EP #9: Danny Miranda on Pursuing Your Highest Version

04/18/21 • 97 min

Learn with Avthar #9: Danny Miranda on Pursuing your Highest Version
ABOUT DANNY MIRANDA

Danny Miranda is all about pursuing the highest version of himself and helping others do the same. He's the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast, where he's interviewed folks like entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck, writer Polina Marinova, YouTuber Ali Abdaal and entrepreneur and author Kamal Ravikant. He's also the author of Tuesday Treasure, a newsletter that's nutrition for your brain.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Balancing striving with contentment
The origins of Danny's mission to pursue the highest version of himself
How Tony Robbins and Kamal Ravikant helped Danny to overcome depression and transform his life
Core habits that Danny practices like meditation and journalling and why "reading your own book" is something we all should be doing
What 75 hard is and how it helped Danny become stronger and more resilient
The power of having an accountability partner

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH DANNY MIRANDA

Website - https://dannymiranda.com

Newsletter - https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRIPyUEXywZg-21vP6mhDg

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Learn with Avthar #9: Danny Miranda on Pursuing your Highest Version
ABOUT DANNY MIRANDA

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Balancing striving with contentment
The origins of Danny's mission to pursue the highest version of himself
How Tony Robbins and Kamal Ravikant helped Danny to overcome depression and transform his life
Core habits that Danny practices like meditation and journalling and why "reading your own book" is something we all should be doing
What 75 hard is and how it helped Danny become stronger and more resilient
The power of having an accountability partner

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH DANNY MIRANDA

Website - https://dannymiranda.com

Newsletter - https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRIPyUEXywZg-21vP6mhDg

CONNECT WITH AVTHAR SEWRATHAN

Learn more and stay up to date at: https://avthar.com

Avthar's Weekly Wisdom: https://avthar.substack.com

Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com

Follow Avthar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars

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EP #8: Rhodes Scholar Jordan Thomas on Grit, Discipline and Serving Humanity

Learn with Avthar #8: Jordan Thomas on Grit, Discipline, Serving Humanity and degrees from Princeton, Oxford, Yale and Harvard (including the Rhodes Scholarship).
ABOUT JORDAN THOMAS

Jordan Thomas hails from Newark, New Jersey, USA. He graduated Princeton University with a degree in public and international affairs. He's a Rhodes Scholar, and earned his Masters degree from Oxford University in social intervention and policy evaluation.

He's the Chief of Staff to philanthropist Ray Chambers and will enroll at both Yale Law School and Harvard Business School for a unique JD/MBA dual degree. Jordan is motivated to do work that most directly promotes equal opportunity, social mobility, and justice for all.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Jordan's journey from engineering to policy and how he found his strengths and developed self-awareness
Why Jordan believes waking up early is a core habit which fueled his success
How Jordan developed grit and resilience and wants to take David Goggins soul
Why focusing on helping others is Jordan's secret to his success
The application writing techniques that got Jordan into Princeton, Harvard, Yale and Oxford
Books and speeches that most impacted Jordan’s life

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH JORDAN THOMAS

Jordan’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealAfroScholar

Jordan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realafroscholar/?hl=enCONNECT WITH AVTHAR SEWRATHAN

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EP #10: Veda Sunassee on Creating Africa’s Next Leaders, Reflection Techniques, Finding Fulfillment

Learn with Avthar #10: Veda Sunassee on Creating Africa’s Next Leaders, Reflection Techniques, Finding Fulfillment

Veda is a leadership and education expert. He hails from Mauritius, and has spent most of his career building the next generation of young African leaders through his work at African Leadership Academy and African Leadership University. He was selected among the inaugural Obama Leaders in 2018 and was chosen amongst the 100 most influential Young Africans by African Youth Awards in 2019.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Veda’s journey from Mauritius to Princeton and how he found his strengths along the way
The power of listening to your inner voice, the value of empty space and Veda’s favorite reflection practices and techniques that you can use today.
Veda’s philosophy of leadership and entrepreneurship and frameworks he uses to become a better leader, like the Leadership Map and the PICS framework (passions, interests, causes and skills)
Veda’s biggest lessons building some of Africa’s finest educational institutions (ALA and ALU), how to balance achievement and fulfillment and how to take an iterative approach to your life

SHOW NOTES

African Leadership Academy - https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org

African Leadership University - https://www.alueducation.com/

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans - https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful/dp/1101875321

Level 5 Leadership - https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/level-five-leadership.html

In The Room Podcast - https://intheroom.buzzsprout.com/

Veda’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vsunassee/?hl=en
Veda’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/vedasunassee
Veda’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veda-sunassee-37019715/

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