A Career Vision in a Split-Second Flash

Dr. Swati Lodha

Born to loving—and enlightened—parents in a traditional culture in Rajasthan, India, she realized how fortunate she was to be encouraged to think for herself. As a college student, she heard a speaker talk about paradigm shifts, and in a split-second she knew what her career would be.

Dr. Swati Lodha is the founder of Life Lemonade, a training organization for life transformation, women empowerment, leadership and parenting. With a doctorate in Women Entrepreneurship, she is an Amazon No. 1 bestselling author of Don’t Raise Your Children, Raise Yourself and many other bestselling books. At the age of 21, she founded her first Company, SWASH Pvt. Ltd. (Skills, Wit and Attitude are Shaped Here) to groom Indian Youth. She has been Dean of several Indian business schools.

How Did You Start Using Your Talents?

“I was born in India to amazing Indian parents who loved me and gave me the freedom to think and decide. That was mostly unheard of in Rajasthan, which is a traditional state in India. My mom always wanted, no matter what, that we should have enough education and be self-reliant. At the age of 21, while I was pursuing my post-grad program in management, I started an organization called SWASH, where I worked with thousands of children, adolescents and professionals, helping them gain confidence and become effective speakers. When all my other friends were sending out resumes and looking for jobs, I decided to work on my own with the organization I had started. I believe that if I change one person, I change one world.”

The Most Impactful Turning Point?

“In college, I attended a small leadership program conducted by an organization in my city. I was there as an observer. One of the speakers was talking about paradigm shifts. As I was listening to him, I decided in a split-second what I wanted to do all my life. I realized that my career was to become a motivational speaker or a life coach, though I was not familiar with these terms at that time. From then on, I started talking to people, to learn from them, to help them find their purpose, to make them confident.”

The Most Powerful Lessons Learned?

“It’s very important to be failure-friendly, and to be positively accepting when we fail. So, let’s learn to fail better, because we learn more when we fail. There’s no better teacher in life than failure. Then, it’s perfectly fine to learn the lesson and move on.”