The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi is joined by Gretchen Ki Steidle, the founder and President of Global Grassroots, a US based NGO that operates a mindfulness-based social venture incubator and women's leadership program in post-conflict East Africa . Gretchen gives us insights into her journey of self-discovery, from the young age of 9, knowing that her privilege needed to be used for...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi is joined by Able Wanamakok who shares her experience of how she was able to set boundaries with those she loves, by being able to say no. Able takes us back to her upbringing and childhood and how her family's expectation was the overriding factor that shaped her life at that stage. The realisation that she was depleted and actually didn't know he...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arthi is in conversation with guest Debbie Tam, who shares her insights into the dark side of perfectionism, the costs and impact it can have on one's life. More importantly though, through some deep introspections comes the realisation that things need to change, and Debbie highlights some of the key things she undertook to overcome the need for perfectionism...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi offers the idea that when a person is truly authentic, it is easy to put the masks aside and live a life that is purposeful and fulfilling. Arthi offers 5 ways in which one can work towards being authentic, which include: Finding purpose Releasing from self-limiting beliefs Developing a growth mindset Being courageous to face your fears Speaking from your ow...

Send us Fan Mail In this punchy episode, Arthi turns the spotlight onto self-care and how important it is to be aware when you are actually derailing your wellbeing due to bad habits. Why is it important to know? Because... You feel (the breadth and depth of which is sometimes unfathomable). You strive ambitiously (and win or lose). You measure yourself against others (dangerous territory). You cr...

Send us Fan Mail Married at 41, a mother at 42 and widowed at 43.  In this episode, Arthi invites her guest Aviva Baran-Rothschild, to share her journey on dealing with grief and trauma that caused her emotional health to suffer. Being a single parent to her now 11 year old son, dealing with her own grief, and continuing to build her business,  Aviva has cultivated resilience into the DNA of who s...

Send us Fan Mail Arthi is in conversation with Dipika Trehan in this episode, the founder of the H.O.W Forum and Corporate Diva. Her organisation works across the verticals of holistic employee wellbeing  &  women leadership development. Having stayed abroad for close to a decade, including my home country, South Africa, she understands the nuances of cross-cultural barriers along with prevale...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi is in conversation with Helen Young-McLaughlin, founder of Helen Young Coaching and Consulting.  Helen shares personal insights about how her intuition has driving her to succeed in priority areas in her life, being  family,  her quest to continuously learn and grow personally, and her career choices too.  Helen brings over 18 years of experience into her bu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi has an optimistic conversation with Naleni Govender, an Institutional Sales Specialist with many years of experience in the asset management industry, about how 2020 has been a catalyst for positive change amidst the chaos of the pandemic, rearranging the way of work/home/study schedules and much more. Naleni offers some key learnings around sense of self an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi is in conversation with Rachel Duffy,  who is passionate about her work with parents, families and leaders. When Rachel became a parent to 3 children, she had to examine her own beliefs and conditionings and she saw how she was parenting from ego and not authentic connection. She shifted her focus, dove deep in learning about Conscious Parenting and obtained...

Send us Fan Mail In this short yet punchy episode, Arthi discusses Imposter Syndrome, showcasing a personal example of how easily one can be made to feel that one doesn't belong, but how equally having an advocate for yourself can change the outcome of the situation. Arthi offers 5 tips to help you discard that imposter feeling, which can be implemented immediately with just a little thought...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arthi underscores the importance of revealing your personal brand, and how your personal brand is transformative ‘normal’ you. It allows you to bring that authenticity about yourself every single time to any occasion or situation you find yourself in. This not only deepens networks and relationships, but can be a purveyor of further opportunities. Arthi offers 5 wa...

Send us Fan Mail Arthi's special guest is Lucille Sikosana, who is a Business Development Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group in South Africa. Her passion for investments stems from wanting South Africans to better their lives by bettering their financial circumstances. Lucille has a degree in Economics, an honours in International Trade and Finance and holds the CFP designation. When Luci...

Send us Fan Mail Arthi's guest on this episode is Amrit Ahuja, who is an industry veteran (+28 years) in the communications, PR and marketing space.  By way of background, Amrit specialized in technology firms (Facebook, Dell, Google, Uber, Xiamoi, Intel, AirBnB, Pintrest) brand building and reputation management for brands in India. She is currently an inhouse branding consultant at the Mich...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi speaks to Zelda Hibbert, about her health journey after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease 5 years ago. The ups an downs, figuring it all out, how her life changed  and what it meant for her career, personal life and relationships are some of the aspects covered in the conversation. Zelda also speaks about how Covid-19 was actually a blessing in her...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi speaks with Mitali Chopra, a seasoned business leader, growth catalyst and leadership coach. She believes that the spelling of business is P.E.O.P.L.E and her work with leaders and entrepreneurs is to drive results and to help them develop to their potential. Mitali shares some of her insights into how she has achieved a realistic but wonderful balance betwe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi Rabikrisson speaks about the impact purpose has in one achieving not just one's life goals, but also being able to feel fulfilled, happy and content knowing that what you're doing is right for you. What is a goal? By definition, it is an aim or purpose. Something that you desire to attain. More often than not, the goal is often vaguely defined and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arthi speaks about how the journey of self-awareness is easier than you think. Most people start running for the hills, ducking deeper under the duvets or pretend to not hear anything when the term self-awareness is used. People often say they“don’t have time to be self-aware, there is too much else going on”, or “there is no point as there is no need, it’s of no...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk to a South African expat living in Tokyo, Manisha Ramlakhan,on her and her family's experience of:  moving to a foreign language country and,  giving us insight into the Japanese response to Covid-19,  how it contrasts to South Africa, and  living through the 1st and currently 2nd wave of the pandemic. As we end off the show, Manisha offers words of a...