Raj Subrameyer: Cultural Pressure and the Desire to be Noticed Leading to Burnout and Bathroom Floors

Episode summary: In this episode, guest Raj Subrameyer who is an international keynote speaker and tech career coach shares his story fighting against people’s expectations and feeling less than other people and developing a fear of being ignored. So, he turned to people pleasing, hard work, and the promise to himself to do whatever it takes to establish credibility, get fame, money and to get people to notice him in his career.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

- Unconscious on the bathroom floor [7:24]

- Burnout Diagnosis, severe dehydration and exhaustion [9:16]

- Anxiety and Panic attacks [14:04]

- Comparison anxiety [18:00]

- The book Deep Work by Cal Newport [24:00]

- Meditation, what it did in Raj’s life, and how you can use it [45:15]

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Headspace App

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Raj’s New Book: Skyrocket Your Career

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