Wish I Knew That Before! with Amit Pandey: Recent Episodes
Amit Pandey
I am starting this podcast with a vision to bring guests from different walks of life to share ideas and answer questions that can help a young adult navigate through life, with a hope that less and less young adults end up saying Wish I Knew That Before! I am a 26-year-old Research Engineer and have been on this conscious journey of self-transformation for the past four years. Knowing the importance of deep conversations that affect one and all, but go unspoken about, through this podcast, I aim to facilitate discussions into such issues by exploring different aspects of life. Not an expert, but a fellow curious learner, I hope that this podcast will start a dialogue on such issues among young adults and empower them in their journey!
In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Simone Pols, a polyglot who can communicate fluently in 8 different languages and is always learning new ones. He shares his craziest language learning experience of learning Portuguese in a weekend and having a conversation later. As an Italian citizen who has lived in Germany, he understands the power of languages in integrating into new cultures, connecting with locals, and gaining new perspectives. Simone believes in Nelson Mandela's quote that speaking in someone's language goes straight to their heart, which is why he's building a lifestyle around his online language coaching program and freelance Project Management work. Join me in this fascinating conversation as we explore the tips and tricks to mastering a new language as an adult.
Follow Simone's Work On:
Website: https://simonepols.com/home-en/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimonePols
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonepols/
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
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Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
Krashen's Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTsduRreug&ab_channel=MarkRounds
SRS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8uhdZ9897I&ab_channel=TheLanguageScientist
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
And The Biggest Thanks to Bradley Kennedy: @bradleystevenk for connecting me with Ultraspeaking.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
4:21 - languages open many doors
7:49 - Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation
13:40 - Common Mistakes by Adults
20:49 - Embarrassing Story
26:37 - Learning through Apps
30:21 - Contextual Learning
33:51 - What is fluency?
36:21 - Holistic Learning Method
45:02 - Surpass the Struggle
48:06 - Quick Efficient Tips
52:00 - Be Compassionate with yourself
57:01 - Learning Makes a better place
1:01 - Wish I Knew That Before
Our Guest for today's show is the creative Power House. His desire to experiment has taken him places. In 2013 he started collaborating with Zach King the famous Digital Magician to do sound design for his videos. Eventually becoming the creative director at King Studio, writing creative videos which were viewed over 5 Billion Times, and wrote branded content for Fortune 500 companies such as Apple, Google, Disney, and more.
In this episode, we talk about how to quit your job practically, the idea of being a generalist in a specialized world, following curiosity, and much more.
So please join me in welcoming The Creative Powerhouse, The Generalist in the Specialized World, Mark Sommerville
Follow Mark's Work On:
Website: https://slidesofsurprise.com/
Website: https://marksommerville.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/slidesofsuprise
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksommerville/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mark.sommerville
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
And The Biggest Thanks to Bradley Kennedy: @bradleystevenk for connecting me with Ultraspeaking.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Timestamps:
Gavin Masumiya aka The Flow Master has single-handedly impacted mine as well as so many people's lives through his Group FlowFam. Flowfam is equal to freedom for me and Gavin through his mastery of Flow using Voice and knowing the art of Facilitation invites the flowticipants into the non-judgemental space to speak their own truth, using the power of their voice and music.
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I remember being introduced to Gavin in the May of 2021 and since then life has not been the same. I have cried, belly laughed, found my creative self, and experimented with expressing my truth rawthentically.
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In this episode we discuss the Science behind flow, and how can someone access flow using their voice, music, and non-judgemental space. We also did a demo towards the end to bring the whole conversation together.
Follow Gavin's Work On:
Website: https://gavinmasumiya.com/home
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gavinmasumiya
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavinmasumiya/
Instagram Flowfam: https://www.instagram.com/flowfamofficial/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/fabolousaznboi
My Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
Show Notes:
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
4:37 - Story of Flowfam.
