Episode 3 | Part 1
Does a highly successful career and education prevent you from feeling exhausted by your path? Can it give you perspective on the hustle? Do years of being a good kid and following a path burn you out? Or can it empower you? Does society force you down certain paths? Are our choices are own?
In this episode, we learn from Shouvik Sachdeva's journey from Chandigarh to IIT-Kanpur to New York City. Shouvik is a trader with Tower Research in New York City. He has previously spent a decade at World Quant and is an alumni of IIT-Kanpur, one of the premier technical institutes in India.
Enjoy this gezellig chat in the Scottish countryside that is touched by so much of American and Indian Culture.
Part 1 of the episode is about early life paths, expectations and the discovery of that languishing feeling. We talk through Shouvik's early life in Chandigarh, the impact of his family and siblings, his boarding school experience at Lawrence Sanawar in the Himalayas in India, the impact of sport on his life and what the emotional setups of a good Indian kid are.
### Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Explaining why we're by a highway
2:17 - How we met
02:47 - Shouvik’s path and career
04:49 - How Chandigarh, North Indian culture & IIT shaped him
06:59 - Kids are different in Scotland
07:25 - Middle class Indian family values
09:39 - Boarding school at Lawrence Sanawar
12:39 - Early expectations from life path
15:28 - Preparing for IIT and engineering
19:22 - Dopamine to crack engineering exams
22:43 - Exit from IIT and path to New York
28:00 - The not so thought out decision into finance
31:03 - Needing a new challenge, languishing
33:57 - Expectation vs reality mismatches
37:52 - Outro
**How do you feel more emotionally fulfilled with work?**
Episode 2, part 2In this part, we learn about some of the tactics Kate has used in her career to feel more emotionally fulfilled and less burned out. She looks back to her 20s and thinks about things she would tell herself - like don’t worry about the socks. Learn from her battles to make your own a bit more sustainable.
### Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Make or break culture
3:01 - They’re just socks! And, one sheeters.
5.56 - Riding a bike
8.23 - Addiction to productivity
12:15 - Path back to a ‘regular job’ and enjoying seasons
15:00 - Becoming open to being wrong, and pivoting
16:37 - Values as a driver
20:22 - Perception pressure at Google
21:58 - Community & vulnerability post lay off
24:04 - Deep feelings & dating interesting people
26:38 - Global exposure at work
31:06 - The office as a space to build bonds, even for introverts
34:12 - Kate’s Wide World View
**How do women in the workplace experience burnout differently?**In this episode, we learn from Kate's journey, who left the quaint suburban life to build a long career in corporate America. She brings a unique perspective on the experience of women in the corporate world and how burnout might manifest differently for women.
### Timecodes
00:00 - Intro01:26 - Guest intro and background
03:51 - Early Life & Family
06:59 - Leaving for the Big City
07:49 - North Star in Career
11:01 - Role of Education
13:20 - Living her Dreams for Women
16:22 - Becoming too Independent
17:29 - The Importance of a Village
20:50 - How Individualism affects Community Skills
22:50 - Role Models
26:10 - Women Voices in Business
28:00 - 'Lean In' Toxicity & Burnout
31:08 - How it has and hasn't changed for working women
33:25 - Women's Movements and Lack of Communication
36:20 - Women's 'Breakfast' events
37:34 - Equitable Time Commitment at Work
38:20 - Women Always Planning Off-sites & Expectations for Junior Women
39:00 - Making Space for Allies
41:19 - Burnout In Women & Extra Tax on Time
### Episode Summary
In the second episode of the Wide World View Podcast, Anmol Diddan, author of Burnout Highway, met Kate Howells, who is a mother, marketer and Google Alum, with over 20 years in the corporate world. This episode provides a guide for anyone who is looking to solve for questions of purpose, career transitions and dealing with burnout as a woman. Reach out if you'd like to work with me 1:1 as a coach.
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**What does it take to find a path out of burnout at the top of the corporate ladder| Wide World View Podcast Episode 1 - Burnt Out Banker**In this episode, we delve into Aditya's journey, climbing high up the corporate ladder within banking, to being burned out in his early 30s. To now finding a path to an emotionally sustainable life. ---### Timecodes00:00 - Aditya's introduction and past career in banking04:17 - Aditya's experience with burnout in his career and how he quit07:50 - How Aditya's burnout was influenced by his early experiences12:15 - How lack of connection with work and people led to burnout17:02 - Purpose and Provision18:55 - What would Aditya have done differently at the beginning of his career22:32 - Weighing the pros and cons as an immigrant24:58 - Aditya's culture shock when moving to the US27:40 - Support and how being burned out changed Aditya's corporate experience30:16 - How the job wasn't emotionally sustainable32:26 - Vulnerability at work and banking's hardo culture37:45 - Rain Delay! Turn up the volume!38:30 - Emotional state associated with burnout41:30 - How burnout affected relationships 43:40 - Redesigning life with anchors that are important to Aditya
48:28 - Aditya's emotionally sustainable path as a real estate investor
51:36 - Emotional, financial challenges of a major career transition54:19 - Why Aditya quit as he rose to the top55:30 - Aditya's Wide World View for people who are burned out### Episode Summary
In the first episode of the Wide World View Podcast, Anmol Diddan, author of Burnout Highway, sat down with Aditya Puri, who quit as a Vice President at a global investment bank to build a more emotionally sustainable life. This episode provides a guide for anyone who is looking to solve for questions of purpose, provision, career transitions and burnout. Reach out if you'd like to work with me 1:1 as a coach. ### Connect with Wide World ViewSubscribe for a different global perspective:➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@WideWorldViewbyAnmolDiddan?sub_confirmation=1➡️ https://wideworldview.com/blog/Join the conversation & community:🌐 Website: WideWorldView.Com🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wide-world-view/🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anmol-diddan-8a44643a/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wide.world.view/---Guest: Aditya Puri🔗 Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-puri-9a4b9b55/*Thank you to Nilesh Mali for the fantastic video editing!*#WideWorldView #burnout #corporatelife #podcast #banking