Intersections Podcast
Dec 20, 2021
Magda Wierzycka on Being a Changemaker and Building a Principled World
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Listen to Magda Wierzycka, self-made billionaire, changemaker, and among “Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women", in conversation with Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa, exclusively on Intersections. You will learn Magda’s entrepreneurial journey, fraught with personal sacrifices, unprecedented risks, and surprising twists, and how to manage our internal dialogue and integrating opposing viewpoints to lead change and reform our businesses and society.
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Daniel Pink on Using Regret as a Catalyst for Growth
What are we far more likely to regret over the course of our lives? How can we face and evaluate our regrets, and use them to transform ourselves into better workers, problem-solvers and decision-makers? What motivations drive people’s behaviors and how can we learn to perceive them with more accuracy?
Daniel Pink is an award-winning author and has written 5 New York Times bestselling books on business, work, creativity, and behavior, including Drive, When, To Sell is Human, A Whole New Mind, and his most recent, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. He was the host and co-executive producer of “Crowd Control,” a television series about human behavior on National Geographic that aired in more than 100 countries. Before venturing out on his own 20 years ago, Daniel worked in several positions in politics and government, including serving as chief speechwriter to former US Vice President Al Gore.
In this episode, Daniel reveals:
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How to face and evaluate our regrets, and use them to transform ourselves into better workers, problem-solvers and decision-makers
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What we are far more likely to regret over the course of our lives
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A powerful method for perceiving human behavior more accurately
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Jan 24, 2023
Leah Goldstein on Living a Life with No Limits
Is there a method to achieving excellence in every chapter of our lives? How can we bypass the distractions and imperfections of the world, break away from stereotypical belief systems that may be percolating around us, and live every moment with inspiration, discipline and commitment to our chosen purpose? What actions can we take to bounce back from our biggest adversities, and build ourselves from the ground up, against all odds? And how can we best honor the gift of life, and seek to live with no limits?
Listen to the extraordinary story of Leah Goldstein—a story of her indomitable will to succeed, persevere and overcome adversities repeatedly through every chapter of her life—in an exclusive conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.
Leah Goldstein is an internationally-renowned ultra endurance athlete and professional cyclist. She is the first female in the 40-year history of Race Across America (RAAM) to win first place overall in the solo division, one of the toughest endurance sports events in the world. As a teenager, Leah became a national TaeKwonDo and World Kickboxing champion. Having a deep desire to serve in the military, Leah enlisted in the Israeli Defense Force early in her life, becoming the first female Elite Commando instructor and subsequently transitioned into a special-forces unit, combating terrorism and violent crimes. Leah is also a coach, speaker and co-founder of No Finish Line Living, which provides customizable keynotes and retreats dedicated to moving others into a healthy, purposeful life, and has also published her memoir, No Limits.
In this episode, Leah reveals:
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The mindset of a world champion, the formula for excellence and how to break away from stereotypical belief systems that may be percolating around us and limiting us
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A powerful method for bouncing back from our biggest adversities, and building ourselves from the ground up, against all odds
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How to honor the gift of life and use every moment to live with inspiration, discipline and commitment to our purpose
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The joy of giving, and how it activates the best in ourselves and others around us, in life and in leadership
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Jan 9, 2023
Elissa Epel on Mastering Stress in Epic and Everyday Moments
How is ancient wisdom influencing and advancing modern science to improve public health and happiness? How are scientists being able to tell that stress accelerates the aging process, cutting short the deeply purposeful lives we were meant to live? How can we bring more grace in not just our epic moments but in our everyday moments of stress as well?
Listen to some powerful insights on how to master stress and cultivate more joy in our lives, and how this impacts our present and our future, from renowned health psychologist, Elissa Epel, in an exclusive conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.
Elissa Epel is a renowned health psychologist, and an international expert on stress, well-being, and optimal aging. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is Vice Chair of Psychology and directs the Aging Metabolism Emotions Center. She studies the environmental, psychological, behavioral, and social factors that impact cellular aging (such as telomeres, inflammation, and mitochondria), and how self-care practices such as meditation and positive stress can promote psychological and physiological thriving. She uses science as a north star, guiding us in the context of other sources of contemplative wisdom.
Elissa co-wrote the New York Times best-seller The Telomere Effect with Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn (translated into 30 languages) and recently also released her new book, The Stress Prescription. Her research has been featured in venues such as TEDMED, 60 minutes, National Public Radio, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and science documentaries.
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Some fundamental truths about joy, health and happiness, as derived from ancient wisdom and validated by modern science
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How chronic stress leads to accelerated aging, impairing our ability to deeply connect with our own selves and the world around us and to live with meaning and purpose
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How to be more graceful in not just epic moments of stress, but in everyday moments
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The relationship between joy and suffering, and the antidote to chronic stress
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The capacity of the human spirit to recalibrate and renew itself in every moment of life
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