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Welcome to another episode of Build Your Network with Travis Chappell. Today’s guest, Akshay Nanavati, is truly inspiring. After overcoming drug addiction, alcoholism, PTSD from fighting in the war in Iraq and recovering from the brink of suicide, Akshay Nanavati has since explored the most hostile environments on the planet, built a business helping people live limitless lifestyles. Combining his life experience with years of research in science and spirituality, he wrote a book called Fearvana: the revolutionary science of how to turn fear into health, wealth and happiness. Of the book, the Dali Lama said, ‘Fearvana inspires us to look beyond out own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives. Akshay has a fascinating story and today he shares some amazing examples of the power of networking.

Here’s what Travis and Akshay cover in this episode:

• The movie that triggered a desire in Akshay to serve others
• What happened when Akshay got back from Iraq
• The turning point that helped him go from functioning alcoholic and suicidal to studying neuroscience, psychology and spirituality
• The reason Akshay wants you to develop a positive relationship with suffering and what “Fearvana” really means
• The four things on the wall at Akshay’s gym that remind him to reframe suffering and work harder
• How Akshay got the Dali Lama to write the foreword for his book through a series of networking connections
• Why vulnerability is the key to making genuine personal connections and the reason to consider shooting a personal video instead of just emailing
• The way mastery (what you know) and connections (who you know) feed each other
• The snowball effect of connections that have led to some amazing opportunities for Akshay, and how deep and meaningful connections have transformed his life
• Why you should aim big, believe in yourself and just ask yourself, “Why not?”
• The reason owning your value and coming from a mindset of service is important when pitching yourself
• The importance of expressing gratitude and sharing the impact a person has had on you, and some simple ways to do that
• How being clear about what you’re looking for, your goals and what you’re trying to achieve will help you go to the right places to get you there
• Why you need to get comfortable with videos, and other face-to-face conversations
• The meaningful, symbolic gift Akshay gave to Jack Canfield
• The currency influencers trade in: influence
• What Akshay would do if he had to start out all over again
• Why fear will never go away and how you can leverage confidence as a source of commitment

Links and recommended resources:

• The Chicken Soup for the Soul series, The Success Principles and the
• Train the Trainer Program by Jack Canfield
• The World Domination Summit by Chris Gillebeau
• So Money Podcast by Farnoosh Torabi
• Leadership Step By Step by Joshua Spodek
• The Art of Authenticity Podcast by Laura Coe
• Leadership Coach by Martial Goldsmith
• The Last of the Mohicans Theme
• The Rise and Shine video from Nike
• To Do-ist App

Where to find Akshay Nanavati

The best place to find Akshay is fearvana.com or reach out to him on Instagram or via email.

The Gym poster mentioned

During a workout you should think four things:

1. I’m not going to make it
2. I wanna quit
3. I’m gonna die if I keep going
4. I’d rather die than not finish this

Are you working hard enough?

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