Ankur shares key lessons learned from Sahil Bloom, a multi-disciplinary entrepreneur and creator, during his visit to Delhi. The episode delves into three major takeaways: the importance of walking the talk, as demonstrated by Sahil's disciplined lifestyle and business success; the power of self-awareness in crafting a fulfilling life; and the strength in vulnerability, highlighted by Sahil's emotional openness during a large gathering. He connects these lessons with broader themes in entrepreneurship, personal development, and the value of listening to others' stories, including a touching account of a conversation with a school teacher struggling with debt.
00:00 Welcome to Woice with Warikoo: A Journey into Entrepreneurship and Personal Growth
00:18 Learning from Sahil Bloom: Discipline, Self-Awareness, and Vulnerability
04:32 Money Matters: Personal Finance Stories from Real Life
05:20 Closing Thoughts and Gratitude
[00:00:01] Hey everyone, you're listening to Ankur Warikoo on Voice with Warikoo. On this podcast I talk to you about entrepreneurship, how to grow in life, manage personal finances, handle failures and a lot more things that just come to my mind. The episode begins.
[00:00:18] Last week I hosted this creator by the name of Sahil Bloom on his first ever visit to Delhi. If you don't know him, that's perfectly fine because this episode is not so much about him but what I learned from him.
[00:00:31] He has a fascinating journey and I would encourage you to look him up on Google, read about him. But when he came to Delhi we started with a breakfast informal catch up with founders
[00:00:43] and creators and in the evening we had a large gathering at the Bharat Mandapam which is a fascinating venue in Delhi with about 1000 plus people. And as I spent time with him, I observed three things about Sahil that stuck with me. Number one, walk the talk.
[00:01:01] He is one of the most disciplined people that I've met. He shares a lot of wisdom through social media either through Twitter or Instagram, his newsletter or his YouTube and so much so that one might question does he really believe in even half of the things he says?
[00:01:17] And what I realize is he does. And that in my opinion makes him extremely effective and so believable because he lives and breathes his own philosophy. He walks the talk, whether it's his workout routine and he has a very intense workout routine
[00:01:32] or his cold plunge routine where he plunges into cold water, which is ice cold water every single day. His business discipline where he has multiple businesses that generate over $10 million of revenue, his diet, he talks about that a lot, his running, he's addicted to running
[00:01:48] and he's picked that up almost a year, year and a half back. What is approach towards relationships? He has a lovely family, he stays close to his parents and so on. And I saw him living all of that. He says we should all do this talk is cheap.
[00:02:04] One can easily talk but action is expensive. And what I loved about him is that he pays the price every single day, which should be a great lesson. Walk the talk. If people find you saying something, but they don't see you living what you say,
[00:02:21] they're never going to believe you. Number two, self-awareness is everything. In our discussion it was obvious that Sahil truly knows who he is. He knows he doesn't like to manage people. He knows that he loves vlogging.
[00:02:36] He knows that he isn't the best at sitting and speaking in front of the camera. He knows that he doesn't want to manage or operate businesses. He knows that his family is far important to him than anything else.
[00:02:47] He knows that he doesn't want the things that he has to give up because he sleeps every day at 8 p.m. He knows himself and that's very rare. How many people truly know themselves?
[00:02:58] Because if you do know who you truly are, you will design your life around that. Just as Sahil has and at 33 to have that clarity is enviable. It's very, very rare. And it's so joyful to then see somebody living the life that they want to
[00:03:16] because they worked hard for it. But more importantly, they were always aware of what is it that they were chasing. Number three, being vulnerable is a strength. So when we were having this evening gathering and that was at the Bharatman Department, I was asking him questions.
[00:03:33] So one of the questions that I asked him was why did you move from Silicon Valley, San Francisco, where he had a fascinating career all the way back to New York to be closer to his parents?
[00:03:43] And he shared his story, which I would encourage you to read about. And when he was sharing his reasons, he broke down on stage. He started crying in front of a thousand plus people and not even for a second.
[00:03:57] Did he try to cover that up or pretend otherwise or be uncomfortable? None of that. He just kept talking with tears flowing down his cheek. And in that moment, he wasn't weak. He was strong. He was masculine.
[00:04:11] He was courageous because a strong man isn't the one who never cries. A strong man is the one who cries and still shows up to fight. And Sahil showed us that he is that man. The reason I love interacting with people is because every conversation teaches you something.
[00:04:32] I recently started the series on YouTube called Money Matters, where I speak to normal people like you and I to help them through their personal finance journey. And this week I had a chat with a schoolteacher, the sole earner of
[00:04:42] the family, bearing the responsibility of his family, including ailing parents and he is in severe debt. And yet I could see determination in his eyes. He could easily give up, but he chose not to. In the end, while we did come up with the plan, what left me
[00:04:56] touched was his conviction that within a year, he would be out of this. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has a lesson to share. Everyone has a difference to make. Everyone has a voice that can speak wisdom into the silence, only if we are willing to listen.
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