Reflections by Kunal Gupta
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Audio recordings of the written reflections that I publish on my blog, bykunal.com/blog.
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How to Haircut
October 29, 2023 10:30 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBAs I stood up from Wayne's chair, I felt lighter, not just because of the weight of the hair that had been cut, but due to gaining some additional clarity on how to live.
How to Surf
October 22, 2023 09:30 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MBIt was only when I relaxed and let the waves guide me that I was able to stand.
How to Trek
October 15, 2023 09:30 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBThe knowledge of my mind mixed with the experience of my body created this wisdom that I can do things I don’t know how to do or know much about.
How to Not Live
October 08, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 12.2 MBA healthy person has one thousand worries; an unhealthy person has only one.
How to Live
October 01, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBMy journey, like most others, has been often fraught with challenges and uncertainties.
How to Be Lazy
September 24, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MBBill Gates once said something about choosing a lazy person for a tough job. Why? They'd find the easiest way to do it.
How to Fail
September 17, 2023 09:30 - 7 minutes - 13 MBThe journey of paddleboarding, much like the journey of life, is fraught with challenges.
How to Grandson
September 10, 2023 09:30 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MBI find myself wanting to understand my grandparents better, to appreciate their struggles and their triumphs, to honor their memory.
How to Italy
September 03, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBAs I stood there, I realized that this perfect day I had was a reminder about the journey, not the destination
How to Birthday
August 27, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 6 MBLife continues to change me. I don’t need to control or direct the change. I can learn to allow it to happen.
How To Dance
August 20, 2023 09:30 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBThe way I learned to dance was by doing it, whereas before I had been trying to think it.
How To Get A Red Phone
August 04, 2023 10:56 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBAs I stared at my empty hands, it took me a split second to acknowledge what had just happened.
How To Exhale
July 29, 2023 13:35 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBIt mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
Going To The Moon
July 22, 2023 19:20 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBSeeing the moon up close last night sparked something inside of me. It was a reminder to shoot for the moon. Permission to dream.
How To Be On Time
July 15, 2023 11:19 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBWhen I am in flow with time, choices become easy. When I am attempting to force time, everything feels difficult.
How to be late
July 07, 2023 10:33 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBLife is not about trying to be right. It is about learning to live in harmony with my reality. To know it, accept it and thrive in it.
How To Be Canadian
July 02, 2023 22:02 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBBeing Canadian is a feeling, a silent commitment to universal values, and a quiet pride that needs no validation.
The Compounding Life
June 30, 2023 10:29 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBThe power of compounding in life is a testament to the value of consistency, patience, and long-term commitment
Shape Of My Heart
June 16, 2023 16:02 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBThe shape of my heart is not static, it continues to change
The Most Important Relationship
June 09, 2023 16:21 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBThe realization that I understand myself more deeply than anyone else has been both liberating and empowering
How to Feel Alive
June 02, 2023 16:41 - 3 minutes - 3.09 MBMy personal currency of inspiration serves as my compass, guiding me through major and minor life decisions
How To Disconnect
May 26, 2023 11:53 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBIn my life, I've found myself living in two distinct modes.
A Balanced Life
May 19, 2023 21:43 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBA life void of risks is akin to a stagnant portfolio—destined for a slow decline due to inflation
Fear of Living
May 12, 2023 09:57 - 4 minutes - 1.07 MBIt's a perspective shift, understanding that death is not the antithesis of life, but its culmination
How To Dream
May 07, 2023 08:02 - 4 minutes - 1.19 MBTaking the leap and following my heart meant leaving the safety of my comfort zone behind.
Passport Privilege
April 23, 2023 08:30 - 4 minutes - 2.13 MBIt's important to recognize that while I've benefited greatly from my passport, it's something that I didn't earn.
Nature v Nurture
April 13, 2023 18:53 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBA vacation with my sister in Greece highlighted the differences between our personalities shaped by both nature and nurture, allowing me to accept myself and appreciate the role of both in shaping who we are.
A Perfect World
April 07, 2023 11:41 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MBThe world will keep changing. Those around me will keep changing. I will keep changing. However, I do not need to force any of it. It is in
Creating Space
April 01, 2023 08:05 - 5 minutes - 2.82 MBThe more I appreciate the value of space, the more I understand its necessity in moving through life.
