Lessons Learned with Komal

Komal is back with her first solo-show after two months. In this episode, Komal talks about what life has been like since she wrapped her first cohort of ‘The Next Right Step Program’ and had a dramatic change in routine travelling back home to Grand Prairie. Now back home in Ottawa, Komal reflects on her time in Alberta and shares a recent experience with burnout, and how this experience reinforced for her that planning is instrumental to her mental health and well-being.

Show Notes

Here are the time-codes for this week’s episode: 

[ 5:29 ] - Komal shares why it’s important in this time as some of us are heading back into a second lockdown down to find sources of sources of inspiration online for yourself 

[ 13:48 ] - Komal tells us what life has been like since the wrap of ‘The Next Right Step’ Program back in August, and shares her next project with us: a weekend digital retreat called “Your Best Year” where you can participate in yearly planning and goal-setting 

[21:30 ] - Komal tells us the 5 reasons why planning is good for our mental health… 

  1. Achievement [22:17]
  2. Motivation [24:51]
  3. Recovering from burnout [26:30]
  4. Prioritizing Self Care [28:15]
  5. Task-Based Planning Builds Self-Efficacy [32:40]


“I know it can feel overwhelming to think about 2021, and that it can be really overwhelming to think about planning getting organized because it feels like everything is just chaos. That is why we plan when things are chaotic. If anything, this is the most critical time where we should be planning and can plan, because when we are in chaos. It gives us an opportunity to get really clear on what we actually can control in our lives and what actually matters most to us in our lives.”  

Thank you, everyone, for tuning in this week. It feels so good to be back on the mic and on the show. I’m so excited for us to keep diving into planning over the next few weeks, And I can't wait to see you in class for “Your Best Year.”

- Komal Minhas

Click here to read an article about how planning can support us in burnout prevention and burnout recovery. 

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Lessons Learned is produced and hosted by Komal Minhas.
Artwork, Brand & Social by Renira Naidu. 
Content by Daniela Ochoa.
Video Production and Audio Editing by Madison Foran.



What is Lessons Learned with Komal?

Lessons Learned with Komal is a place to explore life's greatest lessons. The ones we've learned, and those we are still in the process of learning. Episodes are a mix of interviews and personal reflections from Komal. Lessons Learned is a space for you to chew on life's lessons, big and small, and hear from the people we admire most in the world.