Prof Deepak Malhotra - HBS - 2012 Speech to Graduating Harvard MBA Students

[@jamessanatar3149]

Mr. Malhotra some of us are not lucky enough to attend a school on the level of Harvard to have the chance to listen to a man like yourself and that's a shame because its easy to see why these " lucky" people have a leg up on us. Thank you for posting these talks and I pray you are able to post more. I'm 57 tears old and I listen to these over and over again to get the inspiration needed to move forward. I never had the experience of being on a campus like Harvard and get that experience of listening to something that would alter the course of life SO these talks are priceless! PLEASE see your way to post more and I THANK YOU for your time and help you don't know that you are giving threw these chats !!!! THANK YOU SIR

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Thanks to all for the kind words. Best wishes... DM

[@raulrajendra3007]

you are best of best sir !

[@raulrajendra3007]

Raul Rajendra all 1.25 Cr indian proud on you sir

[@Bokeh1984]

+Deepak Malhotra Talked about this speech in my HBS app essay. Class of 2015 here :)

[@BassamASalem]

+Deepak Malhotra Sir, This goes in the list of the best lectures I've even watched, and you sir went to the list of my role models ! Even your story, your path, your needs and skills that drew the current point of your path, this resonates with me so well that I am welling to consider your decision (not that it didn't cross my mind before). Thanks again for this inspiration.

[@pigletk1627]

You are amazing!

[@sahashranshushekhar4980]

This is probably one of the best speech i have ever experienced....

[@doanhqdo]

This is a great speech. It has helped me quit and move to bigger and better things.

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Thanks to the many of you who have watched this video, and posted your reactions. I have just posted a new video, which is a speech I gave last week (in April, 2016) to the graduating students at Harvard Business School. It's titled "The Purpose of Education". You can find it at this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH6Wl6SqlrGYrpI I hope you find it to be of some value. Reactions welcome! Best wishes, Deepak Read more

[@SanthoshKumar-ix5tv]

Sir...all your speeches are great. Very interesting thoughts and advice. If i ever join HBS for an MBA, I am surely gonna opt for your class.

[@tongsqp]

Deepak Malhotra

[@mohanprabu2981]

Dear Professor , Thanks a lot for your wonderful videos. Please upload more videos of your lectures. Thanks in advance.

[@omarshaikh7669]

I'm watching this video every often since 2012 that's when I discovered it.. every time I watch it, I learn something new.. Thank you, Sir DM. God bless you.

[@nurseci]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. This is one of my favourite speeches. I keep watching it every now and then as it is a kind of an adviser for me. I also brought one of his books and it is helping me learn new skills that I never explore before. I wish one day I could meet you him in person and listen another great speech.

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Hi Everyone, Delighted to share that I've just published my fourth book (and debut novel), "The Peacemaker's Code". I can honestly say that this might be the best book I ever write. You can check out the reviews (&/or get the book) here: amzn.to/2YcfSEl Reactions welcome! Best wishes, Deepak Malhotra

[@dzchk]

This is one of the best speeches I have witnessed.

[@nindy23]

Thanks Deepak on that hopeful lecture. I'm 35 years old and after listening to this video I've decided to quit my job..I've been working there for 16 years and it was because of my personal circumstances I couldn't quit earlier. However I've now realised it is my mindset I need to change. I've recently lost my mum to cancer and I wish I had watched this earlier because it all makes sense now. Why waste time on a job you don't like and don't want to be in, if I had known better then I could have valued the importance of time. Much appreciated! Thank you.

[@Ayokalyb]

What he is describing about his life is what I call the "Genius Trilemma". You're so good at everything that choosing one thing would be to surgically remove so many other passions from your life. You become so free to do what you will that your freedom entombs you.

[@daviddevasahayam2364]

Thanks Deepak for a truly thought inspiring talk. We just watched as a family. You need to be listened to by a lot of people in our country. Honestly, don't make the cardinal error of restricting yourself to Negotiation alone....

[@yomiabraham25]

You have just made me realize, that quitting part is why I’ve advanced in life beyond where all my contemporaries are, everytime I quit I’ve ended up finding something better (I quit poverty, I quit ignorance I quit patriarchy I quit stupid religious beliefs and traditions in my journey so far) I most especially felt that nugget about perseverance being easier to do than quitting, it’s helping me understand why so many good people are stuck in places they deserve better than.

[@navaneethakrishnan8056]

Professor Malhotra - You are a true genius. Thank you for this wonderful speech. Thank you Harvard for uploading this video..

