107. Misery or Mindfulness? Choosing Your Perspective Wisely with Dr. Srikumar Rao

Turns out, we don’t have to solve any of our problems through struggle, trial, and error. No, there are pieces of wisdom out there that are as true today as they were 2,000 years ago. And today’s guest, Dr. Srikumar Rao, has done the work of gathering those pieces of insight and making them relevant to modern life. Dr. Rao is a sought-after speaker around the globe because the perspectives he shares have the power to help us make enormous leaps in our personal wisdom and use those leaps to rise above the chaos. [00:00- 03:30] Opening [03:31- 15:05] Albert Einstein Umbrella concept Stallion Story- good thing, bad thing No event causes suffering Suffering begins the instant you label the event Never to let any adversity get you down [15:06- 23:00] Stress One reason you have stress in your life Realize that you have no control What you have is the illusion of control [23:01- 31:00] Mental chatter is fake news Awareness is like a flashlight We typically shine the flashlight on 2-3 wrong things in our life [31:01- 34:38] Gratitude The thing that you are grateful for can be taken away [34:39- 37:32] BREAK [37:33- 45:00] Dr. Rao’s blogs We do a lot of things mindlessly Is this the journey I want to take? Gradually you will notice that life transforms itself [45:01- 50:20] Marshall Goldsmith Decision is made by the person who had the power to make the decision [50:21- 56:15] We always try to fix somebody in our life <span style=