Episode 253: ALOK: How to Be Authentically You in A World Full of Fakes

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever wonder why society hates people who live authentically? In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I chat with ALOK about their observations on what happens to us when we aren’t living authentically, what happens when we finally start living authentically, and what kind of reactions we may provoke from society…and why those reactions are okay! ALOK also shares their personal experience on how they had internalized feelings of hate towards themselves, how it almost drove them to suicide, and how they were able to come out on the other side. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artists, their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. What we discuss: 01:53: About Alok 07:29: How was Alok brought up? 11:05: How did Alok start living authentically? 18:20: How can you start living an authentic life? 19:45: Was Alok jealous of other people who came out before them? 23:25: Where do LGBTQ prejudices come from? 40:19: What was Alok’s experience with suicide? 46:55: What does Alok journal about? 54:28: How would Alok call themselves? 01:10:25: Where can you learn more about Alok? Key Takeaways: Most of us feel depressed, anxious, and sad because we are not living authentically. We are living lives that others, whether it be our parents or society, tell us we “should” live. We tend to sacrifice what our truth is and as a result, live a life that is out of alignment with what we truly want and are passionate about. The biggest motivator behind the hate many people who go against the grain is jealousy and envy. When someone sees someone else rejecting what society has forced on them, they express it as anger and hate, but it stems from the feeling of being upset with themselves that they don’t have the same courage as that person to live the life they want. To learn more about ALOK: Website: https://www.alokvmenon.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/?hl=en My links: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:09.8	Okay, so I'll just say that we have Alok, like tell me a joke, Alok, on the podcast today,
0:16.4	which, by the way, I'm very excited. I said to, I told you before, to have you on, because this is not
0:22.0	the normal type of podcast we normally have because it's called habits and hustle. So it's a lot of
0:28.3	times it's about like productivity and like, what is your habits for the day and like, how do you
0:32.8	get from this place to that place? But what happened was I,, like, legit, I saw you speak on a stage.
0:40.6	I just, now we found it what it was.
0:42.3	And you were so profound the way you, like, the way you speak is just the, not just
0:49.2	art, not just because it's articulate and beautifully said, is the way you like string
0:53.6	words together,
0:55.1	unbelievable. And I don't even know, I didn't know anything about you except I just wanted to
0:59.6	have this person on my podcast. And so we reached out. And so thank you for coming on.
1:05.5	Thanks for having me. You're welcome. And I also want to, I want to apologize beforehand because
1:10.8	I don't want to say anything that
1:12.6	would be offensive if I don't say something correctly so just just call me out and let me know
1:17.3	and then I will be I'll be obviously more than happy to you know resend whatever I said but
1:23.6	how do you describe who you are and what you do? Yeah.
1:27.8	My name is Alok and I'm a work of art, which means I'm trying to do the work of art in the world.
1:35.2	And what doing the work of art means means living a creative life where the only rule is being glamorous and beautiful. I try to live my life not with categories or genres,
1:50.0	not with identities or labels, but with freedom and curiosity as my companions. I'm trying to
1:57.6	figure it out how to live the most meaningful version of myself and how to do
2:02.7	justice to the beauty that is.
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