How often do we confuse being busy with moving forward. Think back to the last decision that you made. Was it out of pressure or was it out of purpose.I know we're all busy. I'm busy. I'm a mom of two. I'm a wife. I'm a creative entrepreneur.I'm 29 and I've got a busy social life. So, juggling a lot of things is sometimes a challenge. I bet you can relate.But I want to tell you about a time where time stood still for me and it forced me to reflect on what my purpose actually was. I gave birth to my second c ...

[Applause] [Music] Thank you so much. >> The worst days of your life were your greatest gift. Your greatest gift to yourself and the greatest gift to the world.Every single person in this room has an incredible backstory. that could inspire, serve, and help transform the lives of millions of people around the world. It can also give you a deep, fulfilling, and exciting purpose to wake up to every single day.It also has the opportunity to pay you an absolute fortune. However, many of you haven't cashed it in ...

[Music] Thank you all for being here. You could have spent a Sunday morning elsewhere, right. Again, coming and listening to me talk about something that I'm really really looking forward to, right.It's about purpose, passion, and positive psychology. Now, why did I want to talk about this. Right.And this is something that is very very close to my heart, right. And let me take you back around 29 years. Again, I may look 25, but I'm not, right.I'm again I'm around 50 years old but I remember the first time I ...

[Music] Well, thank you for this opportunity to be here today. And I was thinking, what better way for us to get connected with each other than to start with a pop quiz, right. Who doesn't like those.So, by show of hands, how many of you are aging. Okay. Okay.I'm going to try to not be nervous about the fact some of you did not respond. But, you know, that really kind of underscores the message that I have to share with you um today. But for a little more context, let me introduce you to two people, Theodor ...

Key Takeaways on Personal and Professional Reinvention - The speech emphasizes that failure should not define individuals, but rather serve as a pause or a stepping stone [21] - Reinvention is a continuous process, requiring individuals to adapt and acquire new skills, including both hard and soft skills [23][24] - Finding a purpose larger than oneself is crucial for motivation and driving personal and professional growth [26][27] - Individuals should embrace their unique qualities and create their own paths instead of comparing themselves to others [31] - Extraordinary achievements come from ordinary efforts with an extra element of focus, integrity, responsibility, and ethos [32] Strategies for Navigating Change - Accept failures and setbacks, choose to fight back, and persist in trying [23] - Continually grow and upskill to evolve and become more capable in the face of disruptions [24] - Find a purpose that extends beyond oneself to fuel passion and drive [26] - Own one's unique journey and avoid comparisons to others [31] - Add an "extra" element of focus, integrity, responsibility, and ethos to stand out [32] Illustrative Examples of Overcoming Adversity - Chandran, an MSE PhD professor, mentors kids in his village, providing education and infrastructure [34][35] - Madesh, son of Salama, overcame poor academic performance to earn a BCA, buy a car and house, and lead a team in a global company [35][36] - Umar, daughter of a driver, works in HR at a hospital and is doing extremely well [36] - The speaker faced a 40% billing loss during COVID-19, a partner buyout, and his father's cancer diagnosis, but chose to reinvent his status quo and provide the best treatment for his father [37][38]

Have you ever chased a goal so hard you forgot why you wanted it in the first place. Or even worse, you become so hyperfocused that everything else loses value. I think anyone with drive and ambition can relate to that feeling.The chase is a balance, but balance isn't neat. It isn't equal, and it certainly isn't symmetrical. It often feels less like harmony, and more like a battle.Now, when we picture balance, we picture it as yin and yang, equal and opposites perfectly aligned. But life isn't that simple. ...

[Music] The operating room is chaos. Alarms are sounding all around me. People are rushing around and I can hear urgent whispers. The one sound that I desperately need to hear and don't is the sound of my newborn daughter crying. Elizabeth was born at just 29 weeks weighing 2 lb. We would later learn that she had mitochondrial disease or mido for short, which is a degenerative condition with no cure. The maido and a preeie birth injury left her blind, intellectually disabled, a wheelchair user, non-verbal, ...

[Music] What does second chances look like and mean to you as you sit here today. Well, I'm going to show you what second chances means and looks like to me. So, as you can see in the picture behind me, that's me when I was about five or six years of age.And if you look carefully, you can see me doing a hand sign. That hand sign was the area code of the area I lived in. I faced two big traumas at a very young age.One of them was my friend TJ. He was sadly murdered. The car hit him.As he flew into the sky an ...

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Healthcare & Leadership Insights - The speaker's purpose is to impact the health of humanity by helping people live healthier and longer lives, using healthcare as a platform [27] - Social capital, defined as the value derived from social, business, and political networks, is an important enabler of impact, opening doors and facilitating access to decision-making [24][25] - Servant leadership empowers and develops the team, leading to superior performance and brand evidence [17] - The journey to achieving one's true north is not linear, but filled with both successes and failures [28][29] Diversity & Inclusion in Healthcare - The speaker experienced racism and bias during medical training and job seeking, including being told to change his name [8][10][11][12] - The speaker started a solo cardiology practice and formed a group of African-American cardiologists, overcoming skepticism and challenges [13][14] - The practice grew and eventually merged with a Caucasian cardiology group, creating the first interracial merger of specialty medicine in North Carolina [15] Healthcare System & Equity - The speaker witnessed disparities in healthcare access and outcomes between different socioeconomic groups in America [9] - The speaker's work now involves advising clients globally on optimizing healthcare across global footprints and focusing on health equity [22]