8:15 - Evolution of Flowfam
10:10 - 3 Pillars Of Flowfam
14: 10 - What happens in FlowStates?
18:20 - Being Voiceless Shaped Flowfam
25:30 - My Experience With FlowFam
28:44 - Role of Voice To Find Flow
31:36 - Release To Feel Ease
39:04 - Principles of FlowFam Meetings
43:53 - Is Flowfam for Introverts?
48:09 - There is Nothing Wrong with Anger
52:00 - Demo Flow Fam
1:09:51 - Connect with Gavin and Flowfam
1:11:21 - Wish I Knew That Before!
In this Episode I shed light on one of the biggest questions that I am facing along with so many young adults, when are you getting married? It is tough to stand against something that so many people around you have accepted as a norm. What if you are not ready for it but also you are fearful about am I doing something wrong?
I spoke about where was I in the past year, why I didn't post new episodes and what lesson learned about consistency.
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
Show Notes:
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Timestamps:
0:00 - Life Update
3:45 - Why I didn't Post for the past year?
7:35 - Consistency Is Very Important
9:14 - What's stopping you to get married?
11:37 - My Fear & Insecurities Marriage
18:53 - Story of Biswesh and him Standing Up For Himself!
22:00 - Take that Big Decision
Our Guest for Today's Show is a Drummer, Speaker, and an Agent For Social Change. Her story is one of hardships, abuse, and violence but also of grit, resilience, and hope. She was born in India's oldest and Mumbai's largest red-light area, Kamathipura. Daughter of a sex worker, she had a rough childhood, bouncing between NGOs and schools. She was marginalized, bullied in school, and often mocked by saying "a sex worker's daughter will simply become a sex worker". Amidst all this, she found herself being sexually abused by her Step-Father, not once but several times.
She grew up from being a timid, shy girl with low self-esteem into a confident and courageous young woman with Kranti's help. Kranti is an NGO that empowers girls from Mumbai's red-light areas. Please help me in welcoming a true Krantikaari, a girl who strongly believes that her background is not her weakness in fact her biggest strength, the brave, the bold, the courageous Sheetal Jain.
Follow Kranti's & Sheetal's Work On:
Sheetal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheetal.krantikarie/
Website: https://www.kranti-india.org/
YouTube #Kranti: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3z6ND-NCn0r56e69cox1g
Kranti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrantiMumbai
Kranti's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearekranti/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kranti.india
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
Child Sex Abuse Help_1: https://www.arpan.org.in/
Child Sex Abuse Help_2: http://www.healthcollective.in/child-sexual-abuse-call-for-help/
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Photos & Video Credits For Intro:
1.https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-sheetal-jain-from-mumbais-red-light-district-is-studying-drumming-in-the-usa/20140929.htm
2. Kranti's Facebook/Instagram/Web Page
The guests for today's show are Michael and Tristan, the cofounders of Ultra Speaking. Ultra Speaking exists to help people feel more comfortable when communicating in all situations, whether it's taking the stage to speak to a large audience or just speaking to an Uber Driver, utmost freedom and comfortability is what they aim for.
Follow Ultraspeaking's Work On:
Website: https://ultraspeaking.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3z6ND-NCn0r56e69cox1g
Ultraspeaking's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ultraspeaking
Michael'sTwitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelGendler
Tristan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Montebello
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ultraspeaking
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
Show Notes:
In this episode, we took a deep dive into understanding why do we have a debilitating fear of public speaking, how to speak with confidence, with less preparation, and no fear. We spoke about what should a beginner do when working on their speaking skills. One thing that I guarantee is that this is a masterclass on speaking with confidence in any situation, raw and honest conversation with amazing insights to UP your speaking game.
Important Resources Mentioned:
Toastmasters: www.toastmasters.org
Hikaru Chess Champion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweCc7bSMX5J4jEH7HFImng
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
And The Biggest Thanks to Bradley Kennedy: @bradleystevenk for connecting me with Ultraspeaking.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - What is Public Speaking? 🤯
6:49 - Why are we so Fearful of Public Speaking?
