“Even if you don’t have the talent, I would say that if you work on being comfortable with not being great at what you do, that makes you an amazing learner,” states Embers and Wind guest Deepti Vijaykumar in this episode of Embers and Wind.

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, we talk about Deepti’s penchant for learning and how this led her to become an entrepreneur. You will learn how growing up in Pune, India and living in Columbus, Indiana today each contributed to her. She talks about her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and the gender biases she sees around the world when women step into roles traditionally filled by men. She shares how earning her MBA in Marketing and her Master’s in Business Analytics planted the seeds for becoming a high-performance coach. Learn how Toastmasters impacted Deepti, the leadership roles she has already fulfilled in Toastmasters and why she intends to always be in Toastmasters. Discover how her Indian culture contributed to her passion for philosophy and spirituality. You will learn about her background in Hindu religion which she practices today and her experience with Christianity through attending Catholic school for 12 years. Then consider whether having these experiences could help you value all faiths and see the strengths she sees in their commonalities. She shares how your faith can provide a backbone for high-performance. Learn how she blends philosophy with spirituality to guide people to perform at a high level in work and in life.  

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