When we first met, Ashvin was telling me about his recent trip to Alaska on a cruise. Little did I know he runs a bar business and more shockingly, he was kicked out of school multiple times when he was younger. The days of being in school for him were more for entertainment. To him, some rules are never meant to be followed and he stood by his own opinions.

Today, he runs his family business, picking up the necessary skills needed to engage with customers because school didn’t teach him those. To me, it is not a message of skipping school and playing truant, but a message of knowing how to get to your goals. If schools don’t teach you great communication skills, you’d better find out by whatever means.

Timeline:

[00:00] The reason he switched many schools when he was younger

[02:44] He went to this boarding school in Johor Bahru

[03:58] He didn’t think a boarding school would have these

[06:54] He switched school at 16, again

[09:44] He needed to get his education sorted, or else…

[13:03] Rules are not for him obviously

[18:17] He did follow one rule though

[23:31] Kids should have fun

[27:37] What is the best system for him then?

[29:02] On how kids these days only want to be a YouTuber

[30:32] Unless you have a running business, go get a college degree

[33:14] He doesn’t need a degree to run the business he’s running

[37:51] You need to know what you don’t like

[40:29] He was a funny fat boy

[43:13] He ate fries to cut weight

[47:32] The beginning wasn’t the hardest point in his weight loss journey

[49:49] The first bite of eating fast food

[54:45] The support system throughout his weight loss journey

[01:00:03] Proof he commits to his goal 100%

[01:02:15] Juggling between his family business and school

[01:06:25] What happens between 7pm and 1am

[01:09:45] Smelling salts

[01:10:45] Handling his bar staff

[01:12:59] To anyone who wants to open a bar

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