In Conversation with Author Reshu Sinha

Meet Reshu Sinha, an extraordinary individual with a passion for simple living and high thinking. As an accomplished engineer, Reshu has always been driven to make a positive impact through his work. Recently, he achieved a remarkable milestone by publishing his first solo book, titled “Achieving with Gratitude.” Beyond his professional pursuits, Reshu finds joy in travelling and actively engaging in social causes to help those in need. His unwavering spirit and dedication to both personal and societal growth make him a true inspiration to all who have the pleasure of knowing him. Let’s know more about him in this interview.

1. Congratulations on your book “Achieving with Gratitude.” Can you tell us what inspired you to write it and what message you aimed to convey to your readers?

Ans:  Firstly, thank you so much! As a part of my work, I normally travel to various new places and get an opportunity to know new languages, cultures and religions. While getting in touch with people of diverse cultures and knowing about many similarities and differences between them, I learnt to appreciate people, develop humility, patience and most importantly gratitude. Having a passion and flair for writing, inspired me to write a book on gratitude.

2. As an engineer with a busy professional life, how did you manage to find time and motivation to write a book? What was your writing process like?

Ans: Yes, as an engineer I have a busy professional life and normally have a hectic schedule, but due to my passion for writing, I made it a point to write two pages at night on a daily basis because I believe that consistency is one of the major keys to success and every small step matter. Also, I have some author friends who wrote their respective books so seeing their book writing process kept me motivated and they also guided me whenever I was stuck with concepts while writing the book.

3. The title of your book suggests that gratitude plays a significant role in achieving success. Could you elaborate on this concept and share some personal experiences that led you to this belief?

Ans: Yes, I totally believe that gratitude plays a significant role in achieving success, I can confidently say this through my personal experiences. During my days of struggle, instead of feeling disappointed and demotivated due to constant challenges, I adopted a mindset of having gratitude towards the things that I already have in life rather than complaining about things that I don’t have. Having gratitude in mind, motivated me to work hard to achieve success. This helped me attract the things that I wanted to achieve from the universe, hence I attracted abundance and this not only brought success but also motivation and happiness in my life. Hence, having gratitude plays a major role in achieving success.

4. What challenges did you encounter while writing “Achieving with Gratitude,” and how did you overcome them?

Ans: I had too many ideas and concepts in mind related to gratitude which was enough to write a book but to put them together in a synchronized way and also bifurcate them into proper chapters with catchy chapter titles to make it interesting for the readers and bring inquisitiveness in them to read each lesson further was a little challenging, for which I did a bit of research and also wrote concepts in a book to bifurcate them, also my author friends gave me good ideas in doing so. This is the way, I overcame the challenges and completed all the chapters of the book in a step-by-step manner.

5. How do you think your background as an engineer influenced the content and style of your book? Did you incorporate any technical or problem-solving aspects into it?

Ans: No, the content and style of my book are not at all influenced by my background as an engineer and nowhere in the book I have covered any such technical aspect. In fact, I have seen to it that every person should be benefited from reading this book, so in the chapters, I have covered how practising gratitude in daily life can be beneficial for different age groups, different people like housewives, students, working professionals and businessmen. I have also covered views on gratitude given by influential business personalities and politicians around the world to make my readers aware that people from different backgrounds are been benefitted by practising gratitude.

6. Writing a book can be an emotional journey. Is there any particular chapter or moment in the book that holds special significance to you? If so, could you share the reasons behind it?

Ans: The chapters where I have touched upon the concept of gratitude and manifestation hold a special significance for me and I am also attached to it since it is a part of my emotional journey. Manifestation has personally helped me to handle my emotions and cope with stress in my personal life during a certain phase.

7. You mentioned that you enjoy travelling and engaging in social help. Did these interests play a role in shaping the themes explored in your book? If yes, how?

