How to Live
A podcast that explores ways to live a good life - thrive at work and in life, connect with a deeper purpose, strengthen relationships, and fulfil potential. Creator and Host Sharad Lal is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and coach who works with leading organisations like Google, Unilever, J&J, P&G; having supported over 20,000 people in discovering their potential and purpose.
Episodes
98 episodes
#098 Designing life in your forties with Robin Speculand
"Chase passion, not pension" - but how do you actually figure out what you love?Robin Speculand nailed this. At 34, he was making VP money at Citibank — but still didn't know what his "passion" was.So he did...
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#097 Redefining Masculinity with Andrew Reiner
𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.We're taught to "man up" and handle everything alone.When we struggle, we don't reach out. When friends share problems, we jump straight to solutions.We think asking for help is weakness. We think giving ...
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#096 Networking that actually feels good with Ryan Lim
Be interested, not interesting.𝐈𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.Most high performers approach networking like a performance.Say something clever. Be impressive. Stand out...
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#095 How to move when you're stuck, a conversation with Sharad Lal
Most people stay stuck because they’re waiting for clarity.Big mistake.When you’re 15–20 years into your career, the destination will never be what you imagined anyway.What’s really keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of direction....
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#094 Mindful Ambition with Bhavna Toor
You’re running faster.You’re winning.But are you running in the right direction?The success script teaches us to outrun others.Outrun, Outwit, Outlast.But it rarely asks:Is this the race you want to win?
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#093 Muscle, Metabolism & Midlife Reset with Amanda Lim
Your annual health checkup is a good start. But it’s not enough.You’re in your 40s. Your doctor says you're fine. Your weight looks fine.But your energy is low. Your sleep is off. Something just feels… off.Amanda Lim sees this...
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#092 Let go to grow with Rob Bier
Founders (and leaders) are addicted to solving problems. It’s their crack cocaine. That’s what startup scaling coach Rob Bier, author of Smooth Scaling and coach to 40+ startups including six unicorns, told me. And the m...
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#091 The art of career transitions with Shiv Choudhury
Most career transitions are treated like cliff jumps.You quit the job. Burn the bridges. Bet everything on your dream.Shiv Choudhury chose a different path.When he left BCG to build a billion-dollar business, he didn’t go all ...
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#090 The success trap: when success holds you back with Sharad Lal
Which of These 6 Success Traps Is Holding You Back?After my article on The Success Trap in Esquire resonated with so many, I’ve gone deeper in my latest Ho...
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#089 Beating Decision Fatigue with Dr. Shawn Watson
You Can Only Make So Many Good Decisions - Are You Using Them Right?In 1987, we made 100s of decisions daily.Today, we make 35,000.Here's the problem: we can only make a finite number of quality decisions each day.
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#088 Turning purpose into action with Uma Balasingam
When scaling a cause, should you pick passionate volunteers or capable ones?Most instinctively say passion. But Uma Thana Balasingam’s journey scaling Lean In Singapore to 7,000+ members tells a different story.Her...
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#087 Wisdom from the Maldives with Afeef Hussain
When resources are limited, how do you still access the best?Afeef Hussain wanted his team - and his country Maldives - to learn from the world’s top minds. But bringing in world-class speakers and trainers isn’t cheap.So instead ...
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#086 Forties Fitness Guide with Alex Mearns
Forget six-packs - in your 40s, fitness is about feeling good, not looking good.Let’s face it - most of us in our 40s aren’t hitting the gym for six-packs or beach bodies anymore. The ...
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#085 Meaning & Success with Fabrice Desmarescaux
Feeling stuck? You might be looking in the wrong place.When we hit a crossroads, our instinct is to look outward - more advice, more inspiration, more answers. But here's the plot twist: the most powerful guidance system isn't out there....
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#084 Life Lessons Deeper Dive 2024
4,000 weeks.That’s all we get. The number of weeks most of us will live.The average human life is "absurdly, insultingly brief."As we step into 2025, this perspective—shared by Oliver Burkeman on the How to...
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#083 Life Lessons 2024
“When I went bankrupt, I begged a friend who had built a unicorn for a 30-minute meeting. The moment we sat down, I could tell he didn’t want to be there.Six months later, after working on myself, I went back with a clear vision and positiv...
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#082 Rethinking Happy Hour with Nick Jonsson
What’s your relationship with alcohol?This isn’t a preachy “quit drinking” episode but it’s about curiosity. Many of us enjoy a drink. It helps us connect, unwind, and feel at ease. But as we get older, we start noticing the side effects...
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#081 Feel Stuck? Design your next stage with Sharad Lal
"I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing… because I don’t know what else to do."Sound familiar?Here’s the truth about being stuck: We wait for clarity before making a move. We want to see the whole path before we take the first ...
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#080 Humour at work with Drew Tarvin
Should we bring humour to work?Can it help us connect and achieve more, or risk making us seem trivial?Our guest today, Drew Tarvin, learned engineering in school and was hired for his technical skills. Yet, it was humour—...
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#079 Finding meaning in everyday stories with Matthew Dicks
Searching for meaning in life and work? The secret isn’t in those rare, life-altering moments—it’s hidden in the small, everyday moments we often overlook.The key? Storytelling.Even if we don’t share them, simply turning our exper...
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#078 Crafting a Portfolio Life with Christina Wallace
Ever felt like a jack of all trades, master of none? Think again! Welcome to the world of Portfolio Life! Just like a financial portfolio, it’s about bringing together all your passions, talents, and needs—balancing them to c...
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#077 The anatomy of happiness with Sha-En Yeo
Can we learn to be happy, or is it something we're born with?Research, including Martin Seligman’s theory of Learned Optimism, reveals that happiness need not be a passing feeling—it can be a skill we develop. The science is cle...
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#076 Re-inventing: From broadcast to boardrooms with John Dykes
How do you reinvent yourself when you’ve already reached the top of one field?It's a question many of us face as long careers, industry disruptions, or even boredom push us to rethink our path.In the latest episode of the How to...
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#075 Being indistractable with Nir Eyal
We start projects with excitement, but how often do we end up doom-scrolling when the going gets tough?What really drives distraction? Is it flashy external stimuli or our internal discomfort?Research shows it's primarily internal...
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#074 Visualising million dollar ideas with Simon Bowen
Imagine attending a keynote where the speaker walks up with an iPad and begins sketching live, transforming complex ideas about life and business into powerful visual concepts right before your eyes.Meet Simon Bowen, the Visual Maestro ...
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