Take a pause with Varun Duggirala

Our lives are filled with goals that seem too large and scary to ever accomplish. But, an excerpt from Will Smith’s memoir “Will” gave me an amazing analogy that can help our minds turn every scary goal smaller and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We often look at being bad at anything as something to avoid. But, there is a surprising reason why choosing to be bad at some things can make you great at many others and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Fear is something we all run from. But, it can also be a great tool to thrive and grow in our lives. This holds true especially in the practise of “Fear Setting” and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show” Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com  And watch the TED talk I refer to in the episode at https://youtu.be/5J6jAC6XxAI  About the Varun Duggi Show  The Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We spend a large part of our lives interacting and connecting with people. But, what we often don’t realise is that the way to build deeper connections with them isn’t about sticking to the point, it lies somewhere else. I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

The conversation around the pros and cons of hustle culture has many threads and many perceptions. I’ve fallen into the trap of taking a side myself but in recent months I’ve reflected and come to a core POV that has changed how I look at hustle itself. I dig into this in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We often equate the way we speak with the confidence and quality of our ideas and our own perception of them. Adam grant has an amazing pov on this and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

To equate human nature to an object often leads us to various realisations about ourselves. Shonda Rhimes in her book “year of yes” equates all of us to mirrors and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We all end up having to sell something in our lives. And often we equate selling to taking something away from the people we’re selling to. But, Daniel Pink in his book “to sell is human” talks about a better way to look at it and I dig into it in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We all suffer from survivorship bias and it more often than not blinds us from the reality of the broader picture. I dig into how we can avoid its effects in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We work to achieve goals we set for ourselves. And often these goals are to attain a life we all want. But there might be a better way to achieve your ideal life and I dig into that in today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message