Post by Raghav Baghla

Ever had an experience where 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 unintentionally 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. I've noticed this many times in my own life. ( I'd love to hear your story, comment below..) There are hobbies, interests, and skills that I actively pursue today, and sometimes I wonder: 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯? Last year, at the beginning of October, my cousin sent me a simple message: "Apply for the LG IPO." At that time, I knew almost nothing about stocks, IPOs, equities, or investing. I opened Groww for the first time and saw terms like MTF, Equities, IPOs, Screeners, SIPs, and Bonds. I remember thinking: "Bhaiii, kya hai yeh?" I instantly closed the app. My exams were going on, so I forgot about it. A week later, I asked him what an IPO actually was and how to apply. By then, it was too late for that IPO, but the curiosity had already been planted. I started researching. What is an IPO? How does the stock market work? What are equities? How do people invest? Interestingly, I had a Groww account since 2020, but it was only in 2025 that I actually started using it and understanding what it was for. Today, topics like investing, finance has become something, I genuinely enjoy learning about. And sometimes I think: What if my cousin had never sent that one message? It's crazy how a single interaction, a single conversation, or even a single person can unlock an entirely new part of your life. That's why I love this quote: 𝗔 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁. Sometimes all it takes is one message. One meeting. One person. And suddenly, a version of yourself you never knew existed begins to emerge. __________ By the way, if you're into books, interesting ideas, interview puzzles, and lessons from everyday experiences, I've started collecting them all in one place: https://lnkd.in/dA_eVE6f (telegram channel) Think of it as my digital dump of things worth remembering. :) — Raghav Baghla