Category: Neil Pasricha

Neil Pasricha on Rocking and Rolling – The Rich Roll Podcast

Neil Pasricha

I was invited down to LA to go on my favorite podcast. If you don’t know The Rich Roll Podcast, well — you’re in for a treat. It’s often the #1 Education and #1 Self-Improvement podcast in the world for good

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10 Small Daily Habits To Dramatically Boost Your Productivity

Neil Pasricha

As our world gets busier and our phones get beepier, the scarcest resource for all of us is quickly becoming attention and creative output. Every single one of us needs to work harder than ever to make time to put something new

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This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better

Neil Pasricha

In the early 2010s, I wrote a self-help book that catapulted me into a strange universe. I went from working an office job in the suburbs to walking onto TV show sets where I was often introduced as “Captain Awesome” or “The

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The secret tool everyone can use to develop self-confidence

Neil Pasricha

We know we shouldn’t listen to our critics. We know we should do things for ourselves. Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the Japanese martial art aikido, said, “As soon as you concern yourself with the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ of your fellows,

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3 Steps to Developing a Happier Mindset

Neil Pasricha

While researching resilience for You Are Awesome I found that in order to become more resilient, you need to cultivate a positive mindset first. Why? Because the stronger we are mentally, the better we are able to bend — not break — when

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Why are we so bad at predicting what will happen to us in the future?

Neil Pasricha

We all think the way things are now is the way things will continue to be. If you’re flying high, that’s not so bad, but if you’re falling, flailing or treading water, then this is a dangerous tendency, says author

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7 science-backed ways to be happy right now

Neil Pasricha

Let’s start with some bad news. The happiness model we’re taught from a young age is actually completely backward. We think we work hard in order to achieve big success and then we’re happy. That’s how I grew up! That’s

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7 customer service lessons from the best Uber driver ever

Neil Pasricha

This post originally appeared on Fast Company.  This Toronto Uber driver has maintained a 4.99 rating after driving nearly 5,000 passengers. When I climbed into his car, I found out why. I’ve probably taken an Uber two or three times

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Why You Feel Successful But Still Aren’t Happy

Neil Pasricha

Most of our successes fall into one of three categories, and we can rarely have all of them at once. “How can I succeed?” It’s a question many of us ask ourselves and have trouble answering. Because what is success,

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If Your Talk Doesn’t Do These Three Things, Don’t Give It

Neil Pasricha

Whether you’re giving a toast at a wedding or a big keynote address at a trade show, you know you need to get your act together. What you may not know is how. After all, there’s separate advice out there for giving impromptu speeches like

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Find your passion by taking this test

Neil Pasricha

Be you, be yourself, be authentic. Have you heard this before? We’re always telling our friends and our kids to follow their hearts. Chase your dreams! Do what you love! Just love what you’re doing and the money will follow!

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