Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots: The Movers and Shakers' Guide to Unstoppable Success

by Srikumar S Rao

Overview

Profound wisdom for today's busy thinker

Are you a professional who is on a spiritual path but doesn't have much time for philosophical inquiry? An executive who gets things done at work but seeks higher joy? An entrepreneur who wants to make a dent not just in business but in the universe? Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots is for you! In it, unconventional and highly successful coach Dr. Srikumar Rao distills and condenses valuable life lessons, from ancient sources, literature, and his own experience, into quick-to-read, easily digestible chapters.

Through Dr. Rao's compelling parables, you will learn how to:

• Achieve great success while remaining as serene as a Zen monk
• Feel radiantly alive every day and bursting with gratitude
• Bounce back from disaster so quickly that others didn't even notice you were down
• Jettison dysfunctional mental models that prevent you from soaring
• Banish the incessant mental chatter that is sapping your energy
• Bring joy into your life and annihilate your fears
• Help others reach heights they never dreamed possible

And this just scratches the surface. As a bonus, the book includes a self-assessment to help you implement the chapters' lessons. If you apply the concepts in it, Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots will make you prosper in all areas of your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632995407
Publisher:	River Grove Books
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Dr. Srikumar Rao is an elite coach who works with a select group of entrepreneurs, professionals, and senior executives. His clients are already successful and seek his coaching because they need help to have an outsize impact on the world. They are ready to make a dent in the universe. They also recognize that life is a spiritual journey and wish to imbue that understanding into every facet of their lives.Millions of people have listened to Dr. Rao's TED Talk and other recordings and attended his programs and workshops. He has one goal only: to help you experience life in an exponentially better way. He leads you into a rabbit hole, and you determine how far you wish to go. You may wish to travel only a short distance and settle for a life in which you are much more successful, have better relationships, and enjoy more peace. Or you may wish to go all the way and reach what sages have called by many names, such as enlightenment, Nirvana, and awakening. Be aware that if you get there, there will be no you left to celebrate this.Dr. Rao recommends that you simply set out on your journey. In a very short time, you will find that your life has improved to an extent that you would not have ever believed. Feel free to stop anytime, and be prepared to resume your journey when the call comes. Learn more about Dr. Rao's unique coaching philosophy at https: //theraoinstitute.com/coachingphilosophy.On a more mundane level, Dr. Rao holds a PhD from Columbia Business School, and his courses have been among the most popular and highest rated at many of the world's top business schools. His work has been covered extensively by major media worldwide. He is the author of Are You Ready to Succeed? Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life and Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful-No Matter What. He is also the creator and narrator of the audio learning course The Personal Mastery Program: Discovering Passion and Purpose in Your Life and Work.

Table of Contents

Foreword Vishen Lakhiani xiii

Preface xix

1 Engineering Change Overnight 1

2 A Life Lesson from Mundane Chores 5

3 The Marvelous Prison Boxing You In 9

4 The Demon That Will Not Let You Be 15

5 The Key to Glorious Freedom 17

6 What a Fool He Was. Or Was He? 20

7 The Great Secret 23

8 It Matters Greatly Where You Live 27

9 Turning the Horse Around 32

10 The Dirt Is on Your Face-Why Do You Clean the Mirror? 35

11 End Your Sleepless Nights 38

12 The Strange Disappearance of the Wedding Guest 41

13 The Terrible Mistake You Make Every Day 46

14 Kill That Child! Your Life Depends on It! 49

15 Making a Quantum Leap 51

16 It Was Never about You 57

17 Feed the Dog, Not the Wolf! 61

18 Let Go of Your Grudges 63

19 Are You the Hungry Ghost? 65

20 Gratitude, Every Day 68

21 When the World Turns Bleak 71

22 When You Feel Really Terrible 75

23 Coping with Disaster 77

24 The Real Reason You Get Angry and Fearful 80

25 Deliberate Intent and the Journeys You Take 83

26 Is He Really Such a Jerk? 87

27 The Telemarketer and Me 90

28 What to Do about the Beep! 93

29 What Will They Think of Me? 97

30 Our Misery Is Caused by Resistance 100

31 How to Have a Terrific Day, Every Day 103

32 Be Grateful That You Are Not Special 106

33 Ambition Is Bad for You 110

34 A Lesson on Serenity and Happiness from My Fair Lady 115

35 Yes, You Can Rewrite Your Past! 117

36 This Powerful Technique Will Make You the Master of All Situations 123

37 Making Life Effortless and Joyful 127

38 Achieving Phenomenal Results without Struggle 129

39 If I Could Just Get Them to Change 131

40 Why Your New Year's Resolutions Fail 133

41 The Question You Never Ask Can Set You Free 136

42 To Think Differently, Start with Intention 139

43 Something Better Than Hope 143

44 What a Baby Knows That You Don't 145

45 How the **** Do You Let It Go? 148

46 Don't Make the Mistake I Made 151

47 The Invisible Threads That Bind You 154

48 Put Down the Suitcase 156

49 This Is Why You Suffer! 159

50 A Smoked-Glass Table and a Life Lesson on Transience 162

51 The Journey to Rehabilitation 165

52 A Single Question Will Dramatically Improve Your Life 168

53 An Unspeakable Tragedy 170

54 Paths of Glory Lead but to the Grave 173

55 The Little-Known Secret to Achieving Incredible Success 177

56 Keep Struggling? Or Throw in the Towel? 180

57 This Illusion Is Wrecking Your Life! 183

58 Mental Chatter Is Fake News! 186

59 You Can't Solve an Internal Problem with External Action 192

60 What Does It Mean to Work with Love? 194

61 Who Are You Being? 197

62 You Are Not Going Anywhere! 200

Questions and Exercises to Accelerate Your Transformation 207

Advanced Coaching Srikumar Rao 219

About the Author 223