Live Episode! Wellness Coach and Podcaster: Jay Shetty

So today we're releasing a special live episode of the show. It's my conversation with Jay Shetty, a former monk who now writes books and hosts a podcast helping people seek out wisdom in their lives. I spoke with Jay back in March for a how I built this virtual live event. And although I do miss live shows in front of an audience, this one was super fun because we had people watching from around the world. Jay now lives in Los Angeles, but he's originally from the UK. He spent about three years training in India to become a monk, but eventually he left the ashram and started to spread the messages he learned there. But in ways that have had mass appeal. Today he runs a wellness and coaching business and hosts a podcast called On Purpose. Shay also produces YouTube videos and is the author of the book Think Like a Monk.

But before he became a monk and then returned to conventional life, Jay grew up in London, the child of Indian immigrants and the oldest of two kids. His dad worked as an accountant, and he and Jay's mom pushed him to work hard at school. I would say that I was a good student. I remember in my school, I went to a school in A rough neighborhood and and my parents were working very hard to give me a good

academic upbringing so I I performed fairly well at primary school But I think that it was truly at high school that I started to discover what I was passionate about. So I think when I was at Primary school, uh I g I don't know what you call primary school here, but grammar school for elementary, yep. Yeah, when I was in primary school, I thought I liked math because I thought I had to like math. And then when I went to secondary school, I realized that was my least favorite subject. There were far more fascinating subjects like philosophy and art and design. And I think that's where I really opened up to recognizing that there was more to the academic journey. So I think I was good. I've always been good at the basic subjects, thankfully. Uh but that's not where my passion lies.

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