You look at IITs, top ranks, good jobs, successful people… and somewhere inside, you want that life too.
But the moment you dream bigger than your current reality, self doubt enters:
- “Maybe I’m not capable.”
- “Maybe people like me don’t reach there.”
- “Maybe I’m aiming too high.”
Let me give you the same motivation that I received in 2013, my mentor showed me a scene from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag that stayed with me for years.
Milkha Singh sees elite athletes wearing the India blazer. The respect, pride, and identity attached to it hits him deeply. For a moment, he tries wearing one of those blazers — not because he wants to steal it, but because somewhere inside, he wants to feel what it’s like to become someone important.
But then reality hits hard.
People insult him.
Call him a thief.
Humiliate him for even thinking he belongs there.
And honestly, many people experience this exact feeling in life.
Then comes the most powerful part of the scene.
The coach stops everyone and says:
“India ka coat chori karke nahi milta… kamana padta hai.
Mehnat karni padti hai.
Uske layak banna padta hai.”
And then he looks at Milkha Singh and says:
“Harayega Sher Singh Rana ko?
Pata hai kaise daudta hai woh?
Goli ki tarah jaata hai… hawa ki tarah daudta hai woh.
Hai dum tere mein?”
What makes this dialogue powerful is not just the challenge.
Sher Singh Rana represents every intimidating thing in life:
- competition
- fear
- self doubt
- people who seem far ahead of you
And when the coach says:
“Goli ki tarah daudta hai woh…”
He is reminding Milkha how difficult the challenge really is.
But after hearing all this, Milkha still replies:
“Han… main haraunga.”
That dialogue was never just about running. It was about belief.
It was about whether you have the courage to believe in yourself before the world does.
I think every serious aspirant reaches this phase:
- when results are not visible
- confidence starts dropping
- people around move ahead
- and overthinking slowly kills action
What I realized later is that growth is silent for a long time.
- You keep studying.
- Keep struggling.
- Keep improving.
- And nothing seems to change.
But internally, you are becoming stronger.
Years later, when I got my GATE 2016 rank, I realized something it was never one day of motivation that changed my life.
It was consistency, silent effort and continuing even when nothing exciting was happening
Sometimes the biggest battle is not against competition.
It is against the voice inside your head that says:
“Maybe you are not capable.”
Don’t lose to that voice too early.
