Five ingredient recipe to finding your light | Sanjana George | TEDxKerala Agricultural University

Quick Overview

Sanjana George presents her "5-Ingredient Recipe to Finding Your Light," which centers on checking passion, being mindful, fixing frustrations, making your purpose bigger than yourself, and planting the seed then waiting, sharing personal anecdotes about overcoming self-doubt and physical setbacks in her competitive career to illustrate these principles.

Key Points: The five core ingredients for finding your light are: check your passion, be mindful, fix what frustrates you, make it bigger than you, and plant the seed then wait. The speaker started competing in WWE at age nine, but because she was an introvert, she found it difficult to talk on a mic in front of people, leading to nervousness. The first step involves checking your passion by honestly asking what you enjoy doing even without external pressures like money or expectations. Step Two, 'Be Mindful,' emphasizes being present, not distracted, and understanding why you are where you are to make a difference exactly where you stand. Step Three advises fixing what frustrates you, noting that sometimes your purpose is hidden within an annoyance (e.g., frustration with pre-packaged keto snacks). Step Four is to 'Make it Bigger Than You,' meaning your purpose should not be self-serving but about making an impact on others' lives, which helps you breathe easier and feel seen. The final step, 'Plant the Seed, Then Wait,' highlights that results take time and hard work, using the example of an athlete whose health improved significantly after she stopped pushing herself in the wrong direction.

Context: This TEDx talk, delivered at TEDx Kerala Agricultural University, features Sanjana George sharing her personal journey and a five-step framework she calls her "5-Ingredient Recipe to Finding Your Light." George draws heavily on her experiences as an athlete, including her training for WWE, overcoming introversion, dealing with physical injuries like knee surgeries, and ultimately finding fulfillment by focusing her efforts outward rather than solely on self-improvement.