About Sid Savara

Welcome to SidSavara.com – my Writings on Personal Development, Maximizing Productivity and Life Hacking.

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Welcome. I started this blog to document my own self development, and share what I have learned.

Where it all Began

As a child I was successful based solely on my parents’ encouragement and my internal drive. I excelled in school, played piano and guitar, and competed in tennis and soccer. My self improvement was straightforward and unguided, until my sophomore year in high school, when two books changed my life.

First, my grandfather presented me with a copy of How To Win Friends and Influence People for my 16th birthday. Applying what I read, and seeing that it actually worked taught me that there was potential for change in any field of my life I was less than satisfied with.

Second, following the personal success I had, and encouragement from some of my mentors, I picked up The Greatest Salesman in the World. Og Mandino’s story about a young salesman chasing his dream, and the daily ritual suggested in the bok altered my approach to goal setting, and taught me the value of small changes in habits consistently applied. I would highly recommend anyone searching for direction in self improvement to begin with these two books – they are broadly applicable no matter what your goals in life, and will give you a taste of endless possibilities and what you are capable of.

Later on, in college, I decided I wanted to work on my physical body. Like many nerds, I had previously concerned with being the best mentally – but had neglected my body. While I played tennis and weight trained a little in high school, I never focused on my appearance in earnest until college. The most influential books during that phase in my life were The Complete Keys to Progress by John McCallum, and Super Squats by Randall J. Strossen. WIth concerted effort, consistent weight training and nutrition I went from weighing 114.5 lbs to 150 lbs in about 4 months.

I felt like I had finally conquered everything – not only could I improve my personality and mental abilities, but I was now able to shape my body to match my will.

Where I am Today

In recent years I have adopted Getting Things Done and enjoy the freedom and peace of mind it provides. I continue to maintain my social circle and physical fitness. As I became more knowledgeable about goal setting and self improvement, I set out to share what I had learned on a small scale. To that end, for the past 10 years have mentored high school and college students – personal mentoring, as well as seminars. My seminars and mentoring focus on active goal setting and techniques for achieving your goals.

Even more recently, I picked up Tim Ferris’ book The 4-Hour Work Week. While the information is available piecemeal elsewhere, Ferris’ book did a great job of tying all the pieces together for me. Lately my focus has been time management, and specifically, eliminating various inefficiencies in my life.

Why Start a Blog?

I have been very fortunate to have had the right people, books and inspiration come to me at critical cross roads in my life. I want to share what I have learned to a larger group than what is possible in my daily face to face interactions. My hope is that by sharing what I had learned with readers, I will perhaps inspire you and provide you with the tools you need to improve yourself and your own life.

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