And I think that's often what's missing finding purpose that we look to just feel fulfilled

ourselves. But actually that final piece that really creates purposes, okay, how do I use this

to serve other people? And that can apply to anything from comedy, through to movies, through to

accountancy and law. Like there's nothing in the world that can't be used to help people.

And I think sometimes we limit, we say, oh, well, you can't help people because you're

XYZ or that career can't help it. That's not true. Everything can be used in the service of others

and engage in that way.

Hey everyone, I am so excited. I'm buzzing. This is the first ever event in our virtual book tour

called Dear 2020. Think like a monk. And you joined in. This is super historic for me. If you

have a copy of the book, I am so grateful to you right now for being here. Thank you so much

for showing up. And I can't wait to share this time with you today. Now, before we get going,

I wanted to share with you a letter that I wrote to 2020. Now, I'm sure many of us would have so

many things we'd like to say to 2020. Here are a few of the things that I wanted to share. I've never

shared this with anyone before. It's exclusive and here for this audience. In 2020, the world

was hit by a deadly pandemic. Difficult to understand by any academic. It could make you cough,

loose smell and taste, gave trouble breathing, bluish lips or face. People felt heaviness and pain

in their chest. Human resilience and response was put to the test. First, there was anxiety and

then there was confusion. We could unhug handshake or fist bump until a solution. Schools were closed,

leagues were cancelled and no one could meet. Social distancing became the new norm. We had to be

apart by six feet. We couldn't stand in line outside concerts, but we stood outside stores,

billions were stuck in doors finishing Netflix and getting bored. People had to work from home.

It was the new normal. We wore sweatpants to work. Only the upper half was formal. I'm not

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