Dr. Alok Kanojia

Absolutely, people have purpose, 100%. So that's the first thing. Now, the question is, why is it hard to know what your purpose is? And that's because we spend the majority of our lives ignoring ourselves. So if you look at like what we do to children, what we do to boys, girls, this used to be very, very prominent for just women. Now it's starting to happen more to men.

Absolutely, people have purpose, 100%. So that's the first thing. Now, the question is, why is it hard to know what your purpose is? And that's because we spend the majority of our lives ignoring ourselves. So if you look at like what we do to children, what we do to boys, girls, this used to be very, very prominent for just women. Now it's starting to happen more to men.

So we spend the majority of our lives like getting conditioned away from who we are. Right. So I like like I'll give you a simple example. So when I was you know, when I went to college, I was genetically premed. I was premed because I'm an Indian kid whose parents are doctors. And when you're an Indian kid and you're 15 years old and people ask you, what do you want to be when you grow up?

So we spend the majority of our lives like getting conditioned away from who we are. Right. So I like like I'll give you a simple example. So when I was you know, when I went to college, I was genetically premed. I was premed because I'm an Indian kid whose parents are doctors. And when you're an Indian kid and you're 15 years old and people ask you, what do you want to be when you grow up?

So we spend the majority of our lives like getting conditioned away from who we are. Right. So I like like I'll give you a simple example. So when I was you know, when I went to college, I was genetically premed. I was premed because I'm an Indian kid whose parents are doctors. And when you're an Indian kid and you're 15 years old and people ask you, what do you want to be when you grow up?

And you say, I want to be a doctor. So first I said, I want to be an environmentalist. No one was impressed. And then I said, I want to be a doctor. Everyone's like, oh, wow, amazing. Wonderful. Your parents are such good doctors. You're going to be great doctor. So already at the age of 15, I had certain impulses. I had things that I liked.

And you say, I want to be a doctor. So first I said, I want to be an environmentalist. No one was impressed. And then I said, I want to be a doctor. Everyone's like, oh, wow, amazing. Wonderful. Your parents are such good doctors. You're going to be great doctor. So already at the age of 15, I had certain impulses. I had things that I liked.

And you say, I want to be a doctor. So first I said, I want to be an environmentalist. No one was impressed. And then I said, I want to be a doctor. Everyone's like, oh, wow, amazing. Wonderful. Your parents are such good doctors. You're going to be great doctor. So already at the age of 15, I had certain impulses. I had things that I liked.

I started a business that was making $300 a week when I was in the seventh grade. And that was a lot of money back then. That was like real money. And then when my parents found out, my dad was like, he was kind of proud of me because he could see that I had that hustle, but he made me shut it down. He's like, you need to focus on your studies, Alok. So I had certain, some of these tendencies.

I started a business that was making $300 a week when I was in the seventh grade. And that was a lot of money back then. That was like real money. And then when my parents found out, my dad was like, he was kind of proud of me because he could see that I had that hustle, but he made me shut it down. He's like, you need to focus on your studies, Alok. So I had certain, some of these tendencies.

I started a business that was making $300 a week when I was in the seventh grade. And that was a lot of money back then. That was like real money. And then when my parents found out, my dad was like, he was kind of proud of me because he could see that I had that hustle, but he made me shut it down. He's like, you need to focus on your studies, Alok. So I had certain, some of these tendencies.

And if you have these tendencies, what life will do, what society will do is squash them. Then what life will do is they'll tell you, hey, you should do this. You should become a doctor. Right. Like that's the right profession because everyone's impressed when you're a 15 year old kid and you say, I want to be a doctor. And so then you start striving for things that you don't want.

And if you have these tendencies, what life will do, what society will do is squash them. Then what life will do is they'll tell you, hey, you should do this. You should become a doctor. Right. Like that's the right profession because everyone's impressed when you're a 15 year old kid and you say, I want to be a doctor. And so then you start striving for things that you don't want.

And if you have these tendencies, what life will do, what society will do is squash them. Then what life will do is they'll tell you, hey, you should do this. You should become a doctor. Right. Like that's the right profession because everyone's impressed when you're a 15 year old kid and you say, I want to be a doctor. And so then you start striving for things that you don't want.

You start striving for things that people tell you are good for you. And so then we choose a major in college, right? And then we choose a job. And how do we do those things? It's just kind of like, you don't really know what you want when you're 18 years old. You have no idea what it's like to work a day. You don't know what it's like to have a career.

You start striving for things that people tell you are good for you. And so then we choose a major in college, right? And then we choose a job. And how do we do those things? It's just kind of like, you don't really know what you want when you're 18 years old. You have no idea what it's like to work a day. You don't know what it's like to have a career.

You start striving for things that people tell you are good for you. And so then we choose a major in college, right? And then we choose a job. And how do we do those things? It's just kind of like, you don't really know what you want when you're 18 years old. You have no idea what it's like to work a day. You don't know what it's like to have a career.

You have no idea if you like engineering or medicine or whatever. You have no information. And then we get kind of locked in to a path. Because now that I've spent four years studying this, I have to get a job in this, even if I don't like it. And it requires so much momentum to shift tracks, right? And then everyone will tell you, oh, it's a waste. You wasted all this time. Look, do it.

You have no idea if you like engineering or medicine or whatever. You have no information. And then we get kind of locked in to a path. Because now that I've spent four years studying this, I have to get a job in this, even if I don't like it. And it requires so much momentum to shift tracks, right? And then everyone will tell you, oh, it's a waste. You wasted all this time. Look, do it.

You have no idea if you like engineering or medicine or whatever. You have no information. And then we get kind of locked in to a path. Because now that I've spent four years studying this, I have to get a job in this, even if I don't like it. And it requires so much momentum to shift tracks, right? And then everyone will tell you, oh, it's a waste. You wasted all this time. Look, do it.