The Habit Coach with Ashdin Doctor

It is Tinnitus Awareness Week and we have Dr Vijay Rangachari: Consultant ENT Surgeon to inform us about this condition.  Tinnitus is a symptom of a medical condition when a person complains of hearing ringing sounds in the ears. It affects almost 20% of the global population yet it is rarely talked about.  This week, on The Habit Coach, Ashdin talks to Dr. Vijay Rangachari (Consultant - Ear, Nose...

In this Hot Seat episode, Vikas tells Ashdin how his friends keep asking for help, and if he denies it, he is met with emotional blackmail. They call all the time, talk for hours and he is unable to say no. As a result, he feels less peaceful.  Ashdin explains how he needs to understand 3 things- how to politely say no, draw boundaries as to how far is he willing to go, and choose his friends wise...

It is Tinnitus Awareness Week and we have Dr. Vijay Rangachari: Consultant ENT Surgeon to inform us about this condition.  Tinnitus is a symptom of a medical condition when a person complains of hearing ringing sounds in the ears. It affects almost 20% of the global population yet it is rarely talked about.  This week, on The Habit Coach, Ashdin invited Dr. Vijay Rangachari (Consultant - Ear, Nose...

The size of the self-care market has reached 750Bn$. It was negligible 2 generations back and look how massively it has grown.  Our grandparents associated self care with basic hygiene and good food while we look for extensive routines and special products.  Another term doing the rounds is Self Love which we associate with talking ourselves out for means etc.  But the real meaning of both these t...

We have a new series called 'Know Your Coach'. We ask Ashdin how he follows great habits to achieve an awesome life.  In this episode, Ashdin tells us about his experiments with Water. How Water can exist beyond the 3 states that we studied, how storage affects it, how emotions affect it, and how he makes sure hydration is prioritized and enriched.  Send your questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Hab...

Dheeraj Gupta is the founder of Jumboking Foods, India's 3rd largest burger brand after Mcdonald's and Burger King. He is also the author of '10X Your Business: The Franchisee's Handbook to Mega Growth'.  In this episode, Dheeraj talks about the power of a franchisee business and the potential holds. He also takes us through the challenges of a restaurant business, making oneself into a business b...

In this hot seat episode, Listener Shubham says that he is a big fan of writing and tracking his habits and he does so regularly. But every once in a while, he loses motivation and the day goes by. He wants to know the right way of sustaining habits, lose laziness and procrastination, and stay motivated.  Ashdin firstly reminds us how Motivation is a banned word in The Habit Coach community and as...

Dheeraj Gupta is the founder of Jumboking Foods, India's 3rd largest burger brand after Mcdonald's and Burger King. He is also the author of '10X Your Business: The Franchisee's Handbook to Mega Growth'.  In this episode, Dheeraj talks about learning from established businesses, how Americans slay at branding, building a 'vada pav' business, habits that companies can follow to enhance collective p...

Guiding someone in our life is a great thing, but knowing when to let the person you are guiding take on their path on their own is extremely important learning too. In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin tells us about the quintessential qualities of a good guide. He explains this much-needed habit one should inculcate in their life by sharing a relatable example.  You can watch the full vide...

We have a new series called 'Know Your Coach'. We ask Ashdin how he follows great habits to achieve an awesome life.  In this episode, Priyadarshini asks him how he differentiates working hard versus working smart, and how he fits me time into his busy schedule.  Ashdin suggests categorizing the day into different time buckets and allocating the required time to each one of them, plot them on a Go...

In this episode, Ashdin is in conversation with Dr. John Demartini who is a polymath and a world-renowned human behavior expert. He has over 4 decades of research across multiple disciplines. Dr. Demartini gives his take on relationships- what makes them healthy, how one must understand the difference between a real person and that who exists in one's fantasy, how love blooms when two people are a...

In this Hot Seat episode, Rashni asks Ashdin that she has been working towards a goal in life, giving it her all, and yet failing at it. She feels her capabilities and efforts are dwindling and she is unable to push further. How can she stop thinking or self-doubting and start working. Ashdin gives a perspective on what Failure actually means. He asks her to picture a goal and picture what it woul...

