What if stillness isn’t the reward at the end of success, but the path to it? In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we slow everything down. Not to escape the noise, but to finally hear what’s real underneath it. Inspired by Ryan Holiday’s Stillness Is the Key, this is not a summary. It’s a reset. A return. A reminder that clarity doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from doing what matters.

Paras takes you beyond the book into the moments we often avoid: the quiet ones. The ones where our minds race, our emotions surface, and our bodies beg us to stop. This episode offers not just perspective, but practical and heart-hitting tools to come home to your own presence. One breath, one pause at a time.

You don’t need more noise. You need space to listen. And this might be the space you didn’t know you were waiting for.

You follow the script. You play the part. You become what the world expects until you slowly forget who you really are. In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, inspired by The Courage to Be Disliked, we take a deep and honest look at why so many people live for approval but feel empty on the inside. This conversation is not about rebellion or provocation. It is about the quiet decision to return to your truth. To speak with honesty. To say no without guilt. To stop shrinking for others and start showing up for yourself. If you have ever felt exhausted trying to keep everyone happy, or found yourself editing your voice to avoid being judged, this episode will meet you where you are. Because the moment you stop performing is the moment life starts feeling real again.

We live like time is unlimited, pushing dreams aside, delaying joy, and trying to catch up. But what if the biggest illusion is believing we have time to waste?

In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we break down 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, a book that forces us to confront a truth we often ignore. You will never have enough time for everything.

But that is not a problem. It is freedom. Once you accept that, you stop trying to do it all and start focusing on what truly matters. If you feel like life is slipping through your fingers, this episode will change the way you live before it is too late.

We tell ourselves, "I’ll be happy when..." When we earn more, when life slows down, when people change. But what if happiness isn’t something to be found later? What if it is something you create right now?

In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we break the illusion that happiness is a reward waiting at the end of struggle. Inspired by BK Shivani’s Happiness Unlimited, this conversation challenges you to stop postponing joy and start living it today.

Because in the end, happiness isn’t something you wait for. It is something you protect, something you choose, something you become. The choice is yours.

We chase success, thinking it will fulfill us. We wait for the right time to start truly living. But what if both are illusions?

In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we explore a powerful truth - happiness isn’t something you win, it’s something you earn. Inspired by Marshall Goldsmith’s The Earned Life, this conversation challenges you to stop chasing, stop waiting, and start choosing.

Because in the end, you either earn your life or waste it. The choice is yours.

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Who are you beyond your name, your achievements, or your failures?

Ego is the illusion that keeps us trapped - making us chase success, fear failure, and cling to an identity that was never meant to define us. It whispers that we are more than we are when we rise and convinces us we are nothing when we fall. But what if you could step beyond this illusion?

In this episode ofTurning Pages with Paras, we exploreEgo Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday - not as a book, but as a wake-up call. If you’ve ever felt stuck, burdened by expectations, or afraid to let go, this conversation is for you.

Who told you how to live? Who decided what is right for you? Since childhood, we have been handed down invisible rules- how to think, how to act, what to chase. We follow them blindly, believing that is just how life works. But here is the truth. You never agreed to these rules.

In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we explore The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, but not just to understand them. We are here to question, challenge, and complete them. Because there is one more agreement, the missing key that turns understanding into action and action into true freedom.

This is not about rebelling. It is about reclaiming. It is time to stop following and start choosing. It is time to stop existing and start living on your own terms.

🎧 Tune in now because your life should be written by you.

Leadership is not about the title, the power, or the corner office. It’s about stepping into chaos, making the impossible decisions, and finding clarity when everything feels uncertain. It’s about thriving in the struggle and emerging stronger, bolder, and more resilient.

In this episode of Turning Pages with Paras, we dive into the raw realities of leadership inspired by The Hard Thing About Hard Things. This is not a feel good leadership guide. It’s a powerful look at what it truly means to lead when the stakes are high, the pressure is crushing, and the decisions have no easy answers.

Discover the lessons from navigating struggle, the difference between peacetime and wartime leadership, and why building a culture and team that thrives in adversity is the ultimate game changer.

Ready to rethink leadership and embrace the struggle? Press play and let the transformation begin.