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Akhil Sharma

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Akhil Sharma aka ‘The Failure Guy’ is a renowned award losing entrepreneur, speaker, inventor and innovator. Specially designed for failure during his decade long career, from mariner to a technologist, he is now known for ‘the art of failure’ workshops through which he has helped individuals to keep up the spirit of trying despite failures and coached them how to listen to their hearts and find their real inspiration.

In 2016, the United Nations and iCongo chose him for the Rex Karmaveer Chakra award and Global fellowship, and he is often called upon to talk about it for free on various platforms in India.

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“When I tried to find myself, I got lost and when I tried getting lost, I found myself.”
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“I felt frightened, for I suddenly wanted to love him but could not trust him enough.”
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“It's a big world. A lot of people are worth loving. Why love someone mediocre?”
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“History is written by winners. I am going to change that.”
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“You could be a hunter of success or a warrior of failure - the choice is yours”
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“When I tried to find myself, I got lost and when I tried getting lost, I found myself.”
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“History repeats itself and mine is full of failures, so I am not surprised.”
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