Discriminationagainstmenandinequalitiesthatmenandboysfaceimprovedgenderrelationsandpromotegenderequalityandultimately, tocreate a saferworldforeveryone.
Howevercontroversialthisevent, maybeit's actuallygained a lotofattentioninthelastthreeyears, somuchsothatlastyearparliamentactuallydebatedInternationalMen's Dayforthefirsttime.
SowhydowecelebrateInternationalmen's A.
Let's notforgetthatmenfaceverydifferentissuesinlifethanwomen, andobviouslyit's just a waiteralsopromotegoodpositivemalerolemodels, whichunfortunately, isnotsocommonthesedays.
thankyoubacktoyou, Chrissy.
Thanksverymuch.
Twopacksandwe'llbecatchingupwithhim a bitlaterontoashetakestothestreetstogetyouropinionsonInternationalMen's Day.
Sonowlet's hearabout a productthatistakingtheworldbystorm.
We'renottoCardozadotcomforwardslashintel a man, yougostraightto a pagewhereyouhavethe 53 challengesyouneedtoreadeachoneofthemcarefullyandfallofthesecretofthesuccessoffthisprojectisyou.
Youcan't belazywithyourself.
Youcantjustyoucandesiretohave a pillandsay, Oh, I'm gonnatakethispillandeverything.
I wanttorestlivingalone, youknow, andnohelpwithanythingathomeaswell.
Somostmenthinkthatandthinkthathousecausesforthewifeis a ladythingwhenyoucanhelpwithlittlethingslikejusttakingtherubbishoutandwe'llmake a greatimpactthegreatdifference.
Soyoudifferentbecome a betterhusbandand a betterfather.
I stillamintheprocessoffbecoming, yes, mywife.
Shesaidthatshe's gladwiththat.
Itishappysheiswell, shewasjusttalkingtothe K andshesaid, Well, I seechangesinyou.
Sooh, what's that?
Likehearingthatfromyourwife?
Itjustgives.
Itgivesus a pushtogoaheadandkeepunderwear.
Recently, I wastalkingtosomeonewhoalsohadthismarriagesaved.
Really, ifitwasn't fortheprojectandimprovinghimselfas a betterman, a betterhusband, youknowthemarriagewouldhavefailed.
I'm justamazedthattheimpactthatit's hadsofarbecauseit's not a productthat's beengoingforverylongyearsandyearsisquite a quite a recentyears, project, isn't it?
Wejusthave a 10 millionundermanagementnow, andthat's cryingvery, verywell.
Sointermsofrecenttimesthat I thinkbusinesswisebecausewe'retalkingbusinessandpersonal.
I thinksuccessesin 75 ways, shapesandforms, butatthispointintime.
Ourbiggestsuccesstodatethisyearhasbeenperformanceoffof a hedgefund.
That's amazing.
Now, Jonathan, I knowthingsweren't alwaysesosogreatforyouweretherebecausetherewas a timewhenitwas a bitrockyforyouandbusinesses.
Tellusbrieflyabout, Ofcourse.
So I mean, whenrockstarstartItwas 2007 justbeforetherecessionondhe.
Really?
LehmanBrothersdidn't comeuntilSeptember 2008.
Sowhilst I launchedin 2000 andseveninSeptember, westartedoffvery, verywell.
Butwhat?
Ofcoursewesawthefinancialcollapsehappeninginmiddle 8 2008 Welost a lotofcustomers, youknow, affordabilitybecameanissue, and I made a lotofmistakesduringthattime, andtheycostusevenmoretimeondhe.
Moremoneyonitreallygottosituationafter I wassellingsomeofmyinvestmentpropertiestokeepthebusinessgoingthat I didn't reallyquestion.
Doesthisbusinesshave a future?
Doesn't have a future, Anditwasn't justfor a fewmonths.
Itwas a goodtwoyearsthatthingswerevery, verytoughcostswerehigherthanwhatincomewascominginonDhe.
I remember a very, veryfamousWinstonChurchillsayingthat, hesaid, duringWorldWarTwo, which I stillusetoday, whenever I'm havingdifficulttimes, butwasusing a lotwhen I wasthere, whichiswhenyou'regoingthroughhell.
Keepgoing.
Youknowwhystop?
It's notgonna.
It's notfingersthingsbystoppingintheirfieryundergroundofhell, whichiswhat I wasgoingthrough.
Soit's justthatabsolutewhat I saidbeforethatpersistencethatabsolutebeliefinoneselfwhenthingsaretough, theworstthingyoucouldeverdoisstop.
You'rejustgonnakeepgoingandgoing.
Andsogladyoudid, becauseyou'rebeingsoSouthern.
WayrocketWayturned 10 yearsold.
Brilliant.
Andhowaboutyou, Chris?
HowWhatsoup?
Maybeyou'vebeenyourbig, bigger 60.
Youknow, it's veryfunnybecause I wastalkingtosomebodyaboutthis.
Whenweworkedoutwasbreakingdown, hesaidtome a question, and I wasthinkingabouttheamountofindividualsthathavecomeacrosswithinmyworkThat's actuallycomebacknow.
