we welcome Rhea Kapoor in our modern world everyone is always
in our modern world everyone is always
in our modern world everyone is always looking for the next big thing the key
looking for the next big thing the key
looking for the next big thing the key to success health happiness and
to success health happiness and
to success health happiness and well-being new methods solutions
well-being new methods solutions
well-being new methods solutions insights facts and figures pop up
insights facts and figures pop up
insights facts and figures pop up everywhere in this sheer endless search
everywhere in this sheer endless search
everywhere in this sheer endless search for the perfect life this is my grandma
for the perfect life this is my grandma
for the perfect life this is my grandma on her motorbike in Italy in 1956 not
on her motorbike in Italy in 1956 not
on her motorbike in Italy in 1956 not knowing that this would be one of her
knowing that this would be one of her
knowing that this would be one of her last trips she would take for a very
last trips she would take for a very
last trips she would take for a very very long time
very long time
very long time when the wall was built in 1961 it
when the wall was built in 1961 it
when the wall was built in 1961 it divided Germany the country she grew up
divided Germany the country she grew up
divided Germany the country she grew up in and ended her freedom but she never
in and ended her freedom but she never
in and ended her freedom but she never stopped hoping dreaming and believing in
stopped hoping dreaming and believing in
stopped hoping dreaming and believing in a better future in 1989 four years after
a better future in 1989 four years after
a better future in 1989 four years after I was born
I was born
I was born suddenly the wall was history my
suddenly the wall was history my
suddenly the wall was history my grandparents put my sister and me into
grandparents put my sister and me into
grandparents put my sister and me into their tiny little GDR East German
their tiny little GDR East German
their tiny little GDR East German Trabant car and finally took us to all
Trabant car and finally took us to all
Trabant car and finally took us to all the different places they had been
the different places they had been
the different places they had been longing to visit and missing for such a
longing to visit and missing for such a
longing to visit and missing for such a long time we slept in this car there
long time we slept in this car there
long time we slept in this car there were four of us when we got taller we
were four of us when we got taller we
were four of us when we got taller we moved into a tiny little tent next to it
moved into a tiny little tent next to it
moved into a tiny little tent next to it we even we even slept in a cow stable we
we even we even slept in a cow stable we
we even we even slept in a cow stable we didn’t have any money but we were
didn’t have any money but we were
didn’t have any money but we were finally free and that’s what really
finally free and that’s what really
finally free and that’s what really mattered as a cultural scientist and
mattered as a cultural scientist and
mattered as a cultural scientist and psychologist I guess I know almost
psychologist I guess I know almost
psychologist I guess I know almost everything there is to know about the
everything there is to know about the
everything there is to know about the science of happiness and well-being all
science of happiness and well-being all
science of happiness and well-being all the facts and figures all the studies I
the facts and figures all the studies I
the facts and figures all the studies I know that 50% of your happiness is
know that 50% of your happiness is
know that 50% of your happiness is determined by your genes
determined by your genes
determined by your genes so you cannot do anything against it
so you cannot do anything against it
so you cannot do anything against it another ten percent by circumstances you
another ten percent by circumstances you
another ten percent by circumstances you cannot change or influence as good or
cannot change or influence as good or
cannot change or influence as good or bad they might be but the remaining 40%
bad they might be but the remaining 40%
bad they might be but the remaining 40% and that’s what really counts are
and that’s what really counts are
and that’s what really counts are influenced by yourself by your internal
influenced by yourself by your internal
influenced by yourself by your internal state of mind your actions thoughts and
state of mind your actions thoughts and
state of mind your actions thoughts and behavior so in my case my childhood
behavior so in my case my childhood
behavior so in my case my childhood experiences our adventures and not at
experiences our adventures and not at
experiences our adventures and not at least my grandma’s words told me more
least my grandma’s words told me more
least my grandma’s words told me more about happiness than anything or anyone
about happiness than anything or anyone
about happiness than anything or anyone else ever did because in the end it’s
else ever did because in the end it’s
else ever did because in the end it’s not about science it’s not about brain
not about science it’s not about brain
not about science it’s not about brain structures or chemical reactions in the
structures or chemical reactions in the
structures or chemical reactions in the end it’s all about how you fill this
end it’s all about how you fill this
end it’s all about how you fill this mixtape called your life so imagine your
mixtape called your life so imagine your
mixtape called your life so imagine your life was a tape recorder sometimes one
life was a tape recorder sometimes one
life was a tape recorder sometimes one or the other button might get stuck
or the other button might get stuck
or the other button might get stuck sometimes the tape tangled and a small
sometimes the tape tangled and a small
sometimes the tape tangled and a small cogs but most of the time it is running
cogs but most of the time it is running
cogs but most of the time it is running the soundtrack of your life when do you
the soundtrack of your life when do you
the soundtrack of your life when do you push which button play it’s all about
push which button play it’s all about
push which button play it’s all about many many different reasons you get up
many many different reasons you get up
many many different reasons you get up in the morning it’s about motivation
in the morning it’s about motivation
in the morning it’s about motivation it’s about getting started or getting
it’s about getting started or getting
it’s about getting started or getting started ahead and it’s about what you
started ahead and it’s about what you
started ahead and it’s about what you love and it’s about the best state your
love and it’s about the best state your
love and it’s about the best state your minds anybody can possibly and bein when
minds anybody can possibly and bein when
minds anybody can possibly and bein when time rushes and everything seems
time rushes and everything seems
time rushes and everything seems perfectly under control
perfectly under control
perfectly under control this state is called slow so think about
this state is called slow so think about
this state is called slow so think about when was the last time you were so
when was the last time you were so