In this episode, Ashdin is in conversation with Dr. John Demartini who is gracing the show for the second time. He is a polymath and a world-renowned human behavior expert. He has over 4 decades of research across multiple disciplines. Ashdin & Dr. Demartini talk about how spirituality is personal, based on one's respective values and beliefs, and it transcends all limitations. He also talks a...

Active Noise Cancellation technology was patented in the 50s to help aviation personnel deal with the noise in the flight. Bose, an audio company, then worked on it to make passenger earbuds with this technology to help them avoid the whirring noise.  In this episode, Ashdin tells us about how noise can correspond to negative thoughts and the technology to deal with it is to cancel it out with an...

We have a new series called 'Know Your Coach'. We ask Ashdin how he follows great habits to achieve an awesome life.  There exists a concept of cheat days which is eating clean and healthy for 6 days of the week and taking one day off to hog on tasty, junk food. We ask Ashdin whether he follows this concept. He says, first of all, out with the negative connotation, let's call it 'treat' days. He h...

Expenses are on the rise, Earnings are on the decline. Inflation is on the rise, Savings are on the decline. It's a tough time to have money stay in your account and be sent to investing where it grows. But with some prioritizing, discipline, and simple habits, this can be easily done.  In this episode, the host of Paisa Vaisa- Anupam Gupta joins Ashdin to discuss everything about Investing. How t...

In the Hot Seat, we have Roopal who is struggling with Obesity. She loses a few kilos and then loses control over cravings and the consistency that helped her initially. How can she deal with this? Ashdin explains the idea of Body Equilibrium and how it needs to get comfortable with the weight loss. He also asks her to check on other aspects of life beyond diet- like stress and sleep and take step...

Expenses are on the rise, Earnings are on the decline. Inflation is on the rise, Savings are on the decline. It's a tough time to have money stay in your account and be sent to investing where it grows. But with some prioritizing, discipline, and simple habits, this can be easily done.  In this episode, the host of Paisa Vaisa- Anupam Gupta joins Ashdin to discuss everything about Budgeting. It be...

We believe that everything in Nature is perfect, be it a rose or a patch of wildflowers. It's always beautiful and aesthetic.  But then why do we deem ourselves to be imperfect? Aren't we humans also birthed by the same Nature? In that case, we too, are perfect, right? With reference to this, Ashdin asks us to change our perspective and avoid thinking or basing decisions based on imperfections and...

We have a new series called 'Know Your Coach'. We ask Ashdin how he follows great habits to achieve an awesome life.  Ashdin has encouraged meditation in multiple previous episodes as a great way to upkeep mental well-being. In this episode, we ask him about his meditation routine- what he actively practices in his daily life.  Send your questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Habit Coach Hot Seat/ Kno...

Being an Entrepreneur really does have a different set of routines and habits. To handle a stressful, uncertain, yet motivated and dynamic set of people and situations, they need to bulletproof themselves to deal with these better.  In this episode, Arjun Vaidya, the co-founder of Dr. Vaidya's, continues his chat with Ashdin about entrepreneurship and how when preparedness meets opportunity- is wh...

In today's hot seat episode, Malavika asks Ashdin how can one overcome a failed relationship. She says, 'it's tough to let go and even tougher to move on'.  Ashdin explains how the first step to this is getting through the 5 stages of grief, and understanding that what one is grieving is the possible future because the relationship has been lived and the past is full of memories that can be cheris...

Being an Entrepreneur really does have a different set of routines and habits. To handle a stressful, uncertain, yet motivated and dynamic set of people and situations, they need to bulletproof themselves to deal with these better.  In this episode, Arjun Vaidya, the co-founder of Dr. Vaidya's, joins Ashdin Doctor to take us through his journey of belonging to a legacy business, taking it a notch...

A teacher sends a student to live with a Zen Master and learn his ways to a better life. The student observes him perform the mundane and gets frustrated. But it turns out, the lesson lay in the Mundane itself! What was this lesson? How can one replicate this in present-day life and live like a Zen Master? Ashdin tells us the same in this episode.  Send your questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Habi...

We have a new series called 'Know Your Coach'. We ask Ashdin how he follows great habits to achieve an awesome life.  In this episode, we get to ask Ashdin about his sleep routine- the things he does before going to bed that make his snoozefest the most amazing one.  Send your questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Habit Coach Hot Seat/ Know Your Coach on this link: ( Habit Coach Hot Seat  ) You can w...