13:02 - How to build the trust that things will go well?
14:55 - Confidence is Not About Getting Things Right...
15:52 - Put Yourself at a Disadvantage while Practicing
17:34 - My Story as a Non-Native Speaker! #Hinglish=Hindi+English
18:50 - Mindset is more Important Than Environment
20:30 - High-Pressure Low-Stakes Simulation For Speaking
21:30 - Ultraspeaking Games=Flight Simulator For Speaking
25:41 - Great Speaking != How Great You are at Speaking...
28:34 - Get the REPS. How to get rid of Rust in Speaking?
31:36 - What Professional Athletes can teach us about speaking?
35:15 - How to Prepare For Any Talk, Coaching Session, Instagram Live?
39:00 - What am I Preparing For? (Key Question To Ask)
41:48 - Focus On ONE Key TAKE Away for the Audience!
43:34 - Prepare For 5 Mins, 5 Hours, or 5 Days!
45:05 - Magic of Spontaneity & Intuition!
49:17 - Advice For Beginners: Key Message
50:20 - Beginners: SIMPLIFY things for YOURSELF!
53:03 - But I Just want to improve Everyday Conversations...
56:20 - Root Of Speaking Anxiety=Wanting to put BEST Foot Forward
59:52 - GET On Journey FIRST, even if it's a WRONG DIRECTION!
1:05:03 - How to Connect with ULTRASPEAKING?
1:07:48 - Lesson Michael Wishes He Knew Before!
1:11:42 - Lesson Tristan Wishes He Knew Before!
The guests for today's show are Jonathan & Saumya the CO-Founders of Barefoot Education, a grassroots organization focused on improving foundational learning for under-resourced communities.
Nelson Mandela once said, "No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated". So please help me in welcoming the dynamic duo who are bringing that quote alive by contributing towards developing India by making sure that the future of tomorrow the kids have their wings to fly today. The thought leaders the changemakers Jonathan Mendonca & Saumya Aggarwal.
If you ever wanted to do good for society but felt incompetent or were uncertain about your future in that space, watching this podcast will give you the confidence and tools to move ahead. In this episode, we spoke about what is social entrepreneurship? why did they choose to be a social entrepreneur? perks and harsh realities of being a social entrepreneur. Discussing with parents about this career choice, how should be the mindset of a social entrepreneur and so much more.
Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
Barefoot Edu's Website: https://barefootedu.com/
Donate to Barefoot at https://barefootedu.com/donate.php
Young India Fellowship: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/YIF/
Follow Barefoot's Work On:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootedu/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF7gPk6l_W666C5xbIjYzuQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barefootedu
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Our guest for today's show is the CEO of the One Love Foundation. One Love is on a mission to educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better. Please help me in welcoming, the woman who believes in living a purposeful life, who is on a mission to create a better society, the Brave, the Bold, the Authentic Katie Hood.
Healthy relationships make us and unhealthy ones can break us. In this episode, we took a deep dive into the world of healthy and unhealthy relationships, how to help a friend or family member get out of an abusive relationship, One thing that I guarantee is that you would come out with a better understanding of relationships and how to love better. Love is not just an instinct, it's a byproduct of nurture, independence, trust and so much more.
Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
One Love Website: https://www.joinonelove.org/
One Love's Education Center: https://www.joinonelove.org/education-center
Domestic Violence Helpline: https://www.thehotline.org/
Follow OneLove's Work On:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JoinOneLove
Instagram: @join1love
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Join1Love
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinOneLove
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Our guest for today's show is a 24 years old choreographer, dancer, based in Pune. former co-founder of Garv Dance, a much loved and celebrated Bollywood dance group which started with a mission to teach authentic Bollywood dance in LA. A true believer in measuring his success by the impact he had, by the hearts that he touched. The ever so charming Rohit Jethwani aka Junior Jethu
In this episode, we took a deep dive into Rohit's journey as a heavy dancer, body image, his thoughts on how to create epic art, why artists should collaborate, what helped him lead three organizations, how to communicate effectively and so much more. One thing I can guarantee is that at the end of the episode you will have a renewed perspective on how to be more comfortable under your own skin and not give a damn about other's opinions. Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you.
Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
AIESEC: For Youth Leadership Development: https://aiesec.org/
How To Win Friends and Win Influence People: For Getting better at Communication and building relationship
Follow Rohits's Work On:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-ytz2I7nFiza2P58xrBXQ
Instagram: @juniorjethu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rohittaarjay.jethwani
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/
Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)
Quotes:
- Comparing Kills Art!
- You are your own USP.
- Go After Being Different, don't go after being the best, when you after being the best you are kind of competing. When you are different you need to compete with anyone, people will come to you for what you provide.
- You don't need to know everything before you start, you just go do it, you will find your path. 20:50
- Leadership is Service, you are serving your team to grow, to be happy.
- You don't have to be perfect as a leader, you are human too. Just say sorry for your mistakes, your team would relate to you more.
- If you think you have reached the top, and you think you can't grow more, there is only one way is the way down- Rohit's Mom.
- People have more degrees and less sense.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
4.20 - Did Rohit's Weight ever bothered him?
12:06 - When someone thinks you can't dance!
16:17 - Comparing Kills Art!
20:44 - How to find your USP?
25: 19- How did Rohit convince his Dad to pursue dancing as a career?
28.50 - Get better at Art or Focus on Growth when beginning?
31:54 - Be a little Realistic about your Passion!
40:50 - What to do when big artists won't collaborate?
44:12 - What is being a good leader means to Rohit?
45:50 - Journey as Leader!
49:44- Three Big Lessons as a Leader!
57:37- Lessons from How to Win Friends and Influence People.
59:43 - Leaders don't say sorry enough!
1:01:00 - Rohit's Core Values
1:03:51 - Lesson that Rohit Wish he knew Before!
Our guest for today's show is the 1992 World Champion of Public Speaking, author of four books on personal development and how to experience a meaningful life.
At the age of four running backward one day, he fell on his head, resulting in him losing his eyesight. Growing up with 11 brothers and sisters, Dana would often hear them say, “You can’t do that, you’re blind.” However, he never let that stop him. A non-believer in giving excuses, he went on to become the first blind student to ever graduate from Yale pursuing B.A in Math and Law Degree from USC.
In this episode, we took a deep dive into Dana's journey as a blind man in the sighted world, his thoughts on how to define yourself to live a meaningful life, how to stop comparing, finding purpose, and so much more. One thing I can guarantee is that at the end of the episode you will have a renewed perspective about how to live a meaningful life.
Follow Dana's Work:
Dana's Website
Dana's Profile on Facebook
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!: Instagram
Amit Pandey: Instagram
NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.
Useful Links:
My Digital Mentors:
Tom Bilyeu: Impact Theory
Sadhguru: Isha Foundation
Vishen Lakhiani: Mindvalley
Important Resources:
Toastmasters: Public Speaking & Leadership
Growing up, my deep-rooted insecurities in myself left me comparing with my peer's time and again, which resulted in many negative beliefs and values forming within me. Today, as a 26 years old Research Engineer, I still find myself stumbling around from time to time in this journey of life. But I learned how to regain my lost confidence and voice through my conscious transformative journey, which I have been on for the past four years. In this episode, I share how I dealt with my seething insecurities and my journey into overcoming it, so join me on this podcast to know more! Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to rate, and review it! Thank you.
Social Handles:
Wish I Knew That Before!: Instagram
Amit Pandey: Instagram
Useful Links:
My Digital Mentors:
Tom Bilyeu: Impact Theory
Sadhguru: Isha Foundation
Vishen Lakhiani: Mindvalley
Important Resources:
Toastmasters: Public Speaking & Leadership