when was the last time you were so motivated and so focused that nothing
motivated and so focused that nothing
motivated and so focused that nothing else played a role anymore and time just
else played a role anymore and time just
else played a role anymore and time just went by once we started moving
went by once we started moving
went by once we started moving there’s one thing we sometimes tend to
there’s one thing we sometimes tend to
there’s one thing we sometimes tend to forget and might end up being totally
forget and might end up being totally
forget and might end up being totally stressed it’s my favorite button
stressed it’s my favorite button
stressed it’s my favorite button it’s the pause button because sometimes
it’s the pause button because sometimes
it’s the pause button because sometimes I myself forget to press it the pause
I myself forget to press it the pause
I myself forget to press it the pause button is about finding time to calm
button is about finding time to calm
button is about finding time to calm down and to rest
down and to rest
down and to rest it’s about mindfulness and it’s about
it’s about mindfulness and it’s about
it’s about mindfulness and it’s about being exactly here and now and nowhere
being exactly here and now and nowhere
being exactly here and now and nowhere else and it’s about taking a deep breath
else and it’s about taking a deep breath
else and it’s about taking a deep breath here and now and while you’re breathing
here and now and while you’re breathing
here and now and while you’re breathing I want you to skip back to all the
I want you to skip back to all the
I want you to skip back to all the moments and memories you had so far in
moments and memories you had so far in
moments and memories you had so far in your life I want you to remember them
your life I want you to remember them
your life I want you to remember them because they mattered so much skip back
because they mattered so much skip back
because they mattered so much skip back to all the places you’ve already been to
to all the places you’ve already been to
to all the places you’ve already been to to all the wonderful things you’ve
to all the wonderful things you’ve
to all the wonderful things you’ve already done and to all the good things
already done and to all the good things
already done and to all the good things you’ve already learned because I think
you’ve already learned because I think
you’ve already learned because I think there’s so much to remember and while
there’s so much to remember and while
there’s so much to remember and while you’re there
you’re there
you’re there skipping back also think about everyone
skipping back also think about everyone
skipping back also think about everyone you met along the way so many people
you met along the way so many people
you met along the way so many people there’s a saying that says you become
there’s a saying that says you become
there’s a saying that says you become like the five people you spend most time
like the five people you spend most time
like the five people you spend most time with so choose wisely whose voices and
with so choose wisely whose voices and
with so choose wisely whose voices and actions you would like to record whose
actions you would like to record whose
actions you would like to record whose words do you never ever want to forget
words do you never ever want to forget
words do you never ever want to forget who mattered so much that you want to
who mattered so much that you want to
who mattered so much that you want to have them in your life on a regular
have them in your life on a regular
have them in your life on a regular basis think about the people who really
basis think about the people who really
basis think about the people who really count and get in touch with them today
count and get in touch with them today
count and get in touch with them today tomorrow and every single day that
tomorrow and every single day that
tomorrow and every single day that follows play pause rewind records
follows play pause rewind records
follows play pause rewind records last but not least there’s one button
last but not least there’s one button
last but not least there’s one button that takes a look into your future skip
that takes a look into your future skip
that takes a look into your future skip forward to the unknown and look what the
forward to the unknown and look what the
forward to the unknown and look what the future might bring what would you do if
future might bring what would you do if
future might bring what would you do if you know you could not fail and why when
you know you could not fail and why when
you know you could not fail and why when was the last time you did something for
was the last time you did something for
was the last time you did something for the very very first time you are in
the very very first time you are in
the very very first time you are in charge
charge
charge mix your mixtape the way you want it
mix your mixtape the way you want it
mix your mixtape the way you want it listen to the sound of your life
listen to the sound of your life
listen to the sound of your life let’s get back and forward records play
let’s get back and forward records play
let’s get back and forward records play and pause live your life because as far
and pause live your life because as far
and pause live your life because as far as I know there’s only one life you’ve
as I know there’s only one life you’ve
as I know there’s only one life you’ve got my grandma’s my grandma’s soundtrack
got my grandma’s my grandma’s soundtrack
got my grandma’s my grandma’s soundtrack is one of the most colorful loveliest
is one of the most colorful loveliest
is one of the most colorful loveliest and inspiring ones I ever know I often
and inspiring ones I ever know I often
and inspiring ones I ever know I often wish it would still be playing and in a
wish it would still be playing and in a
wish it would still be playing and in a way I think it will always do so why am
way I think it will always do so why am
way I think it will always do so why am I telling you this
I telling you this
I telling you this I want you to go through these five
I want you to go through these five
I want you to go through these five buttons on your tape recorder on a daily
buttons on your tape recorder on a daily
buttons on your tape recorder on a daily routine I want you to use them all don’t
routine I want you to use them all don’t
routine I want you to use them all don’t only play one of them all the time use
only play one of them all the time use
only play one of them all the time use them all implement them into the fabric
them all implement them into the fabric
them all implement them into the fabric of your life because every mixtape tells
of your life because every mixtape tells
of your life because every mixtape tells another story let yours be unique
another story let yours be unique
another story let yours be unique authentic full of love laughter and
authentic full of love laughter and
authentic full of love laughter and learnings let it be a daily inspiration
learnings let it be a daily inspiration
learnings let it be a daily inspiration for yourself and for the people you love
for yourself and for the people you love
for yourself and for the people you love the most
the most
the most thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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