Episode Details

Our guest for this week is Gautam Khetrapal, an entrepreneur, trainer, transformational speaker and founder of “Life Plugin”.

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About Gautam

A little over 10 years ago, Gautam was going through a moment of personal crisis. He was convinced his best years were behind him even though he was just a young engineering student, barely getting started.

Gautam’s transformational journey started around the time where he joined the youth organization AIESEC, where he came upon people that shared his interests and values. At AIESEC, Gautam found his tribe.

It was his experience of working alongside young non-conformists that got him hooked on personal transformation. He was also able to define his interests further and started searching for answers to questions like what does it take to build a deeply connected tribe and how to make our learning and education an exciting adventure. 

In 2017, he founded “Life Plugin”, an organization with a goal to turn personal growth into a lifelong adventure. Their mission is to create the “Disneyland of Learning and Education” because they believe that learning needs to be fun and intrinsically motivating in order to help people create a successful and meaningful life.

As an international speaker, he has held lectures and talks at stages all over the world, including places like Mindvalley, UNESCO, TEDx and Startup Investor Summit. You can check out some of his latest lectures online for free on YouTube!

Connect with Gautam:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.khetrapal.9
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam-khetrapal-b03b3b17/
• Website: https://gautamkhetrapal.com/
• Company Website: https://lifeplugin.com

In This Episode We Canvas:

• Why Do We Prosper as a Species?

Spoiler alert - this is a podcast about human connection and about how our interconnectedness defines us as a species. From the start, we dive into the topic by defining it as a crucial advantage point which allowed us to rise, progress and prosper as a species.

“Human beings are social animals. Our survival depends on our social bonding and social strength. As a species, we’re not the strongest. We’re not even the smartest species. The reason that makes human beings the most successful species on the planet is to do with that ability to collaborate and live together in community.” - Gautam Khetrapal

• The Problem with Living Highly Individualistic Lifestyles

In recent years and in Western culture in particular, there is a trend for people looking to actualize themselves as individuals seeking independence and self-sufficiency. According to Gautam, this approach is not an efficient way for personal growth because it directly clashes with and rejects the thing that makes us flourish.

“We’re moving to cities and building highly independent lifestyles. But, the reality is, our success is not in our independence… it is in our interdependence.” - Gautam Khetrapal

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