78. Make a Living or Make a Difference? You Don’t Have to Choose with Roshan Paul

Have you long desired a career path that aligns with your personal joys and values, AND allows you to make a comfortable living? Roshan Paul has spent his professional life helping nearly 10,000 people from over sixty-five countries accelerate their careers in social impact. Today, he’s sharing his top tips for how you can make a living and make a difference, all at the same time.”&nbsp; &nbsp; Author of “The New Reason to Work: How to Build a Career that Will Change the World”, Roshan shares his story of how that can be possible. Roshan Paul is the co-founder of Amani Institute, an award-winning global social enterprise that helps individuals align their working life with the life they want to lead. Prior to Amani Institute, Roshan worked with Ashoka for a decade, where he designed and launched programs that supported over 500 social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows) around the world. Raised in Bangalore, India, Roshan has a master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s in International Political Economy from Davidson College. He has guest-lectured or spoken at conferences at over fifty universities and other institutions around the world, including Harvard, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and the World Bank. &nbsp; Listen in for a deep dive into how you can build a career around your values to simultaneously make a living and make an impact. [00:01 - 10:40] Opening Segment &nbsp; Roshan shares a little bit of his background. Growing up in India. Moving to the USA. 9/11 Violence and terrorist attacks. Return to India to work in non-profits and social entrepreneurship. Starting his own organization.&nbsp; The Amani Institute in Africa. The global recession in 2008. A transition towards careers of social impact. The global pandemic. Reevaluate: Having meaningful work and job. &nbsp; [10:41 - 31:10]&nbsp; Make a Living or Make a Difference? You Don’t Have to Choose &nbsp; Opportunity mentality vs thread mentality. <spa