you to write this book?
This book is actually rooted in the words of my grandfather. When I was 8 years old, I asked him why I should go to school. To which, he responded “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education”. This line originally by Mark Twain resonated with me most when I flunked the 12th grade. I believe I fared poorly because of the attitude of my teacher who instead of making learning fun, made it a scary and daunting experience for all of us.
After the 12th, I was lucky enough to have found the right teachers and mentors who helped me find myself. I have found myself in two extremely difficult situations in my life and both times, it was having the right mentors and my investment in the education I chose for myself that saved me and helped me transform my life.
Unfortunately, most people are trapped in the existing education system that is extremely outdated and prepares us only to become “employable” in our adult lives. The world has changed so drastically and my goal is to inspire people to become a digital coach - a mentor who is an implementer and who can provide real-world solutions to your students, regardless of age, time, place, or circumstances. It is by levelling the playing field using technology and giving an equal opportunity for anyone to learn and grow.
How will digital coaching change the education system in your opinion?
Digital coaching can help build a new breed of teachers, coaches and mentors who are implementers. My vision is to make digital coaching a win-win for everyone involved - the coach who gets a chance to share his knowledge and earn six figures a month from the comfort of his or her home, the students who can choose what and whom they want to learn from and the overall education system that will create more dynamic and empowered leaders.
Is digital coaching a lucrative profession?
Having personally achieved six figures a month in both Rupees and US Dollar terms after I started the Internet Lifestyle Hub , I can tell you it is a lucrative profession. Money will be the automatic by-product of the value you can deliver in the marketplace.
The true fulfillment is the realization of your ability to lead from the front and build digital communities to solve real-world problems as a digital coach.
Three tips for aspiring coaches?
First, find the right niche and do this by scratching your own itch. Your niche is the problem you want to solve in the world so build on what drives you and be open to adapting it.
Second, narrow down your target market. Don’t try to market to everyone. Your target market should be a reflection of yourself so you can relate to them.
Third, be fixed on your goal, but flexible on how you get there. Successful coaches are not those who are simply good at delivering information. The best ones understand human behaviour. They are quick to adapt and ride trends using the latest tools to provide the most efficient solution and results to their students without getting fixated on their past successes.
You have some interesting conversations in the book with Jack Canfield, Dr Demartini, Blair Singer among others. Any particular bit that has inspired you the most in your journey?
It’s so hard to just pick one. I have worked with all of them so closely and learnt so much from each of them. One of the parts that stuck with me is from Dr Demartini’s interview that your vitality is directly proportional to the vividness of your vision, the articulation of your speech, and the clarity of your mission. To stay vital, we must continue to do what we love and delegate everything else. That’s exactly how I feel when it comes to my purpose of redefining the education system by inspiring new digital coaches.
You Can Coach is available for pre-order on Amazon and will soon be available on FlipKart, Audible, Google Play, Clever Store. It is available for INR 950 in paperback and INR 246 on Kindle.
Get the book: https://www.amazon.in/You-Can-Coach-Siddharth-Rajsekar/dp/B0977GX9W4
Find out more about the book: http://youcancoach.com/launch
