Vinod Narayan

Penpositive Podcast

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Penpositive Podcast is an Active Learner’s Journal. A reflection of the multitudes within us. It is about Life, Work and the Life at Work. Hosted by Vinod Narayan, Founder @ PENPOSITIVE.COM, a community of Active Learners. Vinod delves into his learnings on Life and Work from Conversations, Articles, Books, Movies Podcasts and More. Reach him at penpositive@gmail.com And Connect on FB | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Telegram @penpositive

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Vinod Narayan

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EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable 15.01.2024 11:37

Happy new year to all. It has been a while after my last video and this is the first one this year. I want to set the tone for the year and discuss how important I think it is for us to try being uncomfortable. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ penpositive@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5 30.12.2023 8:48

Final part of the 5 part series. Today we will discuss Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ penpositive@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @penpositive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-397 Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections | Planning the New Year 4/5 26.12.2023 9:32

The 4th part of the 5 part series on New Year planning. Today we touch on three areas Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ penpositive@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-396 Focusing, Organization and Finances | Planning the New Year 3/5 16.12.2023 7:18

3rd part of the five part series. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ penpositive@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @penpositive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @penpositive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5 09.12.2023 12:18

Second episode on our welcome to the newer. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ penpositive@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @penpositive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @penpositive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5 30.11.2023 10:22

The new year is in a month. There is no magic that will happen on Dec 31. If we need to change anything we have to do it now. You can also watch the video of this podcast https://youtu.be/fmFrXGeERsg?si=YYNJFEx8iB8dFCqZ

EP-393 What do I want from my life ? 20.11.2023 13:14

This is a very important question. What do I want from life? In the podcast I talk about an exercise I started. Here are the questions I mention in the podcast. This is no exhaustive list. Just a few I took up to do my exercise. What interests me? What makes me happy? What makes me unhappy, sad or worthless? What I don’t enjoy? What do I want from life? What is the kind of life I want for the next...

EP-392 We should keep experimenting 23.10.2023 7:30

We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better

EP-391 Things that excite me today 16.10.2023 10:19

What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind.

EP-390 Writing and Completing 12.10.2023 7:14

Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed.

EP-389 How easily we quit 11.10.2023 9:27

Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk

EP-388 My Audio Books decision 10.10.2023 10:07

I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously.

EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books 08.10.2023 10:13

I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts

EP-386 Random things and Kannur Squad 05.10.2023 6:42

Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday

EP-385 A painful memory of abuse 04.10.2023 5:54

Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful

EP-384 The idea of Brunch 03.10.2023 9:54

I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US

EP-383 Gandhi Jayanthi 02.10.2023 8:11

Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi.

EP-382 The Agam Band 01.10.2023 10:11

Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band’.., Here are some personal thoughts

EP-382 The Creator Movie 30.09.2023 10:42

Today I want to share some thoughts with you. I watched the movie and thesw thoughts came to mind. You should watch it. It is a very interesting thougtful SciFi Movie

EP-381 We are not Separate 29.09.2023 7:49

I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another.

EP-380 We are not Brands; We are Human Beings 28.09.2023 7:12

Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings

EP-379 Algorithms and Humans 27.09.2023 9:51

Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday’s episode. How can we fight being influenced ?

EP-378 Liberal or Conservative? 26.09.2023 10:03

The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative.

EP-377 When we are stuck in life 25.09.2023 7:40

Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today’s topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage

EP-376 I don’t own the Truth 24.09.2023 5:26

I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth”