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Vikas Shah MBE looks like the picture of success today. He’s got an MBE. He advises the government on business matters. He’s an NED, investor - he’s someone you look up to. But it wasn’t always like this.
He was a fat kid at school, and when he realised he was obese - was disgusted by himself.
He lost his identity when his first business failed.
He tried to commit suicide four times. The last one got very close to succeeding.
But we’re here talking with Vikas-the-success today, and that’s because his story is ultimately about resilience.
Find out how you can develop your own mental strength, because, as Vikas explains, it’s really on you.
We talk about:
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Vikas Shah MBE looks like the picture of success today. He’s got an MBE. He advises the government on business matters. He’s an NED, investor - he’s someone you look up to. But it wasn’t always like this.
He was a fat kid at school, and when he realised he was obese - was disgusted by himself.
He lost his identity when his first business failed.
He tried to commit suicide four times. The last one got very close to succeeding.
But we’re here talking with Vikas-the-success today, and that’s because his story is ultimately about resilience.
Find out how you can develop your own mental strength, because, as Vikas explains, it’s really on you.
We talk about:
--
Sponsors
Vorboss - get better internet: https://vorboss.com/secretleaders
Vanta - get 20% off security certifications like ISO27001 and SOC2: https://vanta.com/secretleaders
Vertice - save on your SaaS or cloud spend ($5k off or a free benchmark) using the code secretleaders: https://www.vertice.one/l/secretleaders
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Sign up here: https://secretleaders.email/
You can find our historic newsletters here: https://www.secretleaders.com/episodes
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