Many people spend their lives living by a script written by others: graduate, get a job, and settle down, but Drishti Sharma decided to tear that script up. The creator behind Drishti Speaks spent years feeling like an outsider in the corporate world before realising her true calling was digital storytelling.
By documenting her path from an under-confident employee to a mindset coach with around a million followers across social media, she has created a roadmap for anyone who feels stuck in a life that doesn’t fit them.
Before finding success online, Sharma worked as a consultant for a global tech firm. Despite having an MBA in finance, she felt a deep lack of purpose while sitting in her office cubicle every day.
This feeling of being a “misfit” eventually led her to burnout, which is a state of total mental and physical exhaustion caused by long-term stress.
To find her way out, Sharma started a simple habit: reading books. She began sharing what she learned on a blog while still working her 9-to-5 job.
This allowed her to take a calculated risk, meaning she tested her new career idea without giving up her monthly salary.
When the pandemic hit, she moved from writing blogs to making videos on YouTube. She focused on a specific niche, which in her case was self-improvement and mindset coaching.
By staying consistent, she turned her side hustle into a full-time career that has now reached over 650K subscribers on YouTube and 200K followers on Instagram.
Sharma often talks about her “Enlightenment Phase,” where she had to unlearn old beliefs. Growing up, she struggled with low confidence and even faced bullying in school because she wasn’t fluent in English.
By being open about these struggles, she helps her audience overcome their own imposter syndrome, which is the secret fear that you aren’t actually as capable as people think you are.
Today, the Drishti Speaks brand is more than just a YouTube channel. Sharma manages a community called the “Like Mind Tribe” and uses her platforms to teach people how to cure phone addiction and build better focus. She uses the professional skills from her MBA days to run her creator business with high efficiency.
Her journey is a constant reminder that you are not stuck in the life you have today. Sharma went from being an employee who just followed orders to being her own boss and a mentor to lakhs of people. Her success proves that the biggest risk you can take is staying in a place where you don’t belong.
