Book - Cdr Bimal Raj

What Next -
The Art of Bouncing Back

Discover the secrets to resilience and mastering the art of bouncing back.

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The pain was excruciating. I realised that my years of military training were not of much help. The pain wasn’t just physical, it was also mental and emotional. At times, I felt I was in an endless abyss.

I dreamt and fantasised about different scenarios where the event that brought me to this stage didn’t happen. I tried convincing myself that one day when I woke up, everything would be normal. I felt that I had let down my parents, and my future looked uncertain and scary.

I was groping in the dark, in despair, trying to find, and hoping for a miracle.

As days turned into weeks, I had a painful realization:

No one was coming to save me.

No one was going to show me how to get out of the pit that I was in.

I realised for the first time in my life that if I had to move forward, I had to depend on the one person I had never really counted on before—ME!

I had to stand up and face my demons myself. I had to figure out a way to reduce my pain and misery, and more than anything, I had to find out from myself—What Next?

About the Author

“What Next” is a 2024 Writefluencer award-winning book that is part self-help and part autobiography. It is an invitation for you to journey with me through the incidents that turned my world upside down and the strategies I applied to overcome them. It is not a book on magical makeovers so much as it is a book that offers tried and tested techniques that can magically reprogram and transform the mindset.

Written in a light conversational style so that you connect with the events in the book, my hope for this book is that you experience the lightness of being that comes when one can see a light at the end of a dark tunnel.

I served in the Indian Navy for 17 years. By professional qualification, I am an Engineer and Oracle-certified professional. I am also a Certified Executive Power Coach and an NLP Practitioner. Post my Navy days, I have set up three start-ups, and am an International Trainer who trains people across different countries.

In the year 1998, I met with a major road accident that landed me in the hospital where I stayed for two years. WHAT NEXT? highlights the learnings and takeaways from this and several other incidents that upended my life every time I thought I had turned a corner.

The book is like my life: humorous, gut-wrenching, relatable, and motivating, all at once.