When Surinder Kumar was growing up in post-partition India, his father, Kanshi Ram Arora, was known as "Master Ji," or "respected teacher." In the years that followed Britain's departure and the challenges that faced a newly reconstructed nation, Kanshi Ram helped his village grow out of poverty and deprivation. He did this by imbuing his family and his community with a set of principles that set many of them on a path to success beyond their wildest dreams. Today, Surinder Kumar is an enormously successful businessperson, having served prominent roles with Wrigley, PepsiCo, and Warner Lambert. He ties his accomplishments directly to the principles he learned from his father as a child – principles he believes apply to everyone.

Now, Surinder brings the lessons of Master Ji to you in this powerful and inspiring book. Through sixteen brief chapters brimming with universal advice, he offers you the teachings that took him from the depths of poverty to a life of great professional and personal accomplishment. Filled with exercises and practical applications, Everything You Need Is Within You is a treasure of a book that will resonate within you and the generations to come.

Surinder Kumar is currently Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at TruEats Modern Baking Company. Surinder has more than forty years of experience in senior management positions in Fortune 100 companies. He has been a global R&D and innovation leader at some of the finest consumer product and pharmaceutical companies in the world, including Quaker Oats, Mead Johnson, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Warner Lambert, and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.

He is an honored and distinguished member of Who's Who worldwide. He has been awarded 17 patents, published many scientific papers, and has served on several advisory boards. These include Board of Trustees member, International Life Sciences Institute; Scientific Advisory Board Member at Penn State University, DePaul University, Rutgers University, and The Ohio State University. He has also worked as an adviser to the CEOs of many non-profit associations including IEEE and ISACA.

Surinder received the Distinguished Alumni award from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, where he received his Ph.D. He has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Chicago. He has taught innovation and leadership courses at the Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University; University of Chicago, DePaul University, and the University of North Texas. He has authored several pa- pers on innovation and leadership and a book on leadership, Riding the Blue Train: A Leadership Plan for Explosive Growth, which has been published in the USA, India, Turkey, and South Korea.

Introduction

Principle #1: You and You Alone Are the Ar- chitect of Your Destiny

Principle #2: Choose to Be a Victor, Not a Victim

Principle #3: Be Happy in Your Situation Until You Can Change the Situation

Principle #4: Money Is Good Only If It Does Any Good

Principle #5: Nothing Great Was Ever Built on a Weak Foundation

Principle #6: Whatever You Want to Achieve, Give It Your All

Principle #7: Set High Goals and Work Hard to Achieve Them

Principle #8: Education Is the Only Way Out of Poverty

Principle #9: You Must Make the Tough Choices to Be Successful in Life

Principle #10: Live Your Life by Your Own Design, Principles, and Values

Principle #11: Focus on What is Really Im- portant to Achieve Your Goals

Principle #12: Never Forget Where You Came From

Principle #13: Wherever You Go, Leave the Place Better Than You Found It

Principle #14: Encourage Your Children to Fly as High as They Can

Principle #15: Do Your Best; the Universe Will Do the Rest

Principle #16: Hard Work Is the Only Path to Your Desired Destination

Afterword