We talk about the Amazon being our lungs, but do we ever ask who is protecting her?

One of our institutional investors said, well, we don't typically invest in climate, but we like your returns.

And that's what I want to hear. It's a $23 trillion economy in the next five to seven years.

What does it take to lead with purpose without losing your sense of self?

Welcome back. Or welcome to the Finding Mastery

Podcast. I am your host, Dr. Michael Jerva, by trade and training a high-performance psychologist.

This week's guest is Tenzin Selden, a global climate advocate, a human rights leader, and a spiritual

force. urgency has this caveat that it has to be loud, ferocious.

But where I grew up with my parents, I learned that urgency actually is quiet and consistent.

It's about showing up every single day to solve the same problem.

Born to Tibetan refugee parents and then educated at Stanford and Oxford, Tenzin's journey

is a remarkable blend of activism and grounded wisdom. I really felt

in all of my classes that it did not matter where I came from. When you're treated with

absolute equality, it really allows for someone to be able to explore their full intellectual,

psychological capacity. And that's what Stanford allowed me to do.

We talk about the cost of being the first, the quiet power of faith and ritual,

and how she's learned to navigate systems while staying true to her values.

It's hard to know what your gifts are if you don't know who you are.

I spent a considerable amount of time to naturally not just become an introvert and be

comfortable in the introversion, but also in the introspection. Now, as you listen, maybe you can

notice how Tenzin stays rooted in compassion while navigating very complex global issues.

Sometimes don't sleep at night thinking about soon-to-be refugees who will not have homes.

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