Dilip P Patel is a unique author who brings together engineering, leadership, and coaching to help people grow in life and career. With a background in electrical engineering and aircraft design from IIT, he led an industry for over 25 years before focusing on personal happiness and growth. Today, Dilip is not only an author but also a counselor, learning facilitator, TEDx speaker, and VP (Communication) at the IC Centre for Governance.
The Inspiration Behind Life Balance Sheet
Dilip’s inspiration for writing Life Balance Sheet came from real-life experiences. As a learning facilitator, he noticed how genuine happiness helped resolve conflicts among union leaders in a large industry. He later used the same approach to train 12,000 employees at an electricity supply company. This “X factor” of happiness became the foundation for his book.
A Patient and Personal Writing Process
The writing of Life Balance Sheet began just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the pandemic paused his work for nearly two years, Dilip resumed writing in 2022 and carefully revised the book three times based on feedback from friends in the literary community. He chose a simple, poetic prose style that feels like a personal conversation with each reader. After five years, including illustration and publishing steps, the book finally came to life in early 2024.
What Life Balance Sheet Teaches You
The core message of the book is simple yet powerful: by creating genuine happiness in your life, your growth, both in status and income, will come faster and with less stress. The book acts as a guide to balance work, family, and personal happiness while climbing the career ladder.
A Concept That Has Made a Big Impact
Dilip’s idea of treating your life like a business, where you are the CEO aiming for happiness and growth, has influenced hundreds of top government officers (IAS, IPS, IRS) and corporate leaders. The Government of Madhya Pradesh has even started a department dedicated to happiness, promoting Dilip’s Life Balance Sheet approach, as an important part of their processes, to millions of its citizens
What’s Next for Dilip P Patel?
Dilip is already working on his next book titled “YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN“. It’s a uniquely unusual introspective process where your latent wisdom is awakened to learn on your own the team-building and leadership processes. This is very essential for every career-oriented person, whether in the private sector or the government.
Join the Movement to create Genuine Happiness
Dilip’s dream is to reach one million people who will use the Life Balance Sheet method to become “Happiness Ambassadors” and bring more joy into the lives of their families and communities. You can follow his journey and learn more through his social media channels on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook.
