Today’s guest is Savinay Chandrasekhar, who has played a key role in the lives of thousands of underprivileged teens. He didn't start his career helping others, instead, he was busy following a similar path that many of us also followed . . . he did well in school, worked hard and followed the influence of his parents into a career that didn’t quite match his internal desires. Ultimately, however, he found his path to follow his gut and wound up exactly where he and the world needed him to be. On the show we discuss deep topics including how to find your place in the world, the importance of education, the value of teaching and teachers, the value of a better educated population, the value of college, how to strengthen your family bond, poverty, the power of exercise and movement to better learning, or how to better your mind while meditating, silence retreats, and much more -- you’re in for a treat with this show. Timestamps

How he contracted and survived a tropical disease

How said experience impacted his life

On wrestling with the 3rd culture first generation issue

What real financial poverty is

His thoughts on pacifism

What he gave up to follow his heart

How he knew it was the right time to follow his heart

His advice to people whose work makes them miserable

What the Broad Center is all about and what he did there

What he learned in Kurdistan

What the “achievement gap” is

The essence of Minds Matter

His 10-year plan

How educators can impact children

The importance of diversity in education

Some of the most innovative ideas in education today

His thoughts on the education system

His thoughts on standardized testing

The importance of embracing risk in education and innovation

What the Vipassana meditation technique is all about

His advice for those who would like to improve their meditation practice

Line he wants imprinted on his tombstone

Person whose life he’d like to experience for a day

Book that has had the most impact in his life