Merriam-Webster’s definition of inspiration is “to move or guide by divine influence.” This episode, we are talking to someone who embodies this more than anyone else we know, and has literally wrote the book on it.  

We’re talking about our friend and colleague Light Watkins (@lightwatkins). If you haven’t heard of him, you will notice him now. He’s a world-famous Vedic Meditation teacher to A-list celebrities, big time entrepreneurs, and a whole lot of normal people, too. He’s written three books, his latest one, “Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration,” is on bedside tables everywhere (including ours). 

Light describes first-hand some of his leaps of faith that have led him to be the figure he is today–how he dropped his ad job and moved to Paris with no money or contacts on a whim, how he got rid of everything he owned except for what he could fit in a backpack in order to live a minimalist, nomadic existence for a while. Just hearing his stories will make you want to embark on something bold and daring. In short, you’ll be inspired. 

.57 Who is Light?

2.15 What is a charmed life?

4.00 Stable environments values vs unstable environment values

5.25 Listening to the inner voice and taking risks

6.12 Letting go and opening up creativity in life

6.40 Being your own destruction operator

8.02 Learning knowing where to look

9.05 Procrasting in charm

10:45 following charm puts you in front of the wave and you are prepared for change

11.20 Flipping things from negative to positive

11.45 Flipping the frustration – Flight Attendant story

15.00 Being sincere about appreciation gets us high on life

17.44 Leave people more inspired is the mission

19.00 Light´s personal mission “leaving people or places better than he found them”

20.29 Oprah story with Paulo Coehlo 

21.50 Feeling like we don´t do enough

23.50 Being curious of the different aspects of life even as a kid

24.24 The 7 habits of Highly effective people by Stephen Covey

24.30 Creating personal mission statement for your life

24.41 How to win Friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie

24.58 Influence by Robert B. Cialdini

26.07 Making the knowledge relatable and making meditation available

27.29 “If you cant explain it simply you dont know it well enough” -Einstein-

28.31 Stiffest yoga teacher in Los Angeles 

28.50 Turning around imposter syndrome 

30.24 Speak to the insecure – everyone is insecure about something - speak to that

31.26 Everyone is struggling with the same stuff – we are all quietly battling something

32.00 Teaching is actually storytelling

33.24 Elevator story- ee experience some inconveniences so that we can connect to others 

36.24 Don´t invalidate experiences or do spiritual bypassing 

37.00 Addressing dificult issues inspires others and starts a dialogue 

39.00 Treat the truth like a squirrel

41.00 Sharing the story behind the story to make it relatable

41.11 Mission of Light´s Podcast: “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we can be.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson-

42.00 What´s next for Light?

43.43 Incresing the value of your own word – follow through 

45.17 To be remarkable all you have to do is to do what you say you are going to do

47.10 Building a stronger rapport within yourself and become immune to other people´s opinions

48.50 Treating your passions like your children