IE102 Siddharth 'Sid' Anantharam: Coach with Confidence: Elevate Your Coaching Game
Our guest for this week is Siddharth Anantharam, community architect, Business Head of Mindvalley’s ‘Evercoach’, and founder of ‘Life Circles’. About Siddharth Siddharth Anantharam, also known as Sid, is really passionate about human connection. His guiding principle in life is to be interested rather than interesting which has allowed him to grow into a wonderful conversationalist, capable of creating meaningful connections with people very quickly. By asking powerful questions, a practice accompanied by intent and active listening, Sid gets people to share thoughts about the things they value most which creates an instant connection. A unique set of skills and talents has helped him become the Business Head of ‘Evercoach’ - Mindvalley’s online school and community for coaches. Sid leads the 'Evercoach' team that combines the top ideas, training, research, and insights into a powerful, actionable and transformational experience. With ‘Evercoach’, he also hosts and speaks at large events all over the world. In 2018, Sid and his 2 close friends co-founded ‘Life Circles’, an organization that helps people build meaningful relationships with themselves and others. By creating safe spaces for people to share and connect, they intend to help “build a more compassionate, connected and united world.” Their services cater to individuals, teams, communities, organizations, and through that, the planet itself. They host several retreats throughout the year and if you’d like to learn more, check out their website! You’ll find out details about upcoming events along with where and when you can apply. You can also expect updates about a brand new card game they’re designed to spark and facilitate meaningful conversations - the release date is planned before the end of 2019! Connect with Siddharth: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharth-anantharam/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sid_anantharam/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siddharth.anantharam Website: https://www.ourlifecircle.com/ In This Episode We Canvas: Reconnecting with the Self We ease into the conversation by going over the burning questions that were raised in Sid’s most recent Life Circle. The first burning question was related to the disconnection with the self that we’re experiencing in a time where technology has allowed us to connect with each other instantly, at all times. “Everyone was looking really to say, ‘Hey, I know connection is important but we live in such a hyperconnected world yet we are not so hyperconnected with ourselves.’” - Siddharth Anantharam Being Alone vs. Being Lonely The second burning question was the distinction between being alone and being lonely. We’ve referenced this distinction later in our conversation and we discussed it in the context of mental health issues being connected to loneliness. “The second thing that stood out was a lot of people confusing being alone with being lonely. Being alone actually made them lonelier, whereas, if you think about it, being alone is what they were really looking forward to authentically reconnect to themselves.” - Siddharth Anantharam The 3 Ingredients to a Meaningful Conversation Sid shared the three principles that allow for a meaningful conversation, which are: Vulnerability “One of the biggest things I’ve realized about meaningful conversations when it comes to vulnerability is entering a conversation not knowing the outcome.” - Siddharth Anantharam Honesty “Meaningful conversations require a level of honesty that is honesty both to understand and be understood.” - Siddharth Anantharam Perspective “When people are having a conversation we are all wearing a pair of glasses. We are looking at the world through a pair of lenses and a conversation is really the simplest way for us to exchange our pair of glasses.” - Siddharth Anantharam These are also the three principles that Sid and his colleagues base their Life
