Sagar Dodeja

Former IES officer Sagar Dodeja came into the motivational space with a clear and urgent purpose: to help India’s youth access a better quality of life by giving them both the mindset and the tools to get there. He is acutely aware that India is, at its core, a young nation, and that if the right guidance reaches the right people early enough, it can genuinely change outcomes at a national scale. His content is practical, specific, and often delightfully contrarian. His “Not-To-Do List”, a refreshing inversion of the usual advice format, cuts through the noise by telling his audience exactly what habits and patterns to eliminate, rather than adding more things to an already overwhelming schedule. His motivational mantra, “It’s Not Over Until I Win,” has become something of a rallying cry for students and young professionals going through difficult stretches. He has also developed a free app specifically designed to help students manage their studies more effectively, which is a reminder that for him, motivation is not just content, it is something that needs to translate into actual change on the ground.