Episode 18: Mani Vaithiyanathan, Better than yesterday/Life-long learner

What’s the secret to finding work-life balance, whatever that means for you? Have you been missing travel? What can we do to become better than yesterday? Mani Vaithiyanathan shares his response to the #1 question he gets from mentees seeking guidance on professional development, and how he plans to meet his goal to visit 135 countries by the age of 50.

A few references you may be interested in reading more about:

• Ikigai, book, “Reason for being” a tool for finding your personal work-life balance
• Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, book
• Your Brain at Work, book by David Rock
• Warren Buffet, how to be wise with your investments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett 
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (late president of India, wrote the book Wings of Fire) Dreams transform into thoughts, and thoughts will result in good action: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam
• Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson 
• Japanese culture
• Drive & Listen, immersive travel experience site: https://driveandlisten.herokuapp.com/
• The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, Netflix show
• Yes Theory Travel:https://yestheory.com/ 

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