If you want to fly in the sky of success, then you need two wings and if we compare these two wings with your life, then one wing would be your talent and another one would be your guru or mentor. Your guru helps you to polish and strategized your move. His/her suggestion helps you to advance in your life’s work. One wrong move affects your performance and your guru can glance that move in a blink of his/her eyes. He reduces the learning curve and save your valuable years and can see your future clearly. You can’t gauge your level without guru.
If you had talent and yet to find the success, then you must be missing a guru in your life. Go and find him/her. Let’s learn about one of the finest guru of the film industry in this article and how he mentored Lata Mangeshkar and helped her to set life path in her early days.
Mentor of Lata Mangeshkar
Ghulam Haider believed in the singing talent of Lata Mangeshkar and mentored her as a singer in her early days. When he introduced her to Sashadhar Mukherjee who was working with him for the movie Shaheed (1948), but Mukherjee disregard Lata’s voice and said it is too thin.
Displeased Haider responded that in coming years producers and directors would fall at Lata’s feet and beg her to sing in their movies. Then he decided to give Lata her first major break with the song “Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora” lyrics by Nazim Panipati in the movie Majboor (1948), which was her first breakthrough (1).
Ghulam Haider saw her future as if it is happening in front of his eyes and Lata made her mentor’s word true and remained most successful singer of our time. In an interview on her 84th birthday, in September 2013, Lata herself declared, “Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather (2). He was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent.” Lata Mangeshkar worked consistently in her life’s work and became extraordinary in it.
Life Lessons
I believe that to be successful in a life one need to have a mentor or guru to guide them in a life path. You should have a complete faith on them. It’s sure that they will hold your hand and lead you to the point of your breakthrough.
Achieving the success is gradual process. Don’t be disheartened if someone disregard your talent at one point. Your gut feeling and faith in your mentor will shape you. It’s certain that success would be at your feet if you bath yourself with such warmth feelings.
Thus, find the Gurus of your field. I am sure you must be knowing some of the Gurus of your field. List out their name and connect with them. Once found, consider that success will be yours. Remember, first wing is your talent and the second one is your guru. The moment of finding a mentor would be like finding a second wing for you and it’s certain that you’ll fly in the sky of your field with these two wings.
Also refer this article 1- Why was Amitabh Bachchan more more successful than Rajesh Khanna
Also refer this article 2 – What is a temporary alternative for mentors?
About the author
Manoj Sonawane is an author, business storyteller & education strategist. He had several publications at the national and international levels to his credit. He is on a mission to transform over one million lives into successful lives in the next five years through his writing, books, and teaching.
