Author Karan Bajaj on Mindfulness, Marketing, Sabbaticals

Michael Gervais (0:04)

All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I'm Michael Gervais. And the idea behind these conversations is to learn, is to learn from people who are on the path of mastery, to understand what they're searching for, to understand their strategies, the practices, the ways that they understand the world, their unique psychological framework, if you will. So that we can better understand maybe ways that we can incorporate some of those insights and practices in our own lives. And we certainly want to pay attention to the mental skills that they've used to build and refine their craft. Now, this conversation will be different.

And the format is the same. But what's different is that this conversation is with a gentleman who is clearly right center at the home of the way I like to see the world. He's off access, meaning that he does it just a little bit differently. And it does it his way. And he's found a path towards authenticity and insight. And so this conversation might strike you. And it challenged me at the center. And I hope it does you as well. And it definitely got some juices rolling for creativity and just to really to look within, to better understand and to be honest to the truth of the way that we're generating our life efforts and what we're doing on a day to day basis.

And I have so much more room to grow and I have so much room to do better, to be a better man, to be a better performer at what I do, that this conversation was a gem. You might not have known his name and that's all about what this conversation or these conversations on the Finding Mastery podcast are about.

It is easy to pay attention to the Leonardo da Vinci's because they're phenomenal and the world knows their name.

And also learning from those that are on the path, that have similar insights, just maybe not as well refined or polished is a better word for the global performances that they gain recognition for. I want to take a minute here to announce a really exciting event that we have coming up. As you continue to navigate the challenges and opportunities of 2024, I want to pose a question. What are you doing right now to be great with stress? How are you working with stress on your pursuit towards your most important ambitions and goals? And I just want to get right to the heart of the key elements, one in particular, for what it takes to excel in today's high heat, high stakes world. Because stress is not the problem that we think it is. Stress is a synonym for change, and our ability to be agile with change, that is the real opportunity at hand. So if you're wanting to unlock extraordinary results and sustainable performance in your life, it's not about avoiding or reducing stress. And as simple as that sounds, it's very tricky to do, but it is about fundamentally changing your relationship with it.

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