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The xMonks Drive

Don’t let your assumptions define you. Be driven by choices that provide experience and teach you. When you set out to discover what you really care for by identifying your purpose and living from that space, you have access to Gaurav’s podcast, “The xMonks Drive”. It’s about beginning the journey to be your best self and live what you really care for! Hear Gaurav’s personal selection of his interviews with thought-leaders, social change makers, masterful coaches, spiritual gurus, entrepreneurs as well as business giants, who are doing something meaningful in their life. With this extensive selection of episodes featuring insightful lessons, you can learn a great deal while listening to the podcast when you are in between activities or a daily workout. Get started today by choosing an episode that helps illuminate your path to identify your purpose and live from that space!

Self-Improvement Personal Journals Coaching Education Society & Culture Entrepreneurship Business
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
227
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Ep 106 - Grayson James - Being Attentive To Your Awareness

Ep 106 - Grayson James - Being Attentive To Your Awareness

How often have you drifted from your awareness, without being attentive to it?
Have you ever heard of the No-Opponent mindset of Aikido? Can we imbibe the same in our leadership values?
This beautiful …

00:47:18  |   Tue 28 Feb 2023
Ep 105 - Jason Fladlien - The Frames of Persuasion:Crafting Arguments for Agreement and Disagreement

Ep 105 - Jason Fladlien - The Frames of Persuasion:Crafting Arguments for Agreement and Disagreement

As a coach, motivational speaker or in any role where you are trying to persuade someone, it's common to come across statements like "I can't do it" or "I don't have enough time/money/resources". 

The…

01:08:12  |   Sat 18 Feb 2023
Ep - 104- Dave Ulrich - Thriving in Uncertainty: A Discussion on Abundance, Certainty, and Identity with Dave Ulrich

Ep - 104- Dave Ulrich - Thriving in Uncertainty: A Discussion on Abundance, Certainty, and Identity with Dave Ulrich

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with guest Dave Ulrich, a leading expert in management, as we explore the theme of "Abundance in Uncertainty." 

In this episode, we delve into the power of…

00:51:07  |   Mon 13 Feb 2023
Ep-103 - Dilip Saraf -The Layoff Paradox: Who Wins and Who Loses?

Ep-103 - Dilip Saraf -The Layoff Paradox: Who Wins and Who Loses?

The layoff paradox is an engaging but challenging topic to tackle. 

In a world where more and more companies are facing the need to reduce costs by cutting jobs, it is important to understand who is a…

00:48:33  |   Mon 06 Feb 2023
Ep - 102 - Cameron Herold - Leading Up, Leading Down: Understanding Your Second-in-Command

Ep - 102 - Cameron Herold - Leading Up, Leading Down: Understanding Your Second-in-Command

In this episode, we’re talking about a topic that is crucial for all leaders - having a strong second-in-command! We’re thrilled to have Cameron Herold, a former COO and business coach, join us as ou…

00:40:56  |   Mon 30 Jan 2023
Ep- 101 - Marshall Goldsmith - Finding Your True North: In Conversation with #1 Executive Coach

Ep- 101 - Marshall Goldsmith - Finding Your True North: In Conversation with #1 Executive Coach

Listen to #1 Executive Coach Marshall Goldsmith on xMonks Drive podcast.

If you're looking for a new way to get inspired and motivated, this is it!

Marshall Goldsmith is an executive coach who has work…

00:35:12  |   Sat 21 Jan 2023
Ep- 100- Eddie Turner - Coaching for Multigenerational Workplaces: Future Of Organisations

Ep- 100- Eddie Turner - Coaching for Multigenerational Workplaces: Future Of Organisations

The workplaces have never been as generationally fragmented as they are presently. We have 5 gens working together in a mix pool. Each generation comes with their own strengths and we are surely witn…

00:40:39  |   Fri 13 Jan 2023
Ep- 99- Pandit Dasa - Leaders, Don't Just Stop At Empathy, Your Employees Need Kindness!

Ep- 99- Pandit Dasa - Leaders, Don't Just Stop At Empathy, Your Employees Need Kindness!

Happy New Year Folks! The xMonks Drive 2023 year opener couldn't have been better!

