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Dr. Tracy Thomas is a licensed psychologist and a certified coach who works with executives, leaders, and celebrities who helps them go from the life they are living the life that they are leading. Favorite Success Quote “It’s one thing to realize the self, but it’s something else altogether to truly embody that realization, to the extent that there is no gap between inner revelation and it’s outer expression” Adayashanti Key Points 1. Turn Your Existence into Your Career You know the old saying that if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life? Well imagine if the work that you did was in such alignment with who you are as a person and what you value in life that you felt that you were being paid simply to exist? That you were paid to just be you! It is entirely possible, and more than that, entirely necessary. Life is too damn short to live a life that is incongruent with who you are. If you are doing things that you love with people you love, you will wake up every day with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. You will have a deep sense of fulfillment and joy in each moment and will be able to show up in life more present and on purpose than you ever thought possible. It is not an easy road, and it will require you to make changes, but it will be worth it. 2. Get out of the Negative Narratives in Your Life It is so easy to get caught up in negative narratives in your day to day life that you may not even realize how much they are affecting you. You are in negative work environments, negative relationships, patterns of self talk, or ways of being that your health and well being is affected. If you are able to remove the negative narratives from your life and surround yourself with positivity that is congruent with you and your mission, your life will improve, your health will improve, and your sense of peace and joy will shoot through the roof. 3. Get Real with Yourself Success in life requires that you are honest with yourself, you cannot live a life of joy and peace if you are constantly lying to yourself. You tell yourself that it is not that bad, that you will make a change, that things are worse for others without ever realizing that by lying to yourself you are blocking yourself from achieving the things you desire. You have to be brutally honest with yourself and call it like it is in life before you can truly live a congruent and passionate life. 4. Take it Easy on Yourself Especially as a man, it is easy to beat yourself up. Society puts so much pressure on you to achieve, to succeed, to figure out who the hell you are (not to mention to figure out how the hell to handle women) that it’s easy to see yourself as a failure if you are not a millionaire, casanova by age 21! Take a deep breath and take it easy on yourself, you are doing better than you think you are. You don’t have a responsibility to conform to society’s expectations and the sooner you can realize this, the happier and more fulfilled you will be.

On this week’s podcast, New York Times Best-selling author and striving Yogi, Karan Bajaj, shares how sabbaticals, vipassana meditation, and living in his dharma has helped him create more power, clarity, and purpose in his life and for millions of readers. The Purpose Driven Life The sad reality is that only one out of every three Americans are now reported to be very happy. It's no surprise that on the wrong road, we can find ourselves feeling disconnected from our passion, discontent with where we are, and craving a shift towards a more purpose driven life. In our journey, we may do many things to find purpose again including changing jobs or in finding temporary satisfactions through "weapons of mass distractions," like alcohol, food, and even the wrong relationships. To find a purpose driven life however, Karan plants the seed of thought that what we may need to do is simply create the time to focus on what we truly desire through yoga, meditation, and sabbaticals. To be able to feel more content with yourself and where you are in life, Karan guides us to the focus of stripping away your emotional materialism. How to Strip Yourself of Emotional Materialism Emotional materialism is defined by Karan as “constantly wanting to become something or someone better.” A person who focuses on emotional materialism is someone who is incessantly looking for growth within jobs, social circles, and experiences in order to become “someone better,” all without ever feeling good about where they are. They believe that once they have become that "better person" or achieved something bigger, only then will they be truly happy.  This however is the exact opposite of how to become content with who we truly are. After we strip ourselves of emotional materialism, we become more selfless. After we become more selfless, we can see ourselves as the best medium for carrying out our work; the magic of contentment is that it doesn’t even matter if that work fails. To a Yogi, the most important thing is that they are a vessel that carries out their work. But how do we begin this process of changing our mindset and not focus on becoming something else, but on who we are right now? How can we truly strip ourselves of emotional materialism and become selfless? Karan suggests three powerful steps: Learn, Reflect, and Meditate. To be content, you must do all three consistently over time. In order to allow ourselves to simply just “be,” we get to learn through secondary resources such as books and people, reflect on those learnings, and finally experience