Woice with Warikoo Podcast

In the emails I get everyday, one topic is predominant: comparison. Usually from people aged 18-24 comparing where they are in life with other people's success. Is this a recent phenomenon or something that's always existed? What does this comparison do to us? How do we think of this in a way that pushes us to move forward and better ourselves?

This episode is about judgement. Just because someone has a job where they work 9 to 5 for a salary does not make them less ambitious, capable or cool. People often categorise and generalise things to simplify things that are more complicated. Here's how people do this with those that work a corporate job and don't belong to the startup community.

The other day I was addressing the incoming batch of students at a university in India. I spoke about the things they should watch out for, but I also told them how college failed us all. It's a message I would like to share with you in this episode.

One of the most frequently shared topics I get in emails and messages is dealing with a job that you hate. You need it for your financial stability, but you can't stand it. How do you navigate this situation?

In this episode I share with you my fitness journey. For the first 32 years of my life, I abused my body, not with substances, but with food. Here's how I stopped procrastinating and achieved my fitness goals.

In this episode I reflect on five decisions I made in my life. I didn't know if they would work out or not, but I gave myself the space to try.

When I turned 39 in 2019, I wrote a Twitter thread entitled "Things that I learned about life by living life". This episode is an audio version of that Twitter thread.

Sometimes there comes a point in our life when we hit our rock bottom, feel worthless and meaningless. We find ourselves lost without any direction or idea. In this episode I will tell you about the time when I felt worthless; a story about the time when I was jobless at 30.

Life goals are what we want to accomplish in our lifetime. They are more than just a ‘need for survival’. We strive to fulfil our life goals for as long as we live, it gives us hope and keeps us going through tough times. In this episode, I am thrilled to tell you about the story of my life goal and why it became so.

Our relationships with others form a very important and meaningful part of our lives. And as I reflect upon my life, I realized that I have made several mistakes in my relationships. So in this episode I am leaving you with some of my thoughts and lessons that I have learned from my mistakes.

In this episode, I share my morning routine which sets me up for my day. I also share why it’s important to have a morning routine and not letting the control of it go to the external world. Listen in and find out the importance of cultivating this habit.

What is multitasking? Is it more productive to do many things at the same time? Is it good to take up different tasks all at once? In this episode, I'll try to break down the meaning of multitasking, what it means to me and also share an effective way to multitask.

The one word that I have read quite often in my emails is ‘motivation’. What is motivation? We procrastinate and we give up when we don't have motivation. But why do we lack motivation? In this episode I'll explain what might be the reason for this lack of motivation!

Are you confused about what you should be doing in life? Confused about your actions, your steps and whether you are heading in the right direction? In this episode, I will try to help you understand the origin of confusion in decision making, why we feel this way and share two mental models I use to help me with my decisions. Listen on!

How do we ask for help? Most of us aren't aware that we need help or what it is that we need help with. In this episode, I'll talk to you about the mistakes people make while seeking help which I have observed from a very grateful vantage point. I hope this episode helps and guides you through such mistakes.

We never really set out to make mistakes intentionally. We reflect upon our previous actions and determine whether they were mistakes or not. And we learn from them to grow. In this episode, I am sharing a few mistakes I think I made in my younger years. Looking back to my 20’s, I am glad that I went through those mistakes.

We have been taught to live life as if we’d die tomorrow. But What would be your answer if you knew you'd never die? How would you live then? In this episode I will ask you this question: what if you never die? How would you live a meaningful life?

Do we put ourselves down before anyone else? It's a common problem I see regularly in emails and other communication I receive. Where does self-respect come in? In this episode, I'll tell you about how you become your worst enemy. And how the way you address someone defines how you look at yourself.

We mend, we break, we are hurt and we fail. What is a failed relationship? We look for something to blame, to justify our pain to something beyond our control. What if the blame isn't on something external but it is internal? And if that's true, how do we learn from it? In this episode I am sharing a conversation I had with one of my followers on social media. This episode will tell you how every failed circumstance is an opportunity to learn and understand ourselves.

We all have things we wanted to tell our younger self; a wish to write a note to our past... tell them about what to do, warn them about things to avoid, and protect ourselves from regrets later in life. This episode is that special note to everyone in their 20s. It is a note I wish I could give to my twenty-year-old self.

What is hope? Hope comes to us in various forms. Maybe it is the shining star in that night of despair. Or a small paragraph of a book. We all have our share of bad times where we nearly gave up. In desperate times hope helps us to get out of that hollow pit. In this episode, I will share my story about such times. I hope this episode can give the hope to keep going on.

What does it mean to be in a state of consistency? Is it forcing yourself out of bed every morning to pursue something continuously? If your answer to this question is a yes then, well my take on this subject is quite different. In this episode, I give you a natural point of view towards being consistent and tell you how to continue to be in such a state.

Do you often find yourself clinging to something even though it drains you and you keep on convincing yourself that it will get better if you just ignored it altogether? Is it worth the heavy price of lying to yourself? In this episode, I will tell you why I think it is wrong and why nothing is better than something.

Are you searching for those ‘how to achieve’ step-by-step guides? What is a life prescription to you? A list of rules pointed out by someone that are important to follow to achieve your goals? But why not have a prescription unique to you; a list you made for yourself by taking on all the unknown challenges, experiences you have built for the future that you dream of? In this episode you’ll understand the importance of a self-attained list to get moving towards your goal.

One of the hardest things you can do, is spend time with yourself. This was self-realisation borne out of a conversation with my co-founder at Nearbuy, Ravi. The whole thought was triggered by a recent conversation with an author who asked, "Why are some entrepreneurs more resilient than others?" This, and more on my latest episode.

Time is the only thing...the ONLY thing, that never EVER comes back! Ask yourself - what is the value of my time And make it a promise to keep increasing it every year.

Look in the mirror The strength is you The competition is you The enemy is you It's your choice Who will you be?

Are you getting a little too COMFORTABLE? Here is what I feel is wrong with getting comfortable. Listen to this episode and reach out to me if you have any questions. Stay connected to me on my Social Media Channels here - Facebook | Instagram | Quora | Twitter | Linkedin | Website

This episode is all about making a difficult choice in life. Or to rephrase it, how to choose between the decisions you want to make and the decisions you are told to make? I will walk you through two mental models that have helped me hugely, and I’m sure they’ll help you see a lot more clearly. We will also walk through a visualization method where I will not ask you to visualize what you want. Rather I will ask you to do the opposite. When we visualize the exact opposite of what we want, we release a lot of fear that is actually stopping us from action. Hope these mental models help you decide in a way that is right for you. They’ll serve as a template for you to apply in every fork you encounter; instead of me rendering you a one-size fits all statement of advice. If there’s any question about this episode or regarding making a difficult choice in life, let me know in the comments section. Will do my best to help you out.

Some of the mistakes I made in my 20’s. I was embarrassed at who I was, yet couldn’t be happier for the journey and where it was taking me. Let’s explore why! I continued to pursue my education despite the fact that it didn’t make me happy. Read books to look cool, without doing what books are meant to do: challenge and provoke our thoughts and beliefs. I took no care of my health and tried to please people – all the while not taking care of my mind and body.

Is motivation garbage? Or is it just a self disguised jolt, needed for you to do the right thing? What do you think? Listen to this episode as I go through the whole psychology of human motivation.

On the opening episode of Woice with Warikoo, I want to ask you a very important question - should you consider becoming an entrepreneur? What are your drivers to wanting your own business? Is it even worth it? I present a contrarian view and tell you the top reasons you should not become an entrepreneur. Listen on!