The Come Alive Podcast with Meher Mirchandani

What if company culture were a business superpower?

Lucy is a proponent of positive workplace culture. A multi-award-winning company leader and entrepreneur who understands what it takes to establish, manage, and succeed in the business world while keeping culture at the forefront.

As CEO of Together, she is thrilled to demonstrate first-hand the endless potential of a good culture on both company performance and employee engagement, with the goal of making excellent culture the standard rather than the exception in organizations throughout the world.

Discover what prompted Edelman (the world's largest public relations firm) to buy her first company, DABO & CO. This week, we're thrilled to welcome Lucy Dabo on the Come Alive podcast.

If you are a brilliant leader looking to take yourself and your organization to the next level, Lucy's story will teach you how human connection is a strong skill to influence corporate culture.

To learn what it takes to be successful, see the full of episode no 68 with @Lucy D'abo!

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To find out more about Meher:

Life is a lot like mountain climbing - you’ll be tested and you will have to overcome challenges to find your strength.

The toughest climb I’ve ever taken; not on the side of a mountain, but deep within my mind facing my fears

The best way to climb a mountain?

One step at a time.

We all have demons to fight. Through perseverance and the willingness to let go of fears, we can defeat those demons!

Watch this episode 67 of the Come Alive Podcast with @saahilmehtaofficial to overcome your metaphorical mountain.

To find out more about Meher:

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson​

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This is the quote that best describes the work of our guest today ​

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She is the founding member of SFS (Special Families Support group) a support group for families with children with special needs, and also the founding member of Ahura Support and Residential home in Mumbai. She is also the founder of Ray of Hope, a CSR initiative that empowers adults with special needs.​

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SFS has grown to support over 1000 families and has chapters in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Chennai, and Mumbai — truly spreading the motto of the support group: respect, love, and accept individuals with special needs, far and wide.​

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Her dedication to her mission has made her win several prestigious awards, including the ‘Most Inspiring Woman’ Award from Arabian Business, and has been nominated for ‘Top 100 Most Powerful Indians in the GCC’ for five consecutive years. ​

-GR8 Women Award, ​

-Princess Haya Award for ‘Outstanding Family’.​

- Inspire Award for Guardian of the Year by what's on Dubai ​

- She was featured in Ahlan’s ‘Hot 100’ people of the UAE​

- The Jimmy Mistry Young Achievers award, ​

The list goes on….​

The biggest learning on her journey has been from the daughter which is to live in the moment without judgment.

I am proud and honoured to have Gulshan Kavarana on the show today.

She can be reached on:

https://www.instagram.com/gulshan.kavarana/?hl=en

To find out more about Meher: 

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

She is a BBC-trained Broadcast journalist and mother of two young daughters, juggling a career in broadcasting and blogging.​

The host of Dubai Eye's afternoon radio show, connecting the community through a range of topics from dining to finance. A skilled and experienced editor and writer, with a career, spent in the UK and the UAE, she is the founder of The Mothership - an award-winning parenting blog.​​

In her 'spare' time(!) as she says - she loves being a wedding celebrant, working with couples to create a custom ceremony. ​

We spoke about ​

· Setting personal boundaries​

· Being more present​

· Gratitude journaling​

· Connecting communities ​

Watch the full episode with @helenfarmer to know what it takes to be her!​

She can be reached on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_helenfarmer_/

To find out more about Meher:

She is a corporate attorney who started off by litigating both civil and criminal cases in India. After that, she relocated to the United Arab Emirates, where she worked as a corporate and business lawyer and obtained expertise in arbitration. She gained useful experience in matters involving women's rights, employment, divorce, and child custody.

She has extensive expertise in dealing with and managing cross-border difficulties while bouncing between Geneva, India, and the UAE.

She serves on various organizational committees devoted to diversity and inclusion, and she delivers presentations and training sessions on these topics to a wide range of institutions, including schools, non-governmental organizations, and companies.

Watch the full episode with Karteekka Tyagi where she shares her personal experiences from her life and as a lawyer on:

• A woman should be self-sufficient.

• Every effort is rewarded.

• Nothing can stop you from achieving your goals.

• It is crucial to value, love, and live for oneself.

She can be reached on:

We have renowned experts with us today. She began her career as a banker and worked in treasury and capital markets for the first nine years of her career as a prestigious and stylish award-winning businesswoman from the Kingdom of Bahrain. Deena has a bachelor's degree in commerce from Concordia University in Canada and an MBA from the University of Glam organ in the United Kingdom. She discovered that entrepreneurship was her true calling and quit her job in finance to launch multiple enterprises, run the family business, and manage family investments.

