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How many times has fear kept you in the place where you work or where you live? So many women (and men) are fearful of making moves that change careers or change the relationships in their lives, but why? How are you supposed to break free from the ‘I can’t afford to’ traps or the ‘this is what’s expected of me’ traps? Today’s guest, Payal Kadakia is the founder and executive chairman of Classpass. She’s a professional dancer and choreographer and entrepreneur from the corporate world that knows the pressure of living with multiple identities. She is sharing her experience and lessons of what it took to successfully merge her different identities and align with her North Star. LifePass, is the book she wrote to help you do the same. Get empowered, walk through the discomfort of life with confidence and a plan to change your fear into a life you want to live for everyday.

Check out Payal’s book, LifePass, Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential: https://www.amazon.com/LifePass-Develop-Mindset-Techniques-Optimize/dp/179720694X/

SHOW NOTES:

Train of Expectation | Pursuing family expectations and finding balance with dance [0:45]
Guilt of Expectations | How to live aligned with passion beyond the expectations [3:45]
Dual Identity | Payal on being Indian in America and embracing what made her different [8:49]
Self-Acceptance | Learning to blend her different communities to accept all sides of her [12:55]
Breaking Assumptions | How sharing wins & failures of all sides of her life made impact [18:30]
Listen to Yourself | Payal on not listening to others, setting boundaries to find your way [21:13]
True North | Payal on aligning with passion & understanding the value driving her path [26:21]
Plan B | Making sure to cover your bases and still wanting to live to the fullest [31:28]
Motivated | Live more by what’s motivating you versus what’s an obligation [33:08]
Be Emotional | Payal on allowing emotion and pushing through other side in business [35:23]
Do It Your Way | Payal shares how playing to her strengths and not the norm was a win [43:29]
Confidence & Fear | Focus on what you want to achieve rather than be a prisoner to fear [45:49]
Uncomfortable & Intimidated | How to keep showing up and get to the other side [50:54]
LifePass Goals | Payal on 3 steps of goal setting she designed for you to live with feeling [54:45]

QUOTES:

“Having these other things that helped me feel like I was progressing as a human being because really, that's really what it's all about is we're all looking for progress.” [3:12]

“The guilt just goes away because you were just living your life so inline with your being, that everything just dissipates.” [6:08]

“You might not be in a place today, where you can go after your dreams. But that doesn't mean you can't put a plan together today and start working towards it…” [8:14]

“When you really are doing stuff that you really love. I think you stopped questioning it because you're in the right environment. And you're in the right state of mind.” [18:20]

“Getting yourself in an environment where you are like, I'm going to do something and doing it well. [...] and getting that response from other people, helps you just break through a lot of those expectations of other people” [20:54]

“Design the people in your life to help you fulfill your mission.” [24:05]

“How can we create companies that have exceptional brands, if we're going to be devoid of emotion in our offices...” [42:17]

“There are environments that can trap even the greatest human beings, [...] We just have to work through these traps.” [48:53]


Follow Payal Kadakia:
Website: https://classpass.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PayalKadakia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/payal/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/payalhkadakia