Rick Elias is a plane crash survivor.

TED Talk speaker and CEO of Red Ventures, a multi-billion dollar company.

On this show, you'll hear conversations Rick feels lucky to have had with leaders, athletes, and innovators.

Plus, three things you can learn from each.

It's two people, 20 minutes, and three things with Rick Elias.

On this episode of Three Things, Rick talks with Hindu priest, Don DePani, about energy, focus,

and awareness.

He shared what it's like to live as a monk, what an energy vampire is, and how to destroy them,

and how we can all harness the power of mindfulness to live a happier life.

This is three things with Rick Elias.

I am here with my dear friend Dan Dapani, and you know there are souls that have met before,

and I think ours have.

We've only been friends for a little over a year, but I consider you a dear friend, so thank you

for coming.

Well, thank you for having me, Eric, likewise.

All right.

Let's get right into it.

You were a monk for 10 years.

What's that like?

Pretty intense.

There's a lot of people that say they've lived in monasteries and

a lot of them haven't really lived in a monastery. They've gone in the state, gone for a six-month

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