In this Casually Profound conversation, I have a conversation with Max Sheffield, who is self-described as 100% themselves. We discuss how authenticity and autonomy have shaped Max's life, learning and unlearning especially in our 20s, discovering identity through community, and what messages we would share with our younger selves.    Chapters 0:00 Intro + Gratitude 6:53 Who do others think Max is? 12:29 Values 22:02 Journey of Authenticity 32:08 Integration Time 33:18 What I would tell my younger self 35:50 Learning and Unlearning in Your 20s 45:25 Identity through Community   -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this Casually Profound conversation with Josh Leone, we touch on embodying courage, walking the fine line between self-awareness and judgment, the vicious and virtuous cycles we play out in our daily lives, and reflect on our experiences in Kansas City.   You can follow Josh’s journey on Instagram at @joshua_leone https://www.instagram.com/joshua_leone/ Chapters 0:00 Intro + Gratitude + Meditation 6:48 Who do others think Josh Leone is? 14:44 Inner work  18:25 Courage 21:00 Judgment and Self-Awareness 27:27 Content Creation Insights 36:28 Self-Investment Virtuous Cycle 42:34 Going from vicious to virtuous cycles by taking action 48:40 What Josh is looking forward to in Europe 51:12 Reflecting on time in Kansas City 59:00 Summer season reflections + conclusion   -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

March 2024 was a packed month of getting out into the Kansas City and virtual communities. Lots of Visibility! -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share insights from a podcast conversation between Nadir Nahdi and Aditi Mayer.    Here is the link for their full podcast conversation: https://youtu.be/k0WSG_tEuDs?si=feLRhtmWnQ0M29gl  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share how my experiences from March 13th, 2024.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I have a Casually Profound conversation with Hazel Krebs. Hazel is an author, speaker, and brand and content specialist. Core to Hazel’s message, we discuss her journey of feeling genuinely enthusiastic, the process of writing the Enthusiastically Me book, and tips on how you can start feeling enthusiastic for yourselves today! Chapters 0:00 Intro + Gratitude + Meditation 7:41 Who do others think Hazel Krebs is? 12:58 Writing the Enthusiastically Me Book 17:57 Imposter Syndrome, Feeling Authentic 27:50 Writing into existence the impact you wish to see 30:26 Story of changing connotation of addiction 33:43 Integration 35:05 Sai’s Book and Business 41:10 Business Branding 43:40 How people can start feeling enthusiastic for themselves 52:06 What Hazel is working on going forward 54:39 Take one uncomfortable step today!   Website: https://enthusiastically-you.com/ Book: https://enthusiastically-you.com/em-purchase/ 

February 2024 was a month of starting to get more clarity on my business and how I can help people.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share insights from a Jordan Peterson book tour talk I attended in 2024.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share how my experiences from February 23rd, 2024.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I have another Casually Profound conversation with Adam Camac. We are on state 6 of the Someday Is Today sub-series, where we record a podcast in each US state. This time, we discuss heroes, role models, sources of inspiration, and goal setting. Plus a lot of digressions and inside jokes about the Overland Park Soccer Complex.    Chapters: 0:00 Introduction + Shenanigans 4:36 What role do heroes and role models serve? 8:25 Heroes vs Role Models 14:51 Inspiration vs Imitation 21:25 Back to Role Models 26:55 OJ Simpson, somehow… 31:50 Who do you take inspiration from? 40:23 Where do villains play a role? 43:25 Desires and inspiration 47:50 Social circles 50:10 How do goals fit in to who you become? 1:03:05 Outro + More Shenanigans   -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

January 2024 was a month of tremendous growth, investing in myself, and content.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share insights from a book I read recently.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share how I've started off 2024, with writing, exercise, and learning. -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Coaching, Group Communities, and Free Content.  If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I have another Casually Profound conversation with Adam Camac. We are on state 5 of the Someday Is Today sub-series, where we record a podcast in each US state. This time, we start off discussing if we should to go to college. Sit back and enjoy the convo!   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Should we go to college? 14:10 More valuable skills to have learned in college 43:20 Re-evaluating the teacher profession 58:44 Holistic view of education   -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

December 2023 was a more reflective time but also a season of launching something new: HOMEY. It's a local Kansas City Meetup group of those who are Long-Term Multitaskers at heart. People who want to have friends doing variety of things, not just a single activity. Listen more to find out about this group as well as everything else the rest of the month.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share insights from a training/mastermind I attended with an excellent Business Consultant: Jessica Lackey. She's been a guest on the Casually Profound series as well.    I don't have the recording of this particular one but you can participate in future ones, which are hosted monthly, at this link: https://www.jessicalackey.com/dialogue#dialogue  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

In this episode, I share an instance of how the smallest margins can make the largest differences.  -- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My Easy Mode newsletter is published monthly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

“The checklist of living an excellent life is not a hassle.” - Lauren Widrick In this episode, I have a Casually Profound conversation with Lauren Widrick. She is a badass leader, authentic speaker, and community creator. We set the intention to discuss topics that Lauren has never mentioned on a podcast, and that’s exactly what we did! We broached topics like our ‘never enough’ insecurities and where they stem from, our future visions for ourselves and how talking to our future or past self can help us live in that reality, the financial stories we tell ourselves that impact our health, wealth, and happiness, and achieving all that we desire with enough gratitude and joy so we actually enjoy our lives along the way.   0:00 Intro & gratitude for family and community 7:32 Visualization 10:24 Who do others think Lauren Widrick is 11:40 ‘Never enough’ insecurities and roots 15:50 Early childhood giftedness transforming through life 19:39 Lauren’s role models 24:49 Talking to our past and future selves, including matrix reimprinting 29:00 Roots of combining left and right brains 31:36 Disclaimers could be symptomatic of insecurities…? 34:42 Lauren ONLY wants to speak + fear + events 45:37 Integration Time 46:45 Sai’s calling of writing 52:57 How Lauren manifests what she wants 57:57 Financial stories we tell ourselves 1:04:00 Final thoughts   To learn more about Lauren: Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwidrick/Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-widrick/Join the Grab Life by the Goals Squad: https://www.laurenwidrick.com/squadFollow her on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@laurenwidrick174 To learn more about Sai: I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training: https://www.saivasam.com/quarter-life-on-easy-mode-free-trainingLife on Easy Mode Playground: https://www.saivasam.com/playground1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program: https://www.saivasam.com/life-coaching If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My TLDR of Life newsletter is published biweekly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to https://www.saivasam.com and subscribe.

November 2023 was a month filled with connecting with new people and long-time friends. I also continued my tennis league, and I guess the spoiler alert is in the title, whoops! --- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My TLDR of Life newsletter is published biweekly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.

Enjoy my unique insights, learnings, and connections with this month's piece of content:    Persuasion Through Narrative Essay with Ryan Bernsten   This was a workshop I attended as part of the Johnson County Writers Conference at the public library. If you watch the workshop on YouTube, I'm actually in it as well lol.  --- I am a Life and Career Coach for young professionals looking to Live Life on Easy Mode. If you're feeling stuck, lonely, lost, and unfulfilled, then you've come across the right person. I want to make you feel growth, connectedness, clarity, and fulfillment. If you're interested, I have my 1x1 Easy Mode Coaching Program, Life on Easy Mode Playground (community of people who are interested in self-growth), and Free 60 Minute Life on Easy Mode Training. If you’d like to support my content creation journey, then go to my Ko-Fi page (https://ko-fi.com/saivasam) and give as much as you’d like. My TLDR of Life newsletter is published biweekly. If you’d like to get my latest original frameworks, exercises, and theories straight to your inbox, then go to saivasam.com and subscribe.