Jay Shetty : Leader, host, storyteller, videomaker, former monk, Forbes 30 under 30

Jay Shetty is the leader I identified not so long ago but he has made the biggest impact on my mind and life. I have been following him on almost all social platforms but I found his first video on instagram. Jay has achieved so much at such young age and his story is utterly inspiring. Jay was a troubled teenager from England and he was always trying to find his purpose and one day he attended a seminar by a monk and it moved him to the extent that nothing ever had and he went on to become a monk. He was a monk for three years and the monk energy undeniably radiates from his face and words and is contagious. His biggest idea and mission is to make wisdom go viral. 

During his years as a monk he found the greatest lessons of life and has been trying to spread them and serve the world with it ever since. He is a true example of servant leadership. He has over million views on youtube, 10 million likes on Facebook and a wide range of audience. He has insights about almost all aspects of life; relationships, mindfulness, finding your purpose, you name it. He was also on Forbes 30 under 30 list and it is one of the greatest honor an entrepreneur can ever receive. His social media account link is-  https://www.instagram.com/jayshetty/ 

THE 2 BIG IDEAS:

The first one has to be his biggest mission and that is, making wisdom go viral. Jay works towards mentoring people to achieve personal and professional mastery and by making wisdom go viral what he means is he wants the education and wisdom to be as contagious as distractions so that everyone can become the best version of themselves. I have joined many of his mentoring groups and his words leave you in awe and have a great impact. I have personally adapted various changes suggested by him like waking up early and what’s different in his way of teaching is that he does not just tell you what to do BUT explains to you how and why you should and that is the most impactful thing about him.

The second big idea that he espouses is, finding your purpose. As he suggests that finding your purpose consists of three components; find what you love, find how to make a living from it and then lastly and most importantly, ask yourself how does this serve the world? Most people nowadays struggle to just find their calling and end up in unhappy jobs and that’s one of my biggest fear too. I’ve always wanted to make a positive change in the world and serve it and he is one of the amazing servant leader’s i have ever come across.

The summary of all his big ideas can be found in this compiled video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmtV0WwNni8

Advice-

Although it seems impossible for me to give a piece of advice to Jay Shetty as he is one of the most self-aware people but after a lot of brainstorming I believe that he can better motivate followers but be breaking a bit of language barrier as all his videos are in English and there are so many populations and countries that don’t even understand the language. So, if the content could be translated in various languages the message could be spread wider than it already is being. I can not possibly think of anything else that i could offer him as an insight

Aligning values, ethics and principles of leadership-

Jay Shetty’s biggest principle that aligns with my principle of leadership is that he is a servant leader. He is trying to make a positive change and serve the followers as much as he can. I remember from one of his interviews, he said that when he heard the monk speaking the words ‘selfless giving’, he was so fixated on it and that’s what he is doing now, serving and selflessly giving. Another value that he lives by is ‘to plant a tree under whose shade you do not mean to sit’ and it completely syncs with my values of leadership. His emphasis on mindfulness is another value that I find similar. He once defined detachment as not not owing anything but not letting anything own you and it has stayed with me ever since. I strongly believe the world needs more servant leaders like him and I’m proud to have picked him as a mentor/leader.