My Source of Inspiration...

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do a task, especially to do something creative or good. One may be inspired by another human, or by a situation or object.

Inspiration is the winning step to destiny and in this way one performs the difficult and more complex tasks in an easier and fruitful manner.

When I look back at my life, I see that I have been inspired by different things at different times.

During my childhood days, I was quite fascinated by the various software and applications that had been coming up in those times. I was inspired to learn software development and it was my dream to develop a computer application or a game of my own. When I was in mid school, my inspiration was Mr. Bill Gates, founder of one of the biggest software giants, Microsoft. He, even though a dropout from school, went on to build a brand which formed an integral part of almost all computers for decades. Success story of Mr. Bill Gates gave direction to my life and my interest in computer science grew manifold.

As times change, our inspirations and role models also change.

Of late, I found my true inspiration in Mark Zuckerberg, the founder & CEO of social networking website Facebook. Basically, he is a computer programmer who began using computers and writing software in middle school. His father taught him basic programming in the 1990s.

Together with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students, Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvard's dormitory rooms on February 4, 2004. His personal wealth, as of July 2014, is estimated to be $33.1 billion.

I am amazed by abilities and accomplishments of Mark Zuckerberg. I get inspired by his leadership qualities and perseverance.

In 2007, at the age of 23, Zuckerberg became a billionaire as a result of Facebook's success. The number of Facebook users worldwide reached a total of one billion in 2012. In 2010, Time magazine named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year distinction.

It is a known fact that one needs to find inspiration to do something creative. It is my goal to be a proficient Computer Programmer and Developer.

This is why, I draw my inspiration from the success story of Mark Zuckerberg, who began writing code for web sites at early age. Now, as a student of Computer Science in IIT Roorkee, I am on my way to fulfilling my dream of becoming a proficient software developer.