On this episode, I am joined by the inspiring Dandapani, who is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and a former monk of 10 years. After graduating university with a degree in Electrical Engineering he left it all behind to become an ordained Hindu monk under the guidance of one of Hinduism’s foremost spiritual leaders of our time, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. For 10 years he lived a life of serious personal discipline and training at his guru’s cloistered monastery in Hawaii.
When his vows expired, he chose to venture out into the world making New York City his home. He works with entrepreneurs and some of the top athletes in the world in helping them understand and leverage their mind so that they can be the best at what they do. He does this by empowering them with tools and teachings that have been used by Hindu monks of his tradition for thousands of years. Among his clients are companies such as Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, American Express, Bloomberg LP, Sprinklr, Nike, Ribbit Capital, Red Ventures, and more.
His book, The Power of Unwavering Focus, published by Portfolio and Penguin Random House is being translated into 23 languages. And his TEDx talk has over 6.5 million views. He currently lives in Nosara, Costa Rica, where he and his wife are passionately creating a 33-acre Hindu spiritual sanctuary and botanical gardens to further their mission.
In this episode we discussed:
- Dandapani's incredible childhood and life story and what led him to become a Monk
- The Power of Unwavering Focus
- Happiness
- Holding on to curiosity from childhood = a successful entrepreneur
- True reflection and awareness and what i means to actually do the work.
- The first step to living a fulfilling life is buying into your own happiness
- How to be of service
- How to remain teachable - Stop being the expert of everything.
- Your environment and the people in that environment matters
- Ask yourself how everyday can you push the ball forward just a little bit.
- Ask yourself, are you truly happy? Are you truly focused? What are you going to do about it?
What is Rebeccamendations - Business, Love & Science. ?
Rebecca Veksler, host of this podcast is the founder of SoL Cups and has created 'Business, Love and Science'. A podcast which exists as a platform to dive into all the things she is deeply passionate about outside of sustainability… business, love, human behaviour, analytical psychology and everything to do with health on all fronts including neuroscience and mental health.
"I’m so honoured and grateful for the incredible network I’ve built over the last decade as I've built my company and experienced so much personal growth. Each episode I will personally interview some of the most important people in my life. From personal friendships, mentors, entrepreneurs and generally humans that have impacted my world with their inspiring stories support and intellect."
Everyone interviewed has achieved greatness, overcome adversity, accomplished unimaginable success and have an incredible story to tell.
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