In this week's Top Tip episode, Becky and Amy reflect on Nithya Prabu's recommendation for entrepreneurs and leaders to:

• Be really clear of your values, purpose and goals;
• Make sure your goals track directly back to your purpose and values; and highlights that,
• "If your goals are important enough on a spiritual level, the rest are just details."

We discuss:

• How goals should reflect purpose, and purpose be driven by values; and how all too often espoused values aren't reflected in an entrepreneur's or company's behaviours and actions.
• The importance of thinking through practically how your values play out in your business.
• How scaling a business can sometimes result in a mismatch between a founder's values and their team's interpretation of these.
• The power of reflective writing and how it can help you shift your perspective and thinking to build your self-esteem, resilience, and ultimately your wealth.
• How much fun goals are!

Nithya has published a range of books, including motivational poems. From her 2017 collection 'Lionness on Fire', Amy reads the opening to,

'The Universe and You'

You are not inferior.
You're not negligible.
You are not an excuse.

You are exclusive.
You are significant to this world.

You are an answer to the prayers
of this universe, for a purpose
which you and you alone
can accomplish.

The universe wants you,
desires you, demands you
to be here.

That, my love, is the reason
why you are here
in the first place.

Forget what others have
to say about you.

Fall in love with you,
submit yourself to the universe
as it tries to work its way
through you.

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we have. We would love to hear your experiences with values, purpose, goals, reflective writing and any other distinctions you have taken from this podcast. Please connect with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter using the links below; and subscribe to The MindStyling podcast and newsletter.

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Host: Amy Armstrong
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Host: Dr Becky Sage
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About Nithya Prabu and Lurnable Ltd.
http://nithyaprabu.com/ - discover more of Nithya's poetry and insights
https://www.lurnable.com/ - on a mission to enable international students to make the right educational decisions

Supporting resources:
In this episode Amy references 'Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less' by Greg McKEown. (2014, Virgin Books).