Welcome to the Motivated Life [Podcast Ep. #1]

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Ravi0:00Welcome to Motivated Life. I'm Ravi Raman. On this podcast, I'll be sharing my best ideas and insights for advancing your career, growing your business, and in general living a great life. We can learn a lot from the paths that others have taken to create a great life, and that's really the premise behind this show. And I'm starting the podcast because, from what I can see, there are just far too many people working way too hard for too long without finding the success or satisfaction that they desire.

I know this for a fact because I was one of these people. I was burning out and frustrated, wondering if climbing a corporate ladder was worth all the pain. Eventually, I realized that I didn't need to live my life according to someone else's playbook and that I could, in a way, blaze my own path. And after almost four, 14 years as a leader in the corporate world in the tech industry, I left it all behind without much of a plan. I packed up all my belongings.

I rented out my home. And together with my wife, we traveled the world, eventually finding a new home. And also, I ended up finding a new vocation as an executive coach. And it's a job that's less of a job and it's more of a calling. And I'm skipping a lot of steps and a lot of turmoil that I went through and going from point A to point B in my life. But the benefit of hindsight is that I can now see how everything lines up in the rear view of mirror of my life.

And what you can expect in this podcast with Motivated Life is you can expect that each episode is going to bring you some fresh ideas, insights, and on occasions, stories and lessons learned from my life experiences so far. At times, I'll be sharing my personal thoughts, but also I'll be interviewing other people who stand out to me as examples of what it means to live a Motivated Life. Now, let's address the name of this podcast. What is Motivated Life? When you hear the term motivated, you might be imagining a Tony Robbins-type character.

Jumping up and down, perhaps a football team getting hyped up before a big game? Well, that's not what I mean by motivated. To me, a Motivated Life is about being up to something meaningful in the world. A motivated person's creative, they're present-minded and they're moving through the world with a sense of purpose. That's what motivated means to me and that's the message I'll be sharing with each episode. Now, some days you might feel like jumping up and down and really getting amped up, but other days motivation shows up in a much more quiet way.

And the truth is we are all motivated because we're all up to something. Sometimes we're aware of it, sometimes not. That's really the premise of this show to get to the heart of what motivates us all, individually and collectively, and talk about ways to kindle that motivation on a daily basis. Now up next, I'll be sharing a bit about my story. I'm not the type of person that enjoys talking about myself. However, I do know that by sharing my own background, that it will help you understand and relate to this show on a much deeper level.

So I'll be putting my hesitation aside and divulging far more about myself than I would ever normally do, and I'll particularly be doing this in the next handful of episodes. specifically, I'll be going into what led me to leave behind a successful career to travel the world, and then after almost a year and a half, why I decided that I had enough would travel and needed to put down roots. I'll also share what it's like to start my own business and what I've learned along the way.

I really do appreciate you joining me on this journey. You have so many choices when it comes to how you spend your time, and your decision to listen to this podcast is something that I take with a great sense of responsibility. Along the way, if you like what you're hearing, I do ask that you share this podcast with your friends. It would mean a lot to me, and it's really the only way that I can get the word out is by rely on people like you who like what you hear telling other people you know about it.

And if you have any further comments regarding the show, please contact me directly. I am on Twitter. My handle is at Yogi Ravi, Y-O-G-I-R-A-V-I. You can also connect with me at my website, which is my name, Ravi-R-V-R-A-V-I-R-A-M-A-N.com. All my various social media handles are there as well as my email address. And with that, I'd just like to say, thanks for tuning in, and I'll see you on the next episode. Thank you.