Andtheirlifehaschanged.
Youknow, therearemanyotherareasofsuccessyoucan.
I say, Oh, it's thesisthatbuttoactuallylet's saywecomeintothislife, we'regonnaleave, right?
Makesurethatyou'vecontributedsomethingsomebody's life.
Thatis a success.
Yeah, OK, tellus a bitmoreaboutsuccessintheworkplaceisbecause, obviously, youknow, peopledogostrong, gothroughquite a lotatworkon.
Sowhatcanwhatcanbedoneintheworkplacetothink, tomakeit a betterenvironmentforpeoplelikethat, youknow, hasemployedreallyhavetothinkaboutyourenvironment, Youknow, ifyou'vegot a spacewherepeopleactuallycommunicatewitheachother.
Ifyousaidanatmospherewherethereareteamsandpeoplecanactuallyjusttalk, theycanexpress a littlethings, butthere's theothersideaswell.
Well, I movedtotheUKfromKashmirfrom a veryspecificpartofKashmircalledJammuandevenmorespecifically, a dumpormyfamilyhasdonepoliticsandbeeningovernanceandruledroyallyforgenerationsandgenerations.
Andan.
Fortunately, it's Ah, it's a wartornation.
It's wheretheHinduworldmeetstheMuslimworld.
It's wherewehavethemeccaofHinduismwascalledVisionofDavytoshrine, which 10 millionpeoplevisit.
Becauseitwasn't allplainsailingonce, youknow, itwasitwasreallydifficult, actually, cause I cameherewhen I wassixyearsold.
So, like, I'vealwaysbeenkindof, like, movedawayandbeenanoutsider.
And I wenttoanAmericanschooland, youknow, I waskindofoneoftheonlykids.
ItwasAmericanschoolintheUKinternationalschool, too, whichiskindof a blessingindisguisemuchlater, because I gottosee a differentcountriesandpeopleindifferentculturesandrealizethat, youknow, we'realloneattheendofthedaybecause I didn't seethatgrowingup, butinitiallyitwasitwas a struggletobecause I'm onemight.
So I waslike, beingbroughtupby a singlemotherwithallthisbackgroundgoingonwiththepolitical.
Soundslikeanamazingwoman.
Oh, yeah, Yeah.
Shemademeoutofnothing, youknow, Andshegavemethebesteducation, andatfirstitwasverytoughformeinhighschoolbecause I wasreallyoutsider.
I couldn't speakEnglishaswellastheotherkids, youknow, likethecurriculumwassodifferentand I was a differentcoloraswell, becauseeverybodyelse, theykindof, like, pickedonmeinthebeginning.
Buthey, attheend, schoolendedupquitewellformebecause I endedupbecomingthepresidentofhighschoolthroughallofthatbecause, I mean, I was a lotofpoliticalbackground.
So, like, because, like, therewas a wholeconflictontheSikhsandtheIndiangovernment.
Andsosheshewas a supremeCourtadvocateandshegothimoutofprison, andsheandyouendupfivethinking, Yeah, becausehealwayslookedaftermebecauseofthetime I wassoconfused.
Justoutofhighschool.
I didn't knowwho I was.
I didn't wanttoactuallygobacktotheworldbecause I'd grownupnowhereallmylife, youknow?
And I didn't thinkthatthat's what I wanttodo.
Youknow, I waslike, No, I'm tryingtoseparateyourselffrom I want t o.
When I was 18.
I Look, I'm a team, youknow?
Yeah.
Thisisyourresponsibility.
Comeback, lead a aggressivewarzoneinpoliticsandmanageiton.
Andthen, likebefore, I knowwhat I'm in a 24 hourobservationbecause, youknow, like, I'm talkingaboutbeingaggressive, killingmyself, killingpeople, becausethat's what's goingonis a wargoingon, andtheycannotrelated.
I'm sayingonthisRoyalPrinceandthey'relike, What?
What's goingon?
Sotheyputmeon a lands a peenlikethisreallystrongantipsychoticdrug.
And I'm in a 24 hourobservation, youknow, Andthen, like, I rememberbeinginthepsychiatricward, like, nexttomewasoneguywhothoughthewasSeraphimandlike, like, youknow, likeitwasmakinglike, thesenoisesatnight.
And I rememberbeinginthiswarden, I'veneverbeeninthissituationeither.
Soitkindofperpetuatedthingstobeevenworsebecause I wasreflectingthat.
What?
How?
Maybe I amnuts, butattheend, like I wasreleasedandtheycouldn't diagnosemewithanythingbecausewhatwashappeningbehindme, Wasitveryhardtojudgemeto?
Andso, like, I I wasabletothenjustkindofforgetitandjustfocusonwhat I wanttodoisjusttobeanartistandtobe a performer, tobe a singer, youknow, a normallife, rideable.
Yeah, Yeah, that's wellrightaswell, huh?
Sobutactually, thathelpedmereallyfind, like, somekindofstability, ironically, relativetohow, like, psychologicallyunstable, everythingwasforme, becausethenitwasandnobodyknewwho I wasthereatallinCaliforniaand a cluewhatkindofschoolitcamefrom.
