Have you ever considered podcasting? In this episode I will give you 8 simple tips to get started. Get your notebooks ready, this is a shorted version of my Podcasting Masterclass, and you can find out more by writing to me at shivraj@brevis.in.

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Recently I posted on social media about 'gratitude' but many people said they found it difficult practicing it every morning. So here I give you a simple gratitude practice to wake up with every morning. Try it for the next 7 mornings and let me know how it impacts you by writing to me at shivraj@brevis.in.

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Have you ever noticed how you go from meeting to meeting, encounter to encounter or call to call getting cluttered and unfocused? Here is a quick mindfulness exercise to train your brain to be in the moment and undistracted. Try this mindfulness practice daily for the next 7 days and let me know how it is impacting your productivity. Write to me at Shivraj@brevis.in

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Have you ever set a New Year’s resolution that has been hard to keep? . Why don’t you replace your resolution with intention? In this episode I give you a mindfulness practice to Becoming Motivated. Set aside 5 minutes daily to do this and see results! Let me know how it goes, write to me shivraj@brevis.in 

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Today we will explore leading with purpose. There are so many competing definitions of good leadership, but what is the most authentic one? This episode uses mindfulness to guide you through a process of discovering yourself as a leader. A leader with compassion and human connection.

Don't forget to listen to the end and note down your answers to two critical questions you ask yourself:

1. The contributions I most want to make to the...

You want to improve your communication with others, manage your time wisely and easily, and increase your patience. In this episode I take you through a 20-minute guided meditation to become very relaxed so that you can focus on exactly what you desire to achieve.

Remember to listen to this episode in its entirety and let me know how it impacts your patience levels, communication with others and time management. Write to me at shivr...

Is stress a good thing or dreadful thing? It is a question of whether you have more pressure than resources to deal with it. In this episode, I will give you a simple mindfulness exercise to relieve stress – with SBNRR or Stop, Breathe, Notice, Reflect, Respond. I want you to integrate this practice with your everyday routine.  

Pick an activity today that has the potential to trigger you or cause you stress. Perhaps ...

How many times have you walked into a room with a beaming smile and gotten exactly what you wanted from everyone? A true smile is one of the most reliable forms of communication, and the effect it has on others is powerful. In this episode, we examine the benefits of smiling and we do a quick mindfulness practice of smiling even if you are having a tough day.

Remember to listen to this episode at least 5 times and fee...

Do you get really frightened or nervous at the prospect of speaking before a crowd? Don’t worry you’re not alone. I’m here to give you 3 simple tips to overcome your fear. Followed by a quick 5 minute meditation practice to Regain Calm, Clarity and Confidence.

I recommend listening to this episode just before your next public speaking or public engagement opportunity. 

Listened to it? How did you feel? Calmer. More con...

Real life involves speaking and communicating every day. Today I want to talk you through a brief meditation practice to just train yourself to make mindful communication a habit. The goal here is to get you to speak mindfully. Taking note of the way you speak and how it impacts others. This means removing unnecessary gossip, unkind and divisive words.

I would recommend listening to this episode everyday for at least 5 days and let ...

June was Pride month with the corporate spotlight on LGBTQ+ inclusion. But what about the remaining 11 months? Get your pens and papers ready for this crucial conversation with Aparna Mittal, Founder of Samāna Centre for Gender, Policy and Law. She addresses very existential questions:  Do issues of  differences like gender, sexuality, other identities of caste, creed, class and so on and so forth, not matter? What are the implicat...

What do you know about the 1% formula that can give you the financial freedom to quit the rat race by 40. Sound too good to be true? Well, our next guest, Deepak Mullick, founder of SimplyMutual breaks it down for us.

As a former mutual fund adviser and investment professional Deepak lays great emphasis on investing in easy installments through equities.  To minimise our fear  of the volatility of the stock markets he adv...

What is your relationship with money?  Are you intimidated at the prospect of investing and saving and managing your finances? What is the right asset allocation. All these questions can possibly stress you out, especially in the time we live in. Which is why this episode is such a critical one. We speak to Atul Shinghal the founder and CEO of Scripbox. 

Atul has a simple message for you; managing your wealth and investin...

                                                           ‘Making spinach into bubble gum!’
In today’s frenetic pace where we drive our children to focus on beating the competition and vying for the awards and that prized place in college and career, we often forget to equip them with the essential life skills like social and emotional well. This is where my next guests come in; Vinati Dev and Deepti Sen Gupta - Co-founders of...

‘A cardinal rule to sticking  to your diet or health goals is really to love yourself.’ 

2020 and 20121 have definitely increased the complexity with how we do just about anything, forget even achieving any of our goals. Which is why my next guest…health coach Ritu Sharma is just so central to that conversation on how we can remain healthy in the face of any adversity. In this conversation she tells us, it is about understa...

Coming out can be a scary proposition for anyone on the spectrum of LGBTQ+. Yet, with a little guidance and support it can also be revealing and give you a sense of peace of mind. Which is why this episode is even more special. I’m joined from Switzerland by Lucie (Mind Coach) and Vanessa (Body Coach) who call themselves The Coming Out Coaches. In this 30 minute conversation they hold back nothing. As I question them, they reveal t...

In this critical episode of the Live & Learn podcast we speak to Suman Kher a communication and soft skills powerhouse.

She has one central message: At a time when we are all stuck in a virtual world,  the only way you can be successful is by honing your communication skills. And the only way to be confident and ace those skills is to practice, practice, practice.

In this episode Suman tells us her views on th...

What is your relationship with food? Are you happy with your health and weight? Or are you hitting the gym and can't shed that weight? Or worse still popping those protein shakes, gummy bears and granola bars and still not able to look or feel good?

In today's Live & Learn Episode we catch up with Dhruv Bhushan CEO of Habbit Health who tells us how we can still continue our emotional connection with food and ...

It is the bane of every listener or reader's existence. Those long winded sentences that seem to tell you very little. And confuse you too!

Back by popular demand, Live & Learn Host Shivraj Parshad dons his Public Communication Coach hat again to give you some tough love and tricks to just opt for the active voice versus the obfuscating passive one.

What do you think? You can also be featured in the podc...