Ans: Yes, these two interests have played a role in bringing together concepts in some of the chapters included in the book. I have taken topics like empathy and many more with the intention to inspire my readers to get into social service as I personally engage a lot in social help. And, since I travel a lot, I met people from diverse backgrounds which brought to my notice that gratitude is beneficial to all age groups and to people from different backgrounds hence these concepts are been included in some of the chapters of my book.

8. What do you hope readers will take away from “Achieving with Gratitude”? Is there a specific message or lesson that you want them to remember?

Ans: I have covered effective ways of practising gratitude, the law of attraction and manifestation techniques which will inspire readers to give up on negative thoughts, motivate them towards achieving their goals and attain success and happiness in life. This book will inspire the readers to connect with others and the universe, it will also help the readers to attract and achieve what they wish to have. These are the main takeaways of the book and the lesson which I want my readers to remember.

9. How has the experience of writing your first book impacted your life and future goals? Are you considering writing more books in the future?

Ans: I got appreciation from my family, friends and colleagues. They read my book and praised the book a lot. Also, putting up the book on platforms like Amazon and Flipkart and engaging in social media promotions is bringing name, fame and popularity to me as well as the book. It has made my life more positive and happier. I am definitely considering writing more books in future.

10. As an author, what advice would you give to aspiring writers who wish to pursue their literary dreams while juggling other responsibilities?

Ans: I want to give advice to aspiring writers that they should never give up or procrastinate on their dreams and passions due to responsibilities and professional careers.  Every small step counts and one must find little time to work on their passion for writing a book every day, soon the writing process will be completed. One must not think that he will make time at the weekend or on any particular day or after completing certain responsibilities because such a time never comes when one can have all the time and leisure of just writing a book. So, multitasking and consistency is the key to success. And, I also want to advise aspiring writers to ignore people who talk negatively or give demotivating comments, they must follow their hearts and pursue their passions.

11. How do you strike a balance between your engineering career, writing pursuits, and personal hobbies? Do you have any strategies for managing time effectively?

Ans: The career and work responsibilities take away most of the time of the day, so whatever remaining time I manage to have, even if it is very little time, I consistently write even in small chunks and never lose focus from my hobbies and writing pursuits. And, I try to make more time for hobbies and writing during weekends. This is an effective time management strategy which I follow.

12. We know that you engage in social help activities. Could you share some of your experiences or initiatives in this area and how they have shaped your perspective on life?

Ans: I have done many social help activities and taken social initiatives like providing donations to charity organisations and NGOs which run to help the needy, poor, disabled and underprivileged. I feel gratitude towards the universe that it has made me capable of doing such donations and making small contributions for helping people.  My gratitude mindset and lifestyle make me engage in such social help activities in which I feel gratitude as well as satisfaction which has shaped my gratitude perspective in life and strengthened my belief in gratitude.

13. Have you received any memorable feedback or reactions from readers about your book that stood out to you?

Ans: There are many such feedbacks which are memorable, it’s not just one. Many of my readers said that they after they started implementing the strategies of practising gratitude and manifestation they are seeing positive and happy changes in their lives. This kind of feedback gives me the utmost satisfaction and brings a sense of accomplishment that my motto of writing the book is achieved.

14. What are your future aspirations, both in your engineering career and as an author? Do you see these paths converging or taking different trajectories in the long term?

Ans: In future, I want to learn, progress and attain growth in both my engineering career and as an author because one is my profession and the other is my passion. If both will grow, it will bring fulfilment in my life as both are equally important to me. I wish to progress on both paths simultaneously.

15. Is there anything else about your book or yourself that you’d like to share with our audience?

Ans: I want to convey to my audience that life poses challenges in front of everyone, it’s okay to fail, but never give up. Never be demotivated because you never know when life may bring better things and new opportunities in future. All the good things can be attracted through gratitude. There are so many people who are much lesser fortunate so while chasing your goals, take a pause and feel gratitude towards everything around you – for the good food, water, shelter, plants, animals, people and the entire universe.

Thank You!