Beyond Ourselves
March 26, 2023 11:23 - 3 minutes - 1.98 MBLast week, I had a remarkable experience that left me feeling deeply moved and inspired.
Giving Up Control
February 26, 2023 10:57 - 5 minutes - 2.59 MBI recently announced a new CEO for my technology business and that I have moved into a board role. For me, it marks a profound shift in my professional identity. Since founding the business 15 years ago, in my early 20s, I have been known to my external world as a CEO. This is no longer the case.
The Pursuit Of Pleasure
February 05, 2023 09:48 - 6 minutes - 1.52 MBI recently got new bed sheets. The morning after sleeping on them for the first time, I lay in bed, awake, curious about their impact on me. The first thought that raced through my mind was, 'did I sleep better with these new bed sheets?'. I then started to wonder how I would be able to tell. Would my Oura ring pick up the difference in my sleep data? Might my energy level in the morning be noticeably different? I quickly concluded that there are far too many variables related to my sleep ...
Floating Anchors
January 28, 2023 08:41 - 4 minutes - 1.02 MBMy mind is capable of imagining the ideal scenario, for practically everything. It assumes the ideal conditions and circumstances by default.
Brilliant Moments
January 21, 2023 09:12 - 5 minutes - 1.28 MBIn recent weeks, I have noticed a brilliant moment most mornings as I wake up.
Conditional Confidence
January 15, 2023 11:14 - 4 minutes - 1.01 MBI grew up learning to feel confident only once there was a reason to.
The Most Inspiring Person
January 08, 2023 11:37 - 2 minutes - 650 KBThis past week, I got to spend time with the most inspiring person I have ever met in my life.
One Word To Guide 2023
January 02, 2023 08:59 - 6 minutes - 1.62 MBFor nearly a decade, I have had a New Year ritual to pick one single word as my intention for the year ahead.
Disconnect To Reconnect
December 28, 2022 11:19 - 6 minutes - 1.73 MBMy experiment was to go into a silent retreat, in my own home, by myself, for 4 days.
The Scarcity Experiment
December 18, 2022 10:23 - 5 minutes - 1.25 MBWhen I observe for a moment my daily lifestyle, an abundance mindset guides my choices, without a doubt.
Time To Make Peace With The Past
December 11, 2022 11:39 - 2 minutes - 675 KBTo make peace with my past is not easy.
How To Relax
November 13, 2022 10:14 - 3 minutes - 907 KBIf I wanted to feel more relaxed, more often, my default thesis was that I need to make more time and space for relaxing activities.
Threads Of Connection
October 16, 2022 08:35 - 5 minutes - 1.38 MBVery few of my friends know what I do, and even those that do don’t seem very interested in knowing more.
The Empire Of Worry
October 09, 2022 08:47 - 4 minutes - 1.21 MBWe all seem to live in our own little, for some large, empires of worry.
One Year In
August 28, 2022 09:25 - 7 minutes - 12.4 MBIt was one year ago today that I moved to Portugal and it has been an incredible first year in this new continent, country and culture.
A Beautiful Day
July 24, 2022 10:43 - 7 minutes - 1.83 MBEarlier this week, I was complaining to my therapist about how I wanted more spontaneity in my life.
Swimming In The Sea
July 17, 2022 07:52 - 4 minutes - 1.21 MBFlowing with waves of desires arising and disappearing is how I will continue to swim through life.
Third Place Thinking
June 05, 2022 08:54 - 7 minutes - 1.77 MBEvery choice, action or word is part of a chain of cause and effect. I appear to be more the effect than the cause in my life, and that feels disconcerting to say out loud.
Annoying Parents
May 01, 2022 09:38 - 4 minutes - 1.11 MBThe love of a parent towards a child is said to be unconditional. It could also be said that the love of a parent towards a child is annoying.
Drive My Car
April 17, 2022 09:38 - 5 minutes - 1.45 MBI have observed in life that the benefits of practicing trust often outweigh the risks of feeling disappointed.
The Most Valuable Real Estate
April 10, 2022 08:27 - 2 minutes - 758 KBThere is a piece of real estate that I have discovered to be the most valuable in the world.