Pandit Dasa has joined us as the first guest of the year. He is a former monk and an authority on Mindfulness, and M…

00:48:43  |   Wed 04 Jan 2023
Ep-98-Jordan Harbinger - The Best Piece of Advice

Ep-98-Jordan Harbinger - The Best Piece of Advice

Whether you are a budding podcaster or someone who wants to acquire the Art of Charm,  Jordan Harbinger in this episode has only the best pieces of advice for everyone.  An absolute force of a human,…

00:50:01  |   Sun 25 Dec 2022
Ep - 97- Jason Feifer - The Identity Illusion And An Entrepreneur's Enigma

Ep - 97- Jason Feifer - The Identity Illusion And An Entrepreneur's Enigma

Jason Feifer is in the house everyone! The nonstop optimism machine as he likes to call himself talks about the illusion around identifying with your work, humble beginnings and building a tomorrow.

J…

00:42:19  |   Sun 18 Dec 2022
Ep-96 - Sanjeev Mantri - From Playgrounds To Boardrooms

Ep-96 - Sanjeev Mantri - From Playgrounds To Boardrooms

This episode brings to you the agile, diligent and the purpose weaver, Mr. Sanjeev Mantri with us. He is a sports fanatic who loves to be on the move. Sanjeev shares his lessons learnt from being on …

00:53:55  |   Sat 10 Dec 2022
Ep-95- Praful Baweja - Who Drew The Line: A Candid Conversation on Indian Queer Sensitivities, Neurodiversity and Taboos

Ep-95- Praful Baweja - Who Drew The Line: A Candid Conversation on Indian Queer Sensitivities, Neurodiversity and Taboos

Everybody is different. We don't need to figure it out. We just have to respect it. What we as a society have made a norm are actually just 2% of the people. Who set the benchmark? Who drew the line?…

00:54:30  |   Thu 01 Dec 2022
Ep-94- Rohit Thakur- Realities Of The Two Worlds: The Corporates and The Start Ups

Ep-94- Rohit Thakur- Realities Of The Two Worlds: The Corporates and The Start Ups

Are you having trouble expanding your startup? You're not the only one! 
It's common to occasionally run into a wall. Nevertheless, many people are able to create successful businesses. What exactly a…

00:36:24  |   Sat 26 Nov 2022
Ep- 93- Anupam Arun - A CEO's Guide To Failure, Loss, Grief & Death

Ep- 93- Anupam Arun - A CEO's Guide To Failure, Loss, Grief & Death

Acceptance is a small, quiet room. And in this room, there is space for everything bitter life offers. 
Life is not always like we want. Even though we imagine it to be in a particular way, it ends up…

00:45:05  |   Thu 17 Nov 2022
Ep-92 - Alain Hunkins - Cultivating Your Inner Leader

Ep-92 - Alain Hunkins - Cultivating Your Inner Leader

A leader is neither born nor made. A leader chooses to be a leader. So does that mean, it has always been inside us all the time? 
Most of us fail at it because we go straight into leadership skills w…

00:43:26  |   Thu 10 Nov 2022
Ep-91-Anurag Agarwal - Acceptance In Leadership: How and Why It Serves Your Purpose

Ep-91-Anurag Agarwal - Acceptance In Leadership: How and Why It Serves Your Purpose

Leadership is one of the hottest topics around. Every few minutes, a new leadership-related blog, podcast, opinion piece, or article is out. Almost anyone can refer to themselves as a leadership coac…

00:43:35  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
Ep-90-Pat Hedley - 3 Ways To Build Life-Long Connections

Ep-90-Pat Hedley - 3 Ways To Build Life-Long Connections

The festive season just got over! And I am sure you had a great time with your family and friends.

What each festive season or to say good or bad times teach us that --Connections Matter. There could …

00:41:58  |   Thu 27 Oct 2022
Ep-89-Amit Malik - The Bird's Eye View Of Being A CEO

Ep-89-Amit Malik - The Bird's Eye View Of Being A CEO

You are more than your title, but some problems do come along with these titles. What are the problems which only CEOs face and can relate to? How does one go from an HR head to a full-time CEO? So w…

00:34:01  |   Thu 20 Oct 2022
Ep-88-Jerry Colonna - The Pursuit of Growing Up

Ep-88-Jerry Colonna - The Pursuit of Growing Up

We grow into the adults, we needed as children. Does that come into our way of becoming leaders?  The truth is life happens to all. Jerry Colonna adds that in between life happening and decisions we …

00:35:13  |   Sat 15 Oct 2022
Ep-87-Arun Maira - At The Intersection of 3 L's: Learning,Listening & Living

Ep-87-Arun Maira - At The Intersection of 3 L's: Learning,Listening & Living

Can listening as a core discipline bring transformation in systems? 

Hear from the author of Transforming Systems—Why the World Needs a New Ethical Toolkit and the former member of The Planning Commis…

00:37:51  |   Thu 13 Oct 2022
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