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When you get rejected from medical school, meditate in silence for 10 days straight, AND have a near-death experience from a run-in with TERRORISTS, you have some pretty good insight into how to persevere. In this episode, we sit down with Rajiv’s cousin, Kavita Narayan, Director of the National Initiative for Allied Health Sciences in India. In plain English, she directs healthcare policy reform...

Sometimes you get stretched too thin and you reach your breaking point. Whether that’s physically, socially, or mentally, we all have breaking points, and knowing how to manage them is what helps make you both successful and sane. In this episode, we sit down with author and internet marketing specialist Jonathon Knepper, aka Dude With The Hair, and discuss how to manage breaking points. We explor...

Working through New Year’s Eve. Not watching the Super Bowl. Missing birthdays and weddings. When you set out to really do what you love, you don’t take into account the amount of effort it takes, and the sacrifices that come with it. We give you the perfect capstone episode in our Season 3 finale, getting together with comedian and educator Esteban Gast, to discuss the true costs of doing what yo...

You plan for months for something. You imagine all the possible ways things could go wrong. Your friends tell you not to worry about a thing, it’s all in your head. And then the absolute worst happens. In this episode we talk with Jenny Arrington, an alumni of the Discover Your Inner Awesome Master Class, and founder of Karma Trik, just days after alaunch party for her Indiegogo campaign that, in...

“He/She is so annoying! I can’t work with them anymore!”-The thought that ran through your head earlier todaySome coworkers are great, others we have trouble getting along with. In this episode, we sit down with two sisters who started Myth Lab Entertainment, an entertainment platform, together, Kyra and Kozi Kyles. The Kyles sisters lived together for many years, and have worked together for many...

We all have that liiiiiiiiiittle voice in our head that tells us we're not smart enough, confident enough, cool enough, and flat out not enough. That voice holds us back and convinces us to not try new things. But what if we could prove that voice wrong? In this episode we sit down with someone who acts as the opposing voice--the one that helps you prove it wrong--for a living, The Professional Wi...

“WHAT AM I DOING going down this path?!”Sometimes we get put into a position where we feel like we don't deserve to be there. Like we're imposters almost. In this episode, we talk with our friend Jeana Anderson Cohen, fitness instructor and Founder of aSweatLife, a Chicago community that gets together to sweat it out at monthly Sweatworking events. Jeana brings some interesting viewpoints to the t...

In this Season 3 Bonus episode we bring you the audio from Idea Lemon Cofounder Rajiv Nathan's TED Talk at TEDxRushU from May 2014. Watch the video at www.idealemon.com. The conference theme was Mind Over Matter, and Rajiv's presentation was inspired by a trip he took with the travel community Under30Experiences, where he learned a lesson in vulnerability. This talk explores his thesis that the ba...

There are a million things on your mind, and 500,000 of them sound interesting. So how do you just pick one thing already and get started? In this episode we get together with our friend Levi Baer, creator of the Chicago entrepreneurship networking community Coffee & Conversation, as well as board game community Game Night Chicago, about how to choose one thing when you feel like you could do...

Arguably one of the most terrifying and exciting words in the English language, it's time we talk about Goals. How do you set goals, and how do you move closer to them? In this episode, we catch up with author John Schnettgoecke about what goes into the goal-setting process, and how we can improve our chances of hitting our goals. We explore:+Navigating a quarter-life crisis+John’s motorcycle acci...

Do you make yourself vulnerable enough? Vulnerability is a topic that some people embrace, while others brush off. It’s polarizing to say the least. But why does it matter? In this episode we sit down with entertainment journalist and author, Greg Archer, and share our experiences with vulnerability. We explore:+Past romantic relationships and looking back on them+The fallacy that there is strengt...

“Even if you nail a handstand, you can still be an asshole.”In this episode of Discover Your Inner Awesome, we visit with Robin French, the owner of Bare Feet Power Yoga, a yoga studio in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, and the studio that Idea Lemon Cofounder/show Cohost Rajiv attends. Robin has built an amazing community around her yoga studio. We gathered at the studio and sat on yoga blocks,...

