Hosted by Viren Thakrar · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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Welcome to The Values Lab, a podcast series for founders and portfolio career professionals seeking inspiration to live a more intentional, values-led life. Hosted by Viren Thakrar, Founder of In The Game and Values Map.
Viren Thakrar hosts The Values Lab, a business show with 21 episodes published.
In this episode, I explore how both your peak moments and your low points can reveal your values. I share some prompts to help you reflect on your own peaks and pits, and how my own pit moment from a few years ago illumi
In this episode, I explore the value of humility with Adam Axon. Adam shares how humility means not always being the hero and accepting you're not the main character in the story of humanity. We discuss how an area manag
In this episode, I explore how to bridge the gap between knowing your values and actually living them through intentional rituals. I talk about two types of rituals: intention-setting (a morning/weekly practice or my qua
In this episode, I explore the value of Best Self with Megan Trotter. Megan shares how both challenging and positive life experiences have helped develop her understanding of what this value means to her. We go in-depth
In this episode, I explore how to do multiple things without being scattered by using your values as a lens. I share my own journey from offering too many services, to narrowing down, to now expanding again intentionally
In this episode, I explore the value of kindness with Deepak, a founder and portfolio career professional who wears many hats. Deepak redefines kindness as different from softness and shares how it permeates all aspects
In this episode, I explore why living a values-led life requires trade-offs and how understanding what you're willing to give up makes values more useful in daily life. I share the positive trade-off principle that makes
In this episode, I explore the value of courage with Ruhee, founder of Allied Collective. Ruhee shares the many faces of courage, going beyond just bravery. We discuss how courage has always been there, as a youngest sib
In this episode, I share a simple exercise for describing what each of your values actually means. By going beyond the word, we can get a much richer and detailed picture of our values, and express them in a way that mak
In this episode, I chat with Nic Hinwood about the value of Community. We unpack the link between community and accountability and how it plays out with regional town dynamics. We also explore the concept of the 'greater
In this episode, I explore how to use your values to help decide which projects are a yay, and which ones are a nay. I discuss why some projects energise us while others drain us completely, and the hidden opportunity co
In this episode, I explore the value of sustainability with Shelley Flett. Shelley shares how her understanding of sustainability has evolved from avoiding feast-and-famine burnout to creating energy for abundance, creat
In this episode, I explore how your values can become your competitive advantage as a business owner or portfolio career professional. I discuss why values-based differentiation is harder to copy than expertise or featur
In this episode, I explore the value of calm with Sasha Gilberg, founder of Sash Agency. Sasha shares how his value of calm was born from experiencing a severe low point in his early twenties, and how he used the questio
In this episode, I explore how your values shape your purpose. I challenge the idea that we need to find a singular purpose, and instead propose that we're all multi-purposed individuals. By combining our values, strengt
In this episode, I explore the value of authenticity with Suz Chadwick. Suz explains the difference between being unfiltered and being unprofessional, how authenticity shows up when she's in flow, and why filtering your
This week, I explore why reflection is essential for staying aligned with our values. Without regular reflection, it's easy to drift towards other people's priorities or what society expects of us. I share practical ways
In this episode, I explore the value of fun with Steph Clarke. Steph shares what fun really means to her as a personal value, how she uses "fun potential" as a filter when making decisions, and why fun often serves as an
We're constantly told to "live in line with our values", but what does this even mean?" This question is the foundation for The Values Lab, a podcast series for founder and portofolio career professionals looking for ide
This week I explore the connection between our personal values and the movies we love. Discovering our values is an iterative process that can be enriched by reflecting on the things we love and gravitate towards, like m
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The Values Lab is hosted by Viren Thakrar. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 21 episodes.
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