If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do—and don’t do it.

—Tommy Newberry, Bestselling author

When we look at the Indian American community in the USA, we find that some people have excelled beyond expectations, made both America and India proud, and are perched at the very top of their profession. We can safely say that B.U. Patel is very much in this category of achievers. He is an inspiration to an entire generation of Indian entrepreneurs in the USA. He is also someone who has kept doing his bit for India by helping out his home state of Gujarat majorly, including building a university and spearheading several philanthropic programs. Truly, BU as he is known to the community at large, is one of the best flag-bearers of the Indian American community in the USA. And yet, early in life he was barely getting two square meals a day, born to a laborer in a Gujarati village who was struggling to make ends meet. But surrounded by the ordinariness around him, he knew exactly what not to do.