Two things can change the course of our lives, says our guest for this episode of Discover Your SecondAct Podcast, the books that we read, and the people we meet.

Born in Aligarh, Himanshu Saxena started his professional journey as a geologist, going on to join the Indian Army, today he is the CEO of the Center of Strategic Mindset, Design Thinker & Mindfulness Practitioner, it is undoubtedly the combined influence of books and people, he says that has helped him carve out his destiny.

Leading leaders of the world, showing people that transformation happens from within, he ranks today in the #Global Top 100 MG Coaches in Strategy, Purpose & Culture.

Key highlights:

• Two things can change the course of your life- the books that you read and the people you meet
• Life is not binary- it’s not to be lived through one particular lens. Sometimes you got to look before you leap, and sometimes you ought to leap before you look, but at all times you’ve got to have the discretion to know which one to choose
• Our life need not be surrendered to one domain- we can have multiple avatars
• Creating a future is a combination of two things- you got to have a vision and secondly, you’ve got to have iron-clad rituals, because vision without rituals will not manifest
• People are a product of experiences, but experiences have a shelf life too
• Intentional choices are as important as chance encounters
• Let risk be your best friend
• Keep asking what is not serving me and actively make it a habit to eliminate it
• The choice of place and surroundings we make charts out our life
• Invest in learning- it might cash you greater returns than you expect
• Paying attention to that creative dissatisfaction is the route to finding your #SecondAct

Why should you listen to this podcast:

Life is too short to wonder about all the choices we didn’t make, wouldn’t you agree?

Making a switch in career might seem scary, especially when it nudges us out of our comfort zones. What then should one do when the ‘why’ of their existence spins about in their minds?

It is questions like this that we’ve tried to address in this podcast. You might not magically discover your ‘why’ but we hope that you find the road that takes you towards discovering it.

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