The trade of lighting fittings is one of her family's industries. Deena developed a passion for lighting design after joining that company and started a section that provides lighting design services. She also oversees the real estate and trading businesses run by her family. Through professional leadership networks, she has also coached other business owners (EO Accelerator, YPO).

The Bahraini Female Entrepreneur Honour Seal has been presented to her by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

She is none other than Deena Ansari, who successfully ran her family business and expanded her enterprises (BeautyCo, Mobile Spa, Spalinea, and JOOD) throughout the Middle East (Al-Ansari Lighting Co)

• She discusses her personal experience with feminine power in this episode and talks about -
• Feminine Divine Energy
• Acceptance is self-love.
• Vulnerability is Courage
• Victim to Victor

Our guest this week for the 62 Episode special is Deena Al Ansari

I'm overjoyed to have had this conversation with Deena Al Ansari

To find out more about Meher:

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

She is the founder of Illuminations, Dubai’s 1st & Premiere Well-Being Center.

As a certified holistic therapist, she has been instrumental in pioneering the holistic healing and well-being industry in Dubai, by introducing life-transforming techniques which positively impact one’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Since 2007, Illuminations has made a huge contribution to individuals, educational institutes, and corporate organizations in Dubai, by popularizing the concept of daily meditation classes, promoting world-renowned healers and authors, curating unique wellness travel programs, and offering top-quality holistic healing education through their renowned training academy.

Illuminations have touched the lives of more than 18000 people, by helping them tap into their highest potential and become the best version of themselves!

She has been Featured on the Cover of Start Up Magazine as a leader in the wellness business. She also won the Ahlan awards for Young Achievers in Business in the year 2014.

In this episode, she shares her experience with holistic healing and speaks about -

-Inner child work

-A limiting belief system

-Expanded awareness

- Awakening human values

Our guest this week for the 61st Episode special is Soniyaa Kiran Punjabi

Watch the full episode with Soniyaa Kiran Punjabi on YouTube, click the link in the bio

To find out more about Meher:

#60thepisode #christmasspecial #author #johnsanie #AreYouTrulyAlive #MeherMirchandani #DiscoverYourself #capetown #podcaster #coach #HUMANTRA #ComeAlive #DontJustExist #Love #Gratitude #Grateful #LiveNow #LoveYourself #SelfLove #Happiness #Grow #Dubai #MyDubai #UAE

A world-renowned keynote speaker, futures strategist, lecturer, best-selling author, and your guide to future trends and visionary leadership.

With a knack for sharing knowledge and creating connections, his path lies at the intersection of human science, neuroscience, quantum technology, futurism, and business strategy. He decodes future trends, ignites ideas, connects with crowds, and leaves an empowering perspective that lasts long after he’s left the stage.

His keynote talks and masterclasses have taken him around the world and earned global recognition. He is Africa’s first Singularity University Faculty Member, a lecturer at Duke Corporate Education, and an Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

He stays on top of future trends by publishing a new book every year and his fifth book is and we are absolutely delighted to have him on our show!

In this episode we discussed his Humantra philosophy, which stands for Upgrading Human Software for the Future.

John offers a distinct and comprehensive strategy for obtaining future readiness. combining dynamic elements from futurism, quantum physics, business management, and human psychology.

Our guest this week for the 60th Episode special is John Sanei

Watch the full episode with John Sanei on YouTube, click the link in the bio

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To find out more about Meher: Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

"Success is something you attract by the person you become",

Thank you, Srikanth for giving me this opportunity

We are grateful

Watch the full episode of the Come Alive podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, and any other podcast streaming channel to hear the full episode.

#negativeselftalk #comealive #meditation #thetahealing #alignment #workonself #journaling #earthschool #meditation #palmongroup #uaebusinessleaders #manrre

To find out more about Meher:

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you are proud to live _ Anne Sweeny  

 This is a quote that reflected @Barbara Baumgartner, a mother, a managing director, an investor, and a board member.  

Today we have with us the managing director of FAI rent-a-jet GmbH. Under her leadership, she has grown the company to become the market leader for air ambulances in the Gulf Region. She is very optimistic about her goals. 

 She was awarded the “Outstanding Employee Award” by Mumtalakat (Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a shareholder of FAI). She is a member of the Investment Committee of Mindshift Capital and an Angel Investor & An advisor with WAIN, the Woman Angel Investor Network based in Dubai.  

Learnings -  

1) Overcome your insecurities and fight your fear. 

2) Building yourself for whatever comes first. 

 3) Take Fear as a challenge

 4) Listen to your inner self  We were inspired by her drive towards growing herself and Flying fearlessly through her life.  

Happy International Civil Aviation Day to all the amazing people in Aviation!   

To find out more about Meher:  

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com  

Today’s guest is a mother, wife, coach and former Editor-in-Chief of HELLO! Magazine, MASALA! Magazine and Cosmopolitan Middle East.

She is a conscious parenting coach, who works with adults and children to help heal and prevent childhood trauma. She studied under Dr. Shefali Tsabary to become a certified Parenting Coach and is now pursuing her MA and PhD in Holistic Psychology, specializing in Adverse Childhood Experiences, Child Therapy and Trauma, at the California Institute of Integral Studies to gain tools to heal minds, bodies, and souls.

Through her weekly column in the Khaleej Times, she tackles parenting and its challenges so we can raise whole and happy children.

In this episode, she shares how she moved away from the glamour and the glitz to understand the mind, soul, and body. I love how beautifully she described that in the dark times we grow and there is more for us to serve.

We spoke about the essence of self-love as being a conscious person makes a conscious parent.

Elated to have had this conversation with Kavita Srinivasan

To find out more about Meher:

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

He brings diamond-grade clarity to decision-makers to scale their summit faster.

An Entrepreneur, Author, and Passionate Mountaineer.

A Global Citizen who has built successful businesses across three continents, lived his childhood dream of scaling six of the tallest mountains in the world, has written a book on personal disruption, and coaches ambitious leaders on achieving their personal & professional summits.

He is the quintessential entrepreneur turned advocate of the power of decluttering your life. 

In this episode, he shares a powerful message on Decluttering your mind, body, relationships, and the material world to find inner peace within.

Tune into this heartfelt conversation with Saahil Mehta only on The Come Alive Podcast.

Click on the link below to watch the full episode

https://youtu.be/vYpI-I-JQbc

To find out more about Meher:

Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

Would you like to know the journey of woman from finance to fruits?

No risk no story…. And the story is the best part! No matter the outcome. -Marie-Christine

A Graduate in Economics and Psychology, with a background in finance. An award-winning entrepreneur, winner of Microbusiness of the Year at the Gulf Capital SME Awards.

Our guest for this episode is Marie-Christine, founder of Fruitful-day and a Board Member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization UAE Chapter.

She shares how failing forward has helped her become the successful entrepreneur that she is.

#selflove #live #love #learning #comealive #rahamoharrak #journey #financetofruits #fruitfulday #motivational #inspire #motivation #inspiration #failingtothrive #failingforward #quote #quotestoliveby #quotestagram #success #positivity #positivevibesonly #positivevibes #EO  #money #entrepreneuer #quoteoftheday #mehermichandani

When you love, you pay it forward!

Can the power of love make you a successful entrepreneur, mother, wife, daughter-in-law, and philanthropist?

Yes, it can, hear my conversation of dedication, acceptance, and discipline with Reshma Lahori, Managing Director of Desert Blues and Co-founder of Palmon Foundation.

Desert Blues, founded in 1996, is a well-known Brands Outlet retailer in Jebel Ali Freezone and Marinascape Mall. Palmon Foundation was started in 2018 and provides scholarships to students in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Her mission is to create a legacy of love by empowering girls with education and emotional intelligence to be able to grow into the best version of themselves.

I learned that having the courage and patience to lead with love, is what sets you apart and brings meaning to your life.

Watch my conversation with my mother who has inspired me and unconditionally loved me all my life so I could always be who I am meant to be.

Super grateful for this conversation and for her in my life.

Do you know what it means to Live Curiously?

To mark the celebration of my 50th episode, I have invited 5 powerful women to join me and speak about Love, Life, and Learning.

In this episode, I speak with Raha Moharrak. The first female Saudi to climb Mt.Everest. She is one of the first youngest Arab to climb the seven summits in the world. An inspiration to many and with a heart of gold, and I am in awe of her courage.

Living curiously, breaking the myth about Saudi women, and challenging the status quo. Watch the full episode below as she shares authentically on the Come Alive Podcast, with Meher Mirchandani.

#selflove #live #love #learning #comealive #rahamoharrak #journey #trust #focus #inspirational #motivational #inspire #motivation #inspiration #livingcuriously #saudiwomen #mounteverest #livetothefullest #quote #quotestoliveby #quotestagram #success #positivity #positivevibesonly #positivevibes #dailyquote #dailyquotes #dailyinspiration #dailymotivation #money #entrepreneuer #quoteoftheday #mehermichandani

#coachlife #podcaster #healthylifestyle #healthiswealth #selfcare #selflove #mehermirchandani #comealive

Health is important to live life to the fullest. When a person leads a healthy lifestyle, the body remains healthy and the mind is active and fresh.

