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During the virtual meet, the hospitality boss said that Malik's three pieces of advice for people facing hardships stuck with him.
- Change is a positive factor for growth
- Adapting to change = learning about the situation
- Fear of the unknown goes away when one is willing to adapt
The Paralympic India President stressed that the only permanent factor in life is pain. While change is the only constant, it doesn't always mean growth. Change can be delusional and pose obstacles.
She said that one must accept change, and focus on adaptability by learning about the situation to grow in life. "The more you prepare yourself and upgrade the situation around, the sooner you get to adapt," she could be heard saying in the two-minute-long video shared by Agarwal.
"The fear of the unknown goes away when you are willing to learn and change. When the challenge comes, believe in yourself," she shared.
Agarwal announced Malik as an independent director at OYO. He said that she has been instrumental in the company's efforts to create a more inclusive and diverse ecosystem for all stakeholders. "We are immensely grateful to have her with us in our journey," he wrote in a tweet.
2/ A paralympian, Khel Ratna awardee, and an independent director at OYO, she has been instrumental in our efforts… https://t.co/IZYJ7w0lq5
— Ritesh Agarwal (@riteshagar) 1658296769000
With help from Malik, Oyo recently installed 25 new ramps in Gurugram's Galleria Market to make the market more accessible for differently-abled individuals - in partnership with RampMyCity and Enable India.
"Your journey is a reminder of the fact that every hardship can be conquered with the right mindset, attitude and the willingness to never give up," Agarwal concluded in his post.
4/ @DeepaAthlete Your journey is a reminder of the fact that every hardship can be conquered with the right mindset… https://t.co/stN7dIDdXB
— Ritesh Agarwal (@riteshagar) 1658296771000
Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and bag a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. She has received the Arjuna Award (second-highest sporting honour in India) in 2012, Padma Shri Award (fourth-highest civilian award in India) in 2017 and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (highest sporting honour in India) in 2019.
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