It’s so easy to get impatient with our lives especially when we face rejection, failure and feel defeated. Our goals and aspirations can feel so distant and unachievable. In this episode, I reminisce about a time in my life where I had just graduated and couldn’t find a job - I felt defeated and rejected but things ended up working out in my favor and more beautifully than I could have ever imagined. Reflecting on these moments in our life can provide us with comfort, optimism and hope throughout our lives when we start feeling impatient again. This can apply to so many aspects of our life - whether its new graduates looking for a job, someone looking for a partner or an entrepreneur looking to build a successful business. Check it out!

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It can be extremely damaging when we become too rigid in our beliefs and thoughts. Many people go through life tying their beliefs to their identity and so any change or threat to their beliefs becomes a threat to their identity. This is dangerous because it prevents us from evolving and learning and being better versions of ourselves. This week, I talk about how some current events highlighted the rigidity in certain people’s beliefs and how that is hurting so many people. 

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The goal is definitely no judgment but let's be honest, that is hard. Our mind takes on a life of its own when we are around people we don’t know…making up stories, making assumptions. It’s easy to let our mind take charge and influence our future interactions with this person but in this episode I talk through why I think we shouldn’t give our mind this power. It’s like the mind doesn’t even know it but when we push through, we remove clutter in our mind…unnecessary, made-up clutter.

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There are often times in our life where we are going through something or someone else is that breaks our heart but there isn’t anything we can do to make it all go away. We start to feel helpless and lose faith. Those are hard feelings to deal with because at least taking action can make you feel as though you are working to change the situation. What do you do when you feel like there is nothing you can do? This week I dive into ancient wisdom and ways but with a modern day twist so that we can still benefit from it too regardless of our beliefs.

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This week I share a practice that I started 3 years ago to help me notice things I was avoiding because of fear and to help me push through them. It’s a simple yet powerful practice that we all should do throughout our lives to remind ourselves of fears we have tackled and keep us accountable for fears that we have yet to conquer. Check it out!

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When we think of culture, we often think about the fun, flashy things - food, outfits, festivities but are we overlooking the more subtle parts of our culture? They way certain cultures behave, approach life, make others feel. There are parts of my Indian culture that fill my heart and soul up with love but it has nothing to do with the food or outfits or festivals. Lots of people want to keep their culture alive but in this episode, I encourage people to think about parts of their culture that are subtle but more meaningful. How can we live more of our culture on a daily basis and not just on holidays. Listen in for this and what inspired me to talk about this topic this week.

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I often hear people wanting to say no more to lighten their schedules and make room to breathe yet they hesitate to do so. Who and what do you say no to? FOMO, obligations, hurt feelings… so many things cross our mind even at the thought of saying no. So what do we do - we just go with it? What if “saying no” was normalized and not a sign of disrespect but rather just a healthy way of living? In this episode, I dive into all this and why I think we should say “no” more and be okay with receiving “no” without feeling bad.

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Ever had a time where one moment, interaction, incident consumed all your thoughts and energy? You just can’t shake it. This is what happens when we are too zoomed in and attached to a specific moment. We get consumed, attached and lose sight of everything else around us. In this episode I talk about how I learned to zoom out in life to feel more calm by gaining a greater perspective of life. Listen in!

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There has been a lot written about the ego - how to tame it, embrace it, notice it, etc. but James Redfield introduced a perspective in his book The Celestine Prophecy that blew me away. He takes the ambiguity away from tying our actions to our ego so that we can be more aware. Pleasing my ego sounds a lot less alarming to me than “stealing other people’s energy,” and that is what caught my attention with his insights. In this episode, I share his perspective and how it helped me be more aware when my ego is trying to be front and center.

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At a young age we are correct for any behavior that may seem “inconsiderate” or “look bad.” Unconsciously parents teach their kids to ignore their gut and heart and focus on the external cues and signs. So then we go into adulthood doing the same. We settle in one aspect of our life and then another. But our gut and heart are not to be ignored. They are guiding us to where we should be. In this episode I talk about how we are not meant to settle in this life and why we should become aware of areas of our life where we are.

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