Built by someone still clocking in at 9.
16 years into a career in IT at EY, and for most of them, something felt off — like I was watching my own life from a distance instead of building it. So on the side, in the hours before and after work, I started building anyway.
The Kahaaniya is where that started — storytelling and creative-confidence programs that have now reached 28 kids through DreamLab, plus wellness experiences for women and school and college partnerships.
Mentell.community is the second thing I built alongside it — a working business spanning physical, mental, and financial wellness, not a side-project that never shipped.
This book is not theory I read somewhere. It's the exact sequence I followed, written down day by day, by someone who is still doing the 9-to-6 while doing this too.