Dr. Mandeep Rai is an international best-selling author, speaker, and broadcast journalist. She is the author of The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership, which details how to incorporate values from other nations into your own life. She began her career working for JPMorgan, the United Nations, the European Commission, and grassroots NGOs before setting up the UAE’s first media venture capital fund. Dr. Rai studied philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) at the University of Melbourne, has an MSc in development from the London School of Economics, an MBA at London Business School, with a year at Harvard Business School and MIT, and she holds a PhD in global values.

Through her extensive travels (185 countries, and counting!), Dr. Rai came to the conclusion that each country has a core value. For example, the United States is characterized by entrepreneurship, Canada by openness, South Africa by forgiveness, and Mexico by celebration. The book is equal parts travel guide, foreign language class, and history lesson all told through the lens of vivid, vibrant stories. In our conversation, Dr. Rai explains how she came up with the five primary values and shares a preview of a tool she’s developing to help readers narrow down their own values.

We also touch on daily practices for heart-centering and tapping into your own energy. Dr. Rai is a deeply spiritual person and connected with her community, and she shares a charity that is near and dear to her. The Jaskomal Foundation is about bringing awareness and education in regards to stem cell transplants and increasing the donor registration list. Listen to today’s episode to hear our conversation about The Values Compass and more.

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Topics Covered:

• Notable leaders who have endorsed Dr. Rai’s work, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• How Dr. Rai makes every morning a ‘miracle morning’
• Looking at countries through their relationship to change, continuity, connection, community, and core values
• Dr. Rai’s go-to practices for finding and discovering values so that you’re always operating as your authentic self
• How Dr. Rai is working to build more awareness about the importance of understanding national values

About our guest:

• Dr. Rai's Website
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• The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership
• The Jaskomal Foundation

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