If you are living a healthy life, you will live longer, and having good health is of core importance to human happiness.

In this episode, you will learn the importance of mental health and physical health, why it is important to take care of your health, and how to care for it for your well-being. Good Health is a combination of mental and physical well-being.

Let me share with you several ways that you can practice living a healthy life:

Mental well-being - This is connected to emotions, which is taking care of thoughts. So, meditation, affirmations, gratitude, positive self-talk, and journaling can greatly help keep your energies highly positive and in the right zone.

Physical health - This can be immensely impacted by your mental well-being so hence I have put it in order. Physical health is eating the right diet, exercising or walking, and general medical check-ups.

By the end of this episode, you will understand that it is not selfish to take care of yourself mentally and physically and you will be able to use the practical tips shared to take care of yourself.

Please remember if you are in a great state of health physically and mentally, you will be able to serve your family and friends but it starts with you.

I hope you enjoy this and discover new tips shared to take care of yourself mentally and physically.

Take care!

To find out more about Meher:

"Love of fate" is used to describe an attitude in which we see everything that happens in our life, including suffering and loss, as good or, at the very least, necessary.

In this episode, you will learn What love of fate means, where it comes from, and how to apply it to your life?

3 learnings that I received from this philosophy are

Acceptance

Gratitude

Action

By the end of this episode, you will be able to accept yourself and your life with a positive perspective, and take action to convert your struggles or challenges into opportunities. The love of fate mindset will help you shift your attitude.

Drop a heart if you agree!

#acceptance #AreYouTrulyAlive #MeherMirchandani #goodorbad #motivation #DiscoverYourself #ComeAlive #DontJustExist #Love #Gratitude #Grateful #amorfati #loveoffate #LiveNow #LoveYourself #SelfLove #Happiness #Grow #Dubai #MyDubai #UAE

To find out more about Meher:

 Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

#team #teamwork #help #mehermirchandani

A team is a group of people who perform interdependent tasks to work toward accomplishing a common goal. 

A team at work can help you to complete daily tasks and reach the company vision. 

A team at home can help you manage your household chores and maintain your house. 

And a team outside of your daily tasks can help you grow personally and helps you to accomplish a specific objective.

I would call my gym instructor and performance coach part of my growth team. I have a team at home who help me with my cooking and groceries and laundry. And most importantly I have an A team at my office who work with me to turn my BHAG into reality.

In this episode, you will learn why is it important to have a Team at work and in life, the role that it plays in your growth, and ways to work in a Team.

By the end of this episode, you will clearly understand how the right team can help you grow on all fronts of life, they can help you to reach your destination on time. And you will realize how the expertise and knowledge of many are better than yours alone. Working in a team will keep you motivated and accountable.

Drop a heart if you agree!

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Judging people can mean that we form opinions about them based on appearances, their behaviors, and their way of talking with little accurate insight about who they truly are.

Being non-judgemental means accepting yourself and others for who they are beyond their physical appearances.

It doesn’t mean that you approve of things that go against your values. Instead, it means moving into a place of acceptance of what is. It is being aware that things are only good or bad, right or wrong if you choose to see them that way. This benefits your growth and evolution and also enables you to live freely.

By the end of this episode, you will be able to accept yourself and others more and have more compassion for yourself and the people around you.

Drop a heart if you agree!

#beingnonjudgemetal #AreYouTrulyAlive #MeherMirchandani #goodorbad #motivation #DiscoverYourself #ComeAlive #DontJustExist #Love #Gratitude #Grateful #LiveNow #LoveYourself #SelfLove #Happiness #Grow #Dubai #MyDubai #UAE

To find out more about Meher:

#regret #selflove #reprogramlimitingbeliefs #discoverpurpose

Regret is a negative emotion that occurs when a person believes his or her past actions or behaviors if changed, may have achieved a better outcome. Regret is often closely associated with feelings of guilt and shame.

In this episode you will learn 4 things that will help you come alive and live a life of no regret, it will also help you to evaluate your life and where you stand to fill any gaps that you feel.

4 things that help me in my journey:

1. Loving myself for who I am

2. Keeping my heart open

3. Discovering my purpose and living for it

4. Reprogram limiting beliefs

Don't let regret be a part of your later journey. Love, and live each day as if it is your last.

Drop a heart if you agree with this💕

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Living in the Now is one of the most important aspects of my life. The day I learned how to live in the now that’s the day I started living.

Most of us are saddened by our past experiences and we lose faith to change our reality in the now, orwe fear the future based on our past and assume it to be as painful.

