Today’s conversation is with actor and content creator, Vihan Chelliah.
Vihan left the corporate world in his early twenties to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams.
On YouTube, Vihan produces weekly videos on a productivity, time-management, and personal growth. You can check it out HERE.
Expect to learn about how serendipity plays a massive role in your career, a framework to find your purpose, avoiding discouragement, and much more.
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
(0:35): Who is Vihan Chelliah?
(2:27): How he jumped into YouTube, acting and entrepreneurship.
(11:44): Ikigai: a powerful framework to implement in your own life.
(17:18): Staying disciplined and the power of negative reinforcement.
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Erin Meyer & Reed Hastings.
(25:09): Avoiding discouragement and enjoying the process.
(33:23): The randomness of new opportunities.
(36:26): A summary and discussion of Meg Jay’s book, The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter-And How to Make the Most of Them Now.
(45:33): The Acting World 101.
(48:12): Vihan’s upcoming feature film — Time Pulse.
(51:25): Top 3 recommended reads/audiobooks:
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau.
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
Atomic Habits by James Clear.
(59:48): Money as a motivator.