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Vinod Balan

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Born

in Mumbai, India

Website

http://play2discover.blogspot.com/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/crescvin

Genre

Fiction, Self Help, Mystery

Member Since

February 2021

URL

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I had worked in the Software field for about 5 years. I quit my software job in the year 2018 and decided to pursue my passion for sports and writing. I along with some of my friends started a Sports based NGO (Non-Profit Organization) named Play2Discover. Through our NGO, we have been supporting underprivileged children to excel in their sporting activities.

Currently, I am volunteering for another sports-based non-profit organization named Victory Sports Foundation.

My first book titled ‘Play2Discover: Improving Lives through Sports’ (50 pages) was self-published on January 9th, 2021. This book is an anthology of short stories. It comprises ten fictional stories which focus on connecting certain aspects of sports with real-life scenarios.

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	When You Start Seeing It 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Simple Game That Changed My Career & Life

The Misconception

“Taking a risk can be dangerous.” This was my mind voice before September 2017. “Not taking a risk can be the biggest risk.” And magically, my mind voice changed from that day onwards, September 18, 2017. Every time I feel dejected, I reminisce about that day when I saw two kids kicking and passing the ball to each other.

I had worked in software development for about five years

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