Recap Episode 1

Recap 2022 – Curated Episodes on Success, Advice to 18-year Olds at University and The Best Advice Ever Received

Behaviour and Psychology, Business and Leadership, Learning and Career

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What Does Success Mean To You? Is it about how much money you make for yourself, or is it in being able to give back to society? Is it a measure of happiness or in constantly striving to achieve your goals?

As Prof Annapurni says, the definition of success changes in every stage of career and life. When we start our career, we are hungry, we are curious. We want to learn, we want to create and we want to be recognised.

A few years later, it is about how much money we make, the kind of lifestyle we want, and the kind of material pleasures we consume. Once financially secure, as we reach the last couple of decades of our career, success lies in the reputation we’ve built, the goodwill we’ve earned and the lives we’ve touched along the way.

At the end of the day, as Sunder Madakshira says, a good night’s sleep with a clear conscience is a measure of success in itself.

Watch this curated video on what success means to the guests we have spoken to this year.

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Guests Featured in the Videos

Featured in the video are:

Roger Forsgren, Former Chief Knowledge Officer at NASA Connect with Roger: – LinkedIn

Neil Hoyne, Chief Measurement Strategist at Google Connect with Neil: – LinkedIn

Sunder Madakshira, CEO of Rezolve Connect with Sunder: – LinkedIn

Prof. Thales Teixeira, Co-Founder of Decoupling.co Connect with Thales: – LinkedIn

Prof. Yadati Narahari, Director of the Centre for Brain Research Learn more about Prof Yadati: – Google

B Joseph Pine II, Author, Speaker and Management Advisor Connect with Joe: – LinkedIn

Dr. Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics Connect with Dr. Annapurni: – Twitter

Amit Ranjan, Co-Founder of Slideshare Connect with Amit: – LinkedIn

Paul Zak, Neuroeconomist, Connect with Paul: – LinkedIn

Chris Yeh, Author, Investor and Entrepreneur, Connect with Chris: – LinkedIn

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