The first time I heard about Srinivas Rao “The Instigator Experience” was back in April 2013 in Nicaragua while hanging out with Srini in San Juan Del Sur. I remember talking about how thankful I was for BlogcastFM and how impressed I was with all the progress he had made over the years and I remember asking what was next for him in his journey as an entrepreneur and he mentioned two things: Writing a book that became known as The Art of Being Unmistakable and putting together an event that he called The Instigator Experience, where people from all walks of life and previous instigators featured on BlogcastFM get together to turn life-changing ideas and projects into reality.
Fast forward a couple months later, his book became the best art he has created so far inspiring thousands of people around the world with his message. Also, The Instigator Experience was launched and it will now become a reality come April 2014. Looking at the list of instigators that will participate in this experience I became intrigued with not only their work but also the journey that took them where they are now, so I decided to dive into their work to get to know them a bit better one by one. This is how I came across Kamal Ravikant’s book called Live Your Truth, a book that has inspired me to keep looking inside myself to find my truth and commit on doing the work to become the best version of myself.
What I love most about the book is that it’s raw and honest; It’s a reminder that we are all humans, make mistakes, and choose our own paths. Despite our choices, Kamal remind us to make a commitment to consistently work on ourselves sharing the lessons we learn along the way and letting life flow like a river.
I needed this reminder of how an amazing life is just a decision away; a decision towards a commitment to consistently work on ourselves and give our best effort every single day.
Kamal, Thank You very much for writing this book and sharing your truth inspiring people all over the world in their journey of self-exploration and personal discovery. You are a very powerful and inspirational human being because despite losing your best friend Wagner, shutting down your company, and going through a breakup you never gave up and kept committed to loving yourself, living your truth, and sharing your truth with the rest of us.
The best lessons I got from the book are:
Do your best and let go of outcomes.
This is difficult for me to do because I get so attached to outcomes and end results. I want things to work out, be perfect, and go my own way, but I have realized that the only thing I control is my own effort and the rest takes care of itself.
We must guide people to find their own truth, not live it for them.
I want people to follow my advice but I have realized that they need to experience their own truth. All we can do is guide them, but they have to walk through that door.
Once you discover your truth, you have to go all in.
I think I’m getting closer and closer to my truth or maybe I’m already living it and I don’t even know it. All I know is that I love to write, travel, and share my own experiences with other people.
Keep what works and discard the rest.
In order to discover what works we must experience it first. The experts are there to guide us but what works for one person might not necessarily work for another one. We must experience and share the lessons.
Ask for help and reach out to your friends.
The quality of your network determines your success. A good network of friends will always be there to pick you up; all you have to do is ask.
We fall to learn and share the gift which is the lesson.
We need more people sharing their failures, their struggles, and downfalls. The stories of how they were able to rise above their limitations.
Always be raw, honest, and vulnerable.
This is the best way to be heard and differentiate yourself in this noisy world.
Surpass today what you were yesterday.
Small steps everyday will get you there.
James Altucher buckets: Mental, Spiritual, Physical, Emotional.
If you don’t know about James’ daily practice you need to read this:
An amazing life takes a decision towards a commitment to consistently work on ourselves.
The commitment is there. Sometimes I win, sometimes I fall, but the commitment is there every single day.
I may not be able to change someone, I may not be able to change a circumstance, but I can change myself, how I respond, who I am being. That is where all the power resides. Inside.
Control your emotions and you control your reality.
We choose our own paths.
Every morning we have the power to choose what to become.
We are all chained.
Everything we do and don’t do affects our friends and family one way or another.
Our rituals are anchors.
Your rituals make all the difference between success and failure. Morning rituals dictate the direction on how your day goes; night rituals set you up for the next day.
Don’t resist. Let it flow. Life is like a river, just flow with it.
The more we resist the more pain we get. Let things happen and just put your best effort every day. The rest will take care of itself.
The more thresholds you cross the more confidence you will build up.
The first 5k I ran was hard and I barely finished, but the next one got easier. The first time we go through something it’s hard but it gives us the experience to improve and make it better the next time. Just get started.
We are humans.
Defeats, failures, successes, triumphs, life, death, are all part of the human experience. Just Live.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for some inspiration on discovering yourself and living a life true to your core beliefs.
Thank You Kamal for this legacy.