what we have learned through meditation. Finding Contentment in Your Life It is obvious that if you are consumed with negative thoughts about where you are, then you won't be able to lead a life of happiness. Many people believe that true contentment is found in reaching the "moment" from when they get from Point A to Point B. Ironically, their current purpose might just be where they currently are right now; between Point A and Point B. "Instead of focusing on how to get from Point A to Point B, you must pause for a moment to give yourself the space to help you feel content with yourself, which will lead you to find your purpose." - Karan Bajaj If you rush yourself and forget to learn, reflect, and meditate, you won’t be able to take the powerful moment to pause for thoughts such as, “I am what I am. I’m where I’m currently at in life, and I’m going to be the best me that I can be.” Karan teaches to not rush life, and rather take it one day at a time to see where it can lead you. How To Prepare For A Sabbatical or Meditation Retreat In the process of Karan living out his dharma, he realized that he didn’t need to spend time following radical goals, but rather to enjoy "being" and discovering his true path through meditation. To help do this, Karan has taken two, one year long sabbaticals. He calls this the 4-1-4 rule.  Work for 4 years diligently, take one year off, then return for 4 more years. However, not everyone can take an entire year away from their work, family, and life to spend on reflecting and meditating. Some people follow a 7 -1-7 rule by working 7 weeks and then taking a week off. Karan also suggests taking short, meaningful vacations by spending time in new environment or doing a 10-day meditation retreat. By letting everything familiar go on a sabbatical, you get to dissolve your habits and cyclical thinking so that you can start anew again on your return. The only true prerequisite for a meditation retreat is that you welcome it with an open mind and have an acceptance for you and those around you. You may be thinking that doing a sabbatical or meditation retreat such as Vipassana can be a scary experience. You may even question whether or not it will be easy for you to let go of society's conditioning and commit yourself to focusing on meditation for so many days. These worries are very common for people who are new to meditation retreats, but embracing this fear and going through the threshold can be a life-changing experience. About Karan Bajaj Karan Bajaj is a #1 bestselling Indian novelist with more than 200,000 copies of his novels in print, both optioned into major films. Karan's first worldwide novel, The Yoga of Max's Discontent, will be published by Random House on May 3rd' 2016. The book, called "The greatest adventure of our Generation" by The Daily Telegraph was inspired by Karan's one year sabbatical traveling from Europe to India by road and learning yoga and meditation in the Himalayas. For the 1st week of launch, you can get a free meditation course, a Quit Sugar in 7 days nutrition guide, a yoga flow video course and other transformational gifts worth $299 when you order your book (150 Spots Only)! Details at http://www.karanbajaj.com/yogamax Karan has also worked in senior executive roles at companies like Procter & Gamble and the Boston Consulting Group and was named among Ad Age's "Top 40 Under 40 executives" in the US. Pre-Order Offer: http://www.karanbajaj.com/yogamax   More About "The Yoga of Max's Discontent" The book is about a Wall Street investment banker who becomes a yogi in the Himalayas and is both a page turning adventure through the hidden underbelly of India and a contemporary take on man’s classic quest for transcendence. The book is receiving excellent advance reviews with The Daily Telegraph calling it “The greatest adventure of our generation” and Sharon Gannon saying it’s “A superb meditation on effort and grace, on the level of Herman Hesse and Victor Frankl,” Resources Mentioned In The Show The Yoga of Max’s Discontent by Karan Bajaj Johnny Gone Down by Karan Bajaj The Seeker by Karan Bajaj Karan Bajaj website-Learn How to Meditate Keep Off the Grass by Karan Bajaj Vipassana Meditation: why you should spend ten days in silence NY Times article with Karan-A Hard-Driving Executive’s Year of Learning to Let Go NY Times article with Karan-Looking for Enlightenment in the Himalayas Self-Realization Fellowship in San Francisco Karan Bajaj on Facebook Karan Bajaj on Twitter Karan Bajaj on Instagram Listen To Karan Share What it takes and what it means to become a modern yogi. How can you do a sabbatical with a family? The story behind writing his book, the Yoga of Max’s Discontent The definition of emotional materialism and how to strip it from your life. The difference between Americans and Indians with finding a passion in their careers. How can we allow ourselves to just “be” instead of trying to become something. How does the degree of inner work we do help grow our financial wealth? What is the 4-1-4 year model and how can people use it in their life? How can we constructively take time off from work to begin anew? How can we improve our own intuition? How to know if you’re ready for a 10-day meditation retreat or Vipassana meditation. His experience working for American corporations such as Procter & Gamble and Kraft Foods. What inspired him to take a third sabbatical after the untimely death of his mother. What life was like growing up and seeing people come to his village to practice yoga in ashrams and caves. 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