Flourishing Edge Podcast with Ashish Kothari

Do you find purpose in what you do? Or are you lacking an internal orientation that leads you through your day-to-day? Well, purpose and meaning are not only critical but are also powerful motivators that allow us to unlock a commitment to something bigger than ourselves. Did you know that a company with a strong sense of purpose also has a history of strong financial performance? So now, jus...

In today’s episode we share the 2nd practice in our 9-part series designed to help you lead a more purposeful life as we explore Ashish’s book, “Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life,” a modality that walks you through nine simple practices used to change your life in just a few minutes a day. In an earlier episode, we talked about cultivating self-...

What if we told you that billions of people around the world are walking around, but they are not truly awake? Are you one of them? Ashish and Anil will dive into this topic with today’s guest, Veronica Love, who will share simple yet powerful tools, better than an alarm clock, that will wake you up. And once you're awake, you will be curious for more.  Veronica is the global CEO of the Newfi...

In this new episode of the Happiness Squad podcast, Anil Ramjiani starts a series of interviews with Ashish Kothari about his book “Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life “. In this series, they are going to explore each of the nine practices that can change your life for the better.  They will begin with the first practice, and the heart of all...

We all have special moments in our lives. Whether it is our wedding day or an important moment in our career, we all have these big events in our lives that we look forward to.  We want these moments to be perfect, so we prepare ourselves thoroughly, we try to plan ahead for everything and make sure we don’t miss anything.  Unfortunately, we tend to overcommit and by doing this we a...

In today's episode of the Happiness Squad, Ashish and Anil sit down with a very special guest, Captain Suzanne Lesko, USN (Ret.). Suzanne is part of an elite group of women, the 1% of the 1% club to rise to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Navy, and introduces herself as "Xena, Warrior Advisor." She has over 20 years’ experience in defense and national security-related communications, strategic and...

The world we live in seems to be better than ever. In many ways, it is a world of abundance and prosperity. Modern technology keeps us connected and brings us closer than ever before, while the huge progress in medicine ensures our health and well-being. And yet, so many of us struggle with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression and stress. Why is that happening? Why, despite many accomplishm...

Welcome to The Happiness Squad, a podcast hosted by Ashish Kothari and Anil Ramjiani that has the goal to help listeners unlock their full potential and integrate the art and science of happiness into their day-to-day lives. Are you one of the 40 to 60% who are struggling and experiencing stress and burnout? Are you someone who's on the frontline working for a nonprofit or for-profit? Are you some...

The Happiness Squad podcast was created to inspire individuals, teams and organizations to unlock their full potential and thrive rather than just survive in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. In each episode, we explore a wide variety of modalities and strategies that companies and individuals can use to become hardwired for happiness. Your host, Ashish bring years...