We glorify resilience but rarely teach it.

In this episode, Puneet Kaur strips away the cliché and shows what perseverance actually feels like.

If you’re deep in the fire — this one is your map out.

📚 BOOK RECOMMENDATION

“Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl

A masterpiece on finding purpose through suffering.

Frankl proves that even in the darkest places, meaning is the ultimate survival tool.

We’ve been trained to think fatigue is failure. In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur breaks that code wide open. Learn how to spot false fatigue, retrain your inner voice, and build a mind that commands instead of collapses.

If you’ve ever been told you’re doing “too much,” this is your permission slip to do even more — with focus, power, and grace.

📚 BOOK RECOMMENDATION

“Relentless” by Tim Grover

The mental blueprint for moving from good → great → unstoppable.

Grover dissects the mindset of high performers who refuse to be limited by emotion, fatigue, or opinion.

When life strips away comfort, safety nets, and validation, what remains isn’t emptiness—it’s raw material. In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur dives into the David Goggins idea that sometimes you have to invent strength. You’ll learn how to build mental, emotional, and moral toughness from scratch, transform pain into data, and lead yourself through chaos with discipline and self-trust.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re running on fumes but still expected to lead, this episode will remind you that the fuel you need isn’t found—it’s forged.

📚 BOOK RECOMMENDATION

“Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins

A brutal, brilliant manual on mental callusing. Goggins breaks down the mind-over-matter framework that turns suffering into skill.

Read it with a notebook in hand; it’s less a memoir and more a mirror.

In this episode, Puneet Kaur breaks down the Dunning-Kruger Effect. From business boardrooms to personal growth journeys, she shows how overconfidence and humility shape learning, leadership, and success.

Book Recommendation

“Think Again” by Adam Grant

One-Page Summary

Adam Grant’s book is about the power of rethinking, unlearning, and staying curious. The Dunning-Kruger Effect connects directly: overconfidence keeps you stuck, humility helps you grow. Grant shows that wisdom isn’t in knowing, but in being willing to admit what you don’t know.

Quotes:

1. “Arrogance leaves us blind to our weaknesses. Humility is a reflection of strength.”

2. “If knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.”

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur explores Chaos Theory. She reveals how small changes create massive ripple effects, why unpredictability is built into complex systems, and how to thrive in a world that feels uncertain.

Book Recommendation

“Chaos: Making a New Science” by James Gleick

One-Page Summary

James Gleick’s *Chaos* popularized Chaos Theory for the public. It shows how mathematics uncovered order hidden inside systems once thought to be random—weather, biology, even human behavior. The book emphasizes the butterfly effect and fractals as keys to understanding complexity.

Lesson: Chaos isn’t disorder—it’s complex order we don’t yet fully grasp.

Quotes:

1. “Simple systems give rise to complex behavior.”

2. “When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not determine the approximate future.”

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur explores the Pareto Principle—the 80/20 rule. She reveals how 20% of actions drive 80% of outcomes, how to identify leverage points in business and life, and how to stop wasting time on the trivial many.

Book Recommendation

“The 80/20 Principle” by Richard Koch

One-Page Summary

Richard Koch’s *The 80/20 Principle* expands Pareto’s idea into every area of life. He shows how 20% of inputs produce 80% of outputs, whether in business, health, or relationships. The book argues that success isn’t about working harder—it’s about focusing on the few things that truly matter.

Quotes:

1. “80% of results come from 20% of efforts.”

2. “Most of what exists in the universe—our actions, our resources, our ideas—has little value and yields little result; on the other hand, a few things work fantastically well and have a tremendous impact.”

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur unpacks the Hero–Victim–Villain triangle. She explains how these roles show up in families, workplaces, and relationships, and reveals the Empowerment Triangle—Creator, Challenger, Coach—as the way out of drama.

Book Recommendation

“The Power of TED” by David Emerald

Quotes:

1. “You always have the power to choose how you relate to life.”

2. “Victim asks: Why me? Creator asks: What now?”

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur unpacks Survivorship Bias—the hidden trap of studying only winners while ignoring failures. From WWII airplanes to startup culture, marriage advice to career choices, she shows how copying survivors can mislead you. Listeners will leave with frameworks to make smarter, probability-based decisions.

Book Recommendation

“Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur unpacks Goodhart’s Law: why chasing metrics often backfires. From business scandals to education systems, fitness goals to personal growth, Puneet shows how numbers lose meaning when they become the goal. Listeners will learn how to design measures that serve outcomes—not sabotage them.

Book Recommendation

“The Tyranny of Metrics” by Jerry Z. Muller

In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur unpacks the Pygmalion Effect—the psychological principle that expectations shape performance. From classrooms to boardrooms, parenting to personal growth, Puneet reveals how belief creates behavior and why your expectations are destiny. Listeners will leave with tools to raise expectations and unleash hidden potential.

Book Recommendation

“Mindset” by Carol Dweck