My Pietermaritzburg Moment: ...and how it unravelled the door to 7 laws of super success and happiness

I don't know how many of you know this but Pietermaritzburg Moment is an incident that happened with Gandhiji when he was evicted from the first-class compartment and that incident changed the course of his life as he took up the fight against the racial oppression and I think the title of this book is inspired from this incident ( as there is a reference of this incident in the book) which the author is trying to refer his Pietermaritzburg Moment which leads him to change the way of living life from a positive perspective which this book guides us through.➸ The book has nine chapters, each trying to supervise you differently, I think this book is a combination of a memoir and self-help genre as the author shares his real-life incidents leading to a better transformation. I appreciate how every chapter has a deep meaning, guidance, exercises, and much more which you can try to implement in your life for positive changes and an affirmative mindset. I loved the references from other authors and well-known people's quotes mentioned in this book. If you are looking for a self-help book that shares the author's experiences as well then this should be on top of your list.

It’s a book of non fiction genre. I picked it up due to title and tagline and I opened it and read the first page and instantly fell in love with it. The author wrote, “I see this world as the graveyard of abandoned dreams, goals and pursuit.” That was quite fascinating to me. I will briefly summarise the concept here. Author started the book with a personal story that is quite relatable to all of us or me also. Author was living the life of an ordinary person with a fixed mindset who used to take home good salary and think about office and family. Most of us are same at this point who all are working. Then author narrated the realisation moment. I liked the Ranthambhore story. It’s quite different and fits to the example. Following that author started narrating concept of the change. I liked the examples in changing the mindset parts especially that British mindset example. Author quoted some famous self help genre authors too. And have taken certain examples. But at the most of the areas, author took examples and stories from his personal journey. My favourite chapter is “Power of Habits” author has explained properly about meditating, visualisation and other methods by which you can being change. I liked those parts because author narrated it perfectly so that a reader can put it to use. Author narrated methods with steps like writing diary, taking counter actions, etc. Author explained everything with proper examples and exercises. The language of the book is lucid. It’s easily understandable to everyone. I am using it as a journal and personal guide for sure. I liked the list given at the end about 30 actions. And the concept of “My Pietermaritzburg Moment” is quite fascinating, unique and author explained it probably. Overall good one. Quite helpful. Recommended from my side.

This book ( My Pietermartizburg Moment) is about transformation, around direction of self growth. It has the passion to express and see how the process happens. Reading through the pages, enables reader in me, to see how the author has experimented every avenues to uplift self.Books, film, podcast, YouTube links, trainers, all are acknowledged. How our observation, how our listening, our visualisation can be used to uplift ourselves has been mentioned. Breaking free of comfort zone, changing the way we look at things. Author has passionately ,asked us to ACT(Action Change Things). For him all are actionable, with the habit of waking up early, and writing diary has been prescribed.A and B, the comparison virus to be identified, and worked upon.Self learning mindset will enable the A line to dissolve B. I am grateful to the Universe to read this wonderful book. Thank you Arun Sir.

When I picked up this book, the title caught my attention first. Pietermartizburg, hmm..and of course I googled it instantly. Pietermatizburg is the same railway station in South Africa where Gandhiji was infamously thrown out of the train. As soon as I reached the page after Contents, the first line written made me pause and reflect. It read, “I see this World as the graveyard of abandoned dreams, goals and pursuit.” Intriguing.It all starts with a story which is overtly relatable; a mundane life, a set outlook and working towards stability. The author, Arun Singh has then narrated a moment of epiphany, a great realisation to come out of that comfort zone, using our minds to full potential in order to have happier times and fulfilled lives. This epiphany is described as ‘Pietermaritzburg moment’.It’s unlike other self help books. Most of the stories are personal and resonate with the reader. Some of the chapters like, “Power of Habits” and “Building a Learner’s Mindset” are really impactful and detailed. The book goes deep into changing habits and mindset. The book is engaging and keeps the pace. I particularly like the flow and language of the book. The personal anecdotes add much needed value to the narration. Being part of the ruthless Corporate World, the book captivated me at a larger level.Most of the ways suggested by the Author are fairly simple to put in practice with greater results. The book also taken leverage from quotes of some famous authors and makes it more impactful. The book is interesting and helpful. At certain parts, I felt it could have been concise and less descriptive. Overall, it can be read by professionals, students etc and may inspire many more.