Gautam is the founder of LifePlugin and his job is to build offline communities. Also Keynote Speaker, he gave TED talks that had million of views. Passionate about personal transformation and helping you find your tribe, he will reveal in this podcast the secrets of how to do it! In this podcast, Gautam, shares with us his vision on communities, mindfulness, education and passion. He tells the story of his success and how he got to creating LifePlugin after an enriching experience working for Mind Valley. Gautam also expresses how he turned the tragedy of covid 19 into a beautiful shift in his business. This podcast is perfect if you want to know more about building and joining offline communities! Gautam's website: https://gautamkhetrapal.com/about/ The website of LifePlugin: https://lifeplugin.com Discover my website here: https://butzi-speaker.com Here is the time reference: Introduction 00:00 Intro 00:27 Who is Gautam? 00:47 Introduction video Communities and tribes 01:22 How to build an offline community? 05:50 Context on Mind Valley 08:56 Mind Valley: an offline home for Gautam 10:32 How to create a strong cult that goes way beyond its founder? 13:06 “What you need to do is build a strong DNA.” 15:07 “There’s a rite of passage for you to join a community.” 16:00 Tribes – Cults – Communities 17:58 “To me friendship is almost spiritual.” 19:09 “We are living in the age of loneliness.” 20:55 Obsession with online reputation 21:42 “We are global citizens but we don’t belong anywhere.” 22:04 “We find ourselves as social animals living in this anti-social society.” 24:06 Friendship in the context of growth Mindfulness and wellbeing 26:03 The Loss Connections by Johann Hari 31:36 “What is simple to spot is not necessarily easy to change.” 32:31 LifePlugin: The difference between personal growth and personal knowledge 33:32 “Today, we live in a culture of quick fixes.” 35:31 Chasing success 35:42 “Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.” Jim Rohn 37:35 Addictions and unhealthy behaviours: the need for beliefs Education 38:55 Education and personal transformation 40:32 Gautam’s vision on today’s education 41:47 “The purpose of education needs to be to teach us how to live a successful, meaningful life in the world that we live in.” Parenting 42:52 Gautam on parenting 44:26 “If we want our kids to grow up in a healthy society, we need to build a healthy society for us, so they get to look at it and model it.” Teaching 48:48 Gautam on teachers and (traditional) teaching 52:23 Teaching: A more desirable profession? 53:32 The social aspect: Social and emotional intelligence Covid 19 54:25 On remote education and covid 19 56:35 Gautam’s experience of covid 19 58:40 Impact of covid 19 on Gautam’s business Adaptation 1:02:48 Creating a 21 days live journey: shifting togetherness 1:05:08 The tribal connection Coaching 1:06:47 Teaching a system 1:07:14 “We teach best what we need to learn the most.” 1:08:13 Authenticity: Being the coach we need 1:09:54 Life Plugin’s philosophy: “If it isn’t fun, you’re not doing it right.” Passion 1:11:49 Passion and business 1:12:23 Follow your passion: A dangerous advice? 1:13:22 “Passion follows pursuit.” 1:14:59 So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport 1:17:15 Having a learning mindset 1:19:25 A drive: Being lucky 1:20:26 A message to young people: Commit to a craft for a long term 1:24:02 Being mindful Conclusion 1:25:50 Conclusion 1:26:12 lifeplugin.com Follow him on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gautamkhetrapal/?hl=fr Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamkhetrapal/?originalSubdomain=fr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.khetrapal.9