Vikram Vij is an Indian-born Canadian chef and the co-owner of Vij's Restaurant in Vancouver. Vikram brings his extreme optimism and passion for cooking right into this podcast. He says passion is like your first love and your focus should be your second love. When these two loves are combined, it's a great recipe for success. Vikram shares openly the challenges he has faced and his frustrations with prejudice. He also talks on the importance of freedom and respecting everyone, no matter what social class they may be.

Key Takeaways:

[1:25] Who is Vikram Vij?

[5:50] What does passion mean to Vikram?

[8:30] Why did Vikram go to Austria?

[11:15] Failure is a part of our lives.

[11:45] There's no formula for success.

[13:30] What kind of challenges has Vikram experienced? 

[19:00] What's Vikram's definition of success?

[20:20] Vikram talks about his mentors.

[23:15] What are Vikram's core beliefs?

[28:10] Connor and Roger tell you about the 1-day event Man Talks will be hosting and how you can win free tickets.

[32:00] What people thrive for in life is freedom.

[35:50] Vikram is often frustrated by prejudice.

[38:45] Best resources? Travel the world.

[42:55] What does it mean to be a man today?

[48:00] One piece of advice? Respect everyone.

[49:40] What kind of legacy would Vikram like to leave?

[51:55] What's Vikram excited about today?

[56:25] Love what you do and don't take things for granted.

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://mantalks.com/

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

http://www.vijs.ca/

https://twitter.com/Vijs_restaurant

https://www.facebook.com/Vijs-174255645924082/timeline/

Music Credit:

Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com– lateniteautomatic.com)

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