This is a special episode of On Purpose where Gwyneth Paltrow sits down with Jay Shetty in her goop event held at the Porsche Design Center in Los Angeles with only 150 people in the audience. We get to listen to Jay’s journey as a monk and his career shift after leaving monkhood, how we can condition our mind to find strength and happiness, and what can help us learn how to appreciate our step by step journey.

Gwyneth is an American actress and lifestyle innovator. She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Shakespeare in Love in 1999, and later appeared in Iron Man and other films from the Marvel franchise. Her lifestyle brand, goop, was launched in 2008.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro
02:17 From being a monk to a life coach
05:28 Why mini experiments are important in our lives
08:23 The more choices we have, the worst mistakes we make
10:05 Learning how to find stillness in discomfort
13:50 Why our minds are compared to monkeys
16:49 When you wake up to notifications, negativity, news, and noise
22:03 Committing to a 2-hour daily meditation
25:51 The types of meditation
28:28 Appreciating where you are in life
31:06 Create dreams through people
33:28 The most powerful dreams are linked to service and impact
35:07 When is the best time to switch?

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