Vishen Lakhiani's Blog

There are some words that hit you deep.

Like Ferris Beuller’s “Life moves pretty fast” quote or “This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” from Casablanca. They’re unassuming at first, for sure, but how many times have you heard them being uttered over the years? Tons.

Jim Kwik quotes are right up there. Extracted from his Limitless book, his stage talks, and his Superbrain program on Mindvalley, his words hold the power to resonate deeply and offer a real shift in how you think, le...

Walk down the aisle of your local grocer, and you’ll find choices upon choices of coffee beans, chocolate bars, and bananas stacked high.

But where is your money really going to? The conglomerates? Or to the very people who planted and harvested the products?

That’s the wake-up call Paul Rice, the founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, has been sounding for decades: your choices travel farther than you think.

I think many of us feel like we don’t have power to impact these big global probl...

At MVU Amsterdam, on stage, I asked the audience three simple questions about their journey as entrepreneurs. 

And the answers that came back were powerful.

I want to share the questions and some of the answers with you today. 

See if you relate.

“Marketing / social media / sales.”

“How to differentiate myself.”

“Get over perfectionism and motivate myself to start doing instead of planning a...

Before you even realize you’ve misread the tone of that email from your boss, Erica Dhawan has already clocked it, named it, and written the book on how to fix it.

Well, not literally, of course. But this leadership speaker has built an entire career on exposing the blind spots that make modern communication so messy.

“For as long as anyone can remember, human communication relied on a delicate dance of verbal and nonverbal cues,” she explains in her Mindvalley program, Digital Body Langua...

Anne Frank was 15 years old when she died in a Nazi concentration camp. Yet her words outlived her body. Words scribbled in a diary from a secret attic in Amsterdam became one of the world’s most powerful mirrors.

This summer, I found myself in Amsterdam for Mindvalley U. By chance, my Airbnb was on the street next to Anne Frank’s house. Each morning, I’d step outside and see the same canals, the same cobblestones, and the same rooftops Anne may have glimpsed in stolen moments when she dared ...

Sugar is like that toxic ex who can’t quite leave you alone. But instead of sliding into your DMs, it slips into your morning coffee, hides in your pasta sauce, and comes dressed in shiny promises on the snack aisle at the store.

It gives you the rush, yet leaves you wanting more… until it’s too late. And you’ve got yourself the late-night crashes, mood swings, endless bloating, and a perpetual wired-and-tired feeling you can’t quite shake. 

It’s at this point that you may wonder about how...

It’s no secret that personal growth isn’t something you tick off a list or squeeze into a weekend seminar. It’s what happens to you in the messy middle, like when your heart breaks, when you fall flat, or when you decide to get back up even though the odds say you shouldn’t.

This is why personal growth quotes have carried so much weight through the centuries. They catch the enormity of life in a single line you can hold on to, repeat when it’s dark, or whisper to yourself when no one else get...

When you think of a person with charismatic leadership, who comes to mind? The fiery speaker whose words still echo years later? The visionary who could make a crowd believe in the impossible? Or the one who walks into a room and, without saying a word, shifts the energy entirely?

We’ve all felt the pull of charisma. It’s electric. It makes us lean in, nod along, and, even if just for a moment, see the world through another person’s eyes. The effect can be inspiring, even intoxicating. 

An...

You’ve probably had those moments when a single line cuts through the noise, something bold, something blunt, something that hits harder than you expect.

Denis Waitley quotes are all three.

He’s inspired so many people, from astronauts to Olympians. Perhaps his words could do the same for you, too…whenever you’re spiraling at 2 a.m. and wondering what the hell you’re doing with your life.

Denis Waitley (or Dr. Denis Waitley, if you’re feeling formal) was one of ...

Today, we’re doing something different.

Normally, in my Tuesday newsletters, I share ideas, insights, and practices for upgrading your life. But today, I want to do something more direct. Instead of giving you words, I want to give you an experience.

In fact, I want to give you the single most transformative audio track I’ve come across in years.

It’s called Hypnotic Trance Bliss by Paul McKenna.
And here’s the thing: in 2024, this track was voted Best Audio of the Year by the Mindvalley...