You Think This Leads to Success… You’re Wrong

"I spent years in medical school learning to fight bacteria and viruses, but when I started practicing in rural India, I realized I was fighting something else entirely: ghosts.

In this video, I share a humbling and eye-opening story from my days as a doctor before I joined the Civil Service. For months, I thought my clinic was overflowing because of my clinical talent and bedside manner. I was proud, thinking I was a 'miracle worker' of modern medicine.

The reality? A local Oja (shaman) had told the village that my presence was so powerful that it drove away evil spirits. I wasn't just treating Jaundice; in their eyes, I was performing exorcisms.

Watch as I discuss how this realization shattered my ego and taught me the most important lesson for my career in the Civil Service: In governance, as in medicine, you cannot ignore the 'ghosts' of tradition and belief if you want to deliver real change."