Well, theoneleftpartystartedfrom a relativeoutin a tragicsituation.
Aseverythinginmylifegoodseemstocomeoutofsomehow.
Somylifewasgoodfor a while.
I waslivinginSouthKensingtonhereinLondon.
I hadlike, a greatlifestyle.
Mymom, shedidsowell.
Shewaslike a multimillionairebeforethemarketcrash.
Butthingsstartedwhittlingdownand, youknow, I wasItwouldtaketheopportunitytomakemusic.
I hadmusicvideohitsonMTVintheUSAfromLondontoday.
I justsentthevideos.
They'reonradiothereaswell, Butthenafterthemarketcrash, itjustseemedlike, youknow, likelifegotharderandharderand, uh, whathappenedwasonenight I wasresearchingmoreaboutmyfamilyhistorybecauseit's something, youknow, Thehistoryismyfamilystory, and I hadbecause I'vebecomeburst.
Itisn't I stoppedbeinganIndiancitizen.
That's a lotthererightnow.
And I wantedtosaythatbecause I don't know, likeoldpatriotism.
I wasbornthere.
Whatever I wanttodo.
A citizenship, a loophole.
Butwhathappenedwas I foundoutincertifying a loopholetokeepmyIndiancitizenship, which I couldn't.
I foundthatbecausethestatewassounstableasbeingthelastroyalfamilymemberwhowasnolongerIndian, I hadinheritedthetitlesonpaperandlegallyofftheactualkingdomofKashmir, whichwasreallywhichkindofhitmebecausenoonehadwonthewar.
I waslike, Oh, myGod.
And I couldn't takeitfor a whilebecause I saidnotomyfathertotakeonthispoliticalparty.
Youknow, itallshouldrunawayfromit.
I waslike, Oh, myGod.
Technically, I'm a sovereignstate.
I mean, meansnothing.
I'm not I haven't gotitinthearmyhereoranything, butlegallyWhoa!
So I waslike, Wait a minute.
Thisis a reallyimportantlegalfinding, becausewithFrancis, I'm goingputthisonmyFacebook.
Talktopeople.
Bigmistake.
BecauseobviouslypeoplehatetheideawhoarefromIndia, thatitshouldbeindependentcountryeventhoughlegallyitis, Youknow, it's likewhen a country's occupiedlikeFrancebyGermanyuntiltheGermansnotthey'renotgoingtobehappybackinWorldWarTwo, right?
So, like, I gotsomuchhatefrommyfamilyfromeverybody, youcansaythis, youcan't dothat.
Andwhathappenedwasinthegrandcycleofthingswithourdepletingwealthfromthemarketcrash, I endeduplosingmyhomeandthemadnessthatcamefromthatfromthefactthatoh, myGod, I'm actually a headofstateintheongoingwarzone.
I cannevergetawayfromthis, youknow, onthen, like I hadanotherbreakdown, I waslikethisbeautifulArmanimodelshecouldn't take.
So I endedup, like, endedupinthishostelinHackneyandshortage.
Atfirst I wassodisquiet, itwas a challenge.
Try 16 peoplelivinginthesameroom, youknow, likefromlivinglike a princetolikethem.
And I hadnobutnofamilyhere.
Nobody, youknow, likeit's justtodowiththat.
Itwasverydifficult.
There's timeswhen I wokeupinthehospital, I justfractureshangmyself.
Youknow, I reallythought I shouldjusthangmyselfbecause I'm like, whathave I gottolivefor?
Like, I gotnolifelike I losteverythinglast.
Myfamily, mygirlfriend.
Mydadhatesme.
Mycousins.
Youknow, mymomlikeshelovesme a lot, butshe's alsogrewupwithIndiannationalismThatnationalis a dangerousthing.
I thinknow, youknow, Soshecouldalsounderstandthebeginning.
Thisdoesn't makeanysensewith a lawyer, butitdoeskindofmakelegalsense.
Thisisweird.
SoeverybodyisbeingchallengedhereonDSO.
Sowhathappenedwastomeon a lotofmyfriendsonFacebook.
Theydidn't wanttoknowme, becausenow I waspooriswell, backthenthatwas a differentthing.
Soitwasalsothat's shiftaswell, Likesomanyteens, Sametimeandwastosurvive, actuallyendedupapplyingtogotouniversityheretoget a studentloanfor a littlebit.
I nevercouldfigureout, youknow, like, whatdo I do?
Whatdid I doitmyself?
Howdo I live?
Because I'm not.
I don't haveanymoremoney.
Leftis I'm completelybroke.
And I didn't wanttogoandgetlikethethewhat?
Youcallittheregularkindofthing.
So I'm gonnaget a studentloantoreeducatemyself.
Sotherefore, bid.
Butbeforebefore I actuallylefttoget a studentloan.
I wasinthehostelanditwouldbethemostinspiringthing.
Ironically, alltheseyoungpeoplewhoweresoinspiredbymyunderstandingoflovepoliticsof, youknow, a futurevisionoflikeunitedhumanityfortryingtoutilizespace.