For episode 235, Sharon speaks with Suneel Gupta.
Suneel is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary series. He studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance, deepen our state of well-being, and guide us further into our dharma. His latest book, “Everyday Dharma: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do” was released in the Fall of 2023 from Harper Collins.
In this episode, Suneel and Sharon discuss:
- Suneel’s definition of dharma
- How we express our core truth
- Dr King’s Street Sweeper story
- Suneel’s life path with failure
- The wisdom of Suneel’s Grandfather
- Suneel’s journey of identity as a brown-skinned man
- Writing as a therapeutic form
- Arrival fallacy
- Eight pillars of Suneel’s book Everyday Dharma
- The path is cyclical, not linear
- Dharma as the bedrock on your life
- How Suneel defines success
- Asking what makes you come alive?
- Howard Thurman’s wisdom
- Tuning into space
- Vulnerability promoting connection
Suneel closes the conversation with a short reading from his book. You can learn more about Suneel’s work and get a copy of Everyday Dharma on his website.