What are the realities of running a business? In this episode we sit down with Waveborn CEO Mike Malloy and talk about the things you don’t see on Facebook and in public--the struggles. Even when your spokesperson is NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman (as is Waveborn’s case), the struggle is real. We dive into some real talk and shoot from the hip about where our respective businesses stand.+Being caut...

Stories are all around us, and in all shapes and sizes. We’re living our own narrative every day, and writing our own version of others’ narratives as we encounter them. In this episode, we sit down inside the WBEZ studio in Chicago with Tyler Greene and Don Hall, hosts of The Moth storyslam and the General Admission podcast., and explore the world of stories, asking the question, “How do you tell...

“You have to love the journey, because you might not ever make it to the goal”In this episode of Discover Your Inner Awesome, we sit down with Adrian Granzella Larssen, Editor-in-Chief of career advice website The Muse. In our discussion, we go into the depths of decision-making, and the differences between doing things because we really want to, versus because we want to gain approval. We explore...

Having trouble staying focused? Feel like you lack willpower? Sir John Hargrave, CEO of Mediashower and author of Mindhacking, is a recovering alcoholic who has been on the deepest end of the willpower spectrum, and he’s the latest guest on the Discover Your Inner Awesome podcast. To battle his addiction, he had to train his brain to think differently. We explore the ins and outs of how our though...

After 46 days on the road and 12 locales, our epic road trip finally comes to a close. What a journey it’s been. From making amazing new friends, to tasting local cuisines, to starting dance parties, to podcasting with people we are grateful to now call friends, there is so much we’ve learned. In this episode, the season 2 finale of Discover Your Inner Awesome, we capture as much of it as we can,...

Back when we spent time in Belize as part of an Under30Experiences vacation, we noticed several people call out that they wished they had the life of the company founder Matt, and trip leader/adventure photographer Courtney Slade. It’s something we found interesting because the life of the nomad is something that’s often glamorized but rarely analyzed. As we’ve been on this road trip, we’ve encoun...

Are you living the dream? Yes? No? Sometimes? We hear that phrase thrown around a lot, especially on this road trip as we talk to people about how we’re traveling the country, many say, “wow you guys are really living the dream huh?” (or in Austin it’s, “y’all are really living the dream huh?”).At the same time, ‘living the dream’ often gets mentioned during water cooler talk.“Haven’t seen you in...

The thing about rejection is it too often prevents us from ever even trying. It’s fear’s best friend. In our newest podcast episode we talked with Jordan Harbinger, founder and CEO of The Art of Charm, a social skills platform for men, about how to handle rejection. Jordan’s a master at this topic. We were supposed to meet up with Jordan while in San Francisco, but ended up having to reschedule ov...

Just after recording this episode, Idea Lemon cofounder Martin McGovern had all of his things stolen. How fitting then that our last podcast out of LA just before the great robbery was with Srinivas Rao, founder of Unmistakable Creative and host of the popular Unmistakable Creative podcast, where we talked about how to roll with the punches. Given how chill Martin was about the whole thing, I thin...

Building up mental tenacity is something that can be tough in our working lives. Sometimes, it’s hard to know when we’re doing the right thing, and if we’re headed in the right direction. While in Los Angeles, we sat down with Jennifer Kushell, founder of YSN, and had an AMAZING conversation around knowing how to stay tenacious. Jen invited us to her lovely home and let us play with her Masai Warr...

Help! You know I need somebody! Help! Just what were The Beatles actually singing about? People always talk about the importance of giving back, showing support, and helping others, but realistically how do you actually help others? It can seem like a daunting task if you don’t know who to help and where to start. In our second podcast out of LA we dropped by the Movember headquarters for a conver...

Just how do you become memorable? In our first podcast out of Los Angeles we sat down with Daniel DiPiazza, founder of Rich20Something, for a special live recording from General Assembly in Santa Monica. We had one hell of a conversation about what it takes to be memorable, and something memorable and hilarious happened mid-podcast when Daniel’s girlfriend called him to ask why he wasn’t home yet...

Cypress Hill put it best in "Rock/Rap Superstar" when they said, "It's a fun job, but it's still a job."We spend a lot of time pursuing our passions, but sometimes you can burn out on your passion. So how do you reclaim the fire? We sat down with champion downhill longboarder Marisa Nunez at her home in Portland and explored how to stay passionate about your passions. In this episode you'll learn:...