Davidson Hang Reflections and Lessons from a life worth living

Time for exciting news! This is my first week at Fortune as a Sales Account Director. Sharing with you why I choose this incredible opportunity.   Thank you, Lindsey Kintner who will be my manager for the opportunity. Thank you to Lisa Cline and Alison Fried for sharing your vision and allowing me to be one of the earliest team members growing the Fortune Connect business. Shout out to Michael Wong for sharing with me how incredible of a manager she is, and big thanks to the LinkedIn product for showing me who is connected to whom always a big help during the interview process. Here are some of the reasons why I choose Fortune and why the Fortune Connect product. I got to experience meeting Arvind Krishna who the CEO and Chairman of IBM, who shared his insights into the incredible opportunities ahead of us, and met one of my favorite authors Keith Ferrazzi who wrote the playbook on how to add value to your network. His book Never Eat Alone made a big difference in my life. Fortune has had 93 years of history of cultivating and grooming the most impactful executives in the world and has brought together many extraordinary leaders. To be able to continue to grow that and build the legacy is truly a privilege. There are so many takeaways from completing the Building Stakeholder Capitalism course. I've also learned a lot from the Purpose-Driven Leadership learning sprints. This role combines my love for mentoring, executive coaching, and community-building. I'm grateful for the opportunity to make a difference and cultivate the next generation of C-suite executives within the Fortune 500, the top most prominent organizations in the world. https://youtu.be/ii4bKZCG3Jg #FortuneConnect #fortune500companies  

This is a reminder for anyone who is being Too Hard on Themselves. @Ian Koniak, I had a coaching call with Ian yesterday and realized that I was holding on to the past things that happened ten years ago. I am certainly not the same man as I was back then. This is a reminder to be kind to yourself.

Would you treat your friend the same way? How many times have we had self-talk which is totally disempowering?

The power of #Coaching. #SelfCompassion #Healing Journey Recently, I've had people I know pass away. I called my dad for the first time in a while and was able to hear him out. Life is too short, and it's better to live life with no regrets. Love the LinkedIn community for being so supportive as I'm evaluating opportunities in my life.

I just got back from the Sales Success Summit in Austin, TX. I love traveling, and I realize that there is going to be my last solo travel in a while. In this next stage of my life, I'm going to involve and be in partnership with my wife more often. Stay tuned for more adventures! Thanks for following me. Excited to share with you what's next in this chapter in my life.

Sharing with you my takeaways from the Summit of Greatness hosted by Lewis Howes

The speakers were

1. Gabby Bernstein-Author, Motivational Speaker, Podcast Host

2. Dr. Michael Beckwith- Author, Peace Activist, Spiritual Leader 3. Dr. Mariel Buque- Psychologist, Author, Trauma Expert

4. Erwin McManus - Global Expert on Human Genius and Personal Transformation

5. Rory Vaden- NYT Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker & Personal Brand Strategist

6. Dr. Caroline Leaf-Author, Communication Pathologist, Cognitive Neuroscientist

7. Dr. Trisha Smith- Coach, Speaker, Clinician- We did a meditation with her.

8. Maria & Calvin Wagner- Soundbath Facilitators

9. Chris Lee- Lewis Howe's Coach - We did a workshop on Relationships

10. The Man Lewis Howes himself!

1. Trust the Process
2. Good things take time
3. There is no substitute for hard work 
4. Having a growth mindset- it never truly ends
5.  Partnership and staying focused 

I wanted to share with you some of the takeaways I've gotten from taking the Landmark Wisdom Unlimited Course. 

Here is the link to the website if you are interested, you can always reach out, and I will be more than glad to help you answer any questions regarding it.

Wisdom Unlimited explores the possibilities of untold joy available for the living of your whole life and that maybe anything else is just a mistake, an oversight, that’s easily corrected.

In this investigation over five weekends, we bring together the dimensions of vision, commitment, and play for a great life. A life that contributes to all of humanity.

https://www.landmarkwisdomcourses.com/wisdom-unlimited-course/

I wanted to share with you all my takeaways from the Landmark Forum and why it was the most transformational three days of my life.

Here are the logistics https://www.landmarkworldwide.com/the-landmark-forum/syllabus

Day 1

1. Already Always Listening
2. The Hidden Power of Context
3. The Vicious Circle
4. Rackets: Payoff and the Cost

Day 2

1. The Illusion of Someday: Rethinking Possibility
2. The Myth of Is, Because, and I
3. Distinguishing: Opening New Worlds
4. Freedom from Anxiety
5. How Identities Get Constructed

Day 3

1. Pervasive Influence of the Past
2. Change vs. Transformation
3. Language as an Access to Power
4. The Nature of Choice

For context, I did it a number of years ago and this is me sharing how it's still impacted me even 5 years later and What led me to do the Landmark Forum

https://youtu.be/iGXPpPyDjWA

Here is a review after completing Tony Robbins Ultimate Mastery Package: It includes 7 different events/Masterminds that you get to be a part of. 1. Unleash the Power from Within 2. Business Mastery 3. Date with Destiny 4. Business Mastery Mastermind 5. Personal Mastery Mastermind 6. Life Mastery 7. Wealth Mastery, I share with you my takeaways from each of the events. My favorite was Date with Destiny in terms of the quality of the content, and of course, being I got to be in beautiful Fiji for Wealth and Life Mastery was unforgettable, and I absolutely enjoyed the quality of people that I met at that event especially after working virtually for so long it was nice being with that many people again.

For context, Tony Robbins is a self development guru who is famous for many things. He started off doing those late night informercials and then he has a Netflix Documentary called I'm not your Guru. There are presidents, famous athletes, and movie stars who pay him millions of dollars to coach them. He's incredibly talented and is probably the best story teller you will ever come across. His net worth at this point is over $500million and donates a ton of money to helping feeding people all over the world.

I share with you how I got started with Tony Robbins and my takeaways from each of the events.

The reason why I got into it is because I started reading a lot of his books.

Money Master the game was probably one of the most influential books I've read that helped on this journey of self worth self healing.

For context to share how its been able to help me, prior to starting the Tony Robbins Programs my earning potentials has almost doubled in the course of less than 2 years. He has personally helped me a lot. If you are skeptical start by reading any of his books. All of them have many nuggets and pearls of wisdom that you can take away and implement in real life. 

 

 

One of our fraternity brothers Sadath Ahmed passed away this weekend, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect and say we can't always take life for granted. You will be remembered, brother! Appreciate your energy, and the fun memories we had together, and you left us too soon man... If you have a bucket list or you haven't created one. We only get this one life so let's make the most of it! If anyone can make it. Anyone who is in the NYC area, please feel free to stop by and pay your respects tomorrow, Monday August 8th, 2022 @ 1:00PM at the Jamaica Muslim Center, followed by burial service at Washington Memorial Cemetery in Long Island.

I love reading biographies you can get the whole world of someone's life from reading their biographies and there are always so many juicy takeaways.

1. "Maharaj-ji told me to be like Gandhi. Now I realized that meant fully participating in the human condition. But what did that look like? Others were better trained to alleviate suffering, like nurses, doctors, and political activists. They manifested compassion or fought injustice in their own ways. As I pondered Maharaj-ji’s instructions, I realized my ability is to serve as a spiritual friend to help others see what lies at the root of suffering and help them to awaken. I could help people get free to serve others."
2. "Hold on to nothing." MAHARAJ-JI
3. "Contentment is a practice. It’s not a feeling of accomplishment from doing something. Contentment is just being complete in the moment. In the moment, there is just presence, no future or past, just happy to be here in the moment. Contentment is an attitude of the soul."
4. "Gandhi said, “When you surrender completely to God as the only Truth worth having, you find yourself in the service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others.” Billions of acts create suffering in the world—acts of ignorance, greed, violence. But in the same way, each act of caring—the billion tiny ways that we offer compassion, wisdom, and joy to one another—serves to preserve and heal our world. When I help someone change their perspective on their individual problems, I also change society. Meher Baba said, “Love is like a disease. Those who don’t have it catch it from those who do.” Love is transmitted from Maharaj-ji’s heart to my heart to your heart and to the next heart, one to another."
5. "Love the best you can at any moment. Don’t harsh yourself—it can be tricky for everyone having this dual citizenship, of the biographical and the divine. You’re not alone; we are in this together, connected, all one."
6. "As a teenager, I used to hide on the stairs to listen when Dad led Brandeis board meetings in our living room. I would overhear how they went about hiring and firing professors. I understood then that academia was clearly about who you knew, not what you knew. The power is wielded by money and big names, professors who get grants and have written the most books or papers. I didn’t have the books or brilliant research at Harvard, but I did know the power of connections. I was well-spoken and charismatic, and I was good at dropping a Freudian reference or two to impress my colleagues." It's interesting to see how Western society sees success especially working and interacting with so many business people and you notice there are tons who seem happy and those who have the money and you can tell they aren't as happy or content with life. It certainly makes you think and reflect a bit.
7.  "We stayed in pilgrim rest houses called dharmsalas, some put up by the government, with concrete rooms and wooden beds. At first it was an adventure, and the spartan conditions didn’t bother me. But it was very hot, and as the days went by, I needed to distract myself from the blisters and bad food. I tried to entertain myself narrating my past exploits to Bhagavan Das. I thought he would be amused, but he was completely uninterested. When I told stories, he replied, “Just be here now.” I was thrown back into myself. Just be. Here. Now."
8. "Suddenly, sitting there, it occurs to me that if Maharaj-ji knows my thoughts about my mother, then he knows all my other thoughts too—including all the things I’m most ashamed of. My bisexual double life. My intellectual pretense. My anger at my mother. I can’t bear that he knows all this. These are things I keep carefully hidden. I’m convinced that if people were to know them, they wouldn’t love me. I’m sitting on the grass looking down, thinking about all these things I’m so ashamed of that I don’t want anyone to know. He’s sitting just above me, on his plank bed. I know he knows every one of these thoughts. He’s talking to other people as if nothing out of the ordinary is going on. Finally, I summon the courage to look up at him. He’s looking back down at me from only a few inches away—and all I see in his face is total love. I know he knows all these things I’m so ashamed of. He knows, but instead of criticism, all I feel is great love coming from him. He’s not judging me or mocking me or laughing at me. He’s just talking to people. I look up at him, and he looks down at me, and I realize he’s just loving me with pure unconditional love."
9. "In the West the idea of surrendering to a guru carries negative connotations. It implies giving up power to another human being. But that internal surrender is really about letting go of the things that keep you separate, your own fetters. You surrender to something greater than yourself, to a love beyond form."
10. "Maharaj-ji kept giving me these experiences with power until I saw it was love, not power, that matters."