Srikumar S Rao, CEO, The Rao Institute; Author, ‘The Seventh Jar’
- Srikumar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Rao Institute.
- He’s the author of several books titled as ‘Are YOU Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life’ and ‘The Seventh Jar’.
Podcast
Overview
In this thought-provoking episode of The Brand Called You, renowned author and transformational teacher Dr. Srikumar S Rao discovers how ancient philosophies and spiritual insights shape modern success, the parable of The Seventh Jar, and why shifting your mindset might just change your reality.
00:45- About Srikumar S Rao
- Srikumar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Rao Institute.
- He’s the author of several books titled as ‘Are YOU Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life’ and ‘The Seventh Jar’.
12:25- How do mental chatter and mental models shape our reality?
- Mental chatter and models create our reality. They don’t just influence it; they shape the entire way we experience the world.
- We live in a mental construct, not objective reality. Our thoughts and beliefs form a personal “matrix” that defines our experiences.
- Negative self-talk intensifies suffering like the “second arrow” in the story, our mental chatter often makes painful situations worse than they actually are.
15:55- Why should we transfer ourselves from a me centered universe to a benevolent universe?
- Shifting from a me-centered to an other-centered universe brings meaning, purpose, and lasting joy—unlike a self-focused life, which remains mediocre and unfulfilling.
- Believing in a benevolent universe helps us see challenges not as random hardships, but as exactly what we need for growth, even if not what we want.
- Choosing to see the universe as friendly transforms your experience of life—when you look for positive signs, you begin to find them everywhere.
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- Srikumar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Rao Institute.
- He’s the author of several books titled as ‘Are YOU Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life’ and ‘The Seventh Jar’.