We have the power to change our thoughts and create a new reality if we start living in the now.

The 3 ways we can start living in the now

* Acceptance

* Monitor your thoughts

* Focus on one thing at a time

In this episode, you will learn - what it means to live in the now and why is it important, and I will also share with you 3 ways to practice living in the now

Read more on Live in Now, Chapter 4, Come Alive, don’t just exist.

Or connect with me 💕

To find out more about Meher:

#victimtovictor #comealive #selflove #gratitude

In this episode, you will learn the difference between Victim and Victor’s mentalities.

3 learnings helped me move out of the victim mentality.

1.     I learned to own my life - I started accepting responsibility for my past, present, and future. I took my power back by taking responsibility for my life. We have to learn to look past other people’s judgments, ideas, and beliefs of our version of life to actually start living the life we want. So, take full responsibility for your life and become independent emotionally.

2.     Use your power - if you really want it, you must generate the power from within to achieve it. The power of action, the power of choice, and the power to push forward. Start taking action towards your growth by creating new habits that serve you. Start making choices to shift your mentality and beliefs from within with positive self-talk and positive affirmations daily. And start making the effort to progress in the direction you wish by forgiving others and yourself.

Be in a state of gratitude for all the blessings you have.

3.     Believe in Yourself - this can be achieved by converting fear to faith, believing that the universe is supporting you, and start fostering confidence by recognizing your strengths and being kind to yourself. View all challenges as growth opportunities rather than failures. Believe in and trust the process of life.

In conclusion, free yourself from being controlled by what other people think about you. Start to prioritize how you feel about yourself, and what you want in life.

So, convert any victim mentality you hold in any area of your life to one of a Victor, because you are powerful to do so.

To find out more about Meher: Website:

#HabitsCreateYou #comealive #uae #mehermirchandani

Your habits either assist you in reaching your goals and living the reality you want or drain and hold you back from reaching your full potential.

Have you evaluated your habits recently?

It’s important to keep them in Check and evaluate how they are serving you.

It’s never too late to change old habits and replace them with new ones.

Thank you, Valerie Prasetyo, for inviting me to share my experience at ‘Speak up light up, I enjoyed being part of it

Lynn Howard thank you for the connection!

Connect To Valerie:

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriepr...

In this episode you will learn the importance of letting go of people because when your energies don't match theirs anymore it's ok to let go...

Letting go doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it becomes easier and easier as we learn to accept, appreciate, and love ourselves for who we are and for who we are not.

By the end of this episode, you will gain a better understanding of the subject of letting go of people. It will give you a new perspective on why it is important and how to do it.

DM me to help you Let go!

To find out more about Meher: Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

In this episode you will learn what does it mean to let go of material things. How to let go and the benefits it can bring to you.

Letting go of material objects and things means decluttering your life, wardrobe and home from things you don't need. It also means not buying anything you absolutely do not need. It is called a minimal way of living.

By the end of this episode, you will be able to let go of some material things to feel free. You will also understand that letting go of material things is an important part of self care. It will shed light on why acquiring objects only gives temporary pleasure.

DM me to help you let go of material things and live a peaceful life!

To find out more about Meher: Website: www.mehermirchandani.com

Activities are something done for enjoyment. We commit to activities to stay connected to the world, people or communities. It could be music events, dinner parties, watching TV, community gatherings, spending time on social media and others.  

Do you allow yourself to let go of activities that don't serve you anymore?  

In this episode you will learn how to make more space for your growth and journey by letting go of activities, projects or events that are not in line with your growth.  

And, by the end of this episode, you will be able to evaluate how to let go of activities that don't serve you and you will also be able to understand why this is important.   

DM me to know yourself and Come Alive!

To find out more about Meher:  Website: www.mehermirchandani.com  

When I presented to the Tata Group, I didn't expect the number of amazing questions that I would get asked by the team and I'm grateful to answer two more in this video. They are:  

1. What is the relationship between self love and self care?
2. Is it possible that self love could lead to egotistic or egocentric behaviour?  

If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a rating and review on wherever you are listening, and please share it with anyone you think needs to hear it.

Lots of Love.

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In this episode of The Come Alive Podcast I answer three more questions from The Tata Group. They are:  

1. How do you take the first step towards self love and continue to do it consistently through various ups and downs?
2. How can self love improve my relationship with my spouse?
3. How do you define the 'Self' in the context of 'Self Love'?  

I battled with all of these questions in the beginning of my self love journey, so I was grateful to be able to answer them and share my experiences in this video. 

In this episode of The Come Alive Podcast I answer the following questions: