Motivation Book/Self Help
Date Published: July 1st 2020
Author Devpal Gupta believes in living life according to those core values to which we we all have access: respect, positivity, and passion. In his debut inspirational book, Power of One, Devpal extracts lessons from his life's journey which began in Tanzania and London and transplanted him to a successful life as an Arizona-based commercial real estate executive and applies them to real-life principles. With no holds barred, Devpal tells it like it is -- he offers no excuse and takes no excuses when it comes to living a purposeful life. With eight hard-hitting, short-and-sweet chapters like "Get Over It" and "Why is the Brown Guy Better Than Us", Devpal straight shoots advice on how to remain genuine, honest and real. Devpal also introduces his own theory, the Power of One. He imparts upon readers that in order to be truly prosperous, the only one you can rely on, is yourself.
The Power of One is a fantastically quick read and a dynamic demonstration of what it takes to be resourceful and resilient in a world that rewards people for gratuitous likes rather than the efforts and principles behind hard work.
Excerpts from Chapter 5:
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When 9/11 happened, Sikhs were one of the most targeted
communities because we wear turbans and we don’t shave our beards. People
thought we were responsible for the terrorist attacks. Balbir Singh Sodhi, a
Sikh and a local gas station owner in Phoenix, was shot and killed on September
15, 2001, because someone believed he was Muslim due to his turban and beard.
No one should be killed for how they worship or don’t. Balbir’s gas station is fifteen minutes from
where I live now with my family. Numerous incidents such as these happened to
Sikhs across the United States because people could not differentiate between
turbans.
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When I went on interviews after graduating from Arizona
State University in 2005, there were companies who loved my personality and my
resume but couldn’t accept the turban. I’d walk into an interview and I’d see
smiles disappear as they stared at what represented my faith, my culture and
me. I have since cut my hair and stopped
wearing the dastār. I often regret doing so.
That was my identity; it fit me perfectly. It was a part of me, just
like a leg or hand, but I let others tell me it didn’t fit in their world. I
allowed strangers to dictate how I should appear in their life. I let their
relevancy make mine irrelevant.
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Why do we let others tell us what’s right or wrong? We’re
already questioning ourselves; we don’t need their help to do it. We let
irrelevant people into our lives to preach and tell us what makes us relevant,
and yet these people hold zero significance to our personal wellbeing and
growth. Shockingly, we let them tell us what makes us relevant in this world.
We need to protect that right and use it for ourselves.
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Until you respect yourself, until you place a value on
yourself that is intrinsically high because it’s what you believe in, no one
else is going to place the same value on you. If you think you are only worth
ten dollars an hour, how and why would you expect anyone to pay you twenty? How can you expect people to think you are
relevant if you are content with being normal? How can you remain authentic to
yourself if you don’t respect yourself?
About the Author
Devpal Gupta is an Executive Director at one of the top commercial real estate firms in the greater Phoenix area. Specializing exclusively in Tenant Representation, he is responsible for servicing local clients and national accounts. Dev started in the industry in 1997 and has always worked exclusively as a Tenant advocate. Since that time, he has completed over 200 transactions ranging in size and scope from 5,000 square feet to 500,000 square feet and involving services from conventional lease analysis, strategic planning, unique build-to-suit projects, building acquisitions and dispositions. Dev’s specialties include office and industrial leasing, relocations, renewals and acquisitions.
Dev possesses extensive experience with managing and implementing transactions for diverse national portfolios, or large one-off deals. In addition he has numerous companies with large sale-leaseback transactions. His particular knowledge of real estate financial issues enables him to proactively manage all types of transactions, minimizing risk, increasing flexibility, and reducing overall occupancy costs. Dev won Costar’s Power Broker of the year award in 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
His dedication to his career and his craft carries over into how he lives his life: with passion, honesty and attention to detail. Dev works hard, plays hard and finds time to motivate people to living a meaningful life by reminding them to return to their core values. The Power of One is his first book.
Dev lives in Arizona with his wife and life partner, Suprit and their two lovely children. He has recently persuaded his parents to move from Tanzania and into his home; Dev considers this some of his best work yet.
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