[@dbsk06]

QUIT EARLY if it sucks not because it is hard Create value first then make money

[@chandranihalder8713]

We can learn so much from what you said, about making decisions in our lives and quitting so that we can cultivate our essence. I'm greatly inspired by your life story. Thank you for sharing this speech which will be a guide for the upcoming and future decisions I make in my career.

[@ArunKumar-et4zv]

One of the greatest speeches I have ever witnessed. I admire you, Deepak Malhotra.

[@ashish50000]

Thank you for posting the link on LinkedIn, I am studying Negotiation this semester myself (Kelley) and this was a great lesson!

[@californianights]

Why no more lectures Prof. Malhotra?? We need more!, please!

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Hopefully in a few months. Thanks for your kind words.

[@viraltolia7342]

respected sir, we wanted the link for the new book you have written

[@mohanprabu2981]

Professor Please

[@jamessanatar3149]

we need many more from this man!

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Glad you found it to be of value.

[@smackxxxxck]

I was in Burden for this speech! Thanks Prof. Malhotra for this.

[@pedjarajic3620]

Bro understood criticism in most Ways your better when you don’t wanna do Than When you do it by non sense Guy is a genius Social understanding of a business effective point you can relate in any society, city, community, firm or surrounding Why are we here? What do we do? What’s the purpose? Do we criticise our choices? Do we make it sure that we learn? Stay in touch with your ambitions And ability to stay by the people who will crtitcize and help you

[@rudyp2201]

I have watched it about 5 times. So good.

[@jyotirmoyghosh4856]

Dear Professor Deepak Malhotra we teachers and students of Business Schools in India do find your words as down to earth practical in our country . However I leave others to make their personal opinions about your speech.

[@vishnuteja3301]

This is a fantastic speech. i would just add it to Jobs' line 'Quit Early, Quit Often' because 'You've got to find what you love'

[@redle1988]

One of the great things about going to good schools is meeting and having an association with smart people like you. I had fun listening to all you had to say, because in this I got something from you, but all I can give you back right now is 'Thank you'.

[@pindicrobins8]

I am starting my MBA in October and I was very impressed with your speech. It was thought provoking and gave me a different perspective on the world and why many of us are unhappy. I must buy your book soon and have a read of it Thanks once again

[@cluj76]

Worth spending 1 hour listening prof. Deepak. I would spend other 100000 hours listening him.

[@LoLoZaurusPrime]

Great speech, it is really inspiring ! I graduate this year so .... it really helped !

[@VincentForDesign]

How’s life since graduation?

[@DineshDevkota]

Seems like I missed a lot not being into one of the biggest schools in the world. Awesome teacher with excellent persuasions.

[@chitzonline]

brilliant! so simple, but so honest and brilliant!

[@ABSITEREVIEW]

Incredibly powerful talk. Thank you for sharing.

[@januka-]

When I was in grad school, my dept head once told me several years ago, "know when to quit" and I consider that to be one of the best pieces of advice I've had to-date. What I call "Institutional-loyalism" is one of the primary reasons why people could be unhappy. This is a great talk and I think it's on par with Steve Jobs' talk.

[@Dr.Brijeshpatil99]

Hello Deepak Sir, Your are one of the few people who have a great clarity in thoughts, and we (Indians) are really proud of you. Sir one of my friend recommended this video, and after watching, i recollected that i too have the same though process. Soon i will update you abt the decisions /changes in my life Great to know you

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Thanks for kind words. Glad you enjoyed the speech.

[@karanjoshi005]

Omg indian model sir deepak malhotra 😱 ... nice to see you sir ... big fan

[@ricardasrazgaitis4229]

Very good speech indeed! The best luxury item is ability to quite a job then you want, not to be bond to financial situation.

[@Reckless325]

Deepak, Great Speech! You have a lot of heart and that is what made your speech so powerful. I think the idea of quitting often may be a slight mistake. Our generation has gotten to used to quitting early. Your idea is rooted in finding who you are and reaching your full potential. I agree with that. God has given you a gift you should consider giving more inspirational speeches to help people find their way in life.

[@OftebroTim]

Humility and Confidence.... Empathy.... keys for success in any relationship....any !!

[@TonyKJohn]

Stumbled upon this video when i needed the advice most. Thank you professor! Warn Regards Tony

[@aubreyr10]

Great speech, not what I was expecting...really inspirational... thank you.

[@AdamShedForrest]

Watching this again for perspective. Not sure what to do. I envy what you've done.

[@rosanglura]

"The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn." Brilliant speech sir.

[@purnendukar3726]

Dear Professor, Fantastic sppech ever i have heard..after this i should be able to know when to quit...Thanks a lot for this motivation.

[@mihiranvikram6178]

It made me think.All the while I have been running in a race to nowhere just to crawl up to my parents expectations while I never liked what I do(not that I am not good at coding).I am gonna quit! Thanks Deepak!!!

[@elmirg]

Hope one day I ll be sitting in this audience, listenining to such highest level people!Great speech!

[@naraarni1]

glad to see your speech in the youtube, I am also quitting, my job frequently, when ever i feel uneasy or unhappy, which gives more knowledge, experiences, and more & more confident for making good decision.

[@shakiratbabatunde9246]

This speech is awesome

[@shahedchowdhury8441]

Deepak, I totally agree with you that one should quit quickly if s/he doesn't enjoy the task/job. Life comes only once and it's important to get as much as happiness possible of course by not being immoral or unethical.

[@NiCkBeNzOLoReNzO]

WOW. Very nice thank you very much for sharing. The line that amazed me. Made me smile and say out loud in my car was when he said. I already have something very expensive. The option to quit if I feel like it. Brings you into a whole other universe of happiness knowing you are in control of your life

[@Acoto]

I sincerely wish I had heard this speech before completing my degree. Thank you for this.

[@pallaviskitchen637]

now that's what you call sheer splendor ! Absolutely loved his speech!!!

[@BK-of2tb]

Hi Sir, It was really a good speech, Lot of people don't know where to start,n where to stop and This speech is not for making a carrier. this speech is really lovable and true for selecting a carrier what each and every humans have in their inner-heart hiding for external needs There are 2 lines which is very powerful "Don't quit something it is hard Quit something because it sucks" & "Quitting is crazy ??? Doing something for the rest of your life is not right for you .. That's what crazy"

[@xuliping9934]

Really great speech. Very easy to understand and also full of meaning. save a lot of time . Thank you for sharing your story.

[@madhuvashist]

I think Prof Malhotra kind of went with the tone when someone asked how can he quit at later age in life. All those who are in advanced age will tend to agree. I think it is the degree to which you will quit, there is a age when you can just change or quit but there is a age when you can quit to your tolerance level. Most people know their underlying theme as age advances and they don't have to quit more often. But anyway I could not ignore and watched it on my phone with full heart. I got confused few times with Deepak Chopra but at the end knew this is not Dr. Sanjay Gupta even but Prof Deepak Malhotra of art of negotiation. It is always a nice thing to hear anyone coming from India or attached to Indianism when US ignores biggest elections with no headline and so many Indian Professors speak their heart to their students than linear knowledge of others. Nice talk, I did quit in my life as many times as I wanted and I am going to do that again at advanced age though this decision was taken before the talk and I have very drastically different conditions than majority. Prof Malhotra did mention that when basic needs are at stake you may not be able to quit which I think is still possible, it is just one life but you have to know by going through NDE.

[@cmmr1234]

Great to find this link.

[@mohanvalrani]

Thank you for posting this talk and sharing your knowledge.

[@gurmeetsinghrandhir2782]

Love the way you have made it so simple for people to understand and stop making mess of their life. There could not be valuable then helping people achieve and live their true potential.

[@999NRG]

"Humility and Confidence are best friends"🔥

[@fitforfuture4232]

Definition of Tragedy and Genius was interesting. Also, the way Prof connected the two. Briliant speech overall!

[@tinnythesaint]

Thanks for this professor. Hopefully one day you can come to the LSE and give such an amazing talk.

[@BharaniKumarKS]

Beautiful Lecture....Insightful, So much of life experience catched in a nutshell. Cheers!

[@deepakmalhotra8983]

Thank you for the kind words. Best wishes...

[@w.m.1291]

This completely changed my perception of HBS, for the better.

[@rahimseerat9508]

Absolutely brilliant! specially the quitting part, it made me rethink about my career. I really would love to have contacts with people like you sir.

[@mehakmahajan6649]

great values👍...surely an indian by heart.

[@Smallbusinessphonesystem9viop]

Very Good Speech.

[@kk8754]

Sir, it was a great learning from your speech. Thanks for helping me understand, that quitting for an appropriate reason is actually for winners of tomorrow.

[@mpo87-h1c]

Hats off, professor. I really enjoyed this talk. Thank you for sharing.

[@navs8603]

Dear Professor, Great talk and very motivating. I just loved the clarity of thought you have. Many of us (at least I) lack that clarity of purpose or are caught up on the societal influences on our decisions. Great and clear takeaways. Thank you very much.

[@dzchk]

Thank you for this speech really helps young adults who feel lost with career life etc.

[@ryosukemurai6464]

Brilliant speech! Even the Q&A was inspiring

[@aalokngupta]

Wow! That's was a complete different spin from a professor of negotiations. Highly impressive and inspiring. Thanks Deepak!

[@vinodgm6790]

Brilliant talk

[@bonnieliao]

Great speech sculpting and presenting with great messages

[@deepakahuja9678]

Something we do know but we overlook during our graduating years but very important to understand these things

[@learner229]

galvanizing,inspiring and energizing

[@ankitsharma995]

Good speech. Quit early n quit often resembles to my lyf. Finally i am doing something that i really lyk n the fun part is i never knew about this quality in me. The point is when u do a job or something then money don't matter much. U automatically make money without thinking about it much coz u r giving ur 100% to ur work. But when u r nt happy frm inside n think ur job a routine that has to be completed u won't be happy even though u r making lot of money coz money can't buy happiness.

[@aroductale]

Thank you for the wisdom Deepak sir :)

[@raulrajendra3007]

ok

[@SteveIHan]

thank you Professor Deepak. what a great guy!

[@pritiranjanpatra4745]

Great speech sir. Absolutely fantastic.

[@ttopic1]

Great Deepak! I am showing it to my kids and family. Great again. Tomislav OPM 35

[@mikeinertia]

Very inspirational, sharing some real truth. Thanks Deepak!

[@MrBhupathireddy]

Great talk Professor, it is 100% true, and it is very important to do what you enjoy doing... and make choices accordingly in life, very inspiring talk to do right things in one's life...

[@DebojitMitra]

Thank you. Would have enjoyed it more had the camera focussed on the slides as well when they changed instead of only on the speaker.

Quitting reminded me the maze algorithm in computer science.Algorithm helps to find the exit by traversing the wrong paths and at last it finds the true path.Some people finds the path to exit fast some finds slower,some never finds. Thank you Prof.Deepak, Sincerly a student who are not sure if he find the exit...

[@HabeeburRahmanEnam]

Prof. Deepak, Thank you for explaining 'I quit Money' @52:00, I read about this many years ago.

[@YashMulgaonkar]

Prof Malhotra, This was healing. Thanks!

[@peupeu9485]

I wish he elaborated more on the long-term negative impact of being a "thief" because those that steal aren't as inspired by positive reinforcement.

[@CR14th]

a lot of wisdom transmitted in 1h, enjoyed the speech very much.

[@crzystuff]

Great, clear speech. I think 'circumstance' and 'choice' are quite interconnected. The nature of the circumstance (enough money for rent, food, family etc) heavily influences the choices one makes (whether to change to be 'happier'). In some cases it's more flexible and hence quitting might be easier, to keep searching for deep happiness and satisfaction. But, considering your audience, it makes more sense alluding to the subjective, perceived constraints than the objective ones, as you did :)

[@mendietaclaudia4237]

I like this video 😀😀😀🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@VishalMaurya-qd1yv]

Best Lecture I have ever watched. Thank You Sir, "Genius" :)

[@regmikr123]

Thank you very much for this eye opening speech

[@mohanprakash3832]

"proceed yourself in your comfort level" ultimate midpoint from the speech

[@techupgradeinfo1174]

I'm having similar questions to the people asking on here. Regarding the entire profession of physical therapy. I got into it because my biggest goal is to live as long and healthy as possible and to share how to do that with the world. I have noticed that in the process of keeping up with all the rules and guidelines a lot of therapists look like crap. Also, physical therapists are statistically more likely to get sued the longer they practice. There is this dogma though that you have to do the more mentally complex jobs and move towards management to be a good therapist. The pressure is constant and in the form of therapists spouting off their opinions about your choices although they would probably make the same choices in some of the situations I have been in. I took a job that pays way less but is more sophisticated about a month ago. It was pitched as a full time job but is turning out to be way more part time. The times I am working block me doing side jobs too. :*( I understand that my resume is worse for doing the more simplistic home health jobs. I am not so happy getting home too tired to work out and take care of myself. It feels crazy doing this like you say but I can't imagine telling all the patients and coworkers why I am quitting after only 3 months. Hmm. Not sure how to feel or act on this one but I told my wife I kind of wish they never called and tempted me with the offer. Plus, the PT world is a small world. If I quit now at least it's not a significant part of my resume so I feel a pressure to hurry and act. This pressure is countered by the pressure to the community. I wish it was all more anonymous like home health with less people watching. Thoughts please.

[@ashuchads]

Exceptional speech........thank you for the inspiration,

[@JackVo]

Great speech

[@kids-funadventure]

Agree!! with you on most points. Quit early & Quit often